The 17th edition of the Monte-Carlo Comedy Film Festival ( Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comédie , MCFFC ), the most popular kermesse under the high patronage of the Sovereign Prince and the Italian Embassy , created and directed by Ezio Greggio , was held from the 5th until the 9th October . France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Italy , Israel , Kosovo , Spain , United Kingdom and USA were well represented through motion pictures . The Oscar-awarded actor , film producer , screen writer and film director Nick Vallelonga presides over a truly « pink » Technical Jury , made of skilled female celebrities , Sabrina Impacciatore , Maggie Civantos and Lotte Verbeek . As usual , the Audience Jury also made its voice be heard to narrow down the finalists awarded during the Awarding Gala on Saturday the 10th October 2020 just after a glamorous Red Carpet . The German production « Nightlife » directed by Simon Verhoeven was awarded the first prize as the Best Film Direction , the Best Movie and the most preferred Audience choice . On Monday the 5th , comedy lovers could benefit from the Monegasque preview of « Un Triomphe » ( The Big Hit ), a meaningful movie by Emmanuel Courcol that opened the Cannes Festival late in October .

At the top : the Jury members Lotte Verbeek , Maggie Civantos , Sabrina Impacciatore , Nick Vallelonga

At the bottom : Patrice Leconte being awarded the MCFF Career Award by Ezio Greggio and Kate Katzman

Alex left behind a trail of destruction in the Maritime Alps region and on the coastline , an atmospheric phenomenon of abnormal proportions , generated on the Atlantic Ocean that quickly descended on the Mediterranean Basin hitting Nice area , the Principality and the Italian Riviera , on Friday the 2nd October . On Friday the 9th October 2020 , the Sovereign Prince and a delegation of French-Monegasque authorities visited the flooded zones on board two helicopters , making a stop at Roquebillière , a well-known thermal resort particularly affected by the storm . The Sovereign Prince has promptly allocated , in solidarity , financial assistance equal to four million euros intended to support the reconstruction both in the French hinterland and on the Italian side , notably Ventimiglia , harshly hit by floods . From a health perspective , about sixty specialist staff from Monaco ’ s Cardio-Thoracic Centre , the Red Cross and Princess Grace Hospital have been volunteering to offer support to the hospital of Tende in close cooperation with PACA Agency of Health . Moreover , Monaco ’ s Fire Department and the Carabiniers have been actively engaged in rescue operations in between the Var and Roya rivers .

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