# 2018 Canneseries

The inaugural edition of Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 4 to 11 April 2018 in Cannes, France. Danish actress Sidse Babett Knudsen served as the patron of the festival edition.
Israel-Colombian drama series When Heroes Fly won the Best Series of the festival.

## Juries

The following juries were named for the festival.

### Competition

* Harlan Coben, American writer, Jury President
* Paula Beer, German actress
* Audrey Fouché, French director and screenwriter
* Melisa Sözen, Turkish actress
* Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Chilean-Canadian composer
* Michael K. Williams, American actor

### Short Form Competition

* Adi Shankar, American actor
* Jessica Barden, English actress
* Ed Solomon, American screenwriter and director

## Official selection
### In competition

The following series were selected to compete:
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network |
| Cacciatore: The Hunter | Il Cacciatore | Silvia Ebreul & Marcello Izzo & Alfonso Sabella | Italy | Rai 2 |
| Félix | Félix | Cesc Gay | Spain | Movistar Plus+ |
| Here on Earth | Aquí en la Tierra | Gael García Bernal & Jorge Dorantes & Kyzza Terrazas | Mexico | Fox Premium Latin American |
| Killing Eve | Killing Eve | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | United Kingdom | BBC America |
| Miguel | Miguel | Daphna Levin & Tom Salama | Israel | Hot 3 |
| Mother | 마더 | Jee-young Park | South Korea | tvN |
| State of Happiness | Lykkeland | Mette Marit Bølstad & Siv Rajendram Eliassen & Synnøve Hørsdal | Norway | NRK1 |
| The Typist | Die Protokollantin | Nina Grosse | Germany | ZDF |
| Undercover | Undercover | Nico Moolenaar | Belgium, Netherlands | Eén |
| When Heroes Fly | בשבילה גיבורים עפים | Omri Givon | Israel, Colombia | Keshet 12 |

### Short Form Competition

The following series were selected to compete:
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| The Arena | L'Arène | Marjorie Armstrong | Canada |
| Atropa | Atropa | Eli Sasich | United States |
| Bite Size Horror | Bite Size Horror | — | United States |
| Bonding | Bonding | Rightor Doyle | United States |
| Cabeza Madre | Cabeza Madre | Édouard Salier | Cuba, France |
| Camionero | Camionero | Jacques Toulemonde | Colombia, France |
| Dominos | Dominos | Zoé Pelchat | Canada |
| If I Were You | Si fueras tú | Javier Olivares & Javier Pascual & Annaïs Schaaff | Spain |
| Immature | Immature | Sameer Saxena | India |
| Memento Mori | Memento Mori | Lee Young-sook | South Korea |

### Out of competition

The following series were screened out of competition:
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network |
| Safe (closing series) | Safe (closing series) | Harlan Coben | United Kingdom | C8, Netflix |
| The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (Official Competition opening series) | The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (Official Competition opening series) | — | United States, Canada | Epix |
| Versailles (season 3) (opening series) | Versailles (season 3) (opening series) | Simon Mirren & David Wolstencroft | France, Canada, United Kingdom, United States | Canal+ |

## Awards

The following awards were presented at the festival:
* Best Series: When Heroes Fly by Omri Givon
* Best Screenplay: Mette Marit Bølstad for State of Happiness
* Best Music: Ginge Anvik for State of Happiness
* Special Interpretation Prize: Miguel by Daphna Levin and Tom Salama
* Best Performance: Francesco Montanari for Cacciatore: The Hunter
* Best Short Form Series: Dominos by Zoé Pelchat

### Special award

The following honorary award was presented at the festival:
* Variety Icon Award: Michelle Dockery