Canneseries

{{Short description|Annual television festival held in Cannes, France}}

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| location = Cannes, France

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The Cannes International Series Festival ({{langx|fr|Festival International des Séries de Cannes}}), usually called the Canneseries, is an international television festival held annually in Cannes, France. The festival aims to showcase and promote television series from around the world.{{cite web|url=https://telefilm.ca/en/canadian-content-fully-integrated-into-miptv-in-cannes|title=Canadian content fully integrated into MIPTV in Cannes|work=Telefilm Canada|date=6 April 2018|accessdate=31 January 2023}} The festival is usually held parallel to MIPTV Media Market.

History

In 2014, the Mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard supported the idea of an international television festival held in the city.{{cite web|url=https://www.davidlisnard.fr/canneseries-lidee-pensee-defendue-david-lisnard-enfin-concretisee-debut-dune-idylle-entre-cannes-fans-de-series/|title=CANNESERIES : l'idée pensée et défendue par David Lisnard est enfin concrétisée ! Début d'une idylle entre Cannes et les fans de séries !|work=David Lisnard|date=6 April 2018|accessdate=31 January 2023|archive-date=31 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131090020/https://www.davidlisnard.fr/canneseries-lidee-pensee-defendue-david-lisnard-enfin-concretisee-debut-dune-idylle-entre-cannes-fans-de-series/|url-status=dead}}

In 2017, former French Minister of Culture Fleur Pellerin was appointed as the festival president and Benoît Louvet as the general manager.{{cite web|url=https://videos.lesechos.fr/lesechos/invite-des-echos/fleur-pellerin-le-festival-canneseries-reunira-lecosysteme-des-series/vpxsfl|title=Fleur Pellerin : « Le festival CanneSeries réunira l'écosystème des séries »|work=Les Echos|first=Olivier|last=Harmant|date=30 March 2018|accessdate=31 January 2023}} In June 2017, the first edition of Canneseries was announced to be held in April 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.fr/fashion-culture/fashion-exhibitions/story/everything-you-need-to-know-about-canneseries-2018/1487|title=Everything you need to know about CanneSeries 2018|work=Vogue France|date=14 March 2018|accessdate=31 January 2023|first=Manon|last=Garrigues|translator-first=Lily Kinnear|translator-last=Griffiths}}

Edition

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No. !Year !Date !{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row"\|1st \| 2018 \| 4–11 April \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/2018-canneseries-competition-line-up-revealed/5127406.article\|title=2018 Canneseries competition line-up includes Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Gael García Bernal projects\|work=Screen Daily\|date=13 March 2018\|accessdate=31 January 2023\|first=Ben\|last=Dalton}}
scope="row"\|2nd \| 2019 \| 5–10 April \| {{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/2019-canneseries-line-up-unveiled-1203162277/\|title=2019 Canneseries Lineup Unveiled\|work=Variety\|first1=John\|last1=Hopewell\|first2=Ben\|last2=Croll\|date=13 March 2019\|accessdate=31 January 2023}}
scope="row"\|3rd \| 2020 \| 9–14 October \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/canneseries-unveils-2020-line-up-4064864/\|title=CanneSeries Unveils 2020 Lineup\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|date=22 September 2020\|accessdate=31 January 2023\|first=Scott\|last=Roxborough}}
scope="row"\|4th \| 2021 \| 8–13 October \| {{cite web\|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/411620/\|title=Season 4 of Canneseries gets under way\|work=Cineuropa\|date=8 October 2021\|accessdate=31 January 2023\|first=Fabien\|last=Lemercier}}
scope="row"\|5th \| 2022 \| 1–6 April \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/canneseries-unveils-2022-competition-line-up/5168437.article\|title=Canneseries unveils 2022 competition line-up\|work=Screen Daily\|first=Melanie\|last=Goodfellow\|date=8 March 2022\|accessdate=31 January 2023}}
scope="row"\|6th \| 2023 \| 14–19 April \| {{cite web\|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/441406/\|title=Canneseries crowns Power Play its champion\|work=Cineuropa\|date=20 April 2023\|first=Fabien\|last=Lemercier\|accessdate=2 May 2023}}
scope="row"\|7th \| 2024 \| 5–10 April 2024 \| {{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/canneseries-lineup-michael-douglas-daniel-bruhl-franklin-becoming-karl-lagerfeld-1235855782/\|title=Michael Douglas-Starrer 'Franklin' & 'Becoming Karl Lagerfeld' To Premiere At Canneseries\|work=Deadline Hollywood\|date=12 March 2024\|accessdate=8 April 2024\|first=Max\|last=Goldbart}}
scope="row"\|8th \| 2025 \| 24–29 April 2025 \| {{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/global/canneseries-lineup-jj-abrams-duster-dead-city-1236353634/\|title=Canneseries Unveils Lineup, Including J.J. Abrams' 'Duster,' 'The Walking Dead: Dead City,' 'The Agency'\|work=Variety\|date=1 April 2025\|accessdate=28 April 2025\|first1=John\|last1=Hopewell\|first2=Elsa\|last2=Keslassy}}

