The 4th

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is a television festival that took place from 8 to 13 October 2021 in

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. It was scheduled to be held from 9 to 14 April but postponed due to

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-related concerns. Finnish thriller comedy series '' Mister 8'' won the Best Series award.

Juries

The following juries were named for the festival:

Competition

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nikolaj William Coster-Waldau (; born 27 July 1970) is a Danish actor. He graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen in 1993, and had his breakthrough role in Denmark with the film ''Nightwatch (1994 film), Night ...

, Danish actor and screenwriter, Jury President *

Sigal Avin Sigal Avin (also spelled: Segahl Avin, ) is an American- Israeli writer and director. Early life Sigal Avin was born in Miami, Florida, U.S. and returned to Israel with her Israeli-Jewish parents at the age of ten. When she was sixteen her par ...

, American-Israeli screenwriter *

Naidra Ayadi Naidra Ayadi is a French actress. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2012 for her role in the film ''Polisse''. Life and career Naidra Ayadi was born to a Tunisian family in Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, in the northern su ...

, a French actress * Salvatore Esposito, Italian actor *Marco Prince, French composer

Short Form Competition

Aisling Bea Aisling Clíodhnadh O'Sullivan (born 16 March 1984), known professionally as Aisling Bea ( ), is an Irish comedian, actress and screenwriter. She created, wrote and starred in the comedy series '' This Way Up'' on Channel 4. As a stand-up comedi ...

, Irish actress, Jury President *

Assaad Bouab Assaad Bouab (born 31 July 1980) is a French-Moroccan actor whose first co-starring role was in ''Whatever Lola Wants'', directed by Nabil Ayouch and co-starring Laura Ramsey as Lola. The film premiered on 11 December 2007 at the Dubai Interna ...

, French-Moroccan actor *Marie Papillon, French 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: ''Mister 8'' by Teemu Nikki and Jani Pösö *

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Grand Award: ''The Allegation'' by Oliver Berben and Jan Ehlert *Best Screenplay:

Ferdinand von Schirach Ferdinand Benedikt von Schirach (born 12 May 1964) is a German lawyer and writer. He published his first short stories at the age of forty-five. Shortly thereafter he became one of Germany's most successful authors. His books, which have been tra ...

for ''The Allegation'' *Best Music: Giorgio Giampa for ''Christian'' *Special Interpretation Prize: ''Countrymen'' by Izer Aliu and Anne Bjørnstad *Best Performance: for

Pekka Strang Pekka Kristian Strang (born 23 July 1977) is a Swedish-speaking population of Finland, Finnish-Swedish actor and the artistic director of Lilla Teatern in Helsinki, 2005–2014. He grew up in Vaasa on the Finnish west coast. In 1997 he was admit ...

for ''Mister 8'' *High School Prize for Best Series: ''Countrymen'' by Izer Aliu and Anne Bjørnstad *Audience Award: ''Awake'' by

Srđan Dragojević Srđan Dragojević ( sr-cyr, Срђан Драгојевић, , born 1 January 1963) is a Serbian film director and screenwriter, who emerged in the 1990s as a significant figure in Serbian cinema. From 2010 until 2017, he was affiliated with the ...

*Best Short Form Series: ''About Saturday'' by Liv Mari Ulla Mortensen *Dior Revelation Award for Best Short Form Series: ''Wipe Me Away'' by Eric Piccoli *Student Prize for Best Short Form Series: ''Lockdown'' by

Special awards

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

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'' Icon Award:

Connie Britton Connie Britton (born Constance Elaine Womack; March 6, 1967) is an American actress. Her accolades include nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. She gained prominence for her roles in the television series ''S ...

*''

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'' Rising Star Award:

Phoebe Dynevor Phoebe Harriet Dynevor (; born 17 April 1995) is an English actress. She is known for starring in the films '' The Colour Room'' (2021), '' Fair Play'' (2023), and ''Inheritance'' (2025) as well as the first two series of the period drama ''Br ...

*''Konbini'' Prix de l'Engagement:

Laurie Nunn Laurie Nunn (born May 1986) is an English screenwriter and playwright. She is best known for creating the Netflix series ''Sex Education'' (2019–2023). Early life Nunn was born in London in May 1986, the daughter of Australian actress Sharon ...

*Audience Award for French Series of the Year: ''

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References

External links

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