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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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08/10/202008/10/2020

“The show must go on, cinema is alive, let’s get back to cinema”, this is the message launched from Monte-Carlo Film Festival of Comedy

The prestigious Cinematographic Festival conceived and directed by EZIO GREGGIO. President of the jury the two times winner of the Academy Award director NICK VALLELONGA with SABRINA IMPACCIATORE, MAGGIE CIVANTOS, LOTTE VERBEEK

Maggie Civantos, Lotte Verbeek, Ezio Greggio ©Saverio Chiappalone

The 17th edition of the Monte-Carlo Film Festival of Comedy, the cinematographic kermesse conceived and directed by Ezio Greggio, started on monda 5th october, in the total respect of all the security measures, with “Un Triomphe”, a movie, out of competition, directed by Emmanuel Courcol.

During the press conference held on tuesday october 6th at Monte-Carlo Fairmont Hotel in the presence Ezio Greggio and the entire jury it has been launched the omen to start to laugh together again, emphasizing the importance of smiling and sharing. The imperative is to respect the rules in order to be able to finally stay together again. “The Show must go on! I wish to launch a call to all the world authorities to find a solution to let people go to cinemas” declared the creator and director of the Kermesse Ezio Greggio. The President of the Jury Nick Vallelonga also affirmed “After so many months in isolation we need to go back to life and recreate aggregation respecting all the security rules.”.

The jury will attend a lot of screenings of Italian, French and international movies in competition and for the first time this year the jury will judge also auteur short films in run for the Short Comedy Award. One of the most awaited films to be watched is the World Premiere of “The Comeback Trail” directed by George Gallo with Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones, Zach Braff e Kate Katzman who will be host at the festival.

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01/10/202024/03/2022

The jury of 17th Monte-Carlo Film Festival

President of the jury the worldwide renowned director Nick Vallelonga with Sabrina Impacciatore, Maggie Civantos, Lotte Verbeek. From the 5th to the 10th of October at Grimaldi Forum Monaco

A jury with a prevalence of women this year for the 17th edition of the Montecarlo Film Festival of Comedy, the prestigious event conceived and directed by Ezio Greggio which will be held from the 5th to the 10th of October at the headquarters of the Grimaldi Forum of the Principality of Monaco.

The personalities named to take part to the Jury of the 17th edition of one of the most important festivals dedicated exclusively to comedy, along with the President, the 2 times Academy Award winner Nick Vallelonga (“Green Book”, “Kingdom of the Blind”, “The Man with One eye is King”, “Choker e Stiletto”), are the talented Sabrina Impacciatore ( “A casa tutti bene”, “La passione di Cristo”,“L’Ultimo Bacio”), the eclectic Maggie Civantos ( “Vis a Vis”, “Le ragazze del Centralino”) and the Dutch actress winner of the Pardo D’Oro Award as best actress Lotte Verbeek (“Nothing Personal”,“I Borgia”, “Outlander”, “Blacklist”).

Meanwhile the first part of the competition of the Festival of Comedy of Monte Carlo, one of the most important festivals dedicated exclusively to comedy which has obtained an increasing success worldwide with public and critics has been completed: in the short films section have been selected 5 auteur short films on the Filmfreeway platform, now in the shortlist to win the Short Comedy Award which will reward the best short film.

The finalist titles are : Snake Oil directed by Remy Archer (UK),That no one knows directed by Martin Guggisberg (Switzerland), The Line directed by Tim Butcher (UK), Cash Stash directed by Martin Darondeau and Enya Baroux (France),Green Lake directed by Emanuele Daga (USA).

Ezio Greggio, “We are proud of having a womanly Jury this year along with the President Nick Vallelonga, who I appreciate a lot. The new edition of the festival will be held in the full respect of the rules for the Covid emergency control which is unfortunately still running, but we are sure that this year the festival even if a little different will be a special edition“.

The event, 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 official radio of the Festival which thanks Ezio Greggio’s commitment and the pitied Maestro Mario Monicelli (co-founder of the Festival), has evaluated comedy even in other international festivals such as Cannes, Rome and Venice.

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