The 2nd Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 5 to 10 April 2019 in Cannes, France.
The closing ceremony was hosted by French comedian Monsieur Poulpe and aired live on Canal+. Spanish comedy series Perfect Life won the Best Series of the festival.
Juries The following juries were named for the festival. English actor Stephen Fry was set to jury the competition section but withdrew his participation.
Competition Baran bo Odar, German director and screenwriter, Jury President Miriam Leone, Italian actress Emma Mackey, French-British actress Katheryn Winnick, Canadian actress Robin Coudert, French composer
Short Form Competition Greg Garcia, American director and producer, Jury President Fanny Sidney, French actress Josefine Frida Pettersen, Norwegian actress
Official selection In competition The following series were selected to compete: TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network Bauhaus: A New Era Die Neue Zeit Germany Arte United Kingdom Virgin TVHow to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) Philipp Käßbohrer & Matthias Murmann Germany Netflix Junichi 潤一 & Eiji Kitahara & Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan Kansai TVMagnus Norway NRK1 Nehama נחמה Israel Hot The Outbreak Эпидемия Russia TV-3 Perfect Life Déjate Llevar Spain Movistar Plus+Studio Tarara Belgium VTM De twaalf & Bert van Dael Belgium Eén
Short Form Competition The following series were selected to compete: TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s) Do Not Disturb & Larry Volpi United Kingdom Los mentirosos ArgentinaGolden Revenge & Tom Stern United StatesLa Maison des Folles CanadaNoche de Amor & Pedro Levati ArgentinaOver and Out & Adele Vuko AustraliaRobbie Hood & Dylan River AustraliaSimone & moi, une amitié mécanique & Soukaïna Meflah FranceTeodor pas de H & Julien Hurteau CanadaWarigami Canada
Out of competition The following series were screened out of competition: TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)NetworkBeecham House & Gurinder Chadha & Shahrukh Husain United Kingdom ITVNOS4A2 United States AMCNow Apocalypse United States Starz & Karyn Usher & Lisa Zwerling United Kingdom StarzVernon Subutex France Canal+Years and Years United Kingdom BBC One
Awards The following awards were presented at the festival: Best Series: Perfect Life by Leticia Dolera Best Screenplay: Bert Van Dael and Sanne Nuyens for The Twelve Best Music: Christoph M. Kaiser and Julian Maas for Bauhaus: A New Era Special Interpretation Prize: Perfect Life by Leticia Dolera Best Performance: Reshef Levi for Nehama Best Short Form Series: Over and Out by Christiaan Van Vuuren and Adele Vuko
Special awards The following honorary awards were presented at the festival: Variety Icon Award: Diana Rigg Serieously Award: Lindsey Morgan Excellence Award: Dominic West
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