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

ART NOVO THEATRE - NOVOTEL - MONTE-CARLO

Monday 3^rd December

13:45 'OPEN PRESS CALL' - ART NOVO PRESS LOUNGE - NOVOTEL
A short performance By Mr. Shinsuke & Kana IKEWAKI on Japanese drums "KOON"

Festival Opening - Official Line Up - Day & Evening Screenings

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

15:00 ITALY OPENS THE FESTIVAL WITH A MONACO PREMIERE SCREENING

“Il CLUB DEI 27' 'CLUB OF 27” (Italy) Documentary (63 min)

Directed by Mateo Zoni; Produced by David Moscato; KOBALT ENTERTAINMENT, MALIA FILMS, ISTITUTO LUCE, RAICINEMA; DP/Cinematography; Editing: Andrea Maguolo, Fabio Ricci; Production Design: Graziano Pinna; Costume Design: Marika Argentini; Editing: Andrea Maguolo, Fabio Ricci; Orginal Music: Giuseppe Verdi

Cast: Giacomo Anelli (Boy); Noa Zatta; Irene Carra; Pietro Anelli; Ettore Scarpa; Claudio Guain

Storyline: 27 are the Operas written by Giuseppe Verdi leading Italian composer. In the land of melodrama, there’s an exclusive 27 Club. This is true story of Giacomo, a 12 years old boy, that wants to become member of this Club. (Crew & Cast attending)

16:15 'World Premiere' "IT’S TIME" Love Story (UK) (9:25 min)

Written by Rob Taylor-Hastings & Rachel Eireann; Directed by Rachel Eireann; DP/Cinematography: Sacha Ferrier; Editor: Rachel Eireann; Composer: Alix Original

Starring: Rob Taylor-Hastings (Him); Rachel Eireann (Her)

Storyline: Black suit, starched shirt, shined shoes... waist deep in a lake. Perhaps the mysterious girl can lead him to answers. How did he get here? What do these notes mean? Why does she know him? (Director and Cast attending)

16:30 'World Premiere' "GOLDEN LAND" Drama (Japan) (105 min)

Director, Original Story, Scenario & Editor: Hiroshi Toda; DP/Cinematography: Guillaume Tauveron; Music: Mika Toda; Produced by Masato Hanazawa, Mika Toda

Starring: Yoichi Hayashi: (old man herbologist); Kazuki Hasegawa: (Wife of Nagasawa); Kinmochi Yumisawa: (Husband of Nagasawa); Shyoji Yamada: (old man searching for gold); Shinsuke Ikewaki: (Leader of Japanese Drums) (Director, Producer, Cast & Musician attending)

Storyline: One day, four people attending a concert of Japanese drum. The concert hall is filled with excitement, their lives intersect with each other, and every one of them comes to the turning point of his or her life.

18:15 'European Premiere' "SECOND CHANCE" Drama (Italy) (7 min)

Written, Directed & Produced by Claudio Colombo; DP/Cinematography & Editing: Shiro Dri; Original music: Gianfranco Clerici & Nicolo Fragile

Starring: Hilary Merlini (The student); Claudio Colombo (The professor)

Storyline: Second Chance is based on a confession, received from a colleague that the protagonist a professor going through an existential crisis - decides to reveal... (Director & cast attending)

18:30 INTERVAL – time to get dressed up and ready for the evening screenings

THE OFFICIAL OPENING EVENING - MOVIE SCREENINGS

21:00 'European Premiere' "A LATE SEPARATION" Comedy (US) (9:02 min)

Directed by Zach Smith; Written by Gerald Waddell, Zach Smith; Screenwriter: Dan Cameron; DP/Cinematography: Austin Shelton; Editor: Alex Tsagamilis; Production Design: Mara Cetric; Original Music: Brandon Vaughn Williams;

Starring: Ed You (Gus); Janet Wood (Shawna); Joey Bothwell (Kate); Stephanie Carnes (Bella)

Storyline: After announcing their divorce, an elderly coupleʼs break-up sex is interrupted by their daughtersʼ efforts to save their parentsʼ marriage, leading to an emotional - and farcical - afternoon for the whole family. (Director, Cast & Crew attending)

21:15 'World Premiere' "SMILES LEADING TO HAPPINESS" Love Story/Drama (Japan) (90 min)

Directed by Jiro Enomoto; Written by Ryuta Kawasaki; Produced by Kenichi Fujiwara; DP/Cinematography: Mitsuaki Fujimoto; Art support, Music, & Editing: Yamaguchi Michihei; Costume Design: Sayuri Arakawa, Yuri Nakamura, Tomomi Sato

Starring: Mahiro Takasugi (Daichi Igarashi); Seia Yasuda (Manatsu Suzuhara); Ryo Nishikata (Yuki Fukagawa); Aiko Sato (Kaori Igarashi); Yuji Abe (Tetsuya Mazima); Masaya Nakamura (Kinya Saotome); Sotaro (Mitsuo Mazima)

Storyline: A heartwarming story about two young friends Daichi and Manatsu both work hard in the dental clinic to keep people smiling. Manatsu she is new and not yet experienced, but she cares more about patients than anyone else... (Director, Cast & Crew attending)