peacock Apples never fallMGM+ Cocaine hotel And NRK’s raucous drama about Leonard Cohen, So long, Marianne He will be in international competition at Series Mania in March.
The shows will compete with BBC Three series in the UK the borderFrance 2 Drama Dance Lombre (In the shadows), the German series on the ARD channel Herrhausen, the banker, and the bomb (Herrhausen, der Herr de Gildes), Australian ABC House of the Godsand a French-Hungarian co-production rematchwhich is for Arte, Disney+ and HBO Europe.
The offerings include an interesting cross-section of American and European projects, with the thriller starring Annette Bening Apples never fall Among the top profiles. Hot cocaineabout a Cuban expatriate who remakes his life in Miami, is among MGM+’s biggest recent bets, while So long, Marianne Its power is built as a study of the life of singer-songwriter Cohen and his muse, Marianne Ihlen.
The international competition jury will consist of French-American director and screenwriter Zal Batmanglij (Murder at the end of the world, Organic Agriculture), German actor Malik Bauer (Sam: Saxon), French-Argentine actress Bérénice Bejo, French-Swedish director Charlotte Brandström (The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, Busy(And the French actor and producer Sufyan Zarmani)The reward of fear, Spirit of ecstasy).
They will award the grand prize for Best Series, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, and Best Actor.
The International Panorama Competition, whose jury is chaired by American writer Douglas Kennedy, will feature the Swedish series for TV4 and C-More. 8 months (Doctrine), German SWR display 30 days of lust (30 crown of lust), New Zealand’s TVNZ programme After the partyScandinavian professional All and Eva (All ouch eva), a Showmax drama in the United Kingdom and South Africa He caught me deadNorwegian NRK entry Dates in real lifethe Spanish broadcast series of Atresplayer No Messias And show yourself (Digit ver), Canada Distinguished company (Distinguished community), Latvian comedy Soviet jeans (Badumjo Dzensi), Taiwan Three Tears in Borneo and the British comedy-drama on Channel 4 true love.
There will also be a European premiere of the Netflix series 3 Body problemthe upcoming drama series from game of thrones Showrunners David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and… Terrorism Co-author Alexander Wu.
The French competition will include OCS Home kidnappingArtie Lomond Mixist Bass (The world does not exist) And Machine,M6 Murder ClubPrime Video EurekaAnd “France Television” Friendship is one Danger (Dangerous friendship).
“More than ever, TV series reflect the sweeping technological and geopolitical changes taking place in the world,” Mania general manager Lawrence Herzberg and president Anne Povero said in a statement.
They noted that this year’s event represents the first time that no Israeli productions will be shown, due to the ongoing conflict in the region. Incomes from Russia and Ukraine also decreased due to the Eastern European war, and incomes from the United States decreased due to labor strikes.
They said: “This year is witnessing many international crises. Television work has been affected, and thus the festival.” “The current Russian-Ukrainian war and the war between Israel and Hamas have led to a significant decrease in the number of applicants from these areas. In Israel, several ongoing projects have been shut down, making it impossible for Series Mania to include an Israeli production this year, for the first time ever. South America continues to suffer from geopolitical and economic turmoil.
As for the United States, the Hollywood strike that paralyzed film and television production last year for several months explains why the 2024 lineup contains fewer US premieres. In this regard, we are pleased to welcome entries from new countries that rose to the occasion and surprised us with content whose quality matches the creativity of countries temporarily absent this year.
In total, Mania will feature 52 unreleased series, 26 world premieres, 15 world premieres, and 21 countries represented. Last year, about 85,000 people participated overall, with 3,800 people registering for the industry-focused Series Mania forum. Shows are free to attend.
The event will take place from March 15 to 22 in Line, France.
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