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SERIES MANIA 2025 unveils its selection, juries and guests
Its strategic location between Brussels, Paris, London and Amsterdam has made Lille (France) and its festival SERIES MANIA the beating heart of the series industry.At this morning's press conference in Lille, SERIES MANIA's Managing Director Laurence Herszberg and Artistic Director Frédéric Lavigne presented the next edition of the festival, following speeches by French representatives from the Haut-de-France Region, the City of Lille and the CNC.
Chaired by American creator, screenwriter, producer and actress Pamela Adlon (Better Things, Louie, Californication), the jury of the International Competition, composed of French musician and composer Victor Le Masne (musical director of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games), Argentinian-American actor Ignacio Serricchio (El Recluso, The Young and the Restless, General Hospital), British director Minkie Spiro (3 Body Problem, Better Call Saul, Downton Abbey), French actress Karin Viard (In the Shadow, Cesar Award for best supporting actress for Little Tickles and Summer Things), will award the Grand Prize, the Prize of Best Script, the Prize for Best Actress and the Prize for Best Actor.
The Panorama jury, chaired by French writer Lola Lafon, surrounded by Latvian actor Kārlis Arnolds Avots (Best actor in the 2024 International Panorama competition with Soviet Jeans), American programmer Casey Baron (Tribeca Film Festival), French actress Marie Colomb (Culte, Laëtitia), English producer Kate Harwood (Euston Movies),will give awards for Best Series, Best Directing, Best Actress and Best Actor.
A student jury will also award its Best Series.
A jury, made up of international press journalists, will award the French Competition prizes for Best Series, Best Actress, Best Actor and Best Original Score (in partnership with SACEM).
This year, key regions and countries include Northern Europe and Spain, alongside France as the most represented countries. As our world is shaken from all sides, the past feels more present than ever in series polarized between geopolitics -with the great comeback of political series - and intimacy. 2025 also brings a new reflection on masculinity, with characters whose certainties waver, pushing them to redefine themselves as (young) men. But the true protagonists of our 2025 lineup are heroines! These are bold, complex women—many of whom, like recent award-nominated actresses, exude a certain maturity.
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