ANGEL FILM AWARDS - Monaco International Film Festival angel awards

11th Anniversary December 5-8, 2013

ART NOVO THEATRE - NOVOTEL - MONTE-CARLO

Official Festival Opening – Thursday 5th December

13:30 ‘OPEN PRESS CALL’ - ART NOVO PRESS LOUNGE - NOVOTEL

‘CINEMA ANGELS - GIVE A TOY’ 4ème année

The Lenval Children’s Hospital and Foundation cares for children between the ages of three and twelve. The “Cinema Angels – Give a Toy” appeal was born after the directors of the Angel Film Awards, Rosana and Dean, pledged to help the children in whatever way they could and now they are reaching out to you. We ask if you could kindly donate a new soft-toy or teddy bear and deliver on or before the opening press call.

Our Dame of Honour for the 2013 Angel Film Awards is Lamia Khashoggi.

In 2005 Lamia co-founded The Children for Peace (ONLUS) an Italian NGO, together with Debra Mace TCFP (ONLUS) President. NGO actively works in Mali with Mujeres Solidarias of the University of Malaga and Concordia Charity along with Princess Marie-Louise of Prussia. Together they fund an orphanage in Ethiopia under the Montserrat Caballè Education Scholarship, giving private educational opportunities to orphaned children.

Information on donating to the cause can be accessed on the festival website.

Official Festival Film Screening Opening

There will be Question and Answer sessions with the film directors and cast of all the official films

15:00 'World Premiere' 'A LIFE LIKE MINE' Family drama (UK) (28 min)

Directed by Luke White; Written by Lara Murphy; Produced by Rosy Deacon; Cinematography: Edward White; Music: Grace Jamieson; First Assistant Director: Kirstie Lochtman; Second Assistant Director: Charles Bentley

Cast: Adrian: Scott Wright; Maggie: Suzanne Kendall; Sophie: Kate Miles; Sam: Joe Maw - (Director, cast and crew attending)

Adrian Dell has a great career, a dream house, a perfect wife and beautiful kids. He thinks he’s got it all; but when someone from his past reappears, Adrian’s world is suddenly turned upside down...

15:45 'World Premiere' 'THEFT UNEXPECTED' Comedy (UK) (4 min)

Written and directed by Maxim Jago; Assistant Director: Peter Salter; Producer: Suzanne Kendall; Cinematography: Colin Elves

Cast: Man 1: Maurice Byrne; Man 2: Lucien Morgan - (Director, cast and crew attending) ‘Theft Unexpected’ features two strangers that do battle over tea and biscuits...

16:00 'France/Monaco Premiere' 'MY WAY OF LIFE' Drama (Japan) (104 min)

Directed by Hideki Wada; Original story and screenplay by Hideki Wada; Produced by Tokuji Iuchi; Music: Nariaki Saegusa

Cast: Yuriko: Kumiko Akiyoshi; Shujiro: Isao Hashizume; Mikako: Anna Saeki; Shizuko: Chieko Matsubara; Rina: Ayumi Kinoshita; Toshiaki: Hisahiro Ogura

Yuriko, a housewife and mother, finally has the chance to live her dream, when her beloved father is diagnosed with senile dementia. She heads to Argentina to find hope in the form of Tango Therapy to bring her family back together.


17:45 INTERVAL – time to get dressed up and ready for the evening screenings followed by the VIP red carpet party at the Hermitage Hotel



THE EVENING SCREENING AND RED CARPET GALA

Official Film Selection

20:00 'World Premiere' 'EN – THE COLOUR OF LOVE' Love story (Japan) (17 min)

Written, directed, produced, cinematography, original music composed and performed by Yasushi Fuluichi

Cast: Lead actress: Chiaki Koike; Typographer: Yujin Suzuki - (Director and cast attending)

'En' means the deep colour of love in Japanese. This is the story of a silent love between a traditional Japanese typographer and a fallen angel.

20:30 'World Premiere' 'SHOES' Historical drama (Belarus/Russia) (18 min)

Directed by Costa Fam; Written by Dmitry Parshkov; Produced by Costa Fam, Miсhail Bykov and Tatiana Dovidovskaya; Cinematography: Asen Šopov (Czech Republic); Sergey Novicov (Belarus); Otabek Djuraev (France); Marek Gajczak (Poland); Costume designer: Zuzana Machova, Olga Kubekina - (Director and crew attending)

In a powerfully moving story, we follow a Jewish victim during the Holocaust, in search of a pair of red shoes she left behind. A life that was once filled with love, hope and exuberance, ends in loss, pain and despair in Auschwitz. This film shares the silent victims’ haunting journey of the Holocaust.

Film Supported by: Auschwitsz-Birkenau; State Museum (Poland); Wilton Films (France); Marins Group; ARRI-Rental (Germany); Entertainment (Russia)

21:00 'European Premiere' 'MEDITATION-CREATIVITY-PEACE' Documentary (USA (71 min)

Directed by and featuring David Lynch; Supported by award-winning poet and musician Donovan Leitch

This fascinating documentary follows David Lynch through Europe, the Middle East and Latin America to spread the word about Transcendental Meditation. With a rare insight to Lynch's creative process, it shows his commitment to Meditation as a way of changing the world, starting from within. (Director attending)
Created and Produced by David Lynch Foundation.

22:30

GALA EVENING RECEPTION IN HONOUR OF DAVID LYNCH ‘MEDITATION -CREATIVITY-PEACE’
Sponsored by
‘SHOES’ OF CFAM FILM PRODUCTION - NONSTOP MEDIA -

Champagne Reception – Hermitage Hotel – Salle Belle Époque

The Gala Evening Reception will feature a live performance by Donovan who was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. He will be introducing his new magical song ‘Isle of Islay’, sound produced by David Lynch.

Exclusively for VIP and Press Pass holders - VIP badges must be worn at all times!