Another Asiansation, Karylle Tatlonghari is nominated as Best Actress in the 52nd Monte Carlo TV Festival 2012 for her performance in the pan-Asian TV series, The Kitchen Musical (which is also nominated as Best Drama TV series).
The said TV festival will be held in Monaco this June 10-14, 2012.
In The Kitchen Musical, Karylle plays the role of Maddie Avilon, a fresh graduate of Le Cordon Bleu who lands a job as the sous chef in her father's restaurant. She struggles to show her individuality and creativity in the hands of the head chef, Alex Marcus played by Stephen Rahman-Hughes.
Aside from Karylle, another Filipino, Arthur Acuña is also nominated in the said festival. Art, who plays The Avilon manager Harry Shaw is nominated as Best Actor together with Alex Marcus himself, Stephen Rahman-Hughes. Rosemary Vandenbroucke (as Selena Argon, the sommelier) is also nominated for Best Actress.
The Kitchen Musical has been previously nominated for two categories at the prestigious 2012 New York Festivals under the International Television & Film Awards competition for “Best Writing” and “Best Performance.”
The Kitchen Musical is set to air its 2nd season this May.
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