British drama Alice and Steve It emerged as the big winner at this year’s Canneseries, taking top prize for best series and having a strong showing across the board at the 9th edition of the French TV festival.
The series, created by Sophie Goodhart and produced by Clerkenwell Films, which had its world premiere at the festival, received the High School Award and a special nod from the jury for its cast, underscoring its wide appeal with both judges and younger audiences. Starring Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement, the show was one of the most popular titles on the Croisette this week.
The awards were handed out on Tuesday evening at the Palais des Festivals after several days of shows and industry events, with juries across the major, short-form and documentary competitions presenting a geographically diverse list of winners.
In the Performance category, Finnish actress Rosa Söderholm was selected for her role in the film CourageIt is a joint production between Finland and Slovenia, while it is produced by Spain I always do sometimes The Best Screenplay Award was awarded to writers Marta Pasoles, Marta Loza and Almudena Munzo.
Belgium achieved two major victories, with Boho Taking the best short format series and The deal with Iran Winning the best documentary series. Sweden Summer 1985 It won the award for best music by composer Jonas Wikstrand.
Elsewhere, the student jury awarded the Austro-German co-production a prize sheepWhile French titles dominated the public-facing awards, with Empathy Winning the Europe 1 Audience Award Ordinary oriental Obtaining the Travelers’ Choice Award from Air France.
The ceremony marked the conclusion of the Canneseries’ ninth season.
Best series
Alice and Steve Clerkenwell Films/Disney+ (UK)
Best short format series
Boho Junidibony/Streams (Belgium)
Best documentary series
The deal with Iran Diplodokus/VRT fabric (Belgium)
Best performance
Rosa Söderholm – Courage Just Republic/YLE (Finland/Slovenia)
Special Interpretation Award
Cast – Alice and Steve Clerkenwell Films/Disney+ (UK)
Best scenario
Marta Pasoles, Marta Loza, Almudena Monzo – Always me sometimes Movistar Plus+ and Suma Content/Movistar Plus+ (Spain)
Best music
Summer 1985 Media Res Studio/SVT (Sweden)
High School Award
Alice and Steve Clerkenwell Films/Disney+ (UK)
Student award
sheep Horses and Fruits Film Production/ZDF, ORF (Austria/Germany)
Europe 1 Audience Award
Empathy (France)
Air France Travelers’ Choice Award
Ordinary oriental (France)
