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2019 Canneseries

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2019 Cannes International Series Festival
LocationCannes, France
Founded2018
AwardsBest Series (Perfect Life)
Festival date5–10 April 2019
Websitecanneseries.com/en
Canneseries

The 2nd Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 5 to 10 April 2019 in Cannes, France.[1]

The closing ceremony was hosted by French comedian Monsieur Poulpe and aired live on Canal+.[2] Spanish comedy series Perfect Life won the Best Series of the festival.[3]

Juries

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The following juries were named for the festival. English actor Stephen Fry was set to jury the competition section but withdrew his participation.[4]

Competition

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Short Form Competition

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Official selection

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In competition

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The following series were selected to compete:[5]

Title Original title Creator(s) Production countrie(s) Network
Bauhaus: A New Era Die Neue Zeit Lars Kraume Germany Arte
The Feed Channing Powell United Kingdom Virgin TV
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) Philipp Käßbohrer & Matthias Murmann Germany Netflix
Junichi 潤一 Mitsunobu Kawamura & Eiji Kitahara & Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan Kansai TV
Magnus Vidar Magnussen Norway NRK1
Nehama נחמה Reshef Levi Israel Hot
The Outbreak Эпидемия Pavel Kostomarov Russia TV-3
Perfect Life Déjate Llevar Leticia Dolera Spain Movistar Plus+
Studio Tarara Tim van Aelst Belgium VTM
The Twelve De twaalf Sanne Nuyens & Bert van Dael Belgium Eén

Short Form Competition

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The following series were selected to compete:[6]

Title Original title Creator(s) Production countrie(s)
Do Not Disturb Michael Haussman & Larry Volpi United Kingdom
The Fucking Liars Los mentirosos Alejandro Jovic Argentina
Golden Revenge Josh Gardner & Tom Stern United States
La Maison des Folles Mara Joly Canada
Noche de Amor Agustina Levati & Pedro Levati Argentina
Over and Out Christiaan Van Vuuren & Adele Vuko Australia
Robbie Hood Tanith Glynn-Maloney & Dylan River Australia
Simone & moi, une amitié mécanique Laurène Dervieux & Soukaïna Meflah France
Teodor pas de H Nathalie Doummar & Julien Hurteau Canada
Warigami Eddie Kim Canada

Out of competition

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The following series were screened out of competition:[7]

Title Original title Creator(s) Production countrie(s) Network
Beecham House Paul Mayeda Berges & Gurinder Chadha & Shahrukh Husain United Kingdom ITV
NOS4A2 Jami O'Brien United States AMC
Now Apocalypse Gregg Araki United States Starz
The Rook Stephen Garrett & Karyn Usher & Lisa Zwerling United Kingdom Starz
Vernon Subutex (opening series) Cathy Verney France Canal+
Years and Years Russell T Davies United Kingdom BBC One

Awards

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The following awards were presented at the festival:[8]

Special awards

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The following honorary awards were presented at the festival:[9][10][11]

References

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  1. ^ Croll, Ben (8 April 2019). "Canneseries: How a New Festival in France Illustrates Television's Growing Global Business". IndieWire. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. ^ Richford, Rhonda (10 April 2019). "Spain's 'Perfect Life' Tops CanneSeries Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. ^ Hopewell, John (10 April 2019). "Leticia Dolera's 'Perfect Life,' Comedy, Gender Equality Triumph at Canneseries". Variety. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ^ Richford, Rhonda (13 March 2019). "CanneSeries Unveils Lineup, Stephen Fry to Serve on Jury". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. ^ Hopewell, John; Croll, Ben (13 March 2019). "2019 Canneseries Lineup Unveiled". Variety. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  6. ^ Vang, Jamie (6 April 2019). "'Home Turf,' 'Do Not Disturb,' 'Over and Out' Highlight Canneseries Short Form Competition". Variety. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (13 March 2019). "Canneseries 2019 reveals full line-up". Screen Daily. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  8. ^ "'Perfect Life' wins top prize at Canneseries". Screen Daily. 11 April 2019.
  9. ^ Turchiano, Danielle (28 February 2019). "Diana Rigg to Receive Variety Icon Award at Canneseries". Variety. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Lindsey Morgan (The 100) recevra le Serieously Award à Canneseries". Serieously. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  11. ^ Richford, Rhonda (10 October 2018). "Dominic West Set for CanneSeries' Excellence Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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