The 4th
Cannes International Series Festival
The Cannes International Series Festival (french: 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 t ...
is a television festival that took place from 8 to 13 October 2021 in
Cannes,
France. It was scheduled to be held from 9 to 14 April but postponed due to
COVID-19 pandemic-related concerns.
Finnish thriller comedy series ''Mister 8'' won the Best Series award.
Juries
The following juries were named for the festival:
Competition
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Danish actor and screenwriter, Jury President
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Sigal Avin
Sigal Avin (also spelled: Segahl Avin, he, סיגל אבין) is an American-Israeli writer and director.
Early life
Sigal Avin was born in Miami, Florida, U.S. and returned to Israel with her Israeli-Jewish parents at the age of ten. When ...
, American-Israeli screenwriter
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Naidra Ayadi, a French actress
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Salvatore Esposito, Italian actor
*Marco Prince, French composer
Short Form Competition
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Aisling Bea, Irish actress, Jury President
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Assaad Bouab, French-Moroccan actor
*Marie Papillon, French actress
Official selection
In competition
The following series were selected to compete:
Short Form Competition
The following series were selected to compete:
Out of competition
The following series were screened out of competition:
Awards
The following awards were presented at the festival:
*Best Series: ''Mister 8'' by Teemu Nikki and Jani Pösö
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Dior
Christian Dior SE (), commonly known as Dior (stylized DIOR), is a French Luxury goods, luxury fashion house controlled and chaired by French businessman Bernard Arnault, who also heads LVMH, the world's largest luxury group. Dior itself holds ...
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:
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Variety'' Icon Award:
Connie Britton
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Madame Figaro'' Rising Star Award:
Phoebe Dynevor
*''Konbini'' Prix de l'Engagement:
Laurie Nunn
Laurie Nunn (born May 1986) is an English screenwriter and playwright best known for creating the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Sex Education''.
Nunn was born in London, England, to British theatre director Trevor Nunn and Australian actress Sha ...
*Audience Award for French Series of the Year: ''
Voltaire High
''Voltaire High'' (french: Mixte, translation=Mixed) is a French television series created by Marie Roussin and released by Amazon Prime Video on June 14, 2021. Voltaire High follows the adventures of Michelle, Annick and Simone as they join an al ...
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References
External links
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