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No.

!Year

!Date

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scope="row"|1st

| 2018

| 4–11 April

| {{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/2018-canneseries-competition-line-up-revealed/5127406.article|title=2018 Canneseries competition line-up includes Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Gael García Bernal projects|work=Screen Daily|date=13 March 2018|accessdate=31 January 2023|first=Ben|last=Dalton}}

scope="row"|2nd

| 2019

| 5–10 April

| {{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/2019-canneseries-line-up-unveiled-1203162277/|title=2019 Canneseries Lineup Unveiled|work=Variety|first1=John|last1=Hopewell|first2=Ben|last2=Croll|date=13 March 2019|accessdate=31 January 2023}}

scope="row"|3rd

| 2020

| 9–14 October

| {{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/canneseries-unveils-2020-line-up-4064864/|title=CanneSeries Unveils 2020 Lineup|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=22 September 2020|accessdate=31 January 2023|first=Scott|last=Roxborough}}

scope="row"|4th

| 2021

| 8–13 October

| {{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/411620/|title=Season 4 of Canneseries gets under way|work=Cineuropa|date=8 October 2021|accessdate=31 January 2023|first=Fabien|last=Lemercier}}

scope="row"|5th

| 2022

| 1–6 April

| {{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/canneseries-unveils-2022-competition-line-up/5168437.article|title=Canneseries unveils 2022 competition line-up|work=Screen Daily|first=Melanie|last=Goodfellow|date=8 March 2022|accessdate=31 January 2023}}

scope="row"|6th

| 2023

| 14–19 April

| {{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/441406/|title=Canneseries crowns Power Play its champion|work=Cineuropa|date=20 April 2023|first=Fabien|last=Lemercier|accessdate=2 May 2023}}

scope="row"|7th

| 2024

| 5–10 April 2024

| {{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/canneseries-lineup-michael-douglas-daniel-bruhl-franklin-becoming-karl-lagerfeld-1235855782/|title=Michael Douglas-Starrer 'Franklin' & 'Becoming Karl Lagerfeld' To Premiere At Canneseries|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=12 March 2024|accessdate=8 April 2024|first=Max|last=Goldbart}}

scope="row"|8th

| 2025

| 24–29 April 2025

| {{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/global/canneseries-lineup-jj-abrams-duster-dead-city-1236353634/|title=Canneseries Unveils Lineup, Including J.J. Abrams' 'Duster,' 'The Walking Dead: Dead City,' 'The Agency'|work=Variety|date=1 April 2025|accessdate=28 April 2025|first1=John|last1=Hopewell|first2=Elsa|last2=Keslassy}}

Festival programme

As of 2023, the festival is composed of four different sections:{{cite web|url=https://canneseries.com/en/festival/competition|title=Official Selection|work=Canneseries|accessdate=31 January 2023|archive-date=31 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131080137/https://canneseries.com/en/festival/competition}}

Competition
Short Form Competition
Documentary Series Competition
Out of Competition

Awards

As of 2022, the categories presented at the festival were:{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/423974/|title=Canneseries crowns The Lesson its winner, but also honours Souls|work=Cineuropa|date=8 April 2022|accessdate=31 January 2023|first=Fabien|last=Lemercier}}

