2025 Canneseries
| Location | Cannes, France |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| Awards | Best Series (A Better Man) |
| Festival date | 24–29 April 2025 |
| Website | canneseries |
The 8th Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 24 to 29 April 2025 in Cannes, France. Actress Nicola Coughlan was honored with the Konbini Prix de l'Engagement for "actively making change well beyond television".[1] Director Éric Rochant and the cast of The Bureau were honored with Canal+ Icon Award.[2] The Madame Figaro Rising Star Award was presented to French actress Marie Colomb.[3]
The award for Best Series went to Norwegian psychological thriller series A Better Man by Thomas Seeberg Torjussen.[4]
Juries
The following juries were named for the festival.
Competition
- Jeff Russo, American composer, Jury President[a]
- Louise Bourgoin, French actress
- César Domboy, French actor
- Lola Dueñas, Spanish actress
- Soo Hugh, American showrunner
Short Form Competition
- Marnie Blok, Dutch actress, Jury President
- Omari Douglas, English actor
- Fauve Hautot, French artist
Docuseries Competition
- Philippe Falardeau, French-Canadian director, Jury President
- Asma Mhalla, French author
- Narges Rashidi, German-Iranian actress
Official selection
In competition
The following series were selected to compete:[6]
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Better Man | Ølhunden Berit | Thomas Seeberg Torjussen | Norway, Lithuania | NRK, ZDFneo |
| Dead End | Dood Spoor | Malin-Sarah Gozin | Belgium | Play4, Streamz |
| How to Kill Your Sister | Pedro Elias, Evelien Broekaert | Belgium, Germany | Play4, Streamz, ZDFneo | |
| L/over | L/over - ikuisesti minun | Marika Makaroff, Frog Stone, Nina Honkanen | Finland | MTV |
| Malditos | Jean Charles Hue, Olivier Prieur, Guillaume Grosse, Laurent Teyssier | France | Max | |
| Nepobaby | Henriette Steenstrup, Siri Seljeseth | Norway | TV 2 A/S | |
| Reykjavik Fusion | Hörður Rúnarsson, Birkir Blær Ingólfsson | Iceland | Arte, Síminn | |
| S Line | 에스라인 | Handae Rhee | South Korea | |
Out of competition
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Agency | Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth | United States | Paramount+ with Showtime, Canal+ | |
| The Big Fuck-Up | De big fuck-up | Philippe de Schepper, Bas Adriaensen | Belgium | Streamz, Amazon Prime Video |
| The Corsican Line | Plaine Orientale | Pierre Leccia | France | Canal+ |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Bille August | Italy, France | RAI, France Télévisions | |
| Duster | J. J. Abrams, LaToya Morgan | United States | Max | |
| Holy Sh!t | Mariano Vanhoof, Nore Maatala | Belgium | Streamz | |
| The Walking Dead: Dead City (season 2) | Eli Jorné | United States | AMC | |
| Rendez-Vous | ||||
| À La Poursuite du Rougail Saucisses | Manu Payet | France | Canal+ | |
| The Art of Crime | Angèle Herry-Leclerc, Pierre-Yves Mora | France | France Télévisions | |
| A Better Place | Alexander Lindh, Laurent Mercier | Germany, Austria | WDR, ARD Degeto, Canal+ | |
| Aspergirl (season 2) | Judith Godinot, Hadrien Cousin | France, Belgium | Ciné+ OCS, BeTV | |
| Bewitched (1964) (season 1) | Sol Saks | United States | ABC | |
| Escort Boys (season 2) | Ruben Alves | France | Amazon Prime Video | |
| Jailbreakers | Marine Maugrain-Legagneur, Quentin Pissot, Alicia Pratx | France | France Télévisions | |
| Kun by Agüero | Justin Webster | Argentina | Disney+ | |
| Ma femme est une espionne! | Jean Prévost | France | M6 | |
| Maintenant ou Jamais: FC Montfermeil | Guillaume Thevenin, Nicholas Thevenin | France | Max | |
