Monaco-based entrepreneur Flavio Briatore is set to launch his latest venture, Billionaire St. Moritz, later this year, marking an expansion of his luxury hospitality brand into the Swiss Alps.
Known for venues like Twiga Monte-Carlo, Briatore’s new establishment in the prestigious ski resort town of St. Moritz aims to offer an upscale combination of dining, entertainment, and nightlife.
The highlight of Billionaire St. Moritz will be its signature Billionaire Dinner Show, an experience combining fine dining with live performances, which have featured at Monaco’s Sporting venue for the past two summers.
The St. Moritz show will be directed by Irma Di Paola and feature a mix of acrobatics, music, and dance, continuing the brand’s tradition of offering more than just a meal.
Beyond the dinner show, the venue will transition into a nightclub, with DJs and a curated sound system catering to the international, high-profile clientele that are drawn to St. Moritz during the winter season.
Billionaire St. Moritz is due to open on 6th December 2024.
SheCanHeCan is combining forces with the National Council of Monaco to highlight local efforts to achieve gender equality and parity in the Principality as the nation joins many other countries around the world in celebrating the International Day of the Girl on 11th October.
This will be the seventh consecutive year that SheCanHeCan and the National Council have worked together to raise awareness of the ongoing issues facing young girls—and women—across the globe, including here in Monaco.
The National Council will be hosting an event at its headquarters in the Place de la Visitation that will highlight the careers and personal journeys of elected women in Monaco. It will feature speeches and question-and-answer sessions on topics such as the importance of women in politics, against the backdrop of the theme chosen by the UN for the International Day of the Girl: Girls’ Vision for Their Future.
Vibeke Brask Thomsen, the director of SheCanHeCan, will then speak about the association and its flagship project, Monarègles, which aims to establish Monaco as the “first period-equal country in the world” by providing free menstrual products in all public places through pioneering partnerships with the government and suppliers.
“This is already the case in the colleges and high schools of the Principality, as well as in many businesses, including CHPG, the Société des Bains de Mer, and SBM Offshore,” she says.
The speeches will be followed by a cocktail and networking opportunity.
For more information on the International Day of the Girl in Monaco, contact Thomsen via email at vibeke@shecanhecan.org or by telephone at +33 (0)6 80 86 12 35.
To learn more about the Monarègles project, watch the video below:
AS Monaco goalkeeper Philipp Köhn recently stepped away from the football field to visit Casa Dos Curumins, a Brazilian charity committed to helping vulnerable children in São Paulo. Deeply moved by the experience, Köhn has since become a passionate advocate for the cause and is eager to bring its message to the Monaco community.
Earlier this year, AS Monaco’s Swiss-German goalie Philipp Köhn headed off to the Brazilian city of São Paulo to meet with the team at Casa Dos Curumins, a children’s charity that seeks to “transform lives through love and opportunities”.
Philipp Köhn with the children at Casa dos Curumins. Photo provided.
The favelas of São Paulo would have seemed a world away from Köhn’s usual surroundings in the Principality, where he has lived since joining the team in 2023. The experiences he encountered during his visit had a considerable impact on the 26-year-old player.
“My motivation for getting involved in the Casa dos Curumins project is to make a positive impact on society in general,” Philipp Köhn tells Monaco Life. “Casa dos Curumins has a strong connection to Switzerland as the project was founded by Swiss/Brazilian couple Adriana and Alberto Eisenhardt in Sao Paulo, and it is supported by the Swiss embassy in Brazil. Ever since my second visit to Brazil this summer, I have felt a social responsibility to support the children.”
Philipp Köhn and his girlfriend Meike Volk in Brazil. Photo provided.
The main driver at Casa Dos Curumins is to offer young people, from as little as just four months of age, protection against violence and abandonment, and provide them with a solid educational foundation to help them break out of the “cycle of marginalisation and poverty” in which they live.
Köhn and his girlfriend Meike Volk, who accompanied him on the trip in June, were able to meet with some of the children in Casa Dos Curumins’ care and see firsthand the challenges that they face in their day-to-day lives.
Happy children at Casa Dos Curumins. Photo provided
The player shared out AS Monaco kits with those living at the home and realised how such a small gesture can mean so much to children from underprivileged circumstances.
