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Friday, June 12, 2009

Winners @ The 49th Monte-Carlo TV Festival...

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"The Festival De Television De Monte-Carlo" aka "The Monte-Carlo TV Festival" was created in 1961 by Prince Rainier III of Monaco, looking to “encourage a new art form, in the service of peace and understanding between men”.

In 2002, the festival was reorganized to include additional categories to recognize new trends in the TV industry.

The top prize in the festival is a gold copy statuette of the "Salmacis" Nymph by the Monegasque sculptor, François Joseph Bosio.

And the winners of the 49th Annual Festival, (including numerous TV films never seen before in North America) are:

TELEVISION FILMS / FILMS DE TÉLÉVISION

Best Television Film / Meilleur Film de Télévision
The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall
Talkbackthames - United Kingdom

Outstanding Director / Meilleur Réalisateur
Rowan Joffe
"The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall" - United Kingdom

Outstanding Actor / Meilleur Acteur
Masakazu Tamura
"Ah, You're Really Gone Now" - Japan

Outstanding Actress / Meilleure Actrice
Julie Walters
"A Short Stay in Switzerland" - United Kingdom
&
Isabelle Adjani
"Skirt Day" - France

MINI SERIES / MINI-SÉRIES

Best Mini Series / Meilleure Mini-Série
The Wolves
ZDF - Germany
&
Flesh and Bones
Woestijnvis - Belgium

Outstanding Actress / Meilleure Actrice
Charlene McKenna
"Whistleblower" - Ireland

Outstanding Actor / Meilleur Acteur
Igal Naor
"House of Saddam" - United Kingdom

NEWS / ACTUALITÉS

Best News Documentaries / Meilleurs Grands Reportages d’Actualités
Escaping North Korea
Première Nouvelle, Chosun Ilbo, PallasTV
&
China in a Torrent: The Patient Parade
NHK - Japan

Best TV News Item / Meilleur Reportage du Journal Télévisé
CBC News: Zimbabwe Election
CBC Television - Canada

Best 24-Hour News programme / Meilleur Programme d’Actualités 24 heures/24
Mumbai Attacks
Sky News - United Kingdom

SERIES TV / TV SÉRIES

COMEDY TV SERIES / SÉRIES TV COMÉDIE
Outstanding International Producer / Meilleur Producteur International
Elephant Story
"Desperate Parents" - France

Outstanding Actress / Meilleure Actrice
Valérie Bonneton
"Desperate Parents" - France

Outstanding Actor / Meilleur Acteur
Bruno Salomone
"Desperate Parents" - France

Outstanding European Producer / Meilleur Producteur Européen
Hofmann & Voges Entertainment
"Turkish for Beginners" - Germany

DRAMA TV SERIES / SÉRIES TV DRAMATIQUE
Outstanding International Producer / Meilleur Producteur International
Lionsgate
"Mad Men" - USA

Outstanding Actress / Meilleure Actrice
Christina Hendricks
"Mad Men" - USA

Outstanding Actor / Meilleur Acteur
Jon Hamm
"Mad Men" - USA

Outstanding European Producer / Meilleur Producteur Européen
World 2000 Entertainment
"The Tudors" - Ireland

INTERNATIONAL TV AUDIENCE AWARDS /
PRIX DE L’AUDIENCE TV INTERNATIONALE

Best Drama TV Series / Meilleure Série TV Dramatique
House - USA

Best Comedy TV Series / Meilleure Série TV Comédie
Desperate Housewives - USA

Best Telenovelas - Soap Operas / Meilleur Telenovelas - Soap Operas
The Bold and the Beautiful - USA

SPECIAL PRIZES / PRIX SPÉCIAUX

Prince Rainier III Special Prize / Prix Spécial Prince Rainier III
Damned of the Sea
Latcho Drom - Belgium

URTI Prize - Grand Prix for Author's Documentaries /
Prix URTI - Grand Prix International du Documentaire d’Auteur
Corridor #8
YLE - Finland

AMADE-UNESCO Prize / Prix AMADE-UNESCO
Escaping North Korea
Première Nouvelle, Chosun Ilbo, PallasTV

International Committee of the Red Cross Prize /
Prix du Comité International de la Croix Rouge
Gaza-Sderot, Pre-War Chronicles
Arte - France

SIGNIS Prize / Prix SIGNIS
The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall
Talkbackthames - United Kingdom

Monaco Red Cross Prize / Prix de la Croix-Rouge Monégasque
The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall
Talkbackthames - United Kingdom