12th Angel Film Awards Nominations - Day 3 - Saturday 7th December angel awards

AVANT AWARD SCREENING – OFFICIAL MOVIE LINE UP

12:00 'World Premiere' "Ilona and the forest / Ilona dans la forêt" Drama (Switzerland) (26 min)

Written & Directed by Ferenc Rákóczy; Cinematography: Bruno Santos, Alain Othenin-Girard; Music: Nicolas Bertholet; Editing: Ulrich Teiger

Cast: Ilona: Claire Isra; Chloé: Charlotte Delacour; Clémence: Marie Mistral; the Messenger: Jean-Paul Favre; Family Doctor: Daniel Widmer

Ilona, a young single mother, becomes seriously ill. Night after night, she dreams that she wanders deep inside the forest in search of her children.

12:30 'World Premiere' "IMPHAL 1944" Drama (Japan/UK) (25 min)

Written, Directed, Produced by Junichi Kajioka; D/P Cinematography: Michal Tomasiczek; Editor: Wenjia Zhao; Costume Design: Taylor Dougan; Music: Yukiko Isomura

Cast: Masao / Young Masao: Junichi Kajioka; David: Ray Bull; Linda: Diane Crush; Young David: Daniel Shelley; John: James Viller; Isamu: Yusei; Waitress: Shina Shihoko Nagai - “Reconciliation and Peace” – inspired by a true story - in memory of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Imphal

21:00 - AWARD NOMINATIONS

The closing ceremony will be hosted by the Writer & Journalist Carole Ann Rice and the President of Jury, Zeudi Araya Cristaldi; festival director & producers Rosana Golden, Dean Bentley and members of the Jury.

Italian-American actress & producer Yvonne Scio and award-winning actress Lamitta Frangieh will be presenting the Screenwriter Awards.

THE AFA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The festival director Rosana Golden and producer Dean Bentley would like to acknowledge the Eritrean-Italian actress and film producer Zeudi Araya Cristaldi for her contribution to Italian Cinema with a lifetime achievement award. Zeudi Araya devoted herself to the restoration and preservation of her huge Library of the most important classic movies of Italian Cinema history, now distributed in Italy and abroad.

23:00 ANGEL FILM AWARDS CELEBRATION PARTY IN THE HONOUR
'Ilona dans la forêt’ - Strange Clouds -Imphal 1944

At THE PACIFIC LOUNGE CLUB – Monte Carlo
Music entertainment by Angel Rocks TM
Closing ceremony VIP Party – strictly VIP pass holders only!

SUNDAY DECEMBER 7TH FESTIVAL CHILL OUT & FILM INDUSTRY NETWORKING DAY (no festival function)