Best Series
Grand Prize
Best Screenplay
Special Award for Best Cast Performance
Best Performance
Best Music
Best Short Form Series
Revelation Award
High School Award for Best Series
Student Award for Best Short Form Series

=Special awards=

==Icon Award==

The award, presented by American magazine Variety (2018–2022) and French television channel Canal+ (2023–), recognizes outstanding achievement in acting which garners praise from critics and audience.{{cite web|url=https://fg-art-lifestyle.com/variety-icon-award-for-canneseriespresented-to-dame-diana-rigg|title=Variety Icon Award for Canneseries Presented to Dame Diana Rigg|work=FG Art & Lifestyle|date=1 April 2019|accessdate=31 January 2023}}

2018: Michelle Dockery{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/michelle-dockery-first-variety-icon-award-canneseries-1202746918/|title=Michelle Dockery Receives First Variety Icon Award for Canneseries|work=Variety|date=7 April 2018|accessdate=31 January 2023|first=John|last=Hopewell}}
2019: Diana Rigg{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/festivals/diana-rigg-variety-icon-award-at-canneseries-1203151883/|title=Diana Rigg to Receive Variety Icon Award at Canneseries|work=Variety|date=28 February 2019|accessdate=31 January 2023|first=Danielle|last=Turchiano}}
2020: Judith Light{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/judith-light-variety-icon-award-canneseries-1203516007/|title=Judith Light to Receive Variety Icon Award at Canneseries|work=Variety|date=26 February 2020|accessdate=31 January 2023|first=Danielle|last=Turchiano}}
2021: Connie Britton{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/connie-britton-white-lotus-variety-icon-award-1235084840/|title=Connie Britton Receives Variety Icon Award: 'My Goal Has Always Been to Reflect Women Back to Themselves'|work=Variety|date=8 October 2021|accessdate=31 January 2023|first=Manori|last=Ravindran}}
2022: Gillian Anderson{{cite web|url=https://au.variety.com/2022/tv/global/gillian-anderson-variety-icon-award-2022-685/|work=Variety Australia|title='Sex Education's' Gillian Anderson Receives the Variety Icon Award: 'I've Certainly Played Iconic Women'|first1=John|last1=Hopewell|first2=Leo|last2=Barraclough|date=3 April 2022|accessdate=31 January 2023}}
2023: Sarah Michelle Gellar{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/2023-canneseries-sarah-michelle-gellar-joey-soloway-honor-1235362066/|title=Canneseries: Sarah Michelle Gellar to Receive Icon Award|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=28 March 2023|accessdate=2 May 2023|first=Scott|last=Roxborough}}
2024: Kyle MacLachlan{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/kyle-maclachlan-twin-peaks-reboot-fallout-canneseries-1235877381/|title=Kyle MacLachlan Gives His View On Another 'Twin Peaks' Reboot & Says Today's Hollywood Stars Are More "Aware Of The Business" Than In Days Gone By|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=6 April 2024|accessdate=8 April 2024|first=Max|last=Goldbart}}
2025: Éric Rochant and the cast of The Bureau{{cite web|url=https://www.nicematin.com/serie-tv/canneseries-le-sacre-merite-du-bureau-des-legendes--983561|title=Canneseries: le sacre mérité du "Bureau des légendes"|work=Nice-Matin|date=27 April 2025|accessdate=28 April 2025|first=Rafael|last=Perrot}}

==''Madame Figaro'' Rising Star Award==

The award, presented by French magazine Madame Figaro, recognizes a young actress for her promising career.

