The Cannes International Series Festival (french: Festival International des Séries de Cannes), usually called the Canneseries, is an international television festival held annually in

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, France. The festival aims to showcase and promote

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from around the world. The festival is usually held parallel to

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History

In 2014, the Mayor of

, David Lisnard supported the idea of an international television festival held in the city. In 2017, former French

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was appointed as the festival president and Benoît Louvet as the general manager. In June 2017, the first edition of Canneseries was announced to be held in April 2018.

Edition

Festival programme

As of 2023, the festival is composed of four different sections: *Competition *Short Form Competition *Documentary Series Competition *Out of Competition

Awards

As of 2022, the categories presented at the festival were: *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 ''

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'' (2018–2022) and French television channel

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(2023–), recognizes outstanding achievement in acting which garners praise from critics and audience. *2018:

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*2019:

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*2020:

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*2021:

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*2022:

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*2023:

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''Madame Figaro'' Rising Star Award

The award, presented by French magazine ''

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'', recognizes a young actress for her promising career. *2020:

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*2021:

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*2022: Sydney Sweeney *2023:

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''Konbini'' Prix de l'Engagement

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