2023 Cannes International Series Festival
LocationCannes, France
Founded2018
AwardsBest Series (The Lesson)
Festival date14–19 April 2023
Websitecanneseries.com/en

The 6th Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 14 to 19 April 2023 in Cannes, France.[1] This year marks the debut of the Documentary section.[2]

The Best Series award went to the Norwegian political comedy series Power Play.[3]

Juries

The following juries were named for the festival.

Competition

Short Form Competition

Documentary Competition

  • Asif Kapadia, British film director, Jury President
  • Mélissa Theuriau, French producer and journalist
  • Nathalie Marchak, French screenwriter and director

Official selection

In competition

The following series were selected to compete:[4]

Title Original title Creator(s) Production countrie(s) Network
Bargain Ransom Byun Seung-min South Korea TVING, Paramount+
Carthago Reshef Levi & Tomer Shani & Yannets Levi Israel Kan 11
Childhood Dreams De Droom van de Jeugd Marnie Blok & Bram Schouw & Idse Grotenhuis Netherlands KRO-NCRV, NPO 1
Corduroy Hadas Ben Aroya Israel Hot
Dead Ringers Alice Birch United States Prime Video
Good Morning Chuck (Or the Art of Harm Reduction) Bon matin Chuck (ou l'art de réduire les méfaits) Nicolas Pinson & Jean-François Rivard & Mathieu Cyr & Émilie Lemay-Perreault Canada Bell Media, Crave
Power Play Makta Silje Storstein & Kristin Grue & Johan Fasting Norway NRK
Prisoner Huset Kim Fupz Aakeson Denmark DR
Spinners Benjamin Hoffman & Joachim Landau France, South Africa Showmax, Canal+, Canal+ Afrique
Tapie Tristan Séguéla & Olivier Demangel France Netflix

Short Form Competition

The following series were selected to compete:

Title Original title Creator(s) Production countrie(s) Network
Appetite Mohini Herse Australia SBS
Easy Peasy MannDag Fridtjof Stensæth Josefsen Norway NRK
Groundbreaking Patrick William Smith Ireland, United States
L'air d'aller Jean-Christophe Réhel Canada Télé-Québec
The Left-Handed Son El hijo zurdo Rafael Cobos Spain Movistar Plus+
Missing Se Busca Mariano Pozzi Argentina UN3
Out of Touch Handen på Hjärtat Mikael Ljung Sweden C More
Roomies Kato De Boeck & Flo Van Deuren Belgium VRT 1
Streams Flow from a River Christopher Yip Canada Super Channel
Terrain Sensible Marseille mon amour Aurélie Meimon & Daphné Chollet & Nicolas Lopez & Emma Benestan France Arte

Documentary Competition

The following series were selected to compete:

Title Original title Creator(s) Production countrie(s) Network
The Chevaline Killings: Finding the Missing Piece Chevaline Brendan Kemmet France
Draw for Change! Vincent Coen & Guillaume Vandenberghe Belgium Arte, VRT, RTBF, SWR, WDR
Juan Carlos: Downfall of the King Juan Carlos: Liebe, Geld, Verrat Christian Beetz Germany Sky
Lac-Mégantic: This Is Not an Accident Lac-Mégantic - ceci n'est pas un accident Philippe Falardeau Canada VRAI
Miracle N°71 Mirakel N°71 Nathalie Basteyns Belgium VRT
Reading Again Mafalda Releyendo Mafalda Argentina Disney+

Out of competition

The following series were screened out of competition:

Title Original title Creator(s) Production countrie(s) Network
The Brigade B.R.I Jérémie Guez & Erwan Augoyard France Canal+
Fatal Attraction Alexandra Cunningham & Kevin J. Hynes United States Paramount+
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (season 5) Amy Sherman-Palladino United States Prime Video
Silo Graham Yost United Kingdom Apple TV+

Awards

The following awards were presented at the festival:[5]

  • Best Series: Power Play by Silje Storstein, Kristin Grue and Johan Fasting
  • Best Screenplay: Jeon Woo-sung, Choi Byeong-yun and Kwak Jae-min for Bargain
  • Best Music: Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim, Andrea Louise Horstad, Kristoffer Lo and Eivind Helgerød for Power Play
  • Best Performance: Dar Zuzovsky for Corduroy
  • Special Interpretation Award: Carthago
  • High School Award for Best Series: Carthago by Reshef Levi, Tomer Shani and Yannets Levi
  • Best Short Form Series: The Left-Handed Son by Rafael Cobos
  • Student Award for Best Short Form Series: L'air d'aller by Jean-Christophe Réhel
  • Best Documentary Series: Draw for Change! by Vincent Coen and Guillaume Vandenberghe

Special awards

The following honorary awards were presented at the festival:[6][7][8]

References

  1. Leffler, Rebecca (28 March 2023). "Canneseries 2023 line-up includes world premieres of 'Dead Ringers', 'Fatal Attraction', 'Silo'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. Repiton, Isabelle (28 March 2023). "Canneseries 2023 : le documentaire s'invite pour la saison 6". Ecran Total. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. Roxborough, Scott (19 April 2023). "Norwegian Political Comedy 'Power Play' Wins 2023 Canneseries". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  4. Hopewell, John; Barraclough, Leo (28 March 2023). "Canneseries: 'Dead Ringers,' 'Fatal Attraction,' 'Tapie' Join 'Silo' in Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  5. Balaga, Marta (19 April 2023). "Norwegian Political Satire 'Power Play' Wins at Canneseries, as 'Bargain,' 'Carthago' and 'Corduroy' Also Scoop Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  6. Roxborough, Scott (28 March 2023). "Canneseries: Sarah Michelle Gellar to Receive Icon Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  7. Barraclough, Leo (15 April 2023). "Rebecca Ferguson Attends World Premiere of Dystopian Series 'Silo' at Canneseries, Morfydd Clark Receives Rising Star Award". Variety. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  8. Rivet, Delphine (21 April 2023). ""Écrire, c'est faire sa propre propagande" : on a discuté avec Joey Soloway, Prix Konbini de l'Engagement à Canneséries". Konbini. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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