2020: Daisy Edgar-Jones{{cite web|url=https://madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/daisy-edgar-jones-une-etoile-est-nee-avec-normal-people-280920-182720|title=Daisy Edgar-Jones, une étoile est née avec "Normal People"|work=Madame Figaro|date=14 February 2022|accessdate=31 January 2023|first=Christelle|last=Laffin}}
2021: Phoebe Dynevor{{cite web|url=https://madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/interview-phoebe-dynevor-je-me-suis-toujours-sentie-comme-une-outsider-cannes-series-111021-198670|title=Phoebe Dynevor : "Je me suis toujours sentie comme une outsider"|work=Madame Figaro|date=11 October 2021|accessdate=31 January 2023|first=Chloé|last=Friedmann}}
2022: Sydney Sweeney{{cite web|url=https://madame.lefigaro.fr/style/news/avec-ses-seins-armures-sydney-sweeney-fend-le-tapis-rouge-londonien-dans-la-peau-de-barbarella-20221117|title=Avec ses seins armures, Sydney Sweeney fend le tapis rouge londonien dans la peau de Barbarella|work=Madame Figaro|date=17 November 2022|accessdate=31 January 2023|first=Sabrina|last=Pons}}
2023: Morfydd Clark{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/cannes-silo-rebecca-ferguson-imorten-tyldum-graham-yost-1235584313/|title=Rebecca Ferguson Attends World Premiere of Dystopian Series 'Silo' at Canneseries, Morfydd Clark Receives Rising Star Award|work=Variety|date=15 April 2023|accessdate=2 May 2023|first=Leo|last=Barraclough}}
2024: Ella Purnell{{cite web|url=https://madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/cinema/ella-purnell-actrice-depuis-l-enfance-ma-crise-existentielle-est-survenue-apres-le-bac-20240406|title=Ella Purnell : «Actrice depuis l'enfance, ma crise existentielle est survenue après le bac»|work=Madame Figaro|date=6 April 2024|accessdate=8 April 2024|first=Christelle|last=Laffin}}
2025: Marie Colomb{{cite web|url=https://madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/culture/marie-colomb-a-l-ecole-on-jouait-au-loft-et-deja-j-etais-toujours-loana-20250425|title=Marie Colomb : «À l’école, on jouait au Loft et déjà, j’étais toujours Loana»|work=Madame Figaro|date=25 April 2025|accessdate=28 April 2025|first=Christelle|last=Laffin}}

==''Konbini'' Prix de l'Engagement==

The award, presented by French website Konbini, recognizes a talent or a series that has distinguished itself by the artistic quality and the societal, innovative or revolutionary dimension of its work.

2021: Laurie Nunn{{cite web|url=https://www.fadetoher.com/2021/10/23/canneseries-2021-interview-with-laurie-nunn/|title=Canneseries 2021. Interview with Laurie Nunn|date=23 October 2021|accessdate=31 January 2023|work=Fade to Her|archive-date=31 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131090020/https://www.fadetoher.com/2021/10/23/canneseries-2021-interview-with-laurie-nunn/|url-status=dead}}
2022: Skam France{{cite web|url=https://mediagroup.konbini.com/actu/article/skam-france-recoit-le-prix-de-lengagement-konbini-a-canneseries|title=SKAM France reçoit le prix de l'engagement Konbini à Canneseries|work=Konbini|accessdate=31 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131090032/https://mediagroup.konbini.com/actu/article/skam-france-recoit-le-prix-de-lengagement-konbini-a-canneseries#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url|archivedate=31 January 2023|url-status=bot: unknown}}
2023: Joey Soloway{{cite web|url=https://www.konbini.com/popculture/ecrire-cest-faire-sa-propre-propagande-on-a-discute-avec-joey-soloway-prix-konbini-de-lengagement-a-canneseries/|title="Écrire, c'est faire sa propre propagande" : on a discuté avec Joey Soloway, Prix Konbini de l'Engagement à Canneséries|work=Konbini|date=21 April 2023|accessdate=2 May 2023|first=Delphine|last=Rivet}}
2024: Michaela Jaé Rodriguez{{cite web|url=https://www.nicematin.com/culture/canneseries-2024-michaela-jae-rodriguez-prix-konbini-commitment-award-910691|title=Canneseries 2024 : Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, prix Konbini Commitment Award|work=Nice-Matin|date=21 March 2024|accessdate=8 April 2024|first=Mathieu|last=Faure}}
2025: Nicola Coughlan{{Cite web |last=Roxborough |first=Scott |date=2025-03-11 |title=‘Bridgerton’ Star Nicola Coughlan to Receive Canneseries Honor |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nicola-coughlan-canneseries-honor-2025-1236159302/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}