Morgan Freeman, ‘SEAL Team’ David Boreanaz, ‘Bridgerton’ Simone Ashley Among Stars at Monte-Carlo TV Festival
Prince Albert II of Monaco opened the 63rd Monte-Carlo TV Festival on Friday, joined by a star-studded line-up led by Morgan Freeman, “SEAL Team” David Boreanaz and “Bridgerton” Simone Ashley.
The opening ceremony took place under stormy skies at the Grimaldi Forum, where the world premiere of the limited series “The Grey House” kicked off the event. Many of the show’s stars were in attendance, including Mary-Louise Parker (“Weeds,” “The West Wing”), Daisy Head (“Harlots”), Amethyst Davis (“Kindred”) and Ben Vereen (“Roots”), along with executive producers Leslie Greif (“Hatfields & McCoys”), Lori McCreary (“Madam Secretary”) and Freeman.
“The Gray House” is distributed by Republic Pictures and produced by Kevin Costner’s Territory Pictures, Freeman and McCreary’s Revelations Entertainment and Big Dreams Entertainment.
Boreanaz, star of “Bones,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Angel” and “SEAL Team,” serves as president of the festival’s fiction jury. He is joined by fellow jury members Piv Bernth, CEO, creative and executive producer of Apple Tree Productions in Denmark; Teresa Fernandez Valdes, producer and CEO of Te Espero en Marte in Spain; Claire Mundell, producer and creative director, and founder of Synchronicity Films in the UK; Danish actor Ulrich Thomsen; and Noor Sadar, producer and CEO of White Lion Films, a subsidiary of Mediawan in France.
Steve Anderson, journalist, executive producer and former head of news and current affairs at ITV, is the chairman of the news and documentary jury. The jury members include Chiara Avesani, director and journalist at Rai 3 in Italy; Martina Šantavá, creative producer at Ceska Televise in the Czech Republic; André Carvalho Ramos, journalist and presenter at CNN Portugal, and Yann-Anthony Noghès, producer at Check Productions in Monaco.
The Crystal Nymph Award, given to a major television actor in recognition of outstanding work, was presented to Freeman by Prince Albert II.
The International Golden Nymph Award for Most Promising Talent went to Ashley, the British actress who plays Kate Sharma, the female lead in Season 2 of Netflix’s “Bridgerton.”
