21^th ANGEL FILM AWARDS - Monaco International Film Festival

ART NOVO THEATRE - NOVOTEL - MONTE-CARLO

FESTIVAL OPENER

Friday 21^th November 2025

13:30 'OPENING PHOTOCALL' - ART NOVO PRESS LOUNGE - NOVOTEL

Official Line - Up - Nominated Films - Day & Evening Screenings

On stage Q & A sessions for all official nominated cast & crew members

14:00 Out of Competition 'EMPATHY'

Get ready for the premiere 'EMPATHY (Vaishnava Janato)', a powerful Music Video, from the album 'GANDHI: Mantras Of Compassion'. (3:15 min)

Key Cast/Credits: Director: Sairam Sagiraju; Music: Ricky Kej, Tina Guo, Masa Takumi, Kailash Satyarthi; Story Inspired by: Kailash Satyarthi; Producers: Sumathy Ram, Sairam Sagiraju

Storyline: This short cinematic film tells a poignant story of two 12-year-old lives intertwined - a privileged young girl, and a victim of child slavery. Through their journeys, the film showcases the transformative power of empathy and compassion.

14:15 'European Premiere' "PLUESS – One Awakens to live, another to die for" (Switzerland) (75 min)

Written, Directed by Martin Albisetti; Produced by Raphael Sommer, Martin Albisetti; Cinematography Martin Albisetti; Raphael Sommer Composer / Original Music; Thomas Rechberger Sound Design.

Starring: Max Rüdlinger; Nina Iseli; Yves Progin; Simon Grossenbacher; Andrea Zogg; Isabelle Freymond

Storyline: Loosely based on Jörg Steiner's «DER KOLLEGE» tells the story of the unemployed MAX PLÜSS. He moved to Biel more than 45 years ago. Today, Plüss learns that he has been «taxed out» and has to apply for social welfare. This surprises him, but does not depress him – despite the winter, cold and high fog. Director, Writer, Composer & Cast Attending

15:35 'France/Monaco Premiere' "THE TENDER ONE WILL TRIUMPH" (Poland) (14:47 min)

Directed by Francisco Bassignana; Written by Walther Vera; Producer: Francisco; Original Music: Marcin Gałażyn; Narration: Diana Kibkalo, Natalya Sumska; Natalya Sumska

Starring: Keira Lintu (Anastasia); Francisco Bassignana (Francesco De Carolis)

Storyline: A young Ukrainian girl lives in Poland as an immigrant. She received several calls from her mother but she dont want to answer because she thinks that something bad is going on. Director and Cast Attending

15:55 "FARWELL MELODIE" (Chile/Poland) (1:58 min)

Director, Producer Francisco Bassignana; Script: Francisco Bassignana; Editor & special effects: Joanna Żmuda; Cinematographie: Walther Vera; Music and sound Design: Marcin Gałażin; Original Idea: Francisco Bassignana and Keira Lintu.

Starring: Keira Lintu; Anton Varanytsia

Storyline: "A girl walks around the street of a city and she has visions that finally are connected with the Ukrainian war". Director, Producer and Cast Attending

16:00 'European Premiere' "SINGULARITY" Short Film (UK) (12:09 min)

Directed by Jacqueline Marett, Mark Jennings; Producers: Jacqueline Marett, Mark Jennings;

Starring: Nicola Humphries; Graeme Muncer (Andy); Tom George (Driver); Neerja Naik (Priya); Annie Jennings (old lady)

Storyline: A radio chat show interviews a self professed tech queen on the latest on AI - but who is he really talking with? Director Attending.

