The 2nd Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 5 to 10 April 2019 in

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. The closing ceremony was hosted by French comedian Monsieur Poulpe and aired live on

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. Spanish comedy series '' Perfect Life'' won the Best Series of the festival.

Juries

The following juries were named for the festival. English actor

Stephen Fry Sir Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer. He came to prominence as a member of the comic act Fry and Laurie alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in ''A Bit of ...

was set to jury the competition section but withdrew his participation.

Competition

Baran bo Odar Baran bo Odar (born 18 April 1978) is a German film and television director and screenwriter. He is known for co-creating the Netflix series ''Dark'' (2017–2020) and ''1899'' (2022) with his creative and romantic partner, Jantje Friese. His f ...

, German director and screenwriter, Jury President *

Miriam Leone Miriam Leone (born 14 April 1985) is an Italian actress and beauty queen. She was crowned Miss Italia 2008. Early life Born in Catania, Italy, Leone lived her youth in Acireale, the daughter of a literature teacher, Ignazio Leone, and Gabriell ...

, Italian actress *

Emma Mackey Emma Margaret Marie Tachard-Mackey (born ) is a British and French actress. Her breakthrough performance in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Sex Education'' (2019–2023) earned her a British Academy Television Award nomination. Mackey has ...

, French-British actress *

Katheryn Winnick Katheryn Winnick (born December 17, 1977) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her starring roles in the television series ''Vikings'' (2013–2020), ''Wu Assassins'' (2019), and '' Big Sky'' (2020–2023), and her recurring role on the telev ...

, Canadian actress *

Robin Coudert Robin Coudert (born 15 May 1978), also known by his stage name ROB, is a French pop/rock musician, singer-songwriter, producer and film score composer. Life and career Born in Caen, Robin Coudert, alias ROB, is a musician, author, singer, compos ...

, French composer

Short Form Competition

* Greg Garcia, American director and producer, Jury President * Fanny Sidney, French actress *

Josefine Frida Pettersen Josefine Frida Pettersen (born 18 May 1996) is a Norwegian actress. She is best known for the role of Noora in the TV series '' Skam''. Pettersen is from Sigdal. She made her television debut in the TVNorge TVNorge (literally "TVNorway"; or ...

, Norwegian 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: '' Perfect Life'' by

Leticia Dolera Leticia Dolera (born 23 October 1981) is a Spanish actress, screenwriter, and director. She is best known for her roles as Clara in the 2013 horror film '' REC 3: Genesis'', Teresa in ''Imagining Argentina'' (2003), and as Carmen in the UK telev ...

*Best Screenplay: Bert Van Dael and Sanne Nuyens for '' The Twelve'' *Best Music: Christoph M. Kaiser and Julian Maas for ''Bauhaus: A New Era'' *Special Interpretation Prize: '' Perfect Life'' by

*Best Performance:

Reshef Levi Reshef Levi (; born 13 March 1972) is an Israeli screenwriter, playwright, film director, producer, writer, comedian and television presenter. Winner of the Israeli Theatre Award and the Israeli Academy of Television Award. Levi is married with sev ...

for ''Nehama'' *Best Short Form Series: ''Over and Out'' by

Christiaan Van Vuuren Christiaan Van Vuuren (born 1982), known as The Fully Sick Rapper in his first video series, is an actor, writer, director and video blogging, video blogger from Sydney, Australia. He often collaborates with his brother, Connor Van Vuuren, and t ...

and Adele Vuko

Special awards

The following honorary awards were presented at the festival: *''

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'' Icon Award:

Diana Rigg Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg (20 July 1938 – 10 September 2020) was an English actress of stage and screen. Her roles include Emma Peel in the TV series ''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers'' (1965–1968); Countess Tracy Bond, Teresa di ...

*Serieously Award:

Lindsey Morgan Lindsey Marie Morgan (born February 27, 1990) is an American actress. She is known for playing Raven Reyes in the CW science fiction drama series ''The 100 (TV series), The 100'' (2014–2020) and Micki Ramirez in the action crime drama series ' ...

*Excellence Award:

Dominic West Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West (born 15 October 1969) is an English actor, director, producer, and musician. He is best known for playing Jimmy McNulty in HBO's ''The Wire'' (2002–2008), Noah Solloway in Showtime's '' The Affair'' (20 ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Canneseries, 2019 2019 in French television

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