2019 Canneseries

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2019 Cannes International Series Festival
Location Cannes, France
Founded2018
AwardsBest Series ( Perfect Life )
Festival date5–10 April 2019
Website canneseries.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]

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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

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

Short Form Competition

Official selection

In competition

The following series were selected to compete: [5]

TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network
Bauhaus: A New EraDie Neue Zeit Lars Kraume Germany Arte
The Feed Channing PowellUnited 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
MagnusVidar MagnussenNorway NRK1
Nehama נחמה Reshef Levi Israel Hot
The OutbreakЭпидемияPavel KostomarovRussia TV-3
Perfect Life Déjate Llevar Leticia Dolera Spain Movistar Plus+
Studio TararaTim van AelstBelgium VTM
The Twelve De twaalfSanne Nuyens & Bert van DaelBelgium Eén

Short Form Competition

The following series were selected to compete: [6]

TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)
Do Not Disturb Michael Haussman & Larry VolpiUnited Kingdom
The Fucking LiarsLos mentirososAlejandro JovicArgentina
Golden Revenge Josh Gardner & Tom Stern United States
La Maison des FollesMara JolyCanada
Noche de AmorAgustina Levati & Pedro LevatiArgentina
Over and Out Christiaan Van Vuuren & Adele VukoAustralia
Robbie Hood Tanith Glynn-Maloney & Dylan River Australia
Simone & moi, une amitié mécaniqueLaurène Dervieux & Soukaïna MeflahFrance
Teodor pas de H Nathalie Doummar & Julien HurteauCanada
WarigamiEddie KimCanada

Out of competition

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

TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network
Beecham House Paul Mayeda Berges & Gurinder Chadha & Shahrukh Husain United Kingdom ITV
NOS4A2 Jami O'BrienUnited States AMC
Now Apocalypse Gregg Araki United States Starz
The Rook Stephen Garrett & Karyn Usher & Lisa ZwerlingUnited Kingdom Starz
Vernon Subutex(opening series)Cathy VerneyFrance Canal+
Years and Years Russell T Davies United Kingdom BBC One

Awards

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

Special awards

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

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  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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