Television Festival: stars of the small screen come together in Monte-Carlo

Founded in 1961 by Prince Rainier III, the Monte-Carlo Television Festival has become a key date on the televisual calendar.

It was as a tribute to his wife, Princess Grace, that Prince Rainier III launched, in the early 1960s, what would go on to become a meeting point for the television industry: the Monte-Carlo Television Festival. Since then, global stars, actors, producers, directors and screenwriters, as well as studio, TV channel and streaming platform executives from all over the world have come together every year at the various events organised by Monaco Mediax. Each edition of the Monegasque festival features series launches, preview screenings, conferences, VIP meetings, signing sessions, and more.

Under the honorary presidency of Prince Albert II, the Monte-Carlo Television Festival rewards the best television programmes from all over the world in the categories of fiction and news. The jury of industry professionals awards the Golden Nymphs. The statuettes are a copy of the Nymphe de Salmacis by Monegasque artist François-Joseph Bosio, who was chief sculptor to France’s King Louis XVIII (the original sculpture is on display at the Louvre in Paris).

Winners have included Eva Longoria, Jason Priesley, Jane Seymour, Kyle Maclachlan and Patricia Arquette.

In 2023, the year of the centenary of the birth of Prince Rainier III, the Television Festival will pay tribute to its creator, retracing the event’s most memorable encounters and finest moments through never-before-seen archive footage. Harlan Coben, executive producer/director of the Shelter series, and Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor John Goodman (Roseanne, Alpha House, Dancing on the Edge) will both be attending.