Monte-Carlo Television Festival Opens With ‘Last Light,’ Starring Matthew Fox, Joanne Froggatt
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features EditorThe 61st Monte-Carlo Television Festival opened Friday with a phalanx of stars and TV industry execs walking the blue carpet for the event, attended by Prince Albert II of Monaco and his wife Princess Charlene.
The opening screening was the world premiere of thriller “Last Light,” produced by MGM Intl. TV Production. The show’s cast attended, led by Matthew Fox (“Lost”), Joanne Froggatt (“Downton Abbey”) and Tom Wlaschiha (“Game of Thrones”), as well as director Dennie Gordon, and junior cast members Alyth Ross and Taylor Fay.
During the opening ceremony, Princess Charlene presented the first International Golden Nymph for Most Promising Talent to French actor Théo Christine (“War of the Worlds,” “SKAM,” “Suprêmes”).
In his welcoming speech, Prince Albert II said: “Our festival has always showcased on the one hand creativity, quality fiction production, and on the other hand, journalistic work for a better understanding of the real challenges, the major geopolitical and economic equilibria of the world we live in. “Its content evolves constantly to integrate the technological developments which have turned the way we consume images, particularly with the development of digital platforms.” At the festival to present “The Offer,” the drama series about the making of “The Godfather,” were Nikki Toscano, the show’s writer and producer, and Nicole Clemens, president of Paramount Television Studios.
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