About
the festival
Established in 2018 by an independent association chaired by Fleur Pellerin, the CANNESERIES festival aims to promote and highlight series from all over the world and become the voice of this modern, popular and ultra-creative art. Drawing its energy from the very heart of the world-renowned city of Cannes, the festival takes place in parallel with MIPTV (The International Content Market for the Future) and MIPCOM for this season 04, two must-attend events for industry professionals.
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CANNESERIES aims to promote its core values of excellence and diversity in a fresh, modern and glamorous way. Its goal is to bring together top talents from the series industry, to reveal the talents of tomorrow and to create an international competition that is an unmissable annual rendez-vous for series spanning all genres and formats.
This event is open to and free for everyone. During the festival, Cannes rolls out its famous pink carpet to series with several events all over the city (previews, rendez-vous, meetings and more!) and online on CANNESERIES.com.
Prize List
The CANNESERIES
Team
Your favorite show? Twin Peaks
Your favorite character? Walter White (Breaking Bad)
Your favorite quote? "Ce qui compte, c’est les valeurs" Perceval (Kaamelott)
Your favorite opening sequence? Game of Thrones
Your recent obsession? Undone / Fleabag
Your favorite showrunner? Anne Landois (Engrenages)
Your childhood series? The Avengers
Your feel-good series? Sex and the City
A series that brought you to tears? The Leftovers
How would you describe your relationship to series? Inevitably addictive!!
Your favorite show? Breaking Bad
Your favorite character? Walter White (Breaking Bad)
Your favorite quote? "Anything else?" Jed Bartlet (The West Wing)
Your favorite opening sequence? Dallas
Your recent obsession? Unbelievable
Your favorite showrunner? Vince Gilligan
Your childhood series? Zorro
Your feel-good series? The Sopranos
How would you describe your relationship to series? One episode a day
Your favorite show? The Leftovers
Your favorite character? John Steed (The Avengers), for having the chance to be around the fantastic Emma Peel so closely!
Your favorite quote? "What year is this?" Dale Cooper (Twin Peaks -The Return)
Your favorite opening sequence? Carnivale
Your recent obsession? Euphoria
Your favorite showrunner? Ryan Murphy
Your childhood series? The Twilight Zone / The Wild Wild West / Rick Hunter / Saint Seiya / La Une est à vous, starring Bernard Montiel
Your feel-good series? Friends
A series that brought you to tears? Mad Men S04E07 - The Suitcase
How would you describe your relationship to series? Compulsive. A good series must have the same effect as a good novel. Let time pass between episodes, have the characters in yourself, want to see the next episode at all costs....
Your favorite show? The Night Of
Your favorite character? Tony Soprano (The Sopranos)
Your favorite opening sequence? Extrême Limite
Your recent obsession? La Guerre des Mondes
Your childhood series? Highlander
Your feel-good series? Friends
A series that brought you to tears? I don't remember ever crying over a series
How would you describe your relationship to series? I don't really like series...
Your favoriteshow? The Walking Dead
Your favorite character? Angus MacGyver
Your favorite quote? "J’ai déjà marché au bord de la mer avec un pull autour du cou… et j’ai aimé ça" (Bref)
Your favorite opening sequence? Street Hawk
Your recent obsession? Years and Years
Your favorite showrunner? Darren Star
Your childhood series? Beverly Hills, 90210
Your feel-good series? The Last Man on Earth
A series that brought you to tears? When They See Us
How would you describe your relationship to series? I like it when it biiiiiinges
Your favorite show? The Crown
Your favorite character? Kelly Clapwell (Santa Barbara) meets Claire underwood (House of Cards)
Your favorite opening sequence? Narcos
Your recent obsession? Les Sauvages
Your favorite showrunner? Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Your childhood series? The Love Boat
Your feel-good series? Friends
Your favorite show? Friends
Your favorite character? Kate Foster (Workin' Moms)
Your favorite quote? "Gentlemen, synchronize Swatches!" Parker Lewis (Parker Lewis Can't Lose)
Your favorite opening sequence? Beverly Hills, 90210 / Dallas / MacGyver
Your recent obsession? Fleabag
Your favorite showrunner? Shonda Rhimes
Your childhood series? Who's the Boss?
