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Layla, a short film by Oscar Baron, Diego H. Blanco, Emma Ferréol, Rachel Gitlevich, Lucille Reynaud, Narda Rodriguez

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Zapatate

Short movie made for the ‘Espoirs de l'animation’, a french contest for students in animation schools. 

The students are asked to make a short movie on a theme, for some french children's TV channel. This year theme was nature and ecology with the slogan "Pour la nature, j'assure !", which means "For nature, I do my best !", with the TV channel Gulli.

Directors : Emma Ferreol, Flore Leveaux, Corentin Dupuis, Elise Rouland and Marie Mai.

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Comedy is acting out optimism

A very successful edition of the Monte-Carlo Film Festival of Comedy culminated with the glamorous Awards Gala on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the Grimaldi Forum, masterfully conducted by its Founder and President, Ezio Greggio, accompanied by beautiful Juliana Moreira, a Brazilian model and showgirl naturalized Italian. (Photo: Juliana Moreira and Ezio Greggio @WebStudio06)

All the prizes had been officially selected by a prestigious Jury presided by famous Serbian director, actor and musician Emir Kusturica, who was recognized with the Legend Award. The other illustrious members were Sandra Milo, the iconic Italian star that worked with Fellini, Rossellini, Zampa, Molinaro, and Jean Renoir and who was presented that evening with the Career Award, charming French actress Mathilda May, and handsome Italian actor Edoardo Leo.

And the award winners are…

Best Screenplay Award – Tel Aviv on Fire (Dan Kleinman / Sameh Zoabi)

Best Actor Award – Ricardo Darin from Argentina (An Unexpected Love)

Best Actress Award – Rose Byrne from Australia (Juliet Naked)

Best Director Award – Nicole Palo (Emma Peteers)

Best Film Award – Bad Poems (by Gabor Reisz, Hungary)

Public Prize – The film Juliet Naked

Juan Vera receiving the Best Actor Award on behalf of Ricardo Darin, MCFF 2019@WebsStudio06

Remo Girone, Benito Urgu, receiving prize for Best Actress and Public Prize on behalf of Rose Byrne in the film Juliet Naked @WebStudio06

Gabor Reisz Best Film Award MCFF 2019 @WebStudio06

Nicole Palo Prize Best Production (Emma Peeters) MCFF 2019 @WebStudio06

Special recognitions

Comedy Award – Paolo Genovese, Edoardo Leo, and Antonio Albanese

Career Award – Sandra Milo and Andrea Ferreol

Monte-Carlo Film Festival Award – Salvatore Esposito and American actor Michael Madsen

King of Comedy Award – Carlo Verdone

Legend Award – MCFF Jury President Emir Kusturica

Italian Ambassador Cristiano Gallo presented MCFF Award to Michael Madsen MCFF 2019 @WebStudio06

Emir Kusturica recognized with Legend Award MCFF 2019 @WebStudio06

Edoardo Leo received Comedy Award MCFF 2019@WebStudio06

Carlo Verdone received the King of Comedy Award, on stage with Gerry Scotti and Ezio Greggio, MCFF 2019 @StudioWeb06

Sandra Milo received the Career Award MCFF 2019@WebStudio06

Today’s Quote

“If you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.”Jennifer Jones

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Comedy is a serious matter for Ezio Greggio

Ezio Greggio, founder and President of the Monte-Carlo Film Festival of Comedy (MCFF), met the international press to unveil the program of the 16thedition, to run from March 4-9, 2019 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert, and the support of the Italian Embassy in Monaco.

Ezio was accompanied by the President of the Jury no other than famous Serbian director, actor and musician Emir Kusturica, who won the Palm d’Or in Cannes twice, the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, and a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for Black Cat, White Cat.  The other prestigious members present were Sandra Milo, the iconic Italian star that worked with Fellini, Rossellini, Zampa, Molinaro, and Jean Renoir and French actress Mathilda May. Italian actor Edoardo Leo could not make it to the press conference. (Photo: Mathilda May, Emir Kusturica, Ezio Greggio, Sandra Milo, MCFF 2019 @ CelinaLafuentedeLavotha)

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Among the distinguished guests were Italian actor, screenwriter, and film director Carlo Verdone, Italian comedian, director and writer Antonio Albanese, Italian director and screenwriter Paolo Genovese, famous American actor Michael Madsen, and Cristiano Gallo, Ambassador of Italy in Monaco.

The festival’s mission is to promote and create awareness about the various comedy genres presented through the screening of movie previews, meeting comedy experts, master classes, seminars and more.

The festival is divided into two main sections:

Official Selection: Representing the festival’s main screening sections, with the projection of all movies in competition.

Gala Screening: This section will present a limited number of films out of competition selected from the best comedy productions of the year, including films already presented in other festivals, that could also enter the competition as long as they have not won official awards in festivals similar to the MCFF of Comedy.

Program of films at the Grimaldi Forum

Monday, March 4 at 19:45hs– Rebelles (out of competition – France 2019), directed by Allan Mauduit. Casting: Cecile de France, Yolande Moreau, and Audrey Lamy.

The theme is violence made to women told through the character of Sandra, a young woman who is obliged to leave the South of France to escape a violent husband. She moves to the village she was born and finds a job in a fish factory. But one day she is violently assaulted by a colleague and she kills him.

Tuesday, March 5  

11:00hs– The world premiere of Le Mystere d’Henri Pick(in competition – France 2019), a film of Remi Bezancon with Fabrice Luchini, Camille Cottin, Alice Isaaz.

In a strange library in the heart of Brittany, a young editor finds an extraordinary manuscript and she decides to publish it. The novel becomes a bestseller, but the author, Henri Pick, a Breton pizza chef who died two years earlier, had never written anything besides a grocery list, according to his widow. Suspecting a literary hoax, a famed critic decides to investigate, with the unexpected help of the daughter of the mysterious Henri Pick.

