UNDER THE HONORARY PRESIDENCY OF H.S.H. PRINCE ALBERT II OF MONACO UNDER THE HONORARY PRESIDENCY OF H.S.H. PRINCE ALBERT II OF MONACO Contact: Press Office [email protected] PRESS RELEASE GOLDEN NYMPH NOMINEES FOR 59 th MONTE-CARLO TELEVISION FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED Monaco, 14 May 2019 The nominees for the Golden Nymph Awards, which will be presented at the 59th edition of Monte- Carlo Television Festival, to be held from 14 to 18 June, have been announced*. Across six news and fiction categories, 28 programs from 17 countries are officially selected to compete for this outstanding recognition. The laureates will be announced at the Red Carpet event on the final evening of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, on Tuesday 18 June. Laurent Puons, CEO of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, comments: "We are delighted to celebrate so many strong nominees from all parts of the world in this year’s Golden Nymph Awards. I know that our renowned jury members will use their combined professional skills to select the ultimate winners. The quality and diversity of the official selection this year once again highlights the competition’s position as one of the most influential in the world of international television production.” The annual event celebrates the very best of television and delivers marketing and public relations opportunities to producers and distributors looking to access a large group of international print and on- camera journalists to promote and support their sales to worldwide broadcasters. The Fiction category is composed of Comedy TV Series, Drama and Long Fiction Programs (TV Films & Mini Series). 9 Golden Nymph are awarded for this category. Discover the official selection : www.tvfestival.com/en/competition/nominees