Your feel-good series? Friends From College
A series that brought you to tears? ER / Grey's Anatomy
How would you describe your relationship to series? It can last between 5 minutes and one night
Your favorite show? Friends
Your favorite character? Penelope "Punky" Brewster (Punky Brewster)
Your favorite quote? "Quand ça va pas, y'aura toujours le cinéma..." Arlette (Call My Agent!)
Your favorite opening sequence? The Wonder Years
Your recent obsession? Mindhunter
Your favorite showrunner? Darren Star
Your childhood series? Degrassi Junior High
Your feel-good series? Friends
A series that brought you to tears? When Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, Ross, Joey and Chandler return the keys of Monica's apartment during Friends finale
How would you describe your relationship to series? A friend who will always have something to tell me....
Your favorite show? The Crown / Mad Men / Breaking Bad / Sherlock / Girls
Your favorite character? June Osborne (The Handmaid’s Tale) / Thomas Shelby (Peaky Blinders)
Your favorite quote? “Donna. It’s like a name and a title. You’ll see” Donna Paulsen (Suits)
Your favorite opening sequence? Twin Peaks
Your recent obsession? Zone Blanche
Your favorite showrunner? Eric Rochant (The Bureau) / Steven Moffat (Doctor Who)
Your childhood series? X-Files
Your feel-good series? Friends
A series that brought you to tears? Modern Love
How would you describe your relationship to series? Docteur ès Binge-watching
Your favorite show? Fleabag
Your favorite character? Claire Underwood (House of Cards)
Your favorite quote? "Oh, don't make me an optimist. You will ruin my life" Fleabag (Fleabag)
Your favorite opening sequence? Dallas
Your recent obsession? Years and Years
Your favorite showrunner? Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Your childhood series? The Love Boat
Your feel-good series? Gilmore Girls
A series that brought you to tears? Top of the Lake
How would you describe your relationship to series? Happy, curious and often impressed by so much creativity.
Your favorite show? The Sopranos
Your favorite character? Tony Soprano (The Sopranos)
Your favorite quote? "Winter is coming" Eddar Stark (Game of Thrones)
Your favorite opening sequence? Game of Thrones
Your recent obsession? The Terror
Your favorite showrunner? David Chase
Your childhood series? The Twilight Zone
Your feel-good series? Master of None
A series that brought you to tears? None :-)
How would you describe your relationship to series? I'm addicted but I'm taking care of myself
Your favorite show? Breaking Bad
Your favorite character? Tony Soprano (The Sopranos)
Your favorite quote? "I teach you to lie and cheat and steal...and as soon as my back is turned, you wait in line
Your favorite opening sequence? Game of Thrones
Your recent obsession? Treme
Your favorite showrunner? Vince Gilligan
Your childhood series? Ivanohe, starring Roger Moore
Your feel-good series? Friends
A series that brought you to tears? When They See Us
How would you describe your relationship to series? To dive into a series that you like is like setting off on an exciting long journey, mixing enthusiasm and disappointment, worry and pleasure by forging a true friendship with its characters
Your favorite show? The Wire
Your favorite character? John Locke (Lost)
Your favorite quote? "The truth is out there" (X-Files)
Your favorite opening sequence? The Walking Dead
Your recent obsession? La Guerre des Mondes
Your childhood series? Diff'rent Strokes
Your feel-good series? Call My Agent!
Your favorite show? Parks and Recreation
Your favorite character? Lorelai Gilmore (Gilmore Girls)
Your favorite quote? "I want to go to there" Liz Lemon (30 Rock)
Your favorite opening sequence? Those of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's 4 seasons
Your recent obsession? The Politician
Your favorite showrunner? Mike Schur / Amy Sherman-Palladino
Your childhood series? The Nanny
Your feel-good series? Gilmore Girls
A series that brought you to tears? This Is Us, even if Parenthood doesn't come far behind
How would you describe your relationship to series? There was a time when I used to watch 16 series a week, that says a lot about my relationship to series (as well as my social life...), where some characters almost become members of my family whom I would defend tooth and nail. A very healthy and balanced report therefore.
