A man fired two shots from a starter pistol on a television set in Cannes , police say . Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil were doing a live interview at the time . Chopard , which is an official sponsor of the festival , has provided the Palme d'Or trophy awarded to the director of the best feature film for the past 15 years . Canal+ anchor tells viewers : ` ` The shots fired were blanks and the gun was fake ''
A man fired two shots from a starter pistol on a television set in Cannes , police say . Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil were doing a live interview at the time . Canal+ anchor tells viewers : ` ` The shots fired were blanks and the gun was fake ''