Inside The 50th Annual Monte-Carlo Television Festival

This year was the second time I attended the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, an annual event held in June that is like the Sundance or Tribeca of the European television community. Hosted at the Grimaldi Forum Monaco, the festival (held this year between June 6th and 10th) shines a light on international television programs and movies as well as popular Hollywood exporteds. It culminates with the Golden Nymph

Awards on the last evening.

Each year media from around the world descends on Monte-Carlo to view the latest television offerings, interview famous talent and attend the awards ceremony. Unlike the Emmys, which focus solely on American talent, the Monte-Carlo Television Festival recognizes talent from around the globe. Winners of the prestigious Golden Nymph Award this year hailed from Japan, Russia, Sweden and Qatar (part of the United Arab Emirates), among other countries.

As with my last journey to the festival, I came toting my Nikon D60 but this time around decided to snap shots of various actors I interviewed and some whom I happened to pass by. (Fellow journalist Lisa Finnegan grabbed a few, too.) There was a quite a cadre of talent from the States, and following are photos of some of the big names who attended. [Check here for coverage of the 50th anniversary party and the closing night awards ceremony.]





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