The 2026 Monte-Carlo Television Festival unveils its prize list

A Danish series, a Palestinian film and Gomorrah – Les Origines were crowned this Tuesday evening in Monaco.

While Kurt Russell was honored this Tuesday evening, the Monte-Carlo Television Festival revealed in advance the winners of its 65th edition, awarded by an international jury chaired by Lesley Manville, star of The Crown, and in which we notably found the actor of Grey’s Anatomy, Kevin McKidd, the French actress Frédérique Bel or the American creator of The Office, Greg Daniels. Fiction Fadia leaves with three major awards, while France also stands out in the documentary and reporting categories. Find the entire list below:

FICTION

Best film
Fadia (Palestine / Israel)

Best series
The Uniform (Denmark)

Best creation
Gomorrah – The Origins (Italy)

Best actress
Yara Jarrar (Fadia)

Best Actor
Johannes Hegemann (Olivia)

Special jury prize
Fadia (Palestine / Israel)

AUDIENCE AWARD

Audience Award (in partnership with BetaSeries)
PONIES

MAJOR REPORTS & NEWS

Best major report on Society or Culture
Mission Investigate: The Hunt (Sweden)

Best major Geopolitical or Conflict report
The War, Donald Trump and us (France)

Special jury prize
Into the Void: Putin’s Foreign Fighters (UK)

DIGITAL

Best original digital creation
Next-Door Families – What Makes a Family? (South Korea)

Best documentary in digital format
The hidden side of CDG airport at night (France)

PRINCE RAINIER III SPECIAL PRICE

PFAS, Our Forever Poisons (France / Belgium)

SPECIAL PRICES

AMADE Price
Child Protection: The Scandal of Minors in Prostitution (France)

Monegasque Red Cross Prize
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia / France)