Having spoken to, played with and listened to the children, the experience spurred the goalkeeper to become an overseas ambassador for the charity and he is now hoping to raise the profile of the Casa Dos Curumins charitable association by attending the black-tie celebrations laid on by the Swiss Club of Monaco to mark its own 75th anniversary on 15th October.
Philipp Köhn says he wants to use his position to make a positive societal impact. Photo provided
Köhn is to be the guest of honour at the sold-out event, alongside Prince Albert II of Monaco, and he will no doubt use this moment in the limelight to promote the work being done in São Paulo by the Casa Dos Curumins charity.
The event, which will be held at the Hôtel de Paris, will also be spotlighting the work of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation, with both Casa Dos Curumins and the Princess’ personal project set to share the profits raised at the soirée.
To find out more about Casa Dos Curumins, click here.
The 21st season of the Institut Audiovisuel de Monaco’s ‘Tout l’Art du Cinéma’ schedule has been unveiled. Running until June 2025, it offers a broad and reflective selection of films that focuses on the connection between cinema and society, aiming to explore how films entertain, reflect, and critique the world around us.
Following a season opener in late September, the next screening will be on 5th November at the Théâtre des Variétés. It will feature Les Rendez-vous d’Anna (1978) by Chantal Akerman.
Then comes Abbas Kiarostami’s Close-up (1990), which is scheduled for 12th November at the same venue. This film blurs the line between fiction and documentary and delves into themes of deception and identity.
On 24th November, the Salle Garnier will host a screening of Louis Malle’s Ascenseur pour l’échafaud (1957), a noir genre film accompanied by Miles Davis’s iconic musical talent. This screening is part of the ‘Jazz et Cinéma’ series.
The ‘Tout l’Art du Cinéma’ programme continues through the winter months with films such as Loin du Paradis (2001) by Todd Haynes on 26th November and A Man (2022) by Kei Ishikawa on 3rd December. Both films explore themes of identity and illusion, drawing attention to the often-unseen layers of human experience.
A theme that runs throughout the season is the intersection of film and other art forms. For example, Rouben Mamoulian’s La Belle de Moscou (1956) will be screened at the Grimaldi Forum on 15th December as part of the ‘Danse et Cinéma’ series.
January 2025 will feature screenings of Fritz Lang’s Le Diabolique Docteur Mabuse (1960) and Georges Perec’s Un Homme Qui Dort (1973), further exploring the tension between reality and fiction, societal control, and individual agency.
A special workshop/conference featuring actress and filmmaker Noémie Lvovsky will take place on 20th January at the Théâtre des Variétés, before the month concludes with Agent Trouble (1987) by Jean-Pierre Mocky on 28th January.
In February, the programme will continue with Alain Resnais’ Mélo (1986), which will be screened at the Théâtre Princesse Grace on 4th February. On 9th February, Meurtre à l’Italienne (1959) by Pietro Germi will be shown at the Cinéma de Beaulieu.
Later in the month, on 25th February, Claude Chabrol’s Les Bonnes Femmes (1960) will be shown in Monaco.
March will kick off with Dans les Champs de Bataille (2003) by Danielle Arbid on 4th March at the Théâtre des Variétés, followed by Francesco Rosi’s Main Basse sur la Ville (1963) on 11th March.
On 18th March, Ernst Lubitsch’s classic Ninotchka (1939), featuring the transformation of Greta Garbo’s stern Soviet character in a witty romantic satire set in Paris, will be revived before the final, and more recent, film of the month: Brendan et le Secret de Kells (2008) on 25th March.
In April, the programme will feature: Hala Elkoussy’s East of Noon (2024), an Egyptian film that blends fantasy and socio-political commentary; Max et Jérémie (1992) by Claire Devers; Jean Epstein’s silent film La Chute de la Maison Usher (1928), which will be accompanied by live music from pianist Christian Leroy; and John Carpenter’s Le Village des Damnés (1994).
The season continues into May, with titles such as Juste Sous Vos Yeux (2021) by Hong Sang-soo and La Nouvelle Babylone (1929), directed by Kozintsev and Trauberg.
The final screening of the season, Toni Erdmann (2014) by Maren Ade, will take place on 10th June at the Théâtre des Variétés.
Throughout the season, the Institut Audiovisuel de Monaco will also present several sessions dedicated to educational and archival cinema. These include partnerships with Télé Monte-Carlo, featuring programming information and films from the station’s early days.
The full programme and ticketing information can be found here.
