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WORDS OF WISDOM IN MONACO
United States . Last year we had Nick Vallelonga , the winner of two Oscars in the jury of the festival . He is now one of our ambassadors in the United States .
What I love the most about Monaco is the security and respect they have for residents .
© Rosanna Calò
: What is harmony for you ? How do you find it in your life ?
EG : When you just feel good being with your friends , and to be healthy and happy . When you feel good inside , you can work well .
Film director and screenwriter Patrice Leconte , Ezio Greggio and actress Kate Katzman at the 17 th MCFF , 2020
international , but American humour is completely different from Russian or Chinese .
: You have worked on some of your projects in Hollywood . Is the world of European cinema different from the industry in America ?
EG : The American industry is big and domestic , there is a big tradition and a big market . Cinema is in the DNA of American people and it influences other industries . Italy , England and France , they too have their own industries .
© Ezio Greggio
During my career I worked with Mel Brooks ( famous American director , writer , actor , comedian , producer , and composer ), Leslie Nielsen ( Canadian-American actor , comedian and producer ), and produced my movies in the
A poster of ‘ The Silence of the Hams ’ ( Il silenzio dei prosciutti ) movie ( 1993 )
: Do you think that Monaco is a special place ?
Ezio Greggio , film director , screenwriter and producer Costa Gavras , film director , screenwriter and producer John Landis , television personality Giorgia Palmas at the 14 th MCFF , 2017
© Marco Piovanotto
EG : What I love the most about Monaco is the security and respect they have for residents . You arrive and you enter a place where the government takes care of you and your kids .
: This year is marked by lockdown , how can you not lose your positivity ? What is your secret ?
EG : I have a kind of mission to radiate this warmth , serenity and optimism using social networks , using the TV show I am doing or through my movies . It ’ s really important for me to try to help the people to forget the drama we are living in in this period .
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