No one was really talking about TV series, the festival general director tells Deadline.
The festival moved from Paris to Lille in 2018 to accommodate its growth.
Series Mania started off with 250 industry attendees to this year, a record 3,800 expected to attend.
Series Mania’s Laurence Herszberg
This is in addition to the 70,000 members of the public who visit by applying for tickets to screenings.
If they are hooked by the characters, then we know we have programmed it right.
It stars Gillian Jacobs, Corey Stoll, Gregory Montel and Lucas Englander.
Prizes go to Best Series, Best Script, Best Actor and Best Actress.
Additionally, Prime Videos Toni Collette fantasy seriesThe PowerfromChernobylproducer Jane Featherstone, will world premiere in the strand.
For Herszberg, shes curious to see how these will play out amongst the audience and the international jury.
The planets are really moving in terms of how stories are being told, she says.
This intersection between the character and these layers is what makes series so addictive to people.
