2021 Canneseries
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| Location | Cannes, France |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| Awards | Best Series (Mister 8) |
| Festival date | 8–13 October 2021 |
| Website | canneseries |
The 4th Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 8 to 13 October 2021 in Cannes, France.[1] It was scheduled to be held from 9 to 14 April but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic-related concerns.[2]
Finnish thriller comedy series Mister 8 won the Best Series award.[3]
Competition
The following juries were named for the festival:[4]
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Danish actor and screenwriter, Jury President
- Sigal Avin, American-Israeli screenwriter
- Naidra Ayadi, a French actress
- Salvatore Esposito, Italian actor
- Marco Prince, French composer
Short Form Competition
- Aisling Bea, Irish actress, Jury President
- Assaad Bouab, French-Moroccan actor
- Marie Papillon, French actress
Official selection
In competition
The following series were selected to compete:[5]
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Allegation | Glauben | Oliver Berben & Jan Ehlert | Germany | TVNow, VOX |
| Awake | Kljun | Srđan Dragojević | Serbia | Nova |
| Christian | Enrico Audenino & Valerio Cilio & Roberto Saku Cinardi | Italy | Sky Italia | |
| Countrymen | Jordbrukerne | Izer Aliu & Anne Bjørnstad | Norway | Arte, NRK |
| Dreams of Alice | Сны Алисы | Anastasiya Volkova | Russia | TV-3 |
| Limbo... Until It's Over | Limbo... Hasta que lo decida | Mariano Cohn & Gastón Duprat | Argentina | Star+ |
| Mister 8 | Teemu Nikki & Jani Pösö | Finland | Elisa Viihde | |
| Sad City Girls | Yeladot Sach'sechaniot | Talya Lavie & Shir Reuven | Israel | Hot |
| Totems | Olivier Dujols & Juliette Soubrier | France | Amazon Prime Video | |
| Unknowns | עלומים | Tawfik Abu-Wael & Guy Sidis & Nirit Yaron | Israel | Kan |
Short Form Competition
The following series were selected to compete:
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| About Saturday | Etter lørdag | Liv Mari Ulla Mortensen | Norway |
| Adi Shankar's The Guardians of Justice (Will Save You!) | Adi Shankar | United States, Spain, Finland | |
| Dumped | Larguée | Kaycie Chase | France |
| Hudson Falls – A Ray McClane Mystery | Elias Plagianos | United States | |
| i-ART | Alexandre da Silva & Marvin Gofin | France | |
| Lockdown | Gilles Coulier & Maarten Moerkerke | Belgium | |
| Pops | Батя | Artem Loginov & Anton Shchukin & Anton Zaitsev | Russia |
| Sheker | Arystan Kaunev & Kuat Sadykov | Kazakhstan | |
| This Is Not a Hotel | Esto no es un hotel | Dana Crosa | Argentina |
| Wipe Me Away | Je voudrais qu'on m'efface | Eric Piccoli | Canada |
Out of competition
The following series were screened out of competition:[6]
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All the Way Up (season 2) (opening series) | Validé | Giulio Callegari & Franck Gastambide & Xavier Lacaille & Charles van Tieghem | France | Canal+ |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Ashley Pharoah & Caleb Ranson | France, United Kingdom | France 2, ZDF, RAI | |
| Gomorrah (season 5) (closing series) | Gomorra - La serie | Roberto Saviano | Italy | Sky Atlantic |
| Sisi | Andreas Gutzeit & Robert Krause & Elena Hell | Germany | RTL | |