The 6th Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 14 to 19 April 2023 in

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. This year marks the debut of the Documentary section. The Best Series award went to the Norwegian political comedy series ''Power Play''.

Juries

The following juries were named for the festival.

Competition

Lior Raz Lior Raz ( he, ליאור רז; born 24 November 1971) is an Israeli actor and screenwriter. He is best known for portraying Doron Kabilio in the political thriller television series ''Fauda'' and Segev Azulai in '' Hit & Run''. Early life Raz ...

, Israeli actor and screenwriter, Jury President *Shirine Boutella, Algerian actress *

Zabou Breitman Zabou Breitman (born Isabelle Breitman; 30 October 1959), or simply Zabou, is a French actress and director. She is the daughter of actors Jean-Claude Deret and Céline Léger. At the age of four, she appeared in her first movie. Since 1981, Za ...

, French actress and director *

Stewart Copeland Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is a Scottish-American musician and composer. He is best known for his work as the drummer of the English rock band the Police from 1977 to 1986, and again from 2007 to 2008. Before playing with th ...

, American composer *

Daryl McCormack Daryl McCormack (born 22 January 1993) is an Irish actor. He has appeared in the RTÉ One soap opera ''Fair City'' (2015–2016), the BBC series ''Peaky Blinders'' (2019–2022), and the Apple TV+ series ''Bad Sisters'' (2022). His films includ ...

, Irish actor

Short Form Competition

*Los Javis ( Javier Calvo and

Javier Ambrossi Francisco Javier García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi (born 24 June 1984), better known as Javier Ambrossi, is a Spanish actor, stage, film and television director and writer. He is best known for creating and directing the musical ''La l ...

), Spanish directors, Jury Presidents *

Marina Rollman Marina Rollman (born 9 August 1988 in Geneva) is a Swiss comedian. Biography Rollman was born and raised in Geneva. She pursued her studies, in Switzerland then Paris, in Architecture then in classic literature. She cites Jerry Seinfeld's show ...

, Swiss comedian *

Simona Tabasco Simona Tabasco (born 5 April 1994) is an Italian actress. Tabasco is best known for her role as Lucia Greco on season two of the HBO black comedy-drama series ''The White Lotus'' (2021), which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She al ...

, Italian actress

Documentary Competition

Asif Kapadia Asif Kapadia (born 1972) is a British filmmaker. Academy Award, BAFTA and Grammy winning director Asif Kapadia has made his name directing visually striking films exploring ‘outsiders’, characters living in extreme circumstances, fighting ...

, British film director, Jury President *

Mélissa Theuriau Mélissa Theuriau (; born 18 July 1978) is a French journalist and news anchor for M6. She studied journalism and became a television news presenter. She is the former anchor and co-editor in chief of '' Zone interdite'' on French TV. Early car ...

, French producer and journalist *Nathalie Marchak, French screenwriter and director

Official selection

In competition

The following series were selected to compete:

Short Form Competition

The following series were selected to compete:

Documentary 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: ''Power Play'' by

Silje Storstein Silje Storstein (born March 30, 1984, in Oslo) is a Norwegian actress. Storstein was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre from 2005 to 2008. She has appeared in performances at Det Norske Teatret, Trøndelag Teater, and the Natio ...

, Kristin Grue and Johan Fasting *Best Screenplay: Jeon Woo-sung, Choi Byeong-yun and Kwak Jae-min for ''Bargain'' *Best Music:

Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim (born 1969) is a Norwegian record producer, musician and composer from Sarpsborg, Norway. He plays guitar and keyboards. He is also the co-founder of Propeller Recordings, which has released albums for the artists Hanne ...

, Andrea Louise Horstad,

Kristoffer Lo Kristoffer Lo (born 19 February 1985 in Moss, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tuba, flugabone, guitar, keyboards) and composer. Biography Lo has redefined the use of tuba and its role in band. From its traditional role as the low-end i ...

and Eivind Helgerød for ''Power Play'' *Best Performance: Dar Zuzovsky for ''Corduroy'' *Special Interpretation Award: ''Carthago'' *High School Award for Best Series: ''Carthago'' by

Reshef Levi Reshef Levi ( he, רשף לוי; 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 i ...

, Tomer Shani and Yannets Levi *Best Short Form Series: '' The Left-Handed Son'' by

Rafael Cobos Rafael Cobos López (born 1973) is a Spanish screenwriter and playwright. He is a recurring co-scribe of Alberto Rodríguez's films. He has won two Goya Awards (for ''Marshland'' and '' Smoke & Mirrors''). Biography Rafael Cobos López was bor ...

*Student Award for Best Short Form Series: ''L'air d'aller'' by Jean-Christophe Réhel *Best Documentary Series: ''Draw for Change!'' by Vincent Coen and Guillaume Vandenberghe

Special awards

The following honorary awards were presented at the festival: *

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Icon Award:

Sarah Michelle Gellar Sarah Michelle Prinze ( ; born April 14, 1977) is an American actress. After being spotted at the age of four in New York City, she made her screen acting debut in the television film ''An Invasion of Privacy'' (1983). A leading role on the te ...

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Madame Figaro ''Madame Figaro'' is a French magazine supplement to the Saturday edition of the daily newspaper ''Le Figaro'', focusing on and catering to women. History and profile The first edition was published in 1980. ''Madame Figaro'' was spearheaded by ...

'' Rising Star Award:

Morfydd Clark Morfydd Clark (born ) is a Welsh actress. She is best known for her role as Galadriel in the Amazon Prime fantasy series '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' (2022–). She received a number of accolades for her performance in the film ...

*''Konbini'' Commitment Award:

Joey Soloway Joey Soloway (previously Jill Soloway; born September 26, 1965) is an American television creator, showrunner, director and writer. Soloway is known for creating, writing, executive producing and directing the Amazon original series '' Transparent ...

References

External links

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