Founded in 1961 by His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III of Monaco to encourage television productions, this event annually rewards the world’s best television programs and creators. At the end of the competition, the winners receive a Golden Nymph during the closing ceremony (the fiction jury this year is chaired by producer-director Pat O’Connor).
The Monté-Carlo Television Festival is also an opportunity to discover world premieres, attend public screenings, conferences, and meet celebrities! Among the “celebrities” who have announced their arrival on the French Riviera: Marie Fugain, one of the mules from Navarro, Claire KEIM in The Master of the Zodiac, Sonia ROLLAND or Léa Parker, WEATHERLY Michael (NCIS), NAVEEN Andrews (Lost), and Patricia Arquette who will present Medium…
This year, American series make a strong showing on the French Riviera: 24 / 24 Hours, Lost / Lost: The Missing, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation / Experts, Afterlife, The L World, The Unit, The Bold and the Beautiful, Heaven Hell, Criminal Minds, New York Special Victims Unit, NCIS, Medium…
TV series enthusiasts? A tip: Book your end of the month. Invitations can be collected at the Grimaldi Forum starting June 20.
Among other events on the Festival schedule:
Monday, June 26
Salle Camille Blanc
• 2:00 PM: Screening of an unreleased episode of “Plus Belle La Vie”, autograph session with the actors
Tuesday, June 27
Salle Camille Blanc
• at 8:00 PM: Hiroshima – August 6th 1945* (Japan) (original version with French subtitles)
• at 10:30 PM: Mademoiselle Gigi (France) (original version with English subtitles)
Wednesday, June 28
Salle Prince Pierre
• at 8:00 PM: Premiere screening of Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross (Initiated by the International Committee of the Red Cross)
Salle Camille Blanc
• at 8:30 PM: A Matter of Conscience* (Germany) (original version with French subtitles)
Thursday, June 29
Hall Grimaldi Forum
• at 7:30 PM: Autograph session by French and American stars from TF1 series
Salle Camille Blanc
• at 8:00 PM: Go for Zucker* (Germany) (original version with French subtitles)
Salle Prince Pierre
• at 8:30 PM: Premiere screening of the first episode of the summer saga The Master of the Zodiac (TF1)
Friday, June 30
Salle Camille Blanc
• at 8:30 PM: Electroshock* (Spain) (original version with French subtitles)
• at 10:30 PM: Lovers of the Flore* (France) (original version with English subtitles)
Salle Prince Pierre
• at 8:00 PM: Premiere screening of the pilots of the two series SLEEPER CELL and INVASION (TPS Star)
*Official Selection
Out of Competition
Monte-Carlo Festival on the net: www.tvfestival.com