Your favorite show? The Wire
Your favorite character? Guillaume Debailly, aka Paul Lefèvre, aka Malotru (The Bureau)
Your favorite quote? "Gentlemen, synchronize Swatches!" Parker Lewis (Parker Lewis Can't Lose)
Your favorite opening sequence? The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Your recent obsession? Succession
Your favorite showrunner? David Simon
Your childhood series? Saved by the Bell
Your feel-good series? Brooklyn Nine-Nine
A series that brought you to tears? Tony's Revenge
How would you describe your relationship to series? A late relationship that is now methodical and applied while taking its time
Your favorite show? The Handmaid's Tale
Your favorite character? June Osborne (The Handmaid's Tale)
Your favorite quote? "Winter is coming" Eddar Stark (Game of Thrones)
Your favorite opening sequence? Magnum, P.I. / The Persuaders!
Your recent obsession? Atypical
Your favorite showrunner? J.J. Abrams
Your childhood series? Magnum, P.I. / The A-Team
Your feel-good series? How I Met Your Mother / Sex and the City
A series that brought you to tears? This Is Us
How would you describe your relationship to series? I am a binge-watching person
Your favorite show? ER
Your favorite character? Olivia Pope (Scandal)
Your favorite quote? "Diane, 11:30 a.m., February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks..." Dale Cooper (Twin Peaks)
Your favorite opening sequence? The Americans
Your recent obsession? The Crown
Your favorite showrunner? Marti Noxon
Your childhood series? Starsky and Hutch
Your feel-good series? Seinfeld
A series that brought you to tears? Six Feet Under
How would you describe your relationship to series? Narrative Junkie
Your favorite show? Twin Peaks
Your favorite character? Lucille Bluth (Arrested Development)
Your favorite quote? "Surprise, bitch. I bet you thought you'd seen the last of me" Madison Montgomery (American Horror Story: Coven)
Your favorite opening sequence? Zorro
Your recent obsession? Euphoria
Your favorite showrunner? Tina Fey
Your childhood series? Hélène et les Garçons
Your feel-good series? Planet Earth
A series that brought you to tears? the Six Feet Under finale
How would you describe your relationship to series? There are no such thing as guilty pleasures
Your favorite show? The Wire
Your favorite character? The Guy (High Maintenance)
Your favorite quote? "We have to go back" Jack Shephard (Lost)
Your favorite opening sequence? True Detective - Season 1
Your recent obsession? Mare of Easttown
Your favorite showrunner? Joey Soloway (Transparent, I Love Dick)
Your childhood series? The Pretender
Your feel-good series? Scrubs
A series that brought you to tears? The Deuce's Series-Finale
How would you describe your relationship to series? Good series save lives
Your favorite show? Desperate Houseviwes
Your favorite character? Blair Waldorf (Gossip Girl)
Your favorite quote? "I am not a number! I am a free man!" Number Six (The Prisoner)
Your favorite opening sequence? The Avengers
Your recent obsession? Hollywood
Your favorite showrunner? Ryan Murphy
Your childhood series? Zorro
Your feel-good series? Ugly Betty
A series that brought you to tears? Glee
How would you describe your relationship to series? Addictive and cinematographically unfaithful
Your favorite show? Sherlock
Your favorite character? Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Your favorite quote? "I am the danger" Walter White (Breaking Bad)
Your favorite opening sequence? Dexter
Your recent obsession? Normal People
Your favorite showrunner? Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Your childhood series? Charmed
Your feel-good series? The Office US
A series that brought you to tears? Jack's death in This Is Us
How would you describe your relationship to series? An healthy addiction
Your favorite show? Breaking Bad
Your favorite character? Dwight Schrute (The Office)
Your favorite quote? " Joey doesn’t share food! " (Friends)
Your favorite opening sequence? Westworld
Your recent obsession? OVNI(s)
Your favorite showrunner? David Simon
Your childhood series? Pokémon
Your feel-good series? Friends
A series that brought you to tears? « Michael... I can’t believe you came ! » (The Office)