Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorAfter 25 years, the Colcoa (City of Lights, City of Angels) French Film Festival has been renamed the American French Film Festival, with the 26th edition of the festival set for Oct. 10-16.
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The Monte-Carlo Television Festival has outlined its plans for the 61st edition which takes place in the principality from June 17-21 this year. Vying for the Golden Nymph awards which honor the best in international television production are 21 programs from 12 countries across three categories. They include Paramount+’s The Offer, Amy Poehler’s doc Lucy And Desi and Jamie Dornan-starrer The Tourist.
The opening evening of the festival will see the world premiere of the first two episodes of five-part thriller Last Light, produced by MGM International TV Productions, in association with Peacock, Viaplay, MBC Group, Stan and internationally distributed by MGM. Based on the novel by Alex Scarrow, Last Light is directed by Dennie Gordon and stars Matthew Fox, Joanne Froggatt and Tom Wlaschiha. Talent is expected to attend.
Also on opening night, the first-ever International Golden Nymph for Most Promising Talent prize will be awarded, to French actor Théo Christine (War Of The Worlds, SKAM, Suprêmes).
Neal McDonough is leading the fiction jury, while Jill Tiefenthaler, CEO National Geographic, is President of the News & Documentaries Jury.
The Festival will also screen the world premiere of the first two episodes of Studiocanal series All Those Things We Never Said, based on Marc Levy’s bestseller, in the presence of the cast and the book’s author. Talent and creatives from The Bold and the Beautiful are also promised to celebrate the soap’s 35th anniversary as is a “meet up” with talent from The Young And The Restless. An informal Behind The Scenes will feature leading talent from international hit series created by Dick Wolf including Chicago Fire, Law & Order : Revival, Chicago Med and FBI : Most Wanted.
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Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorAfter 25 years, the Colcoa (City of Lights, City of Angels) French Film Festival has been renamed the American French Film Festival, with the 26th edition of the festival set for Oct. 10-16.
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Directed by Adam and Aaron Nee, “The Lost City” stars Bullock as the successful but weary romance novelist Loretta Sage and Tatum as her gorgeous but stupid cover model Alan. When Loretta is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe) to help find a lost treasure, it’s up to Alan to save her as they are thrust into an adventure straight out of her novels.
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Ben Croll MGM’s five-part limited series “Last Light” will make its world premiere at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, kicking off the festival’s 61st edition as the opening screening. Adapted from Alex Scarrow’s popular novel, this high-throttle drama set during an international oil crisis boasts a cast toplined by Matthew Fox (“Lost”), Joanne Froggat (“Downton Abbey”), and Tom Wlaschiha (“Game of Thrones”), who are all expected to attend.