| 2020 Cannes International Series Festival | |
| Location: | Cannes, France |
| Founded: | 2018 |
| Awards: | Best Series (Partisan) |
| Date: | 9–14 October 2020 |
| Main: | Canneseries |
| Previous: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2021 |
The 3rd Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place in Cannes, France.[1] The festival was scheduled to be held on 27 March to 1 April but postponed to 9 to 14 October, due to COVID-19 pandemic-related concerns and was held in-person/virtual hybrid.[2] American writer and director Darren Star served as the patron of the festival edition.[3]
The Best Series of the Festival award went to the Swedish crime drama Partisan.[4]
The following juries were named for the festival.[5]
The following series were selected to compete:[6]
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257 Reasons to Live | 257 prichin chtoby zhit | Russia | Start, TNT | ||
| Atlantic Crossing | Norway | NRK1 | |||
| Cheyenne and Lola | Cheyenne et Lola | France, Belgium | OCS Max | ||
| Losing Alice | Le'abed et Alice | Israel | Hot 3, Apple TV+ | ||
| Man in Room 301 | Huone 301 | Finland | Elisa Viihde | ||
| Moloch | France | Arte | |||
| Partisan | & Fares Fares & Mauricio Molinari | Sweden | Viaplay | ||
| Red Light | & Carice van Houten | Belgium, Netherlands | NPO 1, VTM | ||
| Top Dog | & Veronica Zacco | Sweden | ZDFneo, TV4 | ||
| Truth Seekers | & Simon Pegg & Nat Saunders & James Serafinowicz | United Kingdom | Amazon Prime Video | ||
The following series were selected to compete:
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broder | & Mauro Pérez Quinteros & Andrés Sehinkman & Leandro Vital | Argentina | ||
| Christmas on Blood Mountain | Jul i Blodfjell | & Christopher Pahle & Martin Zimmer | Norway | |
| Claire and the Elderly | Claire et les vieux | & Charles Grenier & Edith Morin & Sarah Pellerin | Canada | |
| Cryptid | & Sylvain Runberg | Sweden | ||
| Deadhouse Dark | Australia | |||
| Dog Days | Amours d'Occasion | Canada | ||
| First Person | & Tyler Levine & Patrice Theroux | Canada | ||
| Tony | Argentina | |||
| Pisarze. Serial na krótko. | Poland | |||
| Zero Day | United States, France | |||
The following series were screened out of competition:[6]
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call My Agent! | Dix pour cent | France | France 2 | ||
| La Flamme | & Jonathan Cohen & Jérémie Galan | France | Canal+ | ||
| United States | Quibi | |||
| OVNI(s) | & Martin Douaire | France | Canal+ | ||
| Shadowplay | France, Canada, Germany | ZDF, Viaplay, Canal+, Canal+ Poland, NPO 1 | |||
The following awards were presented at the festival:[7]
The following honorary awards were presented at the festival:[8] [9] [10]