FAQ

CANNESERIES, an entirely free and open to all festival, has been one of the major events dedicated to television series and those behind them for 5 years! CANNESERIES is a 6-days festival taking place in Cannes and online with exclusive content. Learn more.

Watch content from previous seasons on our Previous Editions page.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to write us at contact@canneseries.com.

During the festival, we will answer all your questions at the Gare Maritime.

Series selected in Competition, Short Form Competition and Out of Competition, and screened on the big screen, but you will also have the opportunity to meet those who make them during the Rendez-vous. 

Learn more about the Official Selection and Rendez-vous.

It can’t be stressed often enough; the festival is entirely free.

You can book a ticket for free through our online ticketing, on the festival’s website. Tickets cannot be bought in person in Cannes anymore.

Cannes residents have a privileged and early access to box office reservations 2 days before the official opening.

You can book up to 4 tickets per screening.

Booking a ticket online does not guarantee you a seat in the actual theatre. Seating will be open to all but subject to seats availability.

You can simply send an e-mail to billetterie@canneseries.com and mention the number of the ticket concerned by your cancellation.

Yes, you can give your ticket to someone else.

Just send an e-mail to billetterie@canneseries.com.

Series from the Official Competition are screened at the Grand Auditorium Louis Lumière of the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès of Cannes (1, boulevard de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes) for the Long Form Competition and Out of Competition selections, and at the Espace Miramar (35 rue Pasteur, 06400 Cannes) for the Short Form Competition selection.

Screenings are open to all over 12 (with the exception of some screenings that can only be reserved for people over 16).

To access screenings at the Grand Auditorium Lumière (Competition and Out of Competition), you will have to show your reserved free e-ticket to a ticket inspector at the entrance of the theatre. We recommend you get to the venue 45 minutes prior to the screening you want to attend. Doors will open an hour before the beginning of the screening and free seats won’t be reserved anymore 15 minutes prior to the screening.

For screenings at the Espace Miramar (Cannes Rendez-vous and Short Form Competition), the access is free, subject to seats availability.

Series are screened in their original versions, subtitled in French and, if needed, in English.

Smart dress required.

You must show your ticket to the ticket inspector at the entrance. 

Yes, the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès of Cannes and the Espace Miramar have a special access reserved for disabled people.

The Cannes Rendez-vous take place at the Espace Miramar (35, Rue Pasteur – 06400 Cannes).

The Cannes Rendez-vous are open to all. Most of the Rendez-vous are exclusively in French and therefore little adapted to a non-francophone audience.

Access is free and open, but subject to seats availability.
We recommend you get to the venue 45 minutes prior to the event you want to attend.

Smart dress required.

Yes, the Espace Miramar has a special access reserved for disabled people.

By plane: the Nice Côte d’Azur airport is 27 km away from the city of Cannes and is accessible by car in less than 30 minutes.
By car: Cannes is connected to major European cities. Thanks to the A8 highway “La Provençale”, you can get to Cannes (exit n°42 Cannes/La Bocca or Mougins/Cannes) from Aix-en-Provence to its West or get to Italy from Cannes to its East.
By train: all types of trains serve the city of Cannes (TGV, TER, Corail, Express) and connect it to all regions of France and major European cities. Regional train network ZOU! also serves the city of Cannes.

In Cannes, you can find all categories of hotels and housing. Everyone will be able to find what they want! Cannes Tourism Office

If you either want to discover new flavours in the best gourmet restaurants or find small and authentic places, the city will have what you want, for the pleasure and budget of all! Cannes Restaurants

If you want to ask for a journalist accreditation, go to the press section of our website where you will find a link to the online accreditation form.

Every incomplete or invalid application will be managed by the accreditation office who reserves the right to accept or reject the request.

If you encounter any problems with your "journalist" accreditation request, please send us an email to the following address: presse@canneseries.com

Once you’ve applied, you will get a confirmation on the e-mail address you gave while filling the form.

The festival is free and open to all.

To attend the screenings in the Grand Auditorium Louis Lumière (Competition and Out of Competition), you can book your ticket on www.canneseries.com

An e-ticket does not guarantee you a seat in the theatre. We recommend you arrive 45 minutes prior to the screening you wish to attend. Doors will open an hour before the beginning of the screening and unoccupied seats will be filled 15 minutes before the beginning of the screening. Access to the screenings of CANNESERIES is forbidden for people under the age of 12.

Access to the screenings at Miramar does not require a booking, and will be subject to availability. If you don’t want to miss anything during this new edition, you can also follow us on social media and subscribe to our newsletter.

If your application is accepted, you will receive on your mailbox all the information regarding the withdrawal of your accreditation.

The accreditation is individual, nominative and not transferable. It gives you access to the Festivalscope platform allowing you to watch series of the festival for free.

Access to the screenings at the Grand Auditorium Louis Lumière is possible upon presentation of an individual accreditation. Holding an accreditation does not guarantee you a seat in the theatre. We recommend you arrive 45 minutes prior to the screening you wish to attend. Doors will open an hour before the beginning of the screening and unoccupied seats will be filled 15 minutes before the beginning of the screening. Access to the screenings of CANNESERIES is forbidden for people under the age of 12.

Access to the screenings at the Espace Miramar (Cannes Rendez-vous and Short Form Competition) does not require a booking, and will be subject to availability.

Access to the screenings at the Grand Auditorium Louis Lumière is possible upon presentation of an individual accreditation. Holding an accreditation does not guarantee you a seat in the theatre. We recommend you arrive 45 minutes prior to the screening you wish to attend. Doors will open an hour before the beginning of the screening and unoccupied seats will be filled 15 minutes before the beginning of the screening. Access to the screenings of CANNESERIES is forbidden for people under the age of 12.

Access to the screenings at Miramar does not require a booking, and will be subject to availability.

If your accreditation application has been accepted, you will automatically receive on your email address the newsletters and other future communications of the press office.

For all interview requests, please contact the festival’s press office by sending an email to ca@canneseries.com

To retrieve press material available for the press, please go directly on the "Press section" of our website. You will find information and be able to download free access material about the festival and series.

Covering CANNESERIES remotely is possible! Digital means are available so you can do interviews online. Send all your interview requests by email to ca@canneseries.com

If you want to ask for a photographer accreditation, you can go the press section of our website where a link to the online accreditation form is available.

The press office will get back to you to give you the photocalls schedule as well as the procedure to follow in order to receive your specific credentials for photocalls during the day.

Every incomplete or invalid application will be managed by the accreditation office who reserves the right to accept or reject the request.

WARNING: access to the photocall of the Pink Carpet is restricted and requires a specific request to be done by email to the following address : photos@canneseries.com

No, health measures currently implemented do not allow it.

All food and beverages are prohibited inside our venues.

It is prohibited to take any pictures during series screenings but pictures are allowed during Cannes Rendez-vous.

Animals are not allowed in any of the festival’s venues.