Kristin Scott Thomas Receives Monte-Carlo Golden Nymph, Discusses ‘Slow Horses’ and Previews Second Film at Festival

Kristin Scott Thomas accepted the Golden Nymph Award at the opening ceremony of the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival on Friday night, according to Deadline, after which she returned for a press conference the following morning. At the event, she spoke with festival media in a setting that highlighted both her international career and the current profile of her television work.

During the press conference, Deadline reported that Scott Thomas moved between English and French as she addressed questions from the room. The festival, which is organized around international television production and premieres, used the award ceremony and the subsequent press availability to position the recognized performers and creative talent for ongoing industry attention throughout the week.

Scott Thomas’s comments also focused on her role in Slow Horses, the Apple TV+ series. Deadline described the discussion as part of her broader conversation about playing an “icy” character on the show, with Scott Thomas providing perspective on how she approaches performance for a series built around workplace tension and institutional friction.

In the same conversation, Scott Thomas also teased plans for a second film project in which she is credited as both writer and director. Deadline described the new effort as her moving further into feature filmmaking, while also maintaining her presence in high-profile television work during the current festival cycle.

The Monte-Carlo Television Festival’s opening ceremony and accompanying press activities are typically treated as industry milestones because they can shape attention and business conversations around distribution, casting, and production calendars. For Scott Thomas, the award adds ceremonial recognition to her ongoing screen presence, while the remarks about Slow Horses and her next film point to a continued dual-track career in television performance and behind-the-camera creative control.

For audiences, festival coverage often functions as an early window into what creators and performers are working on next, but details about the filmmaker’s second movie were limited in the Deadline account. The report did not provide additional specifics such as production start dates, cast, or release timing, leaving those elements to be confirmed through later festival announcements or studio and distributor updates.

What happens next, based on the public portion of the festival program, is continued media engagement during the remaining days of the event and further clarification of Scott Thomas’s film project through the normal channels of film financing, production announcements, or festival-side scheduling. Until then, the confirmed items remain her Golden Nymph recognition, her discussion of Slow Horses, and her stated intention to write and direct another film.