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 around the delightful principality, including the Casino de Monaco and the Hotel de Paris, 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 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 Gonzalves – Selection Committee Advisor for Special Tribute
Watch our video about the Monaco Charity Film Festival
THE JURY
David Hun Choi, Film Critic (South Korea)
Min-sook Lee, Costume Designer (USA)
Nathan Marlow, Actor (USA)
John Reed, Producer/Sound Design (USA)
Georges Chamchoum, Jury Delegate
HRH Princess Nauf AL SAUD, art patron of the film festival
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR GREAT SUPPORTERS WHO MAKE THE MONACO FILM FESTIVAL SUCH A SUCCESS
1/ Park Keon-seop, Film & Media Board President, Im Kwon-taek School of Film & Performing Arts, Dongseo University, Busan, Korea – www.dongseo.ac.kr
2/ Emile Chahine & Nicolas Khabbaz from Notre Dame University, Lebanon
3/ Cida Goncalves, 8 Star Entertainment, Los Angeles
4/ John Reed HOLLYWOOD2YOU.TV is your link to Major and Independent Film NEWS, Film Festivals NEWS, Actor Interviews, Filmmaker Interviews & Film Industry NEWS updates.
5/ Andre Morgan, Ruddy Morgan Organization, Los Angeles – www.ruddymorgan.org
6/ Mohammed Rouda, Film Critic, Director of Competition at Dubai International
Film Festival and Author, www.shadowsandphantoms.blogspot.com
7/ Jody Jaress, www.jodyjaress.com
8/ Chris Kriesa, Actor, More info on IMDb
9/ Matthias Hues, Actor, www.matthiashues.com
10/ MUSIC ROOM PICTURES – “Visual & Musical Art in Motion” – Film, TV, Music, Toys & Interactive Game Production& Development Partners.
11/ Mi-jeong Lee, Director/Producer and Staff Member of CINÉ-ASIE
12/ Omar Kaczmarczik, Producer/Sales Agent: www.LongTale.com
13/ mecFILM: Middle Eastern Cinema: www.mecfilm.de
14/ Jamie Johnson, Photographer : www.jamiejohnsonphotography.com
15/ Edgar Najjar, Writer
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…
LESIA NAUMENKO – a top model with the Ford Modeling Agency and a Pentium Fund scholar at the American University in Paris. She is one of the most beautiful models in the world. Plus she has the brains – a top achiever in school – studying mathematics, economics and International Finance. Warning to all – don’t try to discuss economics and finance with her, you will just be embarrassed. Meet Lesia
