The 2025 Series Mania is a television festival that took place from 21 to 28 March 2025 in Lille, France. The festival opened with French drama series Carême and closed with the fifth season of crime-comedy series HPI.[1]
The most prestigious award, Grand Prix, was presented to Spanish drama series Querer.[2]
Juries
The following juries were named for the festival.[3]
International Competition
French Competition
- Francisco Ferreira, Portuguese journalist, Jury President
- Ariane Kandilaptis, Belgian journalist
- Héctor Llanos Martinez, Spanish journalist
- Emil L. Mohr, Swedish journalist
- Joanna Orzechowska-Bonis, Polish journalist
International Panorama
- Lola Lafon, French writer, Jury President
- Kārlis Arnolds Avots, Latvian actor
- Casey Baron, American programmer
- Marie Colomb, French actress
- Kate Harwood, British television producer
- Camélia Jordana, French actress, Jury President
- Aaron Altaras, German actor
- Lisa Ambjörn, Swedish showrunner
- Julien Gaspar-Oliveri, French filmmaker
- Enora Hope, French actress
Official selection
Opening and closing series
| Title |
Original title |
Creator(s) |
Production countrie(s) |
Network |
| Carême (opening series) |
Ian Kelly, Davide Serino |
France |
Apple TV+ |
| HPI (season 5) (closing series) |
Stéphane Carrié, Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, Nicolas Jean |
France |
TF1 |
International Competition
The following series were selected to compete:[4]
| Title |
Original title |
Creator(s) |
Production countrie(s) |
Network |
| The Deal |
Jean-Stéphane Bron, Alice Winocour |
Switzerland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg |
RTS |
| Empathy |
Empathie |
Florence Longpre |
Canada |
Crave |
| Generations |
Generationer |
Anna Emma Haudal |
Denmark |
DR |
| The German |
Moshe Zonder, Assaf Gil, Ronit Weiss-Berkowitz |
United States |
Yes TV |
| Hal & Harper |
Cooper Raiff |
United States |
|
| Kabul |
Olivier Demangel, Thomas Finkielkraut, Joé Lavy |
France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Greece |
France Télévisions |
| Long Bright River |
Nikki Toscano, Liz Moore |
United States |
Peacock |
| Mussolini: Son of the Century |
M. Il figlio del secolo |
—N/a |
France, Italy |
Sky Atlantic |
| Querer |
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, Eduard Sola, Júlia de Paz |
Spain |
Movistar Plus+ |
|
French Competition
| Title |
Original title |
Creator(s) |
Production countrie(s) |
Network |
| 37 Seconds |
37 secondes |
Anne Landois, Sophie Kovess-Brun |
France |
Arte |
| Annwyn – The Otherworld |
Anaon |
Bastien Dartois, Sylvain Caron, Elsa Vasseur |
France |
Prime Video, France Télévisions |
| Clean |
Claire Lemaréchal, Franck Philippon |
France |
M6 |
| Log Out |
Intraçables |
Ami Cohen, Raphaël Meyer |
Switzerland, France |
RTS |
| Reformed |
Le sens des choses |
Noé Debré, Benjamin Charbit |
France |
Max |
| The Rose Family |
La famille rose |
Tigran Rosine |
France |
Ciné+ OCS |
| Title |
Original title |
Creator(s) |
Production countrie(s) |
Network |
| Chef d'orchestre |
Stéphane Lafleur, Joseph Marchand |
Canada |
Ici TOU.TV |
| The Deep Dark Hole |
Au fond du trou |
Maxime Chamoux, Sylvain Gouverneur |
France |
Arte |
| El'Sardines |
—N/a |
Algeria, France |
Arte.tv, TV5MondePlus |
| Friendcast |
Raphaël Marriq |
France |
|
| Moonbird |
Adam Thompson, Nathan Maynard, Catherine Pettman |
Australia |
SBS |
| One of Us Is Trembling |
En af os ryster |
—N/a |
Denmark |
|
| T-Rex |
Louis-Philippe Vachon |
Canada |
Télé-Québec |
| Wingspan |
Pedro Harres |
Germany |
|
Special Screenings
| Title |
Original title |
Creator(s) |
Production countrie(s) |
Network |
| Asterix and Obelix: The Big Fight |
Astérix & Obélix: Le Combat des Chefs |
Alain Chabat |
France |
Netflix |
| Bref (season 2) |
Kyan Khojandi |
France |
Disney+ |
| Charmed (1998) |
Constance M. Burge |
United States |
The WB |
| The Costa-Gavras Century |
Le Siècle de Costa-Gavras |
Edwy Plenel, Yannick Kergoat |
France |
|
| Fag Hag |
Mariliendre |
Javier Ferreiro |
Spain |
Atresplayer |
| Fighter |
Sunniva Sundby, Mari Bakke Riise |
Norway |
TV 2 Direkte |
| Ghosts |
Ghosts : Fantômes en héritage |
—N/a |
France |
Disney+, TF1 |
| Los Años Nuevos |
Sara Cano, Paula Fabra, Rodrigo Sorogoyen |
France, Spain |
Movistar Plus+ |
| The Nanny (1993) |
Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher |
United States |
CBS |
| Parlement (season 4) |
Parliement |
Noé Debré |
France, Belgium, Germany |
France Télévisions |
| Small Town, Big Story |
Chris O'Dowd |
United Kingdom |
Sky Atlantic, Sky Max |
| State of Alert |
Menace Imminente |
Leora Kamenetzky, David Dusa, Négar Djavadi |
France |
TF1 |
| Twin Peaks (1990) |
Mark Frost, David Lynch |
United States |
ABC |
| Regional Screenings |
| Alma |
Maud Carpentier, Fred Castadot, François Touwaide |
Belgium |
RTBF |
| Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) |
David Lynch |
United States |
Awards
The following awards were presented at the festival:[5]
International Competition
French Competition
- Best Series: 37 Seconds
- Best Actress: Elsa Guedj for Reformed
- Best Actor: Arthur Dupont for The Rose Family
- Best Original Score: Log Out
- Best Series: One of Us Is Trembling
- High School Students from the Hauts-de-France Region Award: Wingspan
- Special Mention: El'Sardines
References
- ↑ Leffler, Rebecca (13 February 2025). "Series Mania 2025 to open with France's 'Carême'; includes 26 world premieres". Screen International. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ↑ Goldbart, Max (8 April 2025). "Spain's Series Mania Winner 'Querer' Poses Terrifying Questions Around Consent & Justice". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ↑ Goldbart, Max (13 February 2025). "Amanda Seyfried, Pamela Adlon, James Norton & Sally Wainwright Set For Series Mania". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ↑ Balaga, Marta (13 February 2025). "Series Mania Reveals Lineup, Welcomes Pamela Adlon, Amanda Seyfried and 'Bold, Complex' Female Protagonists'". Variety. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (28 March 2025). "Spanish Marital Drama 'Querer' Wins Series Mania". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 May 2025.