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2021 Canneseries

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2021 Cannes International Series Festival
LocationCannes, France
Founded2018
AwardsBest Series (Mister 8)
Festival date8–13 October 2021
Websitecanneseries.com/en
Canneseries

The 4th Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 8 to 13 October 2021 in Cannes, France.[1] It was scheduled to be held from 9 to 14 April but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic-related concerns.[2]

Finnish thriller comedy series Mister 8 won the Best Series award.[3]

Juries

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The following juries were named for the festival:[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
The Allegation Glauben Oliver Berben & Jan Ehlert Germany TVNow, VOX
Awake Kljun Srđan Dragojević Serbia Nova
Christian Enrico Audenino & Valerio Cilio & Roberto Saku Cinardi Italy Sky Italia
Countrymen Jordbrukerne Izer Aliu & Anne Bjørnstad Norway Arte, NRK
Dreams of Alice Сны Алисы Anastasiya Volkova Russia TV-3
Limbo... Until It's Over Limbo… Hasta que lo decida Mariano Cohn & Gastón Duprat Argentina Star+
Mister 8 Teemu Nikki & Jani Pösö Finland Elisa Viihde
Sad City Girls Yeladot Sach'sechaniot Talya Lavie & Shir Reuven Israel Hot
Totems Olivier Dujols & Juliette Soubrier France Amazon Prime Video
Unknowns עלומים Tawfik Abu-Wael & Guy Sidis & Nirit Yaron Israel Kan

Short Form Competition

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The following series were selected to compete:

Title Original title Creator(s) Production countrie(s)
About Saturday Etter lørdag Liv Mari Ulla Mortensen Norway
Adi Shankar's The Guardians of Justice (Will Save You!) Adi Shankar United States, Spain, Finland
Dumped Larguée Kaycie Chase France
Hudson Falls – A Ray McClane Mystery Elias Plagianos United States
i-ART Alexandre da Silva & Marvin Gofin France
Lockdown Gilles Coulier & Maarten Moerkerke Belgium
Pops Батя Artem Loginov & Anton Shchukin & Anton Zaitsev Russia
Sheker Arystan Kaunev & Kuat Sadykov Kazakhstan
This Is Not a Hotel Esto no es un hotel Dana Crosa Argentina
Wipe Me Away Je voudrais qu'on m'efface Eric Piccoli Canada

Out of competition

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The following series were screened out of competition:[6]

Title Original title Creator(s) Production countrie(s) Network
All the Way Up (season 2) (opening series) Validé Giulio Callegari & Franck Gastambide & Xavier Lacaille & Charles van Tieghem France Canal+
Around the World in 80 Days Ashley Pharoah & Caleb Ranson France, United Kingdom France 2, ZDF, RAI
Gomorrah (season 5) (closing series) Gomorra - La serie Roberto Saviano Italy Sky Atlantic
Sisi Andreas Gutzeit & Robert Krause & Elena Hell Germany RTL

Awards

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The following awards were presented at the festival:[7]

  • Best Series: Mister 8 by Teemu Nikki and Jani Pösö
  • Dior Grand Award: The Allegation by Oliver Berben and Jan Ehlert
  • Best Screenplay: Ferdinand von Schirach for The Allegation
  • Best Music: Giorgio Giampa for Christian
  • Special Interpretation Prize: Countrymen by Izer Aliu and Anne Bjørnstad
  • Best Performance: for Pekka Strang for Mister 8
  • High School Prize for Best Series: Countrymen by Izer Aliu and Anne Bjørnstad
  • Audience Award: Awake by Srđan Dragojević
  • Best Short Form Series: About Saturday by Liv Mari Ulla Mortensen
  • Dior Revelation Award for Best Short Form Series: Wipe Me Away by Eric Piccoli
  • Student Prize for Best Short Form Series: Lockdown by

Special awards

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The following honorary awards were presented at the festival:[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (8 October 2021). "Season 4 of Canneseries gets under way". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. ^ Hopewell, John (8 December 2020). "Canneseries 2021 Confirms Mid-April Dates and Hybrid Format, Push for Inclusivity". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. ^ Dalton, Ben (14 October 2021). "Finland's 'Mister8' wins top prizes at Canneseries". Screen Daily. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Canneseries Reveals Official Competition Jury". Todo TV News. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (21 September 2021). "Canneseries reveals competition line-up of 10 buzzy international series". Screen Daily. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  6. ^ Roxborough, Scott (21 September 2021). "CanneSeries Unveils Competition Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  7. ^ Hopewell, John (13 October 2021). "'Mister 8,' 'The Allegation' Win Big at Canneseries". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  8. ^ Ravindran, Manori (8 October 2021). "Connie Britton Receives Variety Icon Award: 'My Goal Has Always Been to Reflect Women Back to Themselves'". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  9. ^ Friedmann, Chloé (11 October 2021). "Phoebe Dynevor : "Je me suis toujours sentie comme une outsider"". Madame Figaro. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Canneseries 2021. Interview with Laurie Nunn". Fade to Her. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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