Series Mania 2022 has gathered more than 70,000 participants

Series Mania 2022 has brought together more than 70,000 participants for the Festival and 3,300 accredited persons on-site from 64 countries for the Forum (2021 Forum edition was 2,100 on-site; 2019 edition was 2,700 on-site). The visits to the Series Mania Website and Series Mania Digital Platform totaled 260,000 views.

“As we close the doors to an incredibly successful edition, we would first like to thank the public and the professionals who attended in record numbers, but also want to thank the city of Lille and the Hauts-de-France Region for their unwavering support of Series Mania,” commented Laurence Herszberg, founder and general director of Series Mania. “We are delighted to be announcing our new dates for 2023, and in terms of final numbers, our numbers far exceeded our expectations for the Forum, and we could not be prouder.”

“While the highlights are numerous from this year for the Festival, Forum, and Lille Dialogues, I certainly want to acknowledge our Jury President and my dear friend, Ukrainian producer film producer Julia Sinkevych, who was truly an inspiration to everyone who met her. I’d also like to congratulate all the Festival winners, as well as the team from 'Paradys', winner of the Forum’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions. We look forward to welcoming everyone to Series Mania 2023.”

SERIES MANIA WINNERS
The international jury awarded 3 prizes among the 9 series presented in world or international premiere in the presence of their teams. The Grand Prize was for the Biopic - Musical "Le Monde De Demain" (France); Michelle De Swarte was awarded as Best Actress for "The Baby" (UK) and Yehuda Levi has received the Best Actor price for "Fire Dance" (Israel).

The International Panorama, awarded 3 prizes among the 13 series presented in French, European, and world previews: Best series: the Thriller "The Dark Heart" (Sweden); Special Jury Prize: "Sunshine Eyes" (Germany); Best series awarded by the Student Jury: "Funeral For A Dog" (Germany).

In the French Competition, the international press jury awarded 4 prizes among the 6 French series presented in World Premiere in the presence of their teams: Best Series: the LGBTQ+ - Young adult "Chair Tendre"; Best Actress: the 3 actresses Inès Ouchaaou / Charlie Loiselier / Assa Sylla in "Reusss"; Best Actor: Axel Granberger in "Les Papillons Noirs" and Best original music: Clément Doumic, Antoine Wilson, Sébastien Wolf from the group Feu! Chatterton for "Toutouyoutou".

In the Night of Comedies, the High School Jury chose "Bloody Murray" (Israel) as Best Series and in the Short Formats competition, the Best Series was "Float" (UK) and the Audience's Prize this year was for "The Birth of Daniel F. Harris" (UK).