$1M jewellery stolen at The Cannes Film Festival

This is no movie or story from a James Hadley Chase novel: a $1 million worth of Chopard jewellery has been stolen at the Cannes Film Festival.

According to a report from the Hollywood Reporter, French Police have confirmed that a thief made off with Chopard jewellry from the safe of a Hotel Novotel Cannes room on Thursday night, May 16, 2013.

Chopard, a long time sponsor of the Cannes Film Festival also designs the Palme d’Or award, the gold trophy presented to the Best Feature Film of the festival.

A rep for Chopard released a statement two days after;

‘An employee of the House of Chopard has been the victim of a robbery last night in their hotel room while not on the premises. There is currently a police investigation underway so we can only let you know that the value of the pieces stolen is far lower than those in the figures circulating in the media. The jewels stolen are not part of the collection of jewels that are worn by actresses during the Cannes Film Festival’