Morgan Freeman, Olivier Marchal and Simone Ashley will be lauded at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival in June. Prince Albert II of Monaco will present Freeman with Festival’s Crystal Nymph award.
It had already been announced that civil war drama The Gray House, which Freeman exec produced with Kevin Costner, Leslie Greif and Lori McCreary, will have its world premiere at Monte-Carlo.
The Honorary Golden Nymph, the Festival’s highest distinction, will be presented to the French actor and director Olivier Marchal (36 quai des Orfèvres, Braquo), at the Festival’s closing ceremony. Simone Ashley, whose credits include Bridgerton and Sex Education, will receive the Golden Nymph for Most Promising Talent.
Events for fans and public include an Anniversary Tea Party to mark the 50th anniversary of the primetime drama Little House on the Prairie. Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, Brian Dietzen and Wilmer Valderrama will be in town for a behind the scenes event for NCIS, which is celebrating its 1000th episode.
An industry strand will have execs chewing over topics including the repercussions of last year’s strikes, coproduction, and the use of AI.
There will be public screenings for the drama projects in official competition, which features nine scripted series, hailing from France, Israel, Germany, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, the U.S., the UK. The Festival also has a news and current affairs section. See below for the full roster.
Official Selection – Fiction
Alone at Sea (High Sea Production), France
Der Heimweg (Ziegler Film), Germany
Elsbeth (CBS Studios, King Size Production), USA
Helgoland 513 (UFA Fiction), Germany
Little Did I Know (Bigster Suéde), Sweden
Madam (Tavake / XYZ Films), New Zealand
Night Therapy (Yes TV, Eight Productions), Israel
The Gathering (World Productions), United Kingdom
The Law of the Sea (RTVE), À Punt Spain
Official Selection – News & Documentaries
A Family-Beyond the Age of Isolation (KBS), South Korea
Auslandsjournal – the documentary: Yemen, A Country Torn – In the Grip of the Houthi Militias (ZDF) Germany
Egypt Broken Dreams (RAI, NANOF, CINÉTÉVÉ), Italy
La Guerre de l’Info : Israël/Hamas (France.Tv Studio, France.Tv Presse, France Télévisions), France
Lie To Me (Hacienda Film Norvège), Norway
Mines of Death (TV4 Sweden), Congo
Ukraine’s War: The Other Side (A Sean Langan And Tiger Nest Films), United Kingdom
Ukrainian Chronicles (Bonne Pioche Télévision, LCP Assemblée-Nationale) France
Uvda: Table for Eight (Uvda For Keshet Broadcasting), Israel
