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Monaco Streaming Film Festival now open for submissions

by: Stephanie Horsman
27/04/2023

The Monaco Streaming Film Festival will be back in autumn for its third edition, but it is already casting the net for submissions from talented filmmakers from around the globe.  

The Monaco Streaming Film Festival, an event that is “dedicated to showcasing the best in filmmaking from around the world”, is looking for filmmakers to submit their latest streaming projects for consideration. 

FILMS… BUT SO MUCH MORE 

Now in its third year, the festival features dozens of films – some of them premieres – that are set to be sold directly to the streaming market. 

It’s a great opportunity for exposure for filmmakers, but the festival also brings together producers, creators and talent along with distributors, sales and technology providers to network and look at ways to get projects from the planning stages to the streaming services.  

Complementary side events include access to an array of industry insider information at panel discussions, masterclasses and keynote presentation events.  

There is also an awards show, which celebrates the best of the best in a variety of categories, such as Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary Feature, Best Short Film, Best Documentary Short, Best Music Video and Best Animation. Plus, the jury members select three distinctive films for consideration. The winners receive the Jury’s Special Gold, Silver or Bronze prize.  

EARLY BIRD SUBMISSIONS

Submissions can now be sent in, with the first 50 applicants getting a 25% entry fee discount. The early bird deadline is set for 31st May, and the final deadline for submissions is 31st August. 

For a complete list of rules and fee scales, as well as information on how to put forward a project, please click here. 

This year’s Monaco Streaming Film Festival is being held from 31st October to 3rd November at the Grimaldi Forum.  

 

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Open-air cinema this May at Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort

by: Stephanie Horsman
26/04/2023
monte-carlo bay

Sea, stars and cinema await at the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort’s open-air screening evening of Le Grand Bleu in May.  

Save the date for 10th May, when Monte-Carlo Bay will host a special al fresco evening of cinema beneath the stars as part of the ongoing “The Sea is Green” programme.  

Guests will be immersed in comfort as they are seated in deckchairs near the lagoon and treated to a finger food menu featuring the “best of the sea” in a street food style to watch a screening of the 1988 cult classic Le Grand Bleu by celebrated director Luc Besson.  

Considered one of the most beautiful films ever made, the story is a heavily fictionalised drama about a rivalry between real-life free divers Jacques Mayol and Enzo Maiorca, who both set “no limits” deep diving records, going below 100 metres without the use of any breathing equipment. Though they compete against each other to see who can go deeper and stay under longest, it is not contentious, and the pair are friends, though neither can resist the lure of trying to outdo the other, making for a seriously dangerous game. 

The story is gripping, but it is the underwater photography, which is visually astonishing, and the emotionally intense content that hooked people in back when it was first released.  

Doors open at 7.30pm and the cost is €65 for adults and €35 for children under 12. This includes the film plus a main dish and dessert from the menu.  

Ticket are required and can be purchased online here. 

 

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Formula E: Prime tickets for Monaco ePrix still available

by: Luke Entwistle
25/04/2023
Monaco ePrix

With under a fortnight to go until the sixth edition of the Monaco ePrix, many tickets are still available, and at a reasonable price.

Only three stands are completely sold out. It is no longer possible to get seats for the first-corner carnage at Sainte Dévote, nor the final climb up from La Rascasse and into the final corner, but many thousands of seats around the track remain available.

As revealed in Monaco Life’s Everything you need to know about the Monaco ePrix, some of the best views are to be found around La Rascasse corner. This is due to the views of the pitlane, as well as plenty of giant screens to follow the action.

Photo from Cale de Halage stand by Monaco Life

But the following stands have views of a big screen as well as of the pitlane too, and still have availability:

– Tribune L – Piscine Rainier III

– Tribune T1 – Cale de Halage

– Tribune T2 – Cale de Halage

There are still many seats available in the Quai Albert II stand, where spectators can experience some of the most high-speed action with views of the Monaco port. There are even a handful of places around the iconic Casino Square, one of the better overtaking spots on a track where is notoriously hard to pass.

Photo of the Quai Albert II stand by Luke Entwistle, Monaco Life

Tickets are very reasonably priced. Children between the ages of six and 15, who are accompanied by an adult, attend for free, whilst all other tickets are priced at €30. Tickets can be bought at the Monaco ePrix online ticket office or from the ticketing office at 44 Rue Grimaldi.

 

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Rugby: South African team wins Sainte Dévote tournament

by: Luke Entwistle
24/04/2023
South African Team Sainte Dévote

Princess Charlene looked on with pride as South African side Blue Bulls Pretoria beat the Georgian Barbarians to win the Sainte Dévote trophy on Saturday, in front of the entire Princely Family and the Monaco Impi’s. 

The 11th edition of the rugby tournament, held at the Stade Louis II, was the biggest yet. 20 teams from 17 countries took part, hailing from across the globe.

Photo by Eric Mathon / Palais Princier

The event also represented a chance for the Monaco Impi’s to present the Melrose Sevens trophy to the public. The triumphant Monégasque side watched on as the Blue Bulls Pretoria won the international tournament trophy, which was presented to the South African side by Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene, whose foundation partnered the event.

