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2018 Canneseries

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2018 Cannes International Series Festival
LocationCannes, France
Founded2018
AwardsBest Series (When Heroes Fly)
Festival date4–11 April 2018
Websitecanneseries.com/en
Canneseries

The inaugural edition of Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 4 to 11 April 2018 in Cannes, France.[1] Danish actress Sidse Babett Knudsen served as the patron of the festival edition.[2]

Israel-Colombian drama series When Heroes Fly won the Best Series of the festival.[3]

Juries

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The following juries were named for the festival.[4]

Competition

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Short Form Competition

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Official selection

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In competition

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The following series were selected to compete:[5]

Title Original title Creator(s) Production countrie(s) Network
Cacciatore: The Hunter Il Cacciatore Silvia Ebreul & Marcello Izzo & Alfonso Sabella Italy Rai 2
Félix Cesc Gay Spain Movistar Plus+
Here on Earth Aquí en la Tierra Gael García Bernal & Jorge Dorantes & Kyzza Terrazas Mexico Fox Premium Latin American
Killing Eve Phoebe Waller-Bridge United Kingdom BBC America
Miguel Daphna Levin & Tom Salama Israel Hot 3
Mother 마더 Jee-young Park South Korea tvN
State of Happiness Lykkeland Mette Marit Bølstad & Siv Rajendram Eliassen & Synnøve Hørsdal Norway NRK1
The Typist Die Protokollantin Nina Grosse Germany ZDF
Undercover Nico Moolenaar Belgium, Netherlands Eén
When Heroes Fly בשבילה גיבורים עפים Omri Givon Israel, Colombia Keshet 12

Short Form Competition

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The following series were selected to compete:[6]

Title Original title Creator(s) Production countrie(s)
The Arena L'Arène Marjorie Armstrong Canada
Atropa Eli Sasich United States
Bite Size Horror United States
Bonding Rightor Doyle United States
Cabeza Madre Édouard Salier Cuba, France
Camionero Jacques Toulemonde Colombia, France
Dominos Zoé Pelchat Canada
If I Were You Si fueras tú Javier Olivares & Javier Pascual & Annaïs Schaaff Spain
Immature Sameer Saxena India
Memento Mori Lee Young-sook South Korea

Out of competition

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The following series were screened out of competition:[7]

Title Original title Creator(s) Production countrie(s) Network
Safe (closing series) Harlan Coben United Kingdom C8, Netflix
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (Official Competition opening series) United States, Canada Epix
Versailles (season 3) (opening series) Simon Mirren & David Wolstencroft France, Canada, United Kingdom, United States Canal+

Awards

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The following awards were presented at the festival:[8]

Special award

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The following honorary award was presented at the festival:[9]

References

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  1. ^ Schneider, Michael (16 October 2017). "Canneseries TV Festival Details Competition Eligibility, and What's In Store As It Launches Next April". IndieWire. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (16 October 2017). "New Cannes TV festival details revealed". Screen Daily. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. ^ Hopewell, John (11 April 2018). "'When Heroes Fly,' 'State of Happiness' Top Canneseries". Variety. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ^ Barraclough, Leo (7 March 2018). "Harlan Coben to Head Canneseries Jury". Variety. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. ^ Richford, Rhonda (13 March 2018). "CanneSeries: Sandra Oh, Gael Garcia Bernal Dramas Highlight TV Fest Competition Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  6. ^ Dalton, Ben (13 March 2018). "2018 Canneseries competition line-up includes Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Gael García Bernal projects". Screen Daily. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. ^ Keslassy, Elsa; Hopewell, John (13 March 2018). "Canneseries Unveils Competition Lineup for Inaugural Edition". Variety. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  8. ^ White, Peter (11 April 2018). "Keshet's Israeli Drama 'When Heroes Fly' Wins Best Series At Canneseries – Full Competition Winners Revealed". Deadline. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. ^ Hopewell, John (7 April 2018). "Michelle Dockery Receives First Variety Icon Award for Canneseries". Variety. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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