The second edition of the Monaco Streaming Film Festival (MCSFF), organised with major Hollywood streaming studios and Reg Grundy Media, was scheduled to take place from 31 May to 3 June 2022 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, shortly after the Cannes Film Festival.
The four-day event promised premieres, VIP receptions, a marketplace exhibition, industry talks and a glamorous gala awards night, bringing film and television professionals to the principality.
Honouring “No Time To Die”
One of the highlights was the festival’s decision to present its Best Film award to No Time To Die, the 25th James Bond film and Daniel Craig’s final outing as 007. Producer Barbara Broccoli, who has overseen the franchise alongside Michael G. Wilson throughout the Craig era, was expected to accept the honour by video link, along with members of the cast.
Broccoli is widely regarded as the guardian of the Bond legacy, protective of the character and committed to keeping the series relevant for new generations. Under her stewardship, the Craig films brought a grittier, more emotional tone to the franchise and won over both critics and audiences.
A farewell to Daniel Craig’s Bond
Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, No Time To Die closed the five-film arc that began with Casino Royale in 2006. The film was a major box-office success and gave Craig’s Bond a definitive and emotional ending, something no previous actor in the role had received.
Craig’s tenure follows a line of celebrated Bonds, including Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan, each of whom left their own mark on the character and helped build one of cinema’s most enduring legends.
A personal connection
The tribute carried special meaning because the Monaco Streaming Film Festival was founded and is run by Christian and Geoffrey Moore, sons of the late Sir Roger Moore, who played Bond in seven films between 1973 and 1985. For them, honouring the latest chapter of the franchise was a fitting way to celebrate a character so closely tied to their family’s history.
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