The inaugural edition of Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 4 to 11 April 2018 in

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. Danish actress

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served as the patron of the festival edition. Israel-Colombian drama series ''

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'' won the Best Series of the festival.

Juries

The following juries were named for the festival.

Competition

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, American writer, Jury President *

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, German actress *Audrey Fouché, French director and screenwriter *

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, Turkish actress *

Cristobal Tapia de Veer Juan Cristóbal Tapia de Veer is a Chilean and Canadian film and television score composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is best known for his work on the TV series '' The White Lotus'', f ...

, Chilean-Canadian composer *

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, American actor

Short Form Competition

Adi Shankar Aditya Shankar (born 8 January 1985) is an Indian film producer, screenwriter, film director, television program creator, television showrunner, and occasional actor. In the 2010s he was best known for producing ''Judge Dredd'' film ''Dredd'' ...

, American actor *

Jessica Barden Jessica Amy Barden (born 21 July 1992) is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress. She is best known for her role as Alyssa Foley in the Channel 4 comedy-drama '' The End of the F***ing World'' (2017–2019). She received a B ...

, English actress *

Ed Solomon Edward James Solomon (born September 15, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He wrote the screenplays to ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' (1989), ''Men in Black (1997 film), Men in Black'' (1997), and ''Now You See Me (film), Now You See Me'' ( ...

, American screenwriter and director

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: ''

'' by Omri Givon *Best Screenplay: Mette Marit Bølstad for ''State of Happiness'' *Best Music: Ginge Anvik for ''State of Happiness'' *Special Interpretation Prize: ''

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'' by Daphna Levin and Tom Salama *Best Performance: Francesco Montanari for '' Cacciatore: The Hunter'' *Best Short Form Series: ''Dominos'' by Zoé Pelchat

Special award

The following honorary award was presented at the festival: *''

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'' Icon Award:

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Canneseries, 2018 2018 in French television

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