As part of Monaco’s 75th anniversary celebrations of UNESCO membership, a selection of winning images from the 2024 Environmental Photography Awards, a Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation initiative, have gone on display at the organisation’s Paris headquarters.
On 3rd October, Anne-Marie Boisbouvier, Monaco’s Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, inaugurated an inspiring photography exhibition at UNESCO’s Paris headquarters.
The collection of photographs showcases the category winners of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s 2024 Environmental Photography Prize, an edition that was ultimately won by professional environmental photojournalist Aaron Gekoski with ‘See No Evil’, a harrowing photograph of Ning Nong, an orangutan forced to perform on a daily basis at Safari World in Bangkok.
The exhibition is part of Monaco’s ongoing commemoration of its UNESCO membership, a journey that began in July 1949. Over the past year, various celebrations have highlighted UNESCO’s foundational pillars of culture and education, and now, science is taking its turn in the spotlight.
This exhibition also reflects Monaco’s commitments, led by Prince Albert II, to foster sustainable development and environmental awareness on a global scale.
At the exhibition’s inauguration, Ambassador Boisbouvier spoke of Monaco’s historical contributions to oceanography, a field in which the Principality has been a pioneer since the days of Prince Albert I. She cited Prince Albert I’s legacy, including the UNESCO MAB (Man and the Biosphere) programme, where an award named in his honour continues to inspire work in the sciences.
She also emphasised how photography is a unique tool that can communicate the urgency of environmental issues in ways that words or statistics cannot, noting that images have the power to evoke emotions and leave a lasting impression on viewers, potentially sparking personal and collective action for the environment.
The event attracted a distinguished audience, including: Simona-Mirela Miculescu, President of the UNESCO General Conference; Lidia Brito, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences; and Ernesto Ottone, Assistant Director-General for Culture, among others. A special emphasis was placed on engaging young people, with several students from the Fondation de Monaco at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris in attendance.
The exhibition is being hosted in the Ségur Hall of UNESCO and will remain on display until 14th October.
From games and parties to workshops and spooky storytelling sessions, the Mairie de Monaco has put together a thrilling programme for families to enjoy this Halloween.
It all starts with a parent-child workshop for younger children at the Princess Caroline Library on Wednesday 16th October. Between 3pm and 4pm, children aged three and up can create their very own friendly Halloween monster to take home and add to their decorations. The event is free of charge, though prior registration is required.
Then, from 10am to 11am on Tuesday 29th October, the same library will host a storytelling session featuring All Hallows’ Eve tales suitable for children aged three and older.
The 14th edition of the Grand Halloween Game will take place on Thursday 31st October from 2.30pm to 6pm in the Princess Antoinette Park. Open to children aged three to 10, this event will feature face-painting and various games and activities with a Halloween feel. The event is free and open to all.
Monaco is going all out with its 2024 Halloween celebrations. Photo credit: Mairie de Monaco
There’s also plenty for older children and teenagers to look forward to. On Tuesday 29th October, the Louis Notari Library will host a special Halloween-themed afternoon of manga and games from 2pm to 4.30pm for participants aged 10 and up.
For Monaco schoolchildren and residents aged 10 to 14, the Espace Léo Ferré will hold a Halloween party on Thursday 31st October from 7pm to 11pm. This event includes unlimited non-alcoholic drinks, a selfie booth, a black box experience, and various food and candy bars. Tickets are priced at €20 per child and can be purchased now from the venue.
On the same evening, a Halloween-themed game night will be held at the Botanical Centre from 7.30pm to 9.30pm for Monaco schoolchildren and residents aged eight and up. This event is free, but participants must register in advance.
New Halloween night thrills
Two new additions to the Halloween programme will also be introduced this year. First, a special night event for Monaco students from third to twelfth grade will be held in the upper section of Princess Antoinette Park on Thursday 31st October from 7pm to 10pm. Featuring a DJ, unlimited non-alcoholic drinks, candy, and hot dogs, tickets are available for €15 from the Service Animation de la Ville.
Second, a Halloween celebration will take place at Condamine Market on Thursday 31st October from 7pm to 10.30pm. There will be a family costume contest to encourage everyone to get involved in the event. Reservations can be made through the market’s vendors.
To top off the big night, the fun fair in Port Hercule will remain open until midnight on Halloween. Visitors attending in costume should be aware that security personnel reserve the right to confiscate any items resembling weapons.
For more information about any of the events listed, click here.
