THE TEAM
What is the MONACO CHARITY FILM FESTIVAL?
The Monaco Charity Film Festival is a venue that brings worldwide attention to new, emerging filmmakers as well as raising money to help impoverished and abandoned children around the world. This dual-focus event transcends the Cannes Film Festival in its humanitarian efforts and scope, and provides a wide variety of film workshops to gifted men and women from around the globe.
The festival takes place in multiple locations in Monaco, Monte Carlo, providing elegant backgrounds for the hopes of international talents.
In the span of two short years, the festival has grown in reputation and loyalty. Founder Vincente-Andres Zaragoza says of the festival, “We are fortunate that our festival takes place in such a culturally dynamic principality, and with this in mind, our intention is to ensure that the festival continues to consolidate its position as a vibrant, world-class event.”
Offering independent films, documentaries, and full length features, the Monaco Charity Film Festival offers visitors and viewers from around the world a glimpse into the untapped talents of film makers from around the world, and awards for best film, director, actor and promising film makers of the future.
Georges N. Chamchoum - Program & Artistic Director
Award-winning Film Director & Producer born in Niger, West Africa of Lebanese origin. Entered the Film Industry in 1968 after graduating with Honors from the Conservatoire du Cinema Francais (Paris). Directed and Produced over 35 features between Europe, Africa, Middle East & the USA, most of them Award-Winning Films (Feature and Documentaries) at various International Film Festival, Cannes, Berlin, Cairo, Moscow etc….
Directed his 1st Feature Film Salam after Death at age 21. His movies have always been socially and politically minded. More…
The MCFF LA Team
Georges Chamchoum: Artistic & Program Director – Jomin96@aol.com
John Reed: Technical Director – MRP@aol.com
Delphine Kim: Executive Assistant – copine@hotmail.com
Jina Yoo: Selection Committee & Jury Coordinator – jinaism77@gmail.com
Cida Gonçalves Selection Committee & Executive Director, Brazilian Tribute Committee – cida@8starentertainment.com
Mohammed Rouda: Festival Advisor merci4404@earthlink.net
Monica Witschi: Consultant on Vision of Tibet Tribute monica.witschi@hispeed.ch –
www.light-for-tibetan-children.ch
SELECTION COMMITTEE 2010:
Nicolas Khabbaz (Lebanon): nkhabbaz@ndu.edu.lb
Peter Kwon petematrix@yahoo.com
Min-sook Lee sookmin@aol.com
Curie Park (South Korea) herecomescurie@hotmail.com
Matthieu Wolmark, Association Solution pour une Meilleure Planète
(Solutions for a Better Planet non profit organization)
E-mail
www.solutionsforabetterplanet.org
Watch our video about the Monaco Charity Film Festival
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR GREAT SUPPORTERS WHO MAKE THE MONACO FILM FESTIVAL SUCH A SUCCESS
Park Keon-seop, Film & Media Board President, Im Kwon-taek School of Film & Performing Arts, Dongseo University, Busan, Korea – www.dongseo.ac.kr
Emile Chahine Film Scholar, Beirut Lebanon
John Reed HOLLYWOOD2YOU.TV is your link to Major and Independent Film NEWS, Film Festivals NEWS, Actor Interviews, Filmmaker Interviews & Film Industry NEWS updates.
MUSIC ROOM PICTURES – “Visual & Musical Art in Motion” – Film, TV, Music, Toys & Interactive Game Production& Development Partners.
FiGa Films Home of the new Latin Cinema – Sandro Fiorin & Alex Garcia
www.figafilms.com
George Shamieh & Chevonne O’Shaunghnessy, www.aci-americancinema.com
KoBura Film Production, www.koburafilm.com
Andre Morgan, Ruddy Morgan Organization, Los Angeles – www.ruddymorgan.org
Mohammed Rouda, Film Critic, www.shadowsandphantoms.blogspot.com
Jody Jaress, www.jodyjaress.com
Mi-jeong Lee, Director/Producer and Staff Member of CINÉ-ASIE
Omar Kaczmarczik, Producer/Sales Agent: www.LongTale.com
mecFILM: Middle Eastern Cinema: www.mecfilm.de
Edgar Najjar, Writer
Cinemaginaire – Montreal, Canada www.cinemaginaire.com
Ceylan KARACA, NARSIST FILM / DUNYA MUZIK
Yıldırım Oğuz Göker cad., 8. Gazeteciler Sitesi, A3 Blok No:6 Akatlar
Levent İSTANBUL, Tel: +90 212 284 02 12
Silvia Pinterova, Film Europe
Sun Kim, www.talent1media.org – sunkim@talent1media.org
Mary Doumith (Australia): marydoumith@hotmail.com
http://www.imdb.com
Khalil Benkirane, Executive Producer, Education City, PO Box 23190 Doha, Qatar
Natalia J. Gruszecka – Warsaw, Poland
David Steinhoff, www.presencefilms.com.au
Left to right: Georges Chamchoum, Program Director of the Monaco Charity Film Festival, Kim Tae-gyun Director of Selected Short (Dongseo Uni Showcase) School Uniform Day, Park Keon-seop Film & Media Board President, Film & Video Department Dongseo University, Busan, South Korea
Dongseo University Film Students with Park Keon-seop.
TESTIMONIALS
Isabel Echeverry
One of the main directors of the Festival is an actress and film agent that worked for many years in a talent agency assisting her famous agent boss to manage the movie careers of actors like Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Sharon Stone, Richard Geer, Jennifer Lopez – among many other Meet Isabel Echeverry…
