Thought of as a hub for meetings and ideas, it brings together various professions in serial creation. It’s a place for exchange, collaboration, and collective thinking on the future of our industry. A human-scale experience tailored to create true synergies.
On April 23-24-25 , 2026, come experience this unique interlude, this bubble of creativity, where inspiration, connection, and innovation meet, all within the CANNESERIES Festival, with accreditation priced at €300 EX VAT.
The accreditation is reserved for professionals connected to serialized creation: screenwriters, producers, broadcasters, composers, casting directors, directors, showrunners, sales agents, buyers, actors, agents, professionals in the technical industries...
Each professional must provide proof of participation within the past five years in a commissioned series.
The accreditation is personal and non-transferable. All applications are reviewed by our accreditation team. Incomplete requests or those lacking professional credentials may be declined.
PROGRAM
Here are the first highlights of the CANNESERIES Industry 2026 program:
🎙️ Noah Hawley, Guest of Honor! An exclusive conversation with one of the most influential showrunners of his generation (Fargo, Legion, Alien: Earth).
🪷 The White Lotus: How did Season 4 of The White Lotus end up being filmed in France ? Get exclusive insight on the production process of the series and the prolific career of its producer, David Bernad, en partenariat avec le CNC.
🧠 Telling the stories of today: How does culture, through its various formats, shape our perceptions, identities, and understanding of the world? With Tawfik Abu Wael and Hagai Levi.
📱 How to write and produce vertical content: A new creative playground that challenges the entire production chain to rethink how to write and produce for this format, while maintaining strong serial storytelling, high narrative standards, and integrating its technical constraints.
🏅 All Access Sport: Sports docuseries are booming, but when access to the field is tightly controlled, who ultimately shapes the narrative? How much editorial and creative independence can creators retain when working with clubs, leagues, and rights holders?
💶 Can brand content bring some oxygen to the series industry? As advertisers increasingly enter series financing models, could we envision TV fiction largely funded by brands?
🇺🇦 Call for Series – POV: Europe on Ukraine: A new creative initiative dedicated to Ukrainian stories seen through the eyes of French creators, in partnership with SPACE.
🤖 Creativity in the age of artificial intelligence: From short films to feature-length productions, we explore how AI is transforming imagination into cinematic storytelling, in partnership with WAIFF.
🇰🇷 K-Dramas: Korean soft power: After conquering Asia, South Korean series have evolved over the past decade to reach global audiences. A thriving industry now expanding its ambitions in Europe.
The program will be updated regularly in the coming weeks, and a detailed schedule of sessions will be available soon.