16:15 'MC/France Premiere' "CITIZENs-The choice not to fight" Short Film (Japan) (36:40 min)

Written & Directed by Yasushi Fuluichi; Producers: Yuka Kobayashi, Kazuma Kawamoto

Starring: Yasko Fujii (Nagisa), Rusty Smith (DEON), Valentino Sebic (Captain Walsh), Julian Koike (Eternia), Steven LeFever (Jeremy), Derrick Dover (Cyrus)

Storyline: Yasko Fujii (Nagisa), Rusty Smith (DEON), Valentino Sebic (Captain Walsh), Julian Koike (Eternia), Steven LeFever (Jeremy), Derrick Dover (Cyrus) Storyline: The war began. Small border towns were supplied with weapons, but the inhabitants made the decision not to have them. The enemy forces eventually invade the town, but the unarmed inhabitants say, “We want to talk. What is the fate of those who claim that we are citizens before we belong to a country? Director and Cast Attending

16:50 INTERVAL – time to get dressed up and ready for the evening screenings

THE OFFICIAL FESTIVAL OPENING EVENING - MOVIE SCREENINGS

18:45 Red Carpet PHOTOCALL

19:00 'European Premiere' "THE SKIN I'M IN" Short Film (UK) (14:32 min)

Written & Directed by Elena Vialykh; Producer: Stellakis Miltiadous; Edited by Ekaterina Cheglakova; DP/Cinematography: Zoran Veljkovic; Editor & Special Effects: Antonio Rui Ribeiro; Composer: Nuno Dario; Costume Designer: Elena Vialykh

Starring: Young Talent: Lena Theodi (Nicole); Daria Mazzocchio (Adult Nicole); Amber Doyle (Nicole’s Mum); Abramo Ciullo (Nicole’s Dad)

Storyline: The Skin I’m In is a poetic short rooted in magical realism, exploring how women quietly abandon parts of themselves to meet expectations — and what it takes to reclaim them. This movie offers a quietly transformative viewing experience. Its sensorial language invites the audience into an inner world — where forgotten dreams, once stitched into fabric, begin to breathe again. Director, Producer, Cast and VIP Guest Attending

19:20 'Monaco/France Premiere' "YOU ARE SPECIAL" Short Film (Ukraine) (17:38 min)

Directed by Ilya Noyabrev; Written by Semen Khanin; Produced by Semen Khanin

Starring: Oleksiy Zubkov (Hero), Anna Khanina (Hero's Mother), (Pretty Bar Woman)

Storyline: A little boy, fascinated by the legend that the white keys on the old Steinway piano, which "lives" in his parents' house, are made of elephant tusks, dreams every night of meeting the gray giants one day and never being separated from them…This desire grows from day to day along with the lullaby that his mother sings to him, because there are words in it: "You are special!" The fate of the hero of the film turned out to be such that his life turned out to be full of hopes and disappointments… The only "friend" who never cheated on him, an ancient instrument – the keeper of the white keys, and the memory of the "gray giants", still lives in his house... Who will Steinway get to when he is gone? Director, Producer, Cast Attending

19:45 'World Premiere' STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT” (ESTRANOS NOITE) Feature Film (BRAZIL) (108 min) Inspired by the City of São Paulo - A film by Walther Neto

Creation and Screenplay: Walther Neto

Directed by Walther Neto; Executive Producers: Rodrigo Salomon, Nelson Marcondes, Rosana Furtado; Musical Direction: Maurício Domene; Art Direction / Costumes / Choreography / External Direction: Ângela Etell; Editing and Finishing: WN Productions Marc Films; Songs: Cláudia Rezende, Dedé Paraizo, Ando, Gold Faith; Original Soundtrack: Walther Neto & Maurício Domene DP/ Cinematograph: Walther Neto, Gabriel Prandini; Production Design: Renata Generoso & Ciça Kramer; Editing & Color: Ancelmo de castro & Walther Neto

Starring: Mônica Carvalho (leading actress); Ricardo Macchi (supporting actor); Cleiton Morais (leading actress), Are Attending

Storyline: Strangers in the Night" is an emotional journey through the pulsating streets of São Paulo, where fleeting glances can change destinies forever. Set in a single night, the film intertwines three stories of self-discovery, love, and rebirth, capturing the city's vibrant artistic and nocturnal universe. Director, Producer Cast Attending

Time to go Party starts at 22:00 hours .. and few steps away at the Prestigious Monaco location 'ROBUCHON MONACO' till Midnight with plenty of the finest Champagne and Michelin star goddies to taste the Best and forget the rest...all VIP Industry Guest are being invited to participate and to celebrate film & script...and to connect one another.