2021 television festival
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
The following juries were named for the festival:[4]
Competition
Official selection
In competition
The following series were selected to compete:[5]
The following series were selected to compete:
| Title
|
Original title
|
Creator(s)
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Production countrie(s)
|
| About Saturday
|
Etter lørdag
|
Liv Mari Ulla Mortensen
|
Norway
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| 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
The following series were screened out of competition:[6]
Awards
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
The following honorary awards were presented at the festival:[8][9][10]
References
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (8 October 2021). "Season 4 of Canneseries gets under way". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Hopewell, John (8 December 2020). "Canneseries 2021 Confirms Mid-April Dates and Hybrid Format, Push for Inclusivity". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Dalton, Ben (14 October 2021). "Finland's 'Mister8' wins top prizes at Canneseries". Screen Daily. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Canneseries Reveals Official Competition Jury". Todo TV News. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (21 September 2021). "Canneseries reveals competition line-up of 10 buzzy international series". Screen Daily. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (21 September 2021). "CanneSeries Unveils Competition Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Hopewell, John (13 October 2021). "'Mister 8,' 'The Allegation' Win Big at Canneseries". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Friedmann, Chloé (11 October 2021). "Phoebe Dynevor : "Je me suis toujours sentie comme une outsider"". Madame Figaro. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Canneseries 2021. Interview with Laurie Nunn". Fade to Her. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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