The year 2018 in Cannes will be marked by festivities. The city will host its first international TV series festival this year. From April 4 to 11, 2018, Cannes will shine brightly under its own international event bringing series to the fore. Cannes Séries is also an opportunity for many visitors from all over the world to stay in a furnished apartment located right next to the hotel where Sidse Babett Knudsen, the godmother of this first edition, will probably stay.
Cannes Series the first edition in Cannes
Danish actress Sidse Babett Knudsen will sponsor the inaugural Cannes International TV Series Festival this year. Better known to her fans in the role of Danish Prime Minister in "Borgen, a woman in power", the actress will make all fans of series around the world experience a week full of colors and emotions. In the program :
- Cannes Series Addict: a week of free screenings, meetings and carte blanche.
- Cannes Series Digital: competition dedicated to short formats and In Development, series creation forum.
Cannes Series 2018, the program
The official competition will open on April 7 and will feature 10 new series. The organizers say that for this first edition, all genres, all formats and all types of broadcast will compete. Priority will nevertheless be given to series open to the general public and meeting certain artistic standards.
The winners will be unveiled during the closing ceremony, which will be broadcast live on Canal + on April 11, 2018. The selection of the official competition will be announced to the Parisian press and in Cannes on March 13, according to the AFP president. , Fleur Pellerin. For the first time, the event will be organized on the Croisette, a month before the Cannes Film Festival, and at the same time as MIPTV, the global market which brings together nearly 10 TV professionals in the city every spring. Riviera.
Two months before the event, the owners of furnished tourist accommodation are organizing themselves to offer the best possible accommodation service to all series fans. An exceptional opportunity to discover Cannes and perhaps stay near the hotel where the godmother of the event, actress Sidse Babett Knudsen, will stay.
