| 2023 Cannes International Series Festival | |
| Location: | Cannes, France |
| Founded: | 2018 |
| Awards: | Best Series (The Lesson) |
| Date: | 14–19 April 2023 |
| Main: | Canneseries |
| Previous: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The 6th Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 14 to 19 April 2023 in Cannes, France.[1] This year marks the debut of the Documentary section.[2]
The Best Series award went to the Norwegian political comedy series Power Play.[3]
The following juries were named for the festival.
The following series were selected to compete:[4]
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bargain | Ransom | Byun Seung-min | South Korea | TVING, Paramount+ | |
| Carthago | Reshef Levi & Tomer Shani & Yannets Levi | Israel | Kan 11 | ||
| Childhood Dreams | De Droom van de Jeugd | Marnie Blok & Bram Schouw & Idse Grotenhuis | Netherlands | KRO-NCRV, NPO 1 | |
| Corduroy | Hadas Ben Aroya | Israel | Hot | ||
| Dead Ringers | Alice Birch | United States | Prime Video | ||
| Good Morning Chuck (Or the Art of Harm Reduction) | Bon matin Chuck (ou l'art de réduire les méfaits) | Nicolas Pinson & Jean-François Rivard & Mathieu Cyr & Émilie Lemay-Perreault | Canada | Bell Media, Crave | |
| Power Play | Makta | Silje Storstein & Kristin Grue & Johan Fasting | Norway | NRK | |
| Prisoner | Huset | Kim Fupz Aakeson | Denmark | DR | |
| Spinners | Benjamin Hoffman & Joachim Landau | France, South Africa | Showmax, Canal+, Canal+ Afrique | ||
| Tapie | Tristan Séguéla & Olivier Demangel | France | Netflix | ||
The following series were selected to compete:
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appetite | Mohini Herse | Australia | SBS | |
| Easy Peasy | MannDag | Fridtjof Stensæth Josefsen | Norway | NRK |
| Groundbreaking | Patrick William Smith | Ireland, United States | ||
| L'air d'aller | Jean-Christophe Réhel | Canada | Télé-Québec | |
| The Left-Handed Son | El hijo zurdo | Rafael Cobos | Spain | Movistar Plus+ |
| Missing | Se Busca | Mariano Pozzi | Argentina | UN3 |
| Out of Touch | Handen på Hjärtat | Mikael Ljung | Sweden | C More |
| Roomies | Kato De Boeck & Flo Van Deuren | Belgium | VRT 1 | |
| Streams Flow from a River | Christopher Yip | Canada | Super Channel | |
| Terrain Sensible | Marseille mon amour | Aurélie Meimon & Daphné Chollet & Nicolas Lopez & Emma Benestan | France | Arte |
The following series were selected to compete:
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chevaline Killings: Finding the Missing Piece | Chevaline | Brendan Kemmet | France | ||
| Draw for Change | Vincent Coen & Guillaume Vandenberghe | Belgium | Arte, VRT, RTBF, SWR, WDR | ||
| Juan Carlos: Downfall of the King | Juan Carlos: Liebe, Geld, Verrat | Christian Beetz | Germany | Sky | |
| Lac-Mégantic - ceci n'est pas un accident | Philippe Falardeau | Canada | VRAI | ||
| Miracle N°71 | Mirakel N°71 | Nathalie Basteyns | Belgium | VRT | |
| Reading Again Mafalda | Releyendo Mafalda | Argentina | Disney+ | ||
The following series were screened out of competition:
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Brigade | B.R.I | Jérémie Guez & Erwan Augoyard | France | Canal+ | |
| Fatal Attraction | Alexandra Cunningham & Kevin J. Hynes | United States | Paramount+ | ||
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Amy Sherman-Palladino | United States | Prime Video | ||
| Silo | Graham Yost | United Kingdom | Apple TV+ | ||
The following awards were presented at the festival:[5]
The following honorary awards were presented at the festival:[6] [7] [8]