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.
The most prestigious award, Grand Prix, was presented to Spanish drama series Querer.
Juries The following juries were named for the festival.
International Competition Pamela Adlon, American actress, Jury President Victor Le Masne, French composer Ignacio Serricchio, Argentinian-American actor Minkie Spiro, British director Karin Viard, French actress
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
Short Forms Competition 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 TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)NetworkCarême Ian Kelly, Davide Serino France Apple TV+HPI Stéphane Carrié, Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, Nicolas Jean France TF1
International Competition The following series were selected to compete: TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)NetworkThe Deal Jean-Stéphane Bron, Alice Winocour Switzerland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg RTS Empathy Empathie Florence Longpre Canada Crave Generations Generationer Anna Emma Haudal Denmark DRThe 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 TélévisionsLong Bright River Nikki Toscano, Liz Moore United States Peacock Mussolini: Son of the Century M. Il figlio del secolo France, Italy Sky AtlanticQuerer Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, Eduard Sola, Júlia de Paz Spain Movistar Plus+
French Competition TitleOriginal titleCreator(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 TélévisionsClean 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
International Panorama TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network At the End of the Night در انتهای شب Ida Panahandeh, Arsalan Amiri Iran FilmnetCeleste Diego San José Spain Movistar Plus+ The Danish Woman Danska konan Benedikt Erlingsson Iceland, France RÚV Family Matters 가족계획 Kim Jung-min South Korea Coupang PlayA Life's Worth Sweden, France ViaplayPutain Zwangere Guy, Frederik Daem Belgium Streamz Raul Seixas: Let Me Sing Raul Seixas: Eu sou Paulo Morelli, Pedro Morelli Brazil Globoplay Requiem for Selina Rekviem for Selina Emmeline Berglund Norway NRKReunion William Mager United Kingdom BBCWhat It Feels Like for a Girl Paris Lees United Kingdom BBC
Short Forms Competition