Activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR), Attac and ANV-COP21 "introduced on the tarmac of #Cannes-Mandelieu airport remote-controlled cars equipped with smoke bombs" According to them, the aim was to denounce the pollution caused by the Cannes Film Festival. According to France 3 present on site, security intervened and air traffic was not disrupted.

At the same time, the activist organization Attac announced that it had unfurled a banner in front of yachts "denouncing the indecency of mega-yachts"