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06/06/202125/07/2021

AWARDS AT THE 18th MONTE-CARLO FILM FESTIVAL OF COMEDY

SATURDAY JUNE 5 AT THE GRIMALDI FORUM THE CEREMONY PRESENTED BY EZIO GREGGIO

The gala evening with the award ceremony of the 18th Monte-Carlo Film Festival of Comedy, took place at the Grimaldi Forum on Saturday 5 June 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. An event chaired by Ezio Greggio.

The Jury, made up of Raoul Bova (President), Mario de la Rosa, Giacomo Ferrara, Mario Sesti, deliberated and awarded the prizes:

To the Spanish film SENTIMENTAL directed by Cesc Gay the prize for the best film and
Argentinian actress Griselda Siciliani received the award for best actress.

The award for best director was won by Adam Rehmeier for the comedy DINNER IN AMERICA.

Todd Stephens‘ other American film SWAN SONG won the Audience Award and Udo Kier won the Best Actor award.

The Monte-Carlo Film Festival Jury wished to award a special mention to the Israeli film HONEYMOOD, directed by Talya Lavie.

Finally, the “Short Comedy Award” in the section dedicated to short films went to WICHITA by Sergine Dumais (USA-Canada).

On the stage of the Grimaldi Forum in Monte-Carlo, Ezio Greggio presented the award ceremony. International and Italian guests from the small and big screen participated. Successful actor Chazz Palminteri (“Once Upon a Time in the Bronx”, “The Usual Suspects”, “Shots on Boradway”, “Modern Family”) arrived straight from the United States to receive the prestigious “Movie Legend” Award ”. Nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for “Shots on Broadway” by Woody Allen, he recently appeared on “Godfather of Harlem”.

Return to Monaco and one more prize to Nick Vallelonga (winner of two “Academy Awards” for “Green Book”) who chaired the jury of the Monte-Carlo Film Festival last year. Radiant Italian actress Micaela Ramazzotti, nominated several times and winner of the “David di Donatello” for the film “La prima cosa bella”, she was awarded the prestigious “Monte-Carlo Award” for her career. Actress, presenter and writer Rocio Munos Morales received the “Monte-Carlo Award” for her exceptional role as a woman, mother, writer and model of “empowerment”.

The Monte-Carlo Film Festival Award was also presented to the President of the Jury Raoul Bova, to the Spanish actor Mario de la Rosa and to the Italian Giacomo Ferrara, who were members of the jury for this edition.
Among the celebrities, the audience applauded Antonia Truppo, Francesco Di Leva, Giovanni Esposito, protagonists of the new comedy “Benvenuti a casa Esposito”, which premiered at the Film Festival of Comedy on June 4th. Spotlight also on the former player of the national team of Italy and Juventus of Turin, Claudio Marchisio, and on the stars of TV and cinema in Italy Giancarlo Magalli, Enzo Iacchetti, Remo Girone, the actress and Brazilian model Desirée Popper, presenter Elisa Isoardi.
Applause also for the young singer Leo Gassmann, idol of teenagers, (X Factor Italy and Sanremo Festival Youth category) and who has performed on stage with his new single “Down”.
Monegasque and Italian personalities present were called on stage to present the awards. Among them: the Mayor of Monaco Georges Marsan, the Government Counselor – Minister of External Relations and Cooperation Laurent Anselmi, as well as the Italian Ambassador to Monaco Giulio Alaimo.
The event, in collaboration with EFG Bank (Monaco) and Marlù Gioielli, has always taken place under the High Patronage of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and the Italian Embassy. Once again this year Radio Monte Carlo was the official radio of the Festival.

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20/12/202008/01/2021

CRISTIANO RONALDO RECEIVES THE 18th GOLDEN FOOT AWARD AND LEAVES HIS FOOTPRINTS FOR ETERNITY : “I was hoping to win it one day and it happened”

For ANDREA AGNELLI the Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the first club president to be awarded the GOLDEN FOOT PRESTIGE AWARD.

The awards ceremony, held behind closed doors on Sunday 21 December, will be streamed worldwide on 28 December, with a fundraiser for the WORLD CHAMPIONS CLUB and FIGHT AIDS MONACO associations.

*Cristiano Ronaldo awarded 18th Golden Foot 2020 and footprint ©Juventus*

Today Cristiano Ronaldo was finally able to hold the prestigious Golden Foot Award in his hands, the only award a player can win only once in his career.

“Receiving this award is an honor – said Ronaldo – I am glad that my footprints will be close to those of other great champions and I thank all the fans who voted for me. I will always do my best to play well and score goals.”

Proclaimed the winner on 1 December, the award ceremony took place on Sunday afternoon 20 December behind closed doors, due to the health emergency.
The champion of Juventus and the Portuguese national team has also left his footprints, which will be exhibited in the famous “Champions Promenade” in Monte-Carlo.

From this edition, the Golden Foot Prestige award was established, a career award dedicated exclusively to a President still in business, which was presented to Andrea Agnelli. The President of Juventus Football Club is one of the most successful in the history of Italian and international football.

Presenting the 18th Golden Foot Award to Cristiano Ronaldo was Louis Ducruet, son of Princess Stephanie of Monaco, representing S.A.S. Prince Albert II of Monaco. The Monegasque Sovereign also sent a video message, to congratulate the winners: “It will be an honor for the Principality of Monaco to have the footprints of a champion such as Cristiano Ronaldo and of the President of Juventus Football Club, Andrea Agnelli in the new The Champions Promenade”.