“A magical experience for young rugby players.”

In the morning, the local Monegasque team won the Sainte Dévote trophy, which honours the winner of the match between the Monegasque Rugby Federation and the Rugby Club Lucciana, whilst Erin Shire and Sandile Majola won the best female and male players of the tournament.

“This tournament is a magical experience for young rugby players from all over the world to come together, make friends and learn from each other,” said Tyler Bush, the ambassador of the tournament and captain of the triumphant Impi’s team.

Click on the gallery below to see more images from the tournament. All photos credit Eric Mathon / Palais Princier…

 

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Style with an eco-edge at Monte-Carlo Fashion Week

by: Stephanie Horsman
20/04/2023
monte-carlo fashion week

Monte-Carlo Fashion Week will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year with an edition featuring clothing and accessory trends that have a serious ethical and sustainable edge. 

Under the patronage of Princess Charlene and organised by the Monegasque Chamber of Fashion, Monte-Carlo Fashion Week (MCFW) has gone from a local showcase to an international event in just 10 short years.  

Designers from around the world, whether established or emerging, are drawn to Monte-Carlo Fashion Week’s eco-cred as well as for its inclusiveness and diversity.  

SHOWCASING MOANCO 

Far from just a series of catwalk shows, MCFW is also a bigger picture event featuring fashion conferences and symposia, socials, cocktail parties and a fashion hub and pop-ups.  

For this 10th anniversary edition, which runs from 17th to 21st May, emblematic places around the Principality will become venues for side events and a “Fashion Map” will be given to guests to get them around.  

The Yacht Club of Monaco is where the Fashion Hub, the showrooms and the conferences will be based. The new museum of the Private Collection of Cars of the Prince of Monaco will host the parades and the Grande Verrière of the Grimaldi Forum will be the site of the prestigious Fashion Awards Ceremony. 

GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK 

With a focus on green fashion, the week is also a sounding board to “help to raise awareness of the importance of protecting our planet and the life in it”, gaining prestige and attention from top designers such as Tommy Hilfiger, Alberta Ferretti and Pauline Ducruet.   

“Circularity is not a temporary fashion trend, but the key to the future, starting with the catwalk,” says Federica Nardoni Spinetta, the event’s creator and the president and founder of the Monegasque Chamber of Fashion. “This is the winning bet of Monte-Carlo Fashion Week, the event that once again confirms its role as a showcase for trends and, at the same time, perpetuates its essence as a reference platform for circular, ethical, eco-sustainable and inclusive fashion.” 

AWARDS SHOW 

In 2016, the Monegasque Chamber of Fashion created the Ethical and Sustainable Fashion Award to honour a brand for its engagement and contribution to raising awareness and protecting our planet by playing an active role in encouraging positive change, supporting sustainability, promoting a cleaner and better world for generations to come, and of course, by producing high-quality, eco-friendly garments. 

Even the award is art. It was designed by Monaco-based artist Marcos Marin and features a curvy silhouette that looks as if it should be in a gallery. This year, the ceremony will be held at 8pm on 20th May. 

ALTRUISTIC EDGE  

Monaco’s chic and fabulous also have a heart, and the MCFW will, for the seventh year running, support the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation, which raises public awareness about water safety; teaching children to swim and preventing unnecessary drowning deaths worldwide.  

For more information and the programme of events, please click here.

 

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Photo credit: Diana d’Orville / Monte-Carlo Fashion Week

This summer’s Jumping International de Monte-Carlo to champion AMADE

by: Elsa Carpenter
19/04/2023
Jumping International Monte-Carlo

Between 29th June and 1st July, the best show jumpers in the world will descend on the Port Hercule for this year’s edition of the Jumping International de Monte-Carlo, with a special event for the benefit of AMADE a highlight.  

It is one of the biggest events of the summer for Monaco and is an incredible sight to behold as the Port Hercule is transformed into a world class arena for the very best athletes and horses from the sport of show jumping. It’s also an event close to the hearts of the Grimaldi family, who have a long equestrian tradition.  

This year’s edition coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Association Mondiale des Amis de l’Enfance, AMADE, and a special event for its benefit will be taking place on the opening day of action: the Longines Pro Am Cup.  

The concept was created in 2010 by Charlotte Casiraghi, formerly a keen competitor in a number of show jumping competitions worldwide. Amateurs and professionals are paired up for the Longines Pro Am Cup and each of the pairs must defend the colours of a sponsor and engage in a relay course “specially designed to allow the two riders to express themselves and to ensure a very beautiful spectacle for the spectators”.  

Beginning at 9.15pm, the Longines Pro Am Cup makes for an exceptional viewing experience as the horses and their riders race beneath the falling light.  

Last year, a donation of €25,000 was made at the finish line in the form of a cheque handed to Princess Caroline of Hanover, AMADE’S president, by Diane Fissore, the organiser of the Jumping International de Monte-Carlo. 

For the full Jumping International de Monte-Carlo schedule, please click here.

 

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