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But what do you do when your luggage also
includes a stroller and your travel companion is a baby?
Aurelie Godet - who works as a film festival programer - found
that due to a lack of family-friendly services, she was being
forced to choose between either the job or being a parent, and
has launched a festival childcare service for the first time.
"We have e-mails ..., saying this is game-changing and just a
lot of gratitude, so it's already working well," Godet said,
adding that many women had complained previously about the
problems they had had even just trying to get through the
festival's tight security with strollers and babies in tow.
She said she hoped to be able to expand the scheme next year.
Godet's son Orson - named after director Orson Welles, of course
- is one of 60 children signed up to this year's scheme.
Cannes gave the project a location for free, just a stone's
throw from the festival screening and red carpet venue, and
crowd funding and sponsorship have helped keep prices low.
Godet's association "Parenting at Film Festivals" also helped
get extra accreditation badges for kids and carers.
(Editing by Sarah White and Frances Kerry)
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