The Monte-Carlo Television Festival revealed the winners of the prestigious awards, selected from 21 nominated programs from 12 countries.

Following a glittering Red Carpet reception, Laureates of the prestigious Golden Nymph Awards were announced this evening at the closing event of the 61st Monte-Carlo Television Festival, hosted by Miss France 2021 Amandine Petit and magician, comedian and author Eric Antoine in the Salle des Princes at the Grimaldi Forum.

The winners, selected from 21 nominated programs from 12 countries across the Fiction and News & Documentaries Categories as well as the Prince Rainier III Special Prize, received their awards at the glamorous ceremony held in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II, Honorary President of the Festival. Other honours were also presented including the Prix du Public in partnership with BetaSeries, the Monaco Red Cross Prize and the AMADE Prize.

The only Hispanic title among this year’s winners was Erasmus in Gaza, the Spanish documentary by Arpa Films, which won in the Best Documentary category.

Laurent Puons, CEO of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival said: “As our Festival is now the leading one of its kind in Europe so our competition continues to grow in stature. This year the level of the Official Selection was exceptionally high with numerous worldwide premieres. I know that both sets of juries found it really challenging to make their final selections. I would like to thank the jury members for all their hard work and send my congratulations to all award winners this evening.”

The Monte-Carlo Television Festival’s 61st edition was unrivaled in the number of premiere screenings presented by leading actors, studios, streaming platforms, production companies and creative teams. In and out of competition, six World premieres along with one International, one European and four French premieres were screened over the five day Festival attended by more than 170 VIPS.

This year 25 engaging public events took place, from screenings, to autograph signings, behind the scenes secrets and make-up sessions, allowing fans to meet with their favorite stars. In excess of 1500 interviews were conducted by a scoop of international print, internet and TV journalists from 21 countries to publicize many new programs that will be launching in the coming months across the globe.

The business side of today’s content industry was also debated in a carefully curated line-up of relevant and thought-provoking sessions, with pre-eminent speakers addressing current issues across all programming genres.

In his speech, H.S.H. Prince Albert II commented: “I would like to thank the jury members, the talented actors, creatives and executives from around the world who have contributed to the success of this 61st edition of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival. Excellence has defined the quality and the creativity of the global content showcased within the competition, whether in the Fiction or News & Documentaries genres. My sincere congratulations are sent to the winners of the Golden Nymph Awards and Special Prizes as the Official Selection was full of exceptional nominees.”

All the winners:

FICTION

Best Film: Martha Lieberman, Ziegler Film GmbH & Co, Germany
Best Series: The Tourist, Two Brothers Pictures, UK
Best Creation: The Tourist, Two Brothers Pictures, UK
Best Actress: Thekla Carola Wied, Martha Lieberman, Germany
Best Actor: Urich Thomsen, Trom, Faroe Islands
Jury Special Prize: Trom, co-produced by KYK, Pictures, Truenorth, ZDF/Arte, Faroe Islands

PUBLIC PRIZE

The Tourist, Two Brothers Pictures, UK

NEWS AND DOCUMENTARIES

Best News Program: Navalny – The Man Putin Couldn’t Kill, True Vision, UK
Best Documentary: Erasmus in Gaza, Arpa Films, Spain
Jury Special Prize: Syrie, des femmes dans la guerre, Capa Presse, France-Syria

PRINCER RAINIER III SPECIAL PRIZE

Les éclaireurs de l’eau, J2F Production, LSD Films, France

SPECIAL PRIZES

AMADE Prize: I Am Chance, Wajnbrosse Productions & RG & Créatifs Associés, Belgium & DR Congo
Monaco Red Cross Prize: #icarus, Odeon Fiction, Germany

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The Festival unveiled changes to its prestigious competition, which will now include all comedy and drama series under one single Fiction category, and divide its News category into three sections: coverage, documentary and documentary film.

As the celebration of its 60th anniversary approaches, the Monte-Carlo Television Festival is introducing changes to its famous Golden Nymph Awards Competition, which has been rewarding the best international television content for more than half a century.

Long fiction programmes, comedy TV series and drama TV series have now been combined into a single “Fiction” category.

The eligibility dates have been changed to allow unscreened programmes or programmes on their first broadcast in their home country to be included.

“The official selection will now feature nine original and international programmes (compared with 24 previously),” says Laurent Puons, CEO of the Festival.

“The jury will reward the best of fiction across all formats. Members of the cast and crew for each programme selected will be invited to Monte-Carlo to present their work through screenings, conferences and press activities, and stake their claim for a prestigious Golden Nymph,” he adds.

Changes are also being made to the News category, which is now divided into three major sections: news coverage, news documentary and documentary film.

Finally, the Prince Rainier III Special Prize has become a completely separate category.

“The reworking is part of an ongoing monitoring strategy that has been put in place in recent years, confirming the Festival’s dominant position in Europe. Promoting international TV programmes and constantly adapting to changes in the industry are part of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival’s DNA,” concludes Laurent Puons.

The submission period for the 60th Golden Nymph Awards opens on Monday, November 4.

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