CANNESERIES has unveiled the selection for its fifth edition, which will take place from April 1 to 6. Between world premieres, new seasons and expected series, discover the program of this unmissable festival!
Between exceptional previews, expected European and world productions and short formats from different backgrounds, the program for the fifth edition of the CANNESERIES festival, free and open to all, promises to be rich.
24 series presented (10 in Long Format Competition, 10 in Short Format Competition and 4 out of Competition), guests of honor, appointments, prestigious meetings,… and all that in Cannes, from April 1st to 6th 2022.
Discover the CANNESERIES 2022 program.
OUT OF COMPETITION
- Halo – Paramount+ / CANAL+ (French Premiere / Opening Series): Series by Kyle Killen and Steven Kane with Pablo Schreiber, Natascha Mcelhone, Jen Taylor, Bokeem Woodbine…
- Infiniti – CANAL+ (World Premiere): Series by Stéphane Pannetier and Julien Vanlerenberghe with Céline Sallette, Daniyar Alshinov, Vlad Ivanov, Lex Shrapnel, Karina Arutyunyan, Anatolii Panchenko, Ellora Torchia, Laurent Capelluto, Jarreth Merz, Samal Yeslyamova…
- Visions – TF1 (World Premiere): Series by Jeanne Le Guillou and Bruno Dega with Louane Emera, Soufiane Guerrab, Léon Durieux, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Anne Marivin, Max Boublil, Marie-Ange Casta, Julien Boisselier, Robinson Stévenin, Francis Renaud ,…
- Le Flambeau, the adventurers of Chupacabra (La Flamme season 2) – CANAL+ (World Premiere / Closing series): Series by Jonathan Cohen, Jérémie Galan, Florent Bernard, Freddy Gladieux, David Caviglioli and Hugo Benamozig with Jonathan Cohen, Jérôme Commandeur, Leila Bekhti, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Géraldine Nakache, Thomas Scimeca, Gérard Darmon, Kad Merad, Ramzy Bedia, Ana Girardot…
OFFICIAL COMPETITION JURIES
For the Long Format Series Competition, the Jury will be announced soon.
For the Short Format Series Competition, the Jury is made up of:
- Anthony Horowitz, writer and screenwriter (Alex Rider, Hercule Poirot, Inspector Barnaby) – President
CANNES EVENTS AND MEETINGS
Many prizes will be awarded during this CANNESERIES 2022. Thus, Gillian Anderson (X-Files, Sex Education, The Great) will receive the Variety Icon Award while Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria, The White Lotus) will obtain the distinction of the Rising Star Award from Miss Figaro. For its part, Konbini will once again present its Commitment Award after having rewarded Laurie Nunn (Sex Education) last year.
The spotlight will be given to French fiction and daily newspapers with meetings and signings with the teams of Here Everything Begins, Tomorrow Belongs to Us and Plus Belle La Vie, but also Marion, Astrid and Raphaëlle, L’Île aux 30 Cercueils, Des Gens Bien Ordinaires and Section de Recherches and the first episode of the documentary series on Soprano.
The festival will also focus on France TV and France TV Slash creations by presenting seasons 2 of Parlement, Derby Girl and the documentary series Skateboard: Horizon Verticale.
Also planned: a focus on South Korean production with the intervention of the creator/director and the producer of Squid Game, Dong-Huyk Hwang and Kim Ji-Yeon, and the screening of episodes of 3 Korean series.
In addition, CANNESERIES continues to celebrate screenwriters with the CANNESERIES Writer’s Club, with meetings in the form of masterclasses or round tables in English during which screenwriters can share their experiences and discuss with producers and showrunners.
Finally, middle and high school students will be able to meet a member of the Fortiche animation studio (behind the immense success Arcane, a series adapted from the League of Legends video game) and the team from the documentary series Rêves.
LONG SERIES IN COMPETITION
Based on real events, 1985 takes the audience back to the turmoil of the 80s, when the Brabant Killers spread terror.
This is Ester, the one you think is immortal because it’s simply impossible to think of a world without her. When she learns that she has cancer, everyone around her is affected. Her husband, her children, her friends. They all begin to question their own lives and mortality. This story could have been the sad tale of a dying woman but Ester wouldn’t have allowed it. Instead, it’s a story of Amiur, and Life, and all those amazing, and sometimes silly things you do before you die.
- Audrey is back (Canada)
A 17-year-old girl is found unconscious, in the middle of the night, on the road to a small village. Sixteen years later, the impossible happens: Audrey comes back from a long coma. She must relearn how to live in an era she no longer understands. Everything has changed around her and her nearby station is no exception. As the episodes go by, her memory gradually comes back to her, and opens up on the events that plunged her into a coma, revealing to her in puzzle pieces what really happened that night. .
Milan, 1980s. Alice, a shy and awkward teenager becomes the youngest member of a mafia organization in order to win the love of her father, an affiliate of the ‘Ndrangheta (Calabrian mafia).
In the 90s, a gang that controls cocaine trafficking and Madrid’s nightlife, makes a lot of ink: “The Miamis”. His name scares everyone who hears it. “El Inmortal was its leader. Here is the story inspired by his reign and the city that saw him die so many times.
A Minister of Agriculture trapped in the exercise of power, a lobbyist ready to do anything to cover up a health scandal, mothers helpless in the face of the drama affecting them, a journalist determined to discover the truth… A strikingly topical story, a clash between politicians, lobbies, media and activists, led by Oscar-winning director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade.
Six cinematic perspectives. Six artistic visions. Six dramatic stories… = a premium anthology series, based on short stories by Ferdinand von Schirach, made as an innovative showcase by six of Germany’s most important and exciting directors.
In the 1930s, Karen Blixen (the author of The African Farm aka Out of Africa) returned to Denmark after many years in Africa. She is penniless, sick and divorced, but it is also at this time that she will finally become a renowned writer.
A political discussion between 43-year-old teacher Amir and 17-year-old high school student Lian escalates into an emotional conflict of proportions far beyond the classroom. In a fight for justice, Amir and Lian won’t back down, even when the going gets out of hand and changes their lives forever. This six-part series follows the ripple effect from the classroom to the current explosive political reality in Israel through the stages of an entire high school, community, and media.
The mystical drama Souls centers on 14-year-old Jacob, who after a car accident believes he remembers a past life where he was the pilot of a missing plane. Her claims will change the lives of three women, Allie Hanna and Linn. Is Jacob lying or is it the truth?
SHORT SERIES IN COMPETITION
- Completely High School (Canada)
- Educational TV (Uruguay)
- Everything You Love (Norway)
- Hacked (Belgium)
- Hell (Argentina)
- It’s Fine, I’m Fine (Australia)
- Night Cat Express: Night Dream (China)
- Normaloland (Germany)
- Platonic (France)
- Revenge Of The Black Best Friend (Canada)