The other big news of this edition will be the worldwide streaming of the award ceremony of the Golden Foot Award 2020, scheduled for Monday 28 December. A deliberate decision to offer the most exciting and spectacular moments of this unique event in the world to the general public of football fans and to raise funds for the WORLD CHAMPIONS CLUB and FIGHT AIDS MONACO associations.
The special live show will last 45 minutes and will be broadcast online in three different time zones. There will be interviews with the winners and protagonists, the delivery of prizes, the laying of footprints, video contributions and testimonies of great football champions of the past.
To watch the award ceremony in streaming on December 28th, you must reserve the dedicated Ticket Pass, by connecting to the website www.goldenfoot.com or directly to the link goldenfoot2020.discoveryvp.com.
The online reservation is open from Sunday 20 December.

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02/12/202008/01/2021

CRISTIANO RONALDO WINS THE 18th GOLDEN FOOT AWARD

In 2020, the champion of Juventus of Turin and the Portugal team receives the most votes from football fans around the world.
The first GOLDEN FOOT PRESTIGE is awarded to club president Andrea Agnelli for his entire career.

Fans and supporters from all over the world have chosen the best footballer of 2020, awarding the 18th Golden Foot Award to Cristiano Ronaldo.
The star of Juventus and the Portuguese national team received the highest number of votes among the 10 contenders selected this year:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Neymar Jr. (PSG), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), Mohamed Salah (FC Liverpool), Arturo Vidal (Inter).
As every year, voting took place on the official website – www.goldenfoot.com – and ended on November 20, 2020.

The history of world football is made up of great champions, but also great club presidents. That’s why this year saw the first Golden Foot Prestige Award, a recognition dedicated exclusively to a president who is still active, and who has distinguished himself by his results and for having achieved the ambitious goals of his team.
The Golden Foot Prize Commission, following a survey of the international press, has decided to award the first Golden Foot Prestige Award to Andrea Agnelli – President of the Juventus Football Club, who has won the championship 9 consecutive times and can now boast of having won 17 trophies in 10 years. He is thus one of the most successful presidents in the history of international football.

The Golden Foot organisation wishes to make it known that in the current context, the health crisis has prevented the running of the 2020 awards ceremony and its traditional gala evening which usually takes place in the heart of the Principality of Monaco.
We will therefore send you a press release to announce the details of the awards for this edition.
Radio Monte Carlo has been the Official Radio of the Golden Foot Award since its first edition.

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17/10/202024/10/2020

Movie NIGHTLIFE by Simon Verhoeven hoards Awards at the 17th Monte-Carlo Film Festival of Comedy

The Awards Ceremony took place on Saturday 10th October

Maggie Civantos, Ezio Greggio, Victoria Silvstedt ©MCFF/R.Calò

The 17th edition of the Monte-Carlo Film Festival of Comedy, the prestigious kermesse dedicated to comedy, conceived and directed by Ezio Greggio, ends on Saturday, October 10th, with a big success and always following the security anti-Covid measures.

The jury, led by the two times Academy Award winner Nick Vallelonga and composed by the eclectic Sabrina Impacciatore, the Dutch actress Lotte Verbeek and the talented Spanish actress Maggie Civantos, has chosen the Palmares.

The German Nightlife by Simon Verhoeven has won the awards as best movie, best direction, the public award and the special mention for the cast ensemble. The movie narrates the story of the bartender Milo who meets the woman of his dreams Sunny in a fateful moment and arranges to go on a date. Everything seems to be running smoothly, but when Milo‘s chaotic friend Renzo turns up, the romantic evening escalates into an absolutely mad chase through Berlin‘s nightlife pursued by some underworld thugs. However, nothing will shake Milo and Sunny‘s love if they can survive this date.

Best actress Candelá Pena for the movie La Boda de Rosa directed by Icìar Bollain for her extraordinary performance of a woman about to turn 45 who realizes that she’s always lived her life to serve everyone else. So she decides to leave it all behind and take charge of her life and fulfil her dream of starting her own business.

The award for best actor goes to Nando Paone for Il ladro di Cardellini by Carlo Luglio. In the movie he plays Pasquale Cardinale, an elder ranger, who spends his days between alcohol and video poker in the Campania countryside. To settle the debts he organizes a scam of 200 white pure goldfinches, replacing them with common ones, but it will not end as expected.

The award for best short film goes to the French Cash Stash by Enya Baroux & Martin Darondeau.

Special Awards at the evening Gala at the Grimaldi Forum directed by Ezio Greggio: the Monte-Carlo Film Festival Award to Maggie Civantos, Sabrina Impacciatore and Andrea Morricone, to the French film director Patrice Leconte goes the Career Award, the Award as Future Leader Under 30 goes to the italian actor Alessio Lapice and another great Italian actor, Nino Frassica, wins the King of Comedy Award. This year the Legend Award goes to the president of the jury Nick Vallelonga.

The Monte-Carlo Film Festival of Comedy, in collaboration with EFG Bank ( Monaco), has always been held under the High Patronage of S.A.S. Prince Albert II de Monaco and of the Italian Embassy. Radio Monte Carlo is the Festival’s official radio. Marlú is media partner.

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