Seriencamp
Annual international television festival held in Germany
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seriencamp (German: Internationales Festival für Serien und TV-Kultur) is an international television festival held annually in Germany. The first few editions were held in Munich, but the festival was moved to Cologne in 2023.[1] The festival aims to screen the premieres of television series around the world.
| Location | Cologne, Germany (2023–) Munich, Germany (2015–2022) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| Website | www |
History
The event is organized by Seriencamp UG. The first edition of Seriencamp was held from 15 to 18 October 2015 at the University of Television and Film Munich, which attracted more than 5,000 spectators.[2] In 2016, Seriencamp awards were presented for the first time.[3]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, the 2020 festival was held virtually through video on demand platform, Watchroom in November.[4] The next year, the festival took place hybrid. In addition to the digital screenings, there were screenings at the Astor Film Lounge at ARRI in Munich.[5]
Festival overview
| No. | Year | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2015 | 15–18 October | [2] |
| 2nd | 2016 | 20–23 October | [6] |
| 3rd | 2017 | 27–29 October | [7] |
| 4th | 2018 | 9–11 November | [8] |
| 5th | 2019 | 8–10 November | [9] |
| 6th | 2020 | 5–22 November | [10] |
| 7th | 2021 | 10–28 November | [11] |
| 8th | 2022 | 6–9 October | [12] |
| 9th | 2023 | 14–16 June | [13] |
| 10th | 2024 | 5–8 June | [14] |
| 11th | 2025 | 3–5 June |
Awards
The following awards were presented at the festival:[15]
Seriencamp Official Competition
| Year | Series | Network | Country/Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Call My Agent! | France 2 | France |
| 2017 | Generation B | VRT Canvas | Belgium |
| 2018 | Informer | BBC One | United Kingdom |
| 2019 | ZeroZeroZero | Sky Atlantic | Italy |
| 2020 | The Pack | Amazon Prime Video | Chile |
| 2021 | Thunder in My Heart | Viaplay | Sweden |
| 2022 | I Am Earth | NRK | Norway |
| 2023 | I'm a Virgo | Amazon Prime Video | United States |
| 2024 | Lost Boys and Fairies | BBC One | United Kingdom |
Digital Short Form Award
| Year | Series | Country/Region |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Fett und Fett | Germany |
| 2017 | Bruce | Australia |
| 2018 | This Is Desmondo Ray! | Australia |
| 2019 | Lost In Traplanta | France |
| 2020 | Tu préfères | France |
| 2021 | Tony | Argentina |
| 2022 | Sexfluencing | United Kingdom |
| 2023 | Martine À La Plage | Canada |
| 2024 | Samuel | France |
Critics' Choice Award
| Year | Series | Network | Country/Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Reservation Dogs | FX on Hulu | United States |
| 2022 | The Bear | Hulu | United States |
| 2023 | Bargain | TVING | South Korea |
| 2024 | Show Yourself | Atresplayer | Spain |
Audience Choice Award
| Year | Series | Network | Country/Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Westworld | HBO | United States |
| 2017 | Mary Kills People | Global | Canada |
| 2018 | Undercover | VRT 1 | Belgium, Netherlands |
| 2019 | Beforeigners | HBO Nordic, HBO Max | Norway |
| 2020 | Trickster | CBC | Canada |
| 2021 | The Last Socialist Artefact | HRT | Croatia |
| 2022 | Reign Supreme | Arte, Netflix | France |
| 2023 | The Shadow | ZDF | Germany |
| 2024 | 30 Days of Lust | SWR | Germany |
Pilot Peek Award
| Year | Series | Country/Region |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Appetite | Australia |
| 2024 | Preferably Yesterday | Germany |