2018 Canneseries

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2018 Cannes International Series Festival
Location Cannes, France
Founded2018
AwardsBest Series ( When Heroes Fly )
Festival date4–11 April 2018
Website canneseries.com/en
Canneseries

The inaugural edition of Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 4 to 11 April 2018 in Cannes, France. [1] Danish actress Sidse Babett Knudsen served as the patron of the festival edition. [2]

Contents

Israel-Colombian drama series When Heroes Fly won the Best Series of the festival. [3]

Juries

The following juries were named for the festival. [4]

Competition

Short Form Competition

Official selection

In competition

The following series were selected to compete: [5]

TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network
Cacciatore: The Hunter Il CacciatoreSilvia Ebreul & Marcello Izzo & Alfonso SabellaItaly Rai 2
Félix Cesc Gay Spain Movistar Plus+
Here on Earth Aquí en la Tierra Gael García Bernal & Jorge Dorantes & Kyzza TerrazasMexico Fox Premium Latin American
Killing Eve Phoebe Waller-Bridge United Kingdom BBC America
Miguel Daphna Levin & Tom SalamaIsrael Hot 3
Mother 마더Jee-young ParkSouth Korea tvN
State of Happiness LykkelandMette Marit Bølstad & Siv Rajendram Eliassen & Synnøve HørsdalNorway NRK1
The TypistDie Protokollantin Nina Grosse Germany ZDF
Undercover Nico MoolenaarBelgium, Netherlands Eén
When Heroes Fly בשבילה גיבורים עפיםOmri GivonIsrael, Colombia Keshet 12

Short Form Competition

The following series were selected to compete: [6]

TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)
The ArenaL'ArèneMarjorie ArmstrongCanada
AtropaEli SasichUnited States
Bite Size Horror—United States
Bonding Rightor DoyleUnited States
Cabeza MadreÉdouard SalierCuba, France
CamioneroJacques ToulemondeColombia, France
Dominos Zoé Pelchat Canada
If I Were YouSi fueras túJavier Olivares & Javier Pascual & Annaïs SchaaffSpain
Immature Sameer Saxena India
Memento MoriLee Young-sookSouth Korea

Out of competition

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

TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network
Safe (closing series) Harlan Coben United Kingdom C8, Netflix
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (Official Competition opening series)—United States, Canada Epix
Versailles (season 3) (opening series) Simon Mirren & David Wolstencroft France, Canada, United Kingdom, United States Canal+

Awards

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

Special award

The following honorary award was presented at the festival: [9]

References

  1. ↑ Schneider, Michael (16 October 2017). "Canneseries TV Festival Details Competition Eligibility, and What's In Store As It Launches Next April". IndieWire . Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (16 October 2017). "New Cannes TV festival details revealed". Screen Daily . Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Hopewell, John (11 April 2018). "'When Heroes Fly,' 'State of Happiness' Top Canneseries". Variety . Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (7 March 2018). "Harlan Coben to Head Canneseries Jury". Variety. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Richford, Rhonda (13 March 2018). "CanneSeries: Sandra Oh, Gael Garcia Bernal Dramas Highlight TV Fest Competition Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Dalton, Ben (13 March 2018). "2018 Canneseries competition line-up includes Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Gael García Bernal projects". Screen Daily. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa; Hopewell, John (13 March 2018). "Canneseries Unveils Competition Lineup for Inaugural Edition". Variety. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  8. ↑ White, Peter (11 April 2018). "Keshet's Israeli Drama 'When Heroes Fly' Wins Best Series At Canneseries – Full Competition Winners Revealed". Deadline . Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Hopewell, John (7 April 2018). "Michelle Dockery Receives First Variety Icon Award for Canneseries". Variety. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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