Morgan Freeman to Be Honored at Monte-Carlo Television Festival, ‘The Gray House’ to Premiere
06.05.2024 - 09:11
/ variety.com
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Morgan Freeman will receive the Crystal Nymph Award at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, which runs June 14-18 in Monaco. Freeman will receive the award at the opening ceremony from Prince Albert II of Monaco, in recognition of his television career.
The festival will open with the world premiere of “The Gray House,” in the presence of executive producers Freeman, Leslie Greif and Lori McCreary, as well as actors Mary-Louise Parker, Daisy Head, Amethyst Davis and Ben Vereen. The Honorary Golden Nymph will be awarded to the French actor and director Olivier Marchal, for his contribution to the entertainment industry, at the closing ceremony.
Simone Ashley, best known for playing Kate Sharma in the second season of “Bridgerton,” will receive the International Golden Nymph for Most Promising Talent. This year’s Fiction category includes three world premieres: “Madam” (Tavake/XYZ Films, New Zealand), “Alone at Sea” (High Sea Production, France) and “Night Therapy” (Yes TV, Israel).
The festival will also screen the international premieres of “The Law of the Sea” (a co-production between RTVE and À Punt, Spain) and “The Gathering” (World Productions, U.K.), and the European premiere of “Der Heimweg” (Ziegler Films, Germany). “Elsbeth” (produced by CBS Studio and King Size Productions, and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution, U.S.), “Little Did I Know” (Bigster, Sweden) and “Helgoland 513” (UFA Fiction, Germany) will be screened for the first time in France.