15:30hs– The Story of a Summer Lover (in competition – Rumania 2018), directed by Paul Negoescu, Casting: Alexandru Papadopol, Nicoleta Lefter, Crina Semciuc.

Petru is a math professor at the Polytechnic University, and he has an open relationship with Irina, who agreed he can sleep with other women, but he wants to break up with her because he cannot achieve orgasm with her. One day Irina finds out she is pregnant, then Petru changes his mind and decides to commit to Irina, but she is not convinced of his intentions. In the meantime, Petru meets Sinziana, a girl he tutors for the math exam at the University.

19:45hs– Emma Peeters (in competition  – Belgium 2018), directed by Nicole Palo. Casting: Fabrice Adde, Monica Chokri

Emma will soon be 35 and has yet to accomplish something. After years of hardship in Paris trying to become an actress, she has an idea; to end her life in a week’s time on her birthday. In the meantime, she meets Alex Bodart, an employee from a funeral home who will help her in her endeavor. Trying to hide their respective feelings, it seems they may succeed in reaching Emma’s goal.

Wednesday, March 6

11:00hs – Juliet, Naked (in competition – USA 2018), a film by Jesse Peretz with Ethan Hawke, Chris O’Dowd and Rose Byrne.

Annie is stuck in a rather tired long-term relationship with Duncan, an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe. When the acoustic demo of Tucker’s hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its release leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself. It is a comic account of life’s second chances.

15:30hs – Bad Poems (in competition – Hungary 2018) by Director Gabor Reisz, with Zsolt Kovacs, Katicxa Nagy, Gabor Reisz, and Katalin Takacs

A 33-years old Tamas Merthner is heartbroken, after girlfriend Anna, who is on a scholarship in Paris, breaks with him. He tries to figure out if love exists when it is practically gone, he begins to realize what makes this current society so confused, giving a highly subjective view of Hungary’s present.

19:45hs – Super Lopez(in competition – Spain 2018) by Javier Ruiz Caldera, with Alexandra Jimenez, Julian Lopez, Dani Rovira, and Maribel Verdu.

He has super-vision, he can fly, stop a subway train to prevent from derailing… and then returns to the office and make an effort to be normal. Juan Lopez does not know he is the carrier of a vital secret that could save the planet and that he runs the risk of revealing it to Luisa when an old childhood sweetheart appears.

Thursday, March 7

11:00hs – Tel Aviv on Fire (in competition – Luxembourg 2019) by Sameh Zoabi, with Lubna Azabal, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Kais Nashif

Salam, a young Palestinian man, becomes a writer of a popular soap opera after a chance meeting with an Israeli soldier. His creative career is on the rise, until the soldier and the show’s financial backers disagree about how the show should end, and Salma is caught in the middle.

15:30hs – An Unexpected Love (in competition –Argentina 2018) by Juan Vera, with Ricardo Darin and Mercedes Moran

After 25 years of marriage, Marcos and Ana question themselves about love, fidelity, the passing of time and the nature of desire; questions pushing them to take a decision that will change their future.

18:30hs – Salvatrice in honor of Sandra Milo (out of competition – Italy 2017) by Giorgia Wurth, with Sandra Milo and Giorgia Wurth

Elena Greco’s life journey begins in Tunis in 1933 and since then seems to be eternal. Success, love stories, incredible encounters, trials, spotlight, silences, and kebabs; this is the portrait of a woman who many believe to know but only a few have really understood: Sandra Milo.

19:45hs – King of Thieves (outside competition – England 2018) by James Marsh, with Charlie Cox, Michael Caine, Michael Gambon

Based on infamous true events, a famous thief, Brian Reader, pulls together a band of misfit criminals to plot the biggest bank heist in British history. The thieves manage to escape with allegedly over 200 million Pounds worth of stolen jewels and money. When police are called to the scene and investigation starts, the cracks between the eccentric gang members begin to show as they quarrel over how to share the goods and become increasingly distrustful of each other.

Friday, March 8

20:15hs – L’Uomo che compro la luna (The man who bought the moon) (outside competition – Italy 2018 ) by Paolo Zucca, with Jacopo Cullin, Stefano Fresi, Francesco Pannofino, and Benito Urgu, who will be present during the screening.

A Sardinian fisherman has promised the moon to the woman he loves. And Sardinian men always keep their promises.

Awards Ceremony & Gala

The prize ceremony of the 16thedition of the Monte-Carlo Film Festival of Comedy will take place on Saturday, March 9 at the Grimaldi Forum. Among the distinguished guests is worth mentioning American actor Michael Madsen, known for acting in Quentin Tarantino’s films, such as Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, The Hateful Eight, and one of the protagonists of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood that will be released later this year.

Other celebrities to grace the red carpet will be actor Remo Girone, who will present the Popular Jury Prize; the director and actor Carlo Verdone; the actor and director Antonio Albanese; director and writer Paolo Genovese; actor Salvatore Esposito, known for his role of Genny Savastano in the successful TV series Gomorra.  Plus international talented actors such as Andrea Ferreol, celebrated for his role in Le Dernier Metro; the famous TV presenter Gerry Scott; the presenter and showgirl Elenoire Casalegno; Edoardo Stoppa and his wife the Brazilian showgirl Juliana Moreira who will present the Gala together with Master of Ceremonies Ezio Greggio.

Today’s Quote

“Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.”Peter Ustinov

Grand Cru edition of the Comedy Film Festival in Monte-Carlo Comedy is a serious matter for Ezio Greggio Ezio Greggio, founder and President of the…