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Actors & Producers at Work on a Global Playground

As the entertainment industry continues to cross cultural and geographical barriers, what is the experience like for actors and producers who work in multiple territories? From work environments to the portrayal of ethnicities on the screen to equal opportunities for actors and producers, join this frank conversation about how the entertainment industry is building bridges in a world that is increasingly building walls.

Jimmy
JEAN-LOUIS

Acteur, scénariste & producteur / Actor, Writer & Producer
JETMEDIA PRODUCTION

Rotem
SHAMIR

Scénariste & Réalisateur / Writer & Director
KESHET INTERNATIONAL

Yi
ZHOU

Writer, Producer, Director & Founder
INTOTHESUN ENTERTAINMENT

In collaboration with Producers Guild of America

The Producers Guild of America has curated a series of reflections from some of today's leading global producers, weighing in on pandemic challenges, how they learned to pivot to work around them and how it impacted their business moving forward. Participants include:

Bradley
BELL

President, Executive Producer & Head Writer, The Bold & The Beautiful
BELL-PHILLIP TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS, INC.

Yolanda T.
COCHRAN

SVP Live Action Production
NICKELODEON & AWESOMENESS

Pavlina
HATOUPIS

Television & Film Producer
PAVLINA HATOUPIS

Lori
MCCREARY

Executive Producer & Head of PGA COVID Task Force
REVELATIONS ENTERTAINMENT

Gareth
NEAME

Executive Producer and CEO
CARNIVAL FILMS

Jane
ROOT

CEO
NUTOPIA

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The Explosive Growth of Unscripted Content in the Streaming World

Unscripted content, in the form of documentaries, factual or studio entertainment, have thrived for decades on broadcast television, but the rapid growth of streamers looking to provide subscribers with unique, one-of-a-kind programming, has elevated the genre to new heights. From stand-alone films to expanded "megadocs," unscripted entertainment is no longer niche entertainment, it's often leading water-cooler conversation and ratings.

Evgeny
AFINEEVSKY

Scénariste, Réalisateur & Producteur / Writer, Director & Producer
EVGENY AFINEEVSKY

Alessandra
DE TOMMASI

Entertainment Jouranlist
AIR QUOTES

Gisella
MARENGO

Productrice / Producer
GISELLA MARENGO

Simon
WILLGOSS

Executive Producer, EVP of Development
NUTOPIA

Global Trends, Awards-Worthy Content & Television Disruptors

Each year the Monte-Carlo Television Festival Fiction Jury immerses itself in awards entries from around the world. Join this year's Festival Fiction Jury as they discuss the series vying for 2021 honors, and look at key trends from around the globe and the disruptors who bring them to market.

Arnaud
DUCRET

Acteur & Scénariste / Actor & Writer
FICTION JURY

Måns
MÅRLIND

Scénariste, Réalisateur & Producteur / Writer, Director & Producer
FICTION JURY

Kay
MELLOR

Scénariste, Réalisatrice & Actrice / Writer, Director & Actress
FICTION JURY

Moritz
POLTER

Producteur / Producer
FICTION JURY

Joey
STARR

Acteur / Actor
FICTION JURY

Anders
TANGEN

Producteur / Producer
FICTION JURY

Rémi
TERESZKIEWICZ

CEO
BETASERIES

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The Shape of International Co-Productions to Come

In many ways, the growth of international co-productions in television, mirrored the proliferation of networks and streaming services as well as consumers' insatiable desire for original content. After a slow start, the burgeoning business model gained rapid acceptance in the last decade. But just as the novel coronavirus has disrupted many a business sector, it has posed significant challenges to international co-pros. Add to that global streaming companies looking to control worldwide rights to original programming, and you have production companies reexamining the model from the top down. Join in the debate as we hear from leading players in international co-productions.

Alessandra
DE TOMMASI

Entertainment Jouranlist
AIR QUOTES

Teresa
FERNANDEZ-VALDES

Executive Producer & Co-Founder
BAMBÚ PRODUCCIONES

Grant
KESSMAN

Global Television Agent
CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY

Moritz
POLTER

Producteur / Producer
FICTION JURY

Frank
SPOTNITZ

CEO & Executive Producer
BIG LIGHT PRODUCTIONS

Vance
VAN PETTEN

Former National Executive Director & COO
PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA

The Migration from Movie Theater to Streaming

While streaming services have been rewriting the television business with award-winning and commercially successful content for nearly a decade, the perfect storm of new streaming services debuting alongside the most severe worldwide pandemic in a hundred years, has brought about unprecedented change in the theatrical movie distribution business. As Covid-19 raged around the globe, leading film studios in Hollywood, Europe and elsewhere looked to their own streaming platforms to replace shuttered movie theaters, bringing tentpole entertainment directly into consumers' homes for the first time. As the world begins to emerge from the grip of the virus, what will the future of film distribution hold? Join us for a timely conversation with speakers.

Didier
ALLOUCH

Reporter/Producer
CANAL+ / L'HEBD'HOLLYWOOD

Mathilde
FIQUET

Secretary General
CEPI - EUROPEAN COORDINATION OF INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS

Gerardo
HERRERO

Producteur / Producer
ZDF ENTERPRISES

Marian
KOLTAI-LEVINE

President of Film Content & Marketing
ROGERS & COWAN PMK

Shannon
MCINTOSH

Productrice/Producer
MCINTOSH FILMS

Rémi
TERESZKIEWICZ

CEO
BETASERIES

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Producing a Worldwide Phenomenon

Join two of today's leading European producers, Piv Bernth and Gareth Neame, as they discuss wide-ranging topics from producing during a pandemic to continued consolidation in the industry to the proliferation of streaming services and what it takes to create a global hit series.

Piv
BERNTH

CEO, CCO, Creative & Executive Producer
APPLE TREE PRODUCTIONS

Gareth
NEAME

Executive Producer and CEO
CARNIVAL FILMS

Monte-Carlo Television Festival 2021 Crystal Nymph Award Honoree

A highlight of each year's Monte-Carlo Television Festival is the presentation of the iconic Crystal Nymph Award by H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, recognizing the body of work of today's leading actors and their impact on the global television industry. Previous Crystal Nymph Award honorees include Dame Helen Mirren, Michael Douglas, Mariska Hargitay, Patricia Arquette and Donald Sutherland. Join us for an intimate one-on-one conversation and career retrospective with this year's Crystal Nymph honoree.

Tchéky
KARYO

Acteur / Actor
TCHÉKY KARYO

Anna Marsh has spent over a decade with Studiocanal, a leader in the production and distribution of European films and television series. With a background in international sales and global distribution, Ms. Marsh segued to running the company's flagship Studiocanal UK, before ascending to the role of CEO. Join her for a candid conversation on the state of the global television industry.

Anna
MARSH

CEO
STUDIOCANAL