Chopard jewellery was stolen from Novotel Suites in Cannes ahead of Cannes film festival. A thief creeps into a Cannes hotel room after dark and effortlessly makes off with over $1m worth of jewels destined to be worn by stars on the red carpet of the film festival. A safe box containing more than £660,000 worth of jewellery by Chopard was removed from the wall of a room at the Suite Novotel. On Friday, police continued to interview the Chopard employee, reportedly an American, as well as hotel staff at the Suite Novotel, a grey, modern block situated near a police station and a 15-minute walk from the more luxurious hotels of the Croisette. They were also examining hotel surveillance cameras.