14^th THE ANGEL FILM AWARDS - Monaco International Film Festival

ART NOVO THEATRE - NOVOTEL - MONTE-CARLO

Monday 28^th November

13:45 'OPEN PRESS CALL' - ART NOVO PRESS LOUNGE - NOVOTEL
Official Festival Opening - Day Screenings

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

15:00 'World Premiere' "SAINT FINA'S YELLOW VIOLETS" (Le Gialle viole di Santa Fina) (Spiritual /Drama (Italy) (19 min)

Written & Directed by Lorenzo Raveggi; Produced by Marzia Pissilli; Cinematography: Giancarlo Ceccaglia; Editing by Francesco Campanini; Original Music: Rodolfo Matulich (full orchestrated); Production Design: Lorenzo Raveggi & Giancarlo Ceccaglia; Costume Design: Lally Ceccherini

Starring: Sara Fabbri (Saint Fina); Angelica Farneti (Josephine Moretti); Lucia Miniati (Marion Moretti)

Co-Starring: Liana Nati (Imperia De' Ciardi); Lucio Perfetti (Cambio De' Ciardi); Marzia Pissilli (Nurse1); Chiara Benedetti (Nurse2); Davide Marchetti (Giorgio Moretti); Suor Cecilia (Enrica Cavina); Luxia Montecuollo (Smeralda); Lorenzo Raveggi (Saint Gregory)

Storyline: 2015 celebration Day of Saint Fina in the city of Saint Gimignano near beautiful Siena, a mother is preparing to go out to the city to celebrate with her 10 year old daughter then something unexpected happened... In 1248 a beautiful, religious, carefree young girl Fina De'Ciardi returns to late from the Sunday mass for the Sunday lunch..this will have fatal coincidences.. (Director, Crew, Cast attending)

15:20 'France/Monaco Premiere' "THE CLOCKMAKERS DREAM" Fantasy/Animation (Ireland) (13:30 min)

Written and Directed by the Oscar nominated Irish filmmaker Cashell Horgan; Produced by Linhong Yang; Cinematography Mark Waldron; Narration Jared Harris

Starring: Joe Mullins

Storyline: In a world of time a Clockmaker tries to create ‘true love’ before his world stops forever (Director& Producer attending) (Director and Cast attending)

15:45 'World Premiere' "THE ELDER" Fantasy/Love (UK) (9 min)

Written & Directed by Jacqueline Haigh, Produced by Jacqueline Haigh & Nic Alderton; Cinematography: Laurence Blyth; Editor: Sarah Brewerton; Original Music: Violaine Corradi; Costume Designer Maria Bruder

Starring: Kate Alderton as Sally; Eve Pearce (The Lady); Jethro Skinner (Mark)

Storyline: After a bitter argument with her husband about their failing relationship, a young woman has a magical meeting with a mysterious old lady in the woods, which transforms her life forever... (Director and Cast attending)

16:00 'World Premiere' "OH MY GOD" Comedy (UK) (96 min)

Written & Directed by Robbie Moffat; Produced by Robbie Moffat, Mairi Sutherland; DP/Cinematographer: Lee Gallagher; Editor: Douglas Aitken; Costume: June Hudson; Composer: Pascal Isnard

Starring: Chris Bearne (Father Fred); Maurice Byrne (Father John); Suzanne Kendall (Sister Eliza); Mhairi Calvey (Gilda)

Storyline: Father Fred, a hashish smoking monk, Father John, a sex-obsessed priest, and Sister Eliza, a nun who has lost her faith are thrown together by the Bishop of Brussels and instructed to make a road trip to St Patrick's Purgatory in north west Ireland - (Director and Cast attending)

17:40 INTERVAL – time to get dressed up and ready for the evening screenings

THE OFFICIAL OPENING EVENING - MOVIE SCREENING

20:30 'CHINA WORLD PREMIERE' "The Confucius Village" Feature Documentary Film (115 min)

Written & Directed by Jiandong Huang; Produced by Penny Wang and Changfu Chang; Cinematography: Jiandong Huang; English Translator: Penny Wang; Copy Editor: Jim O'Loughlin; Narrator (73rd generation descendant of Confucius & Village Secretary): Qingping Kong; Erhu Original Music Performer (73rd generation descendant of Confucius & Villager): Qingxi Kong (Director and Crew attending)

Storyline: The Confucius Village documents the sufferings and triumphs of a group of lost Confucius's descendants in the mountains of eastern China, seeking for a spiritual home. Villagers engaged in traditional agriculture struggle to maintain traditions while adapting to life in a changing and modernizing China. Their travails have come to play a significant role in interpretations of Chinese culture, society and history.