Without a market component, the Monte-Carlo Television Festival has nevertheless built out and bulked up its industry section with each passing edition. More than anything, the move came out of sheer practicality, says executive director Cécile Menoni.
“We realized that the professionals who were already present could benefit from certain professional content,” Menoni explains. “The idea was to involve the many people who were already in attendance. To federate the juries, nominees and journalists, and to convey their overall vision of cotemporary industry concerns.”
This year’s festival business program runs from June 17 – 19, beginning with a conversation moderated by Variety’s Leo Barraclough that will find Amazon Studio’s Rola Bauer and executive producer Edward Ornelas discussing the challenges and opportunities, casting choices and artistic ambitions of the festival’s opening series, “Harlan Corben’s Shelter.”
From there we’re off to the races with eight more conferences tackling the...
“We realized that the professionals who were already present could benefit from certain professional content,” Menoni explains. “The idea was to involve the many people who were already in attendance. To federate the juries, nominees and journalists, and to convey their overall vision of cotemporary industry concerns.”
This year’s festival business program runs from June 17 – 19, beginning with a conversation moderated by Variety’s Leo Barraclough that will find Amazon Studio’s Rola Bauer and executive producer Edward Ornelas discussing the challenges and opportunities, casting choices and artistic ambitions of the festival’s opening series, “Harlan Corben’s Shelter.”
From there we’re off to the races with eight more conferences tackling the...
- 6/17/2023
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
The Monte-Carlo Television Festival has revealed the nominees for its Golden Nymph Awards. The festival will open June 16 with the world premiere of the first episode of “Harlan Coben’s Shelter.”
Hollywood producer and writer Howard Gordon will receive the Honorary Golden Nymph Award, the festival’s highest accolade, bestowed on a professional for their contribution to the entertainment industry.
In the Fiction competition are “Poker Face” (U.S.), starring Natasha Lyonne, “The Warrant: Breaker’s Law” (U.S.), “Ten Pound Poms” (U.K./Australia), “The Seed”, “Chorus Girls” (Denmark), “Fence” (Japan), “Le Colosse aux pieds d’argile” (France), “Miró” (Spain) and “Trust No One” (Israel).
In the News and Documentaries competition section are “First to Stand: The Cases and Causes of Irwin Cotler” (Canada), “Hezbollah Inc.” (France), “Life on the Donbas Frontline” (France), “Nazanin” (U.K.), “Russia, the Stolen Children of Ukraine” (France), “The Last Border” (Portugal), “The Man Who Played With Fire” (U.
Hollywood producer and writer Howard Gordon will receive the Honorary Golden Nymph Award, the festival’s highest accolade, bestowed on a professional for their contribution to the entertainment industry.
In the Fiction competition are “Poker Face” (U.S.), starring Natasha Lyonne, “The Warrant: Breaker’s Law” (U.S.), “Ten Pound Poms” (U.K./Australia), “The Seed”, “Chorus Girls” (Denmark), “Fence” (Japan), “Le Colosse aux pieds d’argile” (France), “Miró” (Spain) and “Trust No One” (Israel).
In the News and Documentaries competition section are “First to Stand: The Cases and Causes of Irwin Cotler” (Canada), “Hezbollah Inc.” (France), “Life on the Donbas Frontline” (France), “Nazanin” (U.K.), “Russia, the Stolen Children of Ukraine” (France), “The Last Border” (Portugal), “The Man Who Played With Fire” (U.
- 5/5/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Emmy-winning Roseanne star John Goodman will head up this year’s jury at the 2023 Monte-Carlo TV Festival, the festival announced Thursday.
The tireless and versatile film and TV actor, whose credits range from voicing Sully in Monsters, Inc. to supporting roles in several Coen Brothers’ films (Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski) to a phenomenally productive small-screen career that includes such series as Alpha House, Dancing on the Edge and Roseanne sequel The Conners, will head up this year’s fiction jury. Joining him are fellow jurors Camilla Rydbacken, senior vp, scripted content at Viaplay Sweden; Vikings actor Travis Fimmel; the Italian actress and presenter Francesca Chillemi; U.S. producer and Big Light Productions CEO Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files, The Man in the High Castle); and Marcus Ammon, managing director content for German production group Bavaria Fiction.
Acclaimed documentarian Tom Jennings (Apollo: Missions to the Moon) will head up...
The tireless and versatile film and TV actor, whose credits range from voicing Sully in Monsters, Inc. to supporting roles in several Coen Brothers’ films (Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski) to a phenomenally productive small-screen career that includes such series as Alpha House, Dancing on the Edge and Roseanne sequel The Conners, will head up this year’s fiction jury. Joining him are fellow jurors Camilla Rydbacken, senior vp, scripted content at Viaplay Sweden; Vikings actor Travis Fimmel; the Italian actress and presenter Francesca Chillemi; U.S. producer and Big Light Productions CEO Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files, The Man in the High Castle); and Marcus Ammon, managing director content for German production group Bavaria Fiction.
Acclaimed documentarian Tom Jennings (Apollo: Missions to the Moon) will head up...
- 5/4/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warner Bros. Discovery Launches ‘Dare to Ride,’ China’s Legend Media Buys ‘Evolve’ – Global Bulletin
Power Packed
Warner Bros. Discovery has partnered with energy company Shell for an adrenaline-filled show, “Dare to Ride,” that has begun airing on Discovery in Southeast Asia and India. “Dare to Ride” showcases some of Asia’s most accomplished riders as they attempt to conquer the region’s most iconic routes with just their bikes, their wits, and their technical knowhow. The show is narrated by Steve Crombie, a world-renowned professional adventure motorcyclist. The show is produced by Hj Production in association with Trifecta Collective. Executive producer is Henry Ambarita. “This is much more than a journey across Asia’s most challenging roads, it is also a journey of the soul,” said Lynn Ng, VP head of factual & lifestyle Sea and head of content operations Apac, Warner Bros. Discovery.