| Rien ne t'efface | Anne Rambach, Marine Rambach, Michel Bussi | France | TF1 | |
| Surface | Slimane-Baptiste Berhoun | France | France Télévisions | |
| Korean Fiction | ||||
| Doubt | 이토록 친밀한 배신자 | Han Ah-young | South Korea | MBC TV |
| Fasting Love | Eunice Lee, Joonhan Lee, ChangGeun Cho | South Korea | ||
| Hunter with a Scalpel | Choi Ido | South Korea | ||
| Nursery Rhyme Horror Story | Dae-Hwa Koh | South Korea | ||
Short Form Competition
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorm No. 13 | Tupa 13 | Teemu Nikki | Finland | Yle |
| Getting Under Your Skin | M'infiltrer dans ta vie | Simon Boulerice | Canada | Unis TV |
| Lost Media | Timothée Hochet, Lucas Pastor | France | Canal+ | |
| n00b | Victoria Boult, Rachel Fawcett | New Zealand | Three | |
| Oh, Otto! | Stijn Van Kerkhoven | Belgium | Streamz | |
| Rebound | Melike Leblebicioglu Kaveh | Norway | NULL47 | |
Docuseries Competition
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Agent – The Life and Lies of My Father | Agenten - Pappas liv og løgner | Magnus Skatvold | Norway | NRK |
| Fulgurated, When Lightning Does Not Kill | Fulgurée, quand la foudre ne tue pas | Emilie Grall, Mickaël Royer | France | Planète+ |
| Hello Stranger | Dag Vreemde Man | Younes Haidar, Jasper Declercq, Nahid Shaikh | Belgium | Streamz |
| In Real Life | La Vraie Vie | Ekiem Barbier, Guilhem Causse | France | Arte France |
| The Nazi Cartel | Das Nazi-Kartell | Andreas Banz, Alexander Lahl, Christian Asanger, Vesna Cudic, Felix Kempter, Christian Bergmann | Germany | Sky Deutschland, ZDFinfo |
Awards
The following awards were presented at the festival:[7]
- Best Series: A Better Man by Thomas Seeberg Torjussen
- Best Screenplay: Henriette Steenstrup, Siri Seljeseth, and Tina Rygh for Nepobaby
- Best Music: Junoh Lee for S Line
- Best Performance: Anders Baasmo Christiansen for A Better Man
- Special Interpretation Award: The ensemble cast of Nepobaby
- High School Award for Best Series: A Better Man by Thomas Seeberg Torjussen
- Best Short Form Series: Oh, Otto! by Stijn Van Kerkhoven
- Student Award for Best Short Form Series: Oh, Otto! by Stijn Van Kerkhoven
- Best Documentary: The Agent – The Life and Lies of My Father by Magnus Skatvold
- Europe 1 Audience Award: La fièvre by Eric Benzekri
Notes
- ^ Actor Norman Reedus was supposed to be the Jury President but cancelled due to work commitment. Russo replaced him.[5]
References
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- ^ Perrot, Rafael (27 April 2025). "Canneseries: le sacre mérité du "Bureau des légendes"". Nice-Matin. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ Laffin, Christelle (25 April 2025). "Marie Colomb : «À l'école, on jouait au Loft et déjà, j'étais toujours Loana»". Madame Figaro. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ Hopewell, John; Pham, Annika; Ross, Rafa Sales (30 April 2025). "'Duster' Dazzles, Nicola Coughlan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan Charm, and Other Takeaways from a Standalone 2025 Canneseries". Variety. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ Pham, Annika (25 April 2025). "Canneseries Opens With 'House of Cards' Showrunner But Work Commitments Force Jury President Norman Reedus to Cancel". Variety. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (1 April 2025). "Canneseries Unveils Lineup, Including J.J. Abrams' 'Duster,' 'The Walking Dead: Dead City,' 'The Agency'". Variety. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ Leffler, Rebecca (30 April 2025). "Norwegian series sweep top prizes at Canneseries as attendance rises 10%". Screen International. Retrieved 20 May 2025.