2019 Canneseries Explained

2019 Cannes International Series Festival
Location:Cannes, France
Founded:2018
Awards:Best Series (Perfect Life)
Date:5–10 April 2019
Main:Canneseries
Previous:2018
Next:2020

The 2nd Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 5 to 10 April 2019 in Cannes, France.[1]

The closing ceremony was hosted by French comedian Monsieur Poulpe and aired live on Canal+.[2] Spanish comedy series Perfect Life won the Best Series of the festival.[3]

Juries

The following juries were named for the festival. English actor Stephen Fry was set to jury the competition section but withdrew his participation.[4]

Competition

Short Form Competition

Official selection

In competition

The following series were selected to compete:[5]

TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network
Bauhaus: A New EraDie Neue ZeitGermanyArte
United KingdomVirgin TV
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)Philipp Käßbohrer & Matthias MurmannGermanyNetflix
Junichi潤一 & Eiji Kitahara & Hirokazu Kore-edaJapanKansai TV
MagnusNorwayNRK1
NehamaנחמהIsraelHot
The OutbreakЭпидемияRussiaTV-3
Perfect LifeDéjate LlevarSpainMovistar Plus+
Studio TararaBelgiumVTM
De twaalf & Bert van DaelBelgiumEén

Short Form Competition

The following series were selected to compete:[6]

TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)
Do Not Disturb & Larry VolpiUnited Kingdom
Los mentirososArgentina
Golden Revenge & Tom SternUnited States
La Maison des FollesCanada
Noche de Amor & Pedro LevatiArgentina
Over and Out & Adele VukoAustralia
Robbie Hood & Dylan RiverAustralia
Simone & moi, une amitié mécanique & Soukaïna MeflahFrance
Teodor pas de H & Julien HurteauCanada
WarigamiCanada

Out of competition

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

TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network
Beecham House & Gurinder Chadha & Shahrukh HusainUnited KingdomITV
NOS4A2United StatesAMC
Now ApocalypseUnited StatesStarz
& Karyn Usher & Lisa ZwerlingUnited KingdomStarz
Vernon Subutex FranceCanal+
Years and YearsUnited KingdomBBC One

Awards

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

Special awards

The following honorary awards were presented at the festival:[9] [10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canneseries: How a New Festival in France Illustrates Television's Growing Global Business. IndieWire. 8 April 2019. 31 January 2023. Ben. Croll.
  2. Web site: Spain's 'Perfect Life' Tops CanneSeries Awards. The Hollywood Reporter. Rhonda. Richford. 10 April 2019. 31 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Leticia Dolera's 'Perfect Life,' Comedy, Gender Equality Triumph at Canneseries. Variety. 10 April 2019. 31 January 2023. John. Hopewell.
  4. Web site: CanneSeries Unveils Lineup, Stephen Fry to Serve on Jury. The Hollywood Reporter. 13 March 2019. 31 January 2023. Rhonda. Richford.
  5. Web site: 2019 Canneseries Lineup Unveiled. Variety. 13 March 2019. 31 January 2023. John. Hopewell. Ben. Croll.
  6. Web site: 'Home Turf,' 'Do Not Disturb,' 'Over and Out' Highlight Canneseries Short Form Competition. Variety. 6 April 2019. 31 January 2023. Jamie. Vang.
  7. Web site: Canneseries 2019 reveals full line-up. Screen Daily. 13 March 2019. 31 January 2023. Melanie. Goodfellow.
  8. Web site: 'Perfect Life' wins top prize at Canneseries. Screen Daily. 11 April 2019.
  9. Web site: Diana Rigg to Receive Variety Icon Award at Canneseries. Variety. 28 February 2019. 31 January 2023. Danielle. Turchiano.
  10. Web site: Lindsey Morgan (The 100) recevra le Serieously Award à Canneseries. 19 March 2019. 31 January 2023. Serieously.
  11. Web site: Dominic West Set for CanneSeries' Excellence Award. The Hollywood Reporter. 10 October 2018. 31 January 2023. Rhonda. Richford.

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