Heading To China
Abacus Media Rights, an Amcomri Entertainment company, has sold documentary series “Evolve” to Chinese content aggregator Legend Media.
Warner Bros. Discovery has partnered with energy company Shell for an adrenaline-filled show, “Dare to Ride,” that has begun airing on Discovery in Southeast Asia and India. “Dare to Ride” showcases some of Asia’s most accomplished riders as they attempt to conquer the region’s most iconic routes with just their bikes, their wits, and their technical knowhow. The show is narrated by Steve Crombie, a world-renowned professional adventure motorcyclist. The show is produced by Hj Production in association with Trifecta Collective. Executive producer is Henry Ambarita. “This is much more than a journey across Asia’s most challenging roads, it is also a journey of the soul,” said Lynn Ng, VP head of factual & lifestyle Sea and head of content operations Apac, Warner Bros. Discovery.
Heading To China
Abacus Media Rights, an Amcomri Entertainment company, has sold documentary series “Evolve” to Chinese content aggregator Legend Media.
- 6/29/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Abacus Media Rights has closed a flurry of sales for the six-part documentary series “Evolve,” which looks at how scientists are learning from evolutionary adaptations found in the natural world. Patrick Aryee, the series’ presenter, will give the keynote address this week at MipDoc, part of the MipTV television market in Cannes.
Deals for the show, produced by Beach House Pictures for Curiosity, in association with Blue Ant Media, have been secured with ABC in Australia, Viasat World for Nordic and Central and Eastern Europe, Rai in Italy, Studio Hamburg in Germany, Ur in Sweden, Nrk in Norway, and Vrt in Belgium, with more deals in the pipeline at MipTV.
Production took place last year, over the course of around 12 months. Principal photography was around 15 weeks and saw multi-national crews travelling across four continents. Stories were filmed in Namibia, Jordan, the U.K. and in 10 states across the U.S.
Deals for the show, produced by Beach House Pictures for Curiosity, in association with Blue Ant Media, have been secured with ABC in Australia, Viasat World for Nordic and Central and Eastern Europe, Rai in Italy, Studio Hamburg in Germany, Ur in Sweden, Nrk in Norway, and Vrt in Belgium, with more deals in the pipeline at MipTV.
Production took place last year, over the course of around 12 months. Principal photography was around 15 weeks and saw multi-national crews travelling across four continents. Stories were filmed in Namibia, Jordan, the U.K. and in 10 states across the U.S.
- 4/4/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Factual streamer CuriosityStream has begun production on an ambitious six-part documentary series exploring biomimicry, the study of solving human design challenges by looking to the natural world.
Hosted by biologist and filmmaker Patrick Aryee (pictured), original series “Evolve” is produced by Blue Ant Media-backed production outfit Beach House Pictures, and will span four continents. It will explore the ways in which humanity can solve problems by “mimicking” the innovations found in nature.
The show fits into a growing slate of originals from John Hendricks’ CuriosityStream, which reaches around 16 million subscribers worldwide and has distribution tie-ups with the likes of Roku, Apple TV Channels and Apple TV, Xbox One and Amazon Fire TV, among others.
“We live in a laboratory where nature is constantly evolving — from stunning animal superstars to mundane, unsuspecting heroes of the wild. From awe to wonder, it all has something to teach us,” said Aryee. “I...
Hosted by biologist and filmmaker Patrick Aryee (pictured), original series “Evolve” is produced by Blue Ant Media-backed production outfit Beach House Pictures, and will span four continents. It will explore the ways in which humanity can solve problems by “mimicking” the innovations found in nature.
The show fits into a growing slate of originals from John Hendricks’ CuriosityStream, which reaches around 16 million subscribers worldwide and has distribution tie-ups with the likes of Roku, Apple TV Channels and Apple TV, Xbox One and Amazon Fire TV, among others.
“We live in a laboratory where nature is constantly evolving — from stunning animal superstars to mundane, unsuspecting heroes of the wild. From awe to wonder, it all has something to teach us,” said Aryee. “I...
- 6/29/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Welcome to our monthly guide to the spoils of Now TV, where you can stream the cream of the Sky crop for a reasonable monthly subscription fee.
This month, Now TV has a couple of big movies from 2019, along with plenty of new series and complete box sets to binge through.
Let’s take a look…
TV This Month
Brassic Season 2
We rejoin Joe Gilgun’s Vinnie as he’s on the run. What will the bipolar Lancashire boyo get up to this time around? Michelle Keegan, Dominic West and Ryan Sampson have all returned for this second season.
I Know This Much Is True
A limited series adapts the acclaimed book. Mark Ruffalo plays identical twins Dominick and Thomas as they recount their complex lives for you, the viewer.
Bad Education
Arriving to scorchingly good reviews, this Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney comedy drama sees the pair riding high...
This month, Now TV has a couple of big movies from 2019, along with plenty of new series and complete box sets to binge through.
Let’s take a look…
TV This Month
Brassic Season 2
We rejoin Joe Gilgun’s Vinnie as he’s on the run. What will the bipolar Lancashire boyo get up to this time around? Michelle Keegan, Dominic West and Ryan Sampson have all returned for this second season.
I Know This Much Is True
A limited series adapts the acclaimed book. Mark Ruffalo plays identical twins Dominick and Thomas as they recount their complex lives for you, the viewer.
Bad Education
Arriving to scorchingly good reviews, this Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney comedy drama sees the pair riding high...
- 4/21/2020
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
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