‘Vanguard’ Wins Series Award at Monte-Carlo Television Festival as Robin Wright Takes Crystal Nymph

Sweden’s “Vanguard” won the Golden Nymph Award for best series at the 64th Monte-Carlo Television Festival Tuesday, while Sweden’s “On a Day in September” won best fiction film. Robin Wright received the Crystal Nymph Award from Prince Albert II of Monaco to recognize her career achievements.

The ceremony made an awkward start when during a dance sequence between the co-hosts, British actor Ricky Whittle and French singer Shy’m, the latter suffered a wardrobe malfunction. The pair maintained their savoir faire and continued with the ceremony without referring to the incident.

“Vanguard,” starring Jakob Oftebro, tells the story of real-life media mogul and technological trailblazer Jan Stenbeck. The lead writer is Alex Haridi and the director is Goran Kapetanović.

“On a Day in September” looks at a meeting between German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and French Prime Minister Charles de Gaulle, which marked the birth of the European unification movement. It was written by Fred Breinersdorfer and directed by Kai Wessel, and starred Burghart Klaußner and Jean-Yves Berteloot.

Oftebro won best actor for “Vanguard” and Hélène Alexandridis won best actress for “On a Day in September.”

The Jury Special Prize went to “Good Cop/Bad Cop” for the cast performance; South Africa’s “Don’t Give Up” won the prize for best creation; and the Public Prize was picked up by “The Bombing of Pan Am 103.”

Judith Light, the president of the fiction jury, said in her speech: “At this particular time in our world, where we are so divided and facing numerous challenges, where our cultures, where our artistry and creativity is being questioned, and in some cases, erased, there is no better place to come together to remind ourselves and the world that it is our artistry and our creativity that is most needed at this time.”

The documentary prize was taken by “Chemical Submission, Shifting the Shame,” produced by Capa Presse in France, and the news program award went to “Witness – Please Enjoy Our Tragedies,” produced by Please Enjoy Productions for Al Jazeera English in Qatar. The Jury Special Prize went to “Children in the Fire,” which was produced by Unbroken Generation Production, Karandash Animation Studio and PFX.

The Prince Rainier III Special Prize went to “Rewilding Sharks,” the Amade Prize was awarded to “Children in the Fire,” and the Monaco Red Cross Prize was given to “L’ange de Boutcha.”