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]

2020 Cannes International Series Festival
LocationCannes, France
Founded2018
AwardsBest Series (Partisan)
Festival date9–14 October 2020
Websitecanneseries.com/en
Canneseries

The Best Series of the Festival award went to the Swedish crime drama Partisan.[4]

Juries

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The following juries were named for the festival.[5]

Competition

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Short Form Competition

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Official selection

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In competition

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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 Alexey Lyapichev Russia Start, TNT
Atlantic Crossing Alexander Eik Norway NRK1
Cheyenne and Lola Cheyenne et Lola Virginie Brac France, Belgium OCS Max
Losing Alice Le'abed et Alice Sigal Avin Israel Hot 3, Apple TV+
Man in Room 301 Huone 301 Finland Elisa Viihde
Moloch Arnaud Malherbe France Arte
Partisan Amir Chamdin & Fares Fares & Mauricio Molinari Sweden Viaplay
Red Light Halina Reijn & Carice van Houten Belgium, Netherlands NPO 1, VTM
Top Dog Jens Lapidus & Veronica Zacco Sweden ZDFneo, TV4
Truth Seekers Nick Frost & Simon Pegg & Nat Saunders & James Serafinowicz United Kingdom Amazon Prime Video

Short Form Competition

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The following series were selected to compete:

Title Original title Creator(s) Production countrie(s)
Broder Jonathan Barg & Mauro Pérez Quinteros & Andrés Sehinkman & Leandro Vital Argentina
Christmas on Blood Mountain Jul i Blodfjell Lars Kristian Flemmen & Christopher Pahle & Martin Zimmer Norway
Claire and the Elderly Claire et les vieux Patrick Bilodeau & Charles Grenier & Edith Morin & Sarah Pellerin Canada
Cryptid Daniel di Grado & Sylvain Runberg Sweden
Deadhouse Dark Enzo Tedeschi Australia
Dog Days Amours d'Occasion Eva Kabuya Canada
First Person Renuka Jeyapalan & Tyler Levine & Patrice Theroux Canada
Tony Malena Filmus Argentina
The Writers. A Short Series. Pisarze. Serial na krótko. Mikołaj Lizut Poland
Zero Day United States, France

Out of competition

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The following series were screened out of competition:[6]

Title Original title Creator(s) Production countrie(s) Network
Call My Agent! (season 4) (closing series) Dix pour cent Fanny Herrero France France 2
The Flame (opening series) La Flamme Florent Bernard & Jonathan Cohen & Jérémie Galan France Canal+
#FREERAYSHAWN Marc Maurino United States Quibi
OVNI(s) Clémence Dargent & Martin Douaire France Canal+
Shadowplay Måns Mårlind France, Canada, Germany ZDF, Viaplay, Canal+, Canal+ Poland, NPO 1

Awards

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The following awards were presented at the festival:[7]

  • Best Series: Partisan by Amir Chamdin, Fares Fares and Mauricio Molinari
  • Best Screenplay: Arnaud Malherbe and Marion Festraëts for Moloch
  • Best Music: Jon Ekstrand and Carl-Johan Sevedag for Top Dog
  • Special Interpretation Prize: Red Light by Halina Reijn and Carice van Houten
  • Best Performance: Polina Maksimova for 257 Reasons to Live
  • Student Prize: Red Light by Halina Reijn and Carice van Houten
  • Best Short Form Series: Broder by Jonathan Barg, Mauro Pérez Quinteros, Andrés Sehinkman and Leandro Vital
  • Short Form Prize: Claire and the Elderly by Patrick Bilodeau, Charles Grenier, Edith Morin and Sarah Pellerin

Special awards

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The following honorary awards were presented at the festival:[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Sheridan, Wade (22 September 2020). "CanneSeries 2020 lineup includes 'Truth Seekers,' 'Call My Agent!'". United Press International. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Cannes international series festival gets underway despite Covid restrictions". Radio France Internationale. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ^ Hopewell, John (22 October 2019). "Canneseries' Albin Lewi, Benoit Louvet on 2020's Edition, 'Years and Years,' Darren Star". Variety. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (15 October 2020). "Swedish drama 'Partisan' scoops top prize at Canneseries TV festival". Screen Daily. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Randy Kerber, juror for Canneseries competition". Randy Kerber. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b Roxborough, Scott (22 September 2020). "CanneSeries Unveils 2020 Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  7. ^ Hopewell, John (14 October 2020). "Warner Bros.' 'Partisan,' Starring 'Westworld's' Fares Fares, Tops Canneseries Awards". Variety. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  8. ^ Turchiano, Danielle (26 February 2020). "Judith Light to Receive Variety Icon Award at Canneseries". Variety. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  9. ^ Laffin, Christelle (14 February 2022). "Daisy Edgar-Jones, une étoile est née avec "Normal People"". Madame Figaro. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  10. ^ Richford, Rhonda (14 October 2019). "MIPCOM: Patrick Dempsey Honored With CanneSeries Excellence Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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