The event will host 28 World Premieres, 8 International Premieres, 3 French Premieres and 1 European Premier.
Canneseries (Cannes International Series Festival) has revealed the series that will compete in the Official Selection of its eighth edition, which will take place from April 24 to 29, 2025, in the French city.
The event will host 28 World Premieres, 8 International Premieres, 3 French Premieres and 1 European Premier.
“These days, in order to exist, producers have to redouble their ingenuity: mastering acrobatic financial arrangements, juggling public channels and platforms while trying not to lose their freedom. It’s a real balancing act! Our mission at Canneseries? To showcase the full breadth and depth of the world of serial production: challenging and daring series, productions designed for the general public, and those event series that everyone looks forward to”, said Albin Lewi, Artistic Director of Canneseries.
“With a bit of hindsight, you may see something unique in everything we saw, as we did. What struck us this year was the return to the intimate, to the detriment of the spectacular at all costs. Fewer flashy effects, more stories rooted in reality. Stories nourished by past experiences or the fear of what might happen. An underlying anxiety that creeps into the themes. Even when we laugh, it’s often to someone’s detriment… or simply to avoid facing up to reality”.
The 2025 Canneseries Official Selection
Out of Competition:
The Agency (US)
The Count of Monte Cristo (Italy, France)
Duster (US)
Holy Shit! (Belgium)
The Big Fuck-Up (Belgium)
The Corsican Line (France)
The Walking Dead: Dead City (US)
Long Form Competition:
A Better Man (Norway, Lithuania)
Dead End (Belgium)
How to Kill Your Sister (Belgium, Germany)
Lover (Finland)
Malditos (France)
Nepobaby (Norway)
Reykjavik Fusion (Iceland)
S Line (South Korea)
Short Form Competition:
Dorm No 13 (Finland)
Lost Media (France)
Getting Under your Skin (Canada)
Noob (New Zealand)
Oh Otto! (Belgium)
Rebound (Norway)
Docuseries Competition:
Fulgurated, when Lightning Does Not Kill (France)
Hello Stranger (Belgium)
In Real Life (France)
The Agent – The Life and Lies of My Father (Norway)
The Nazi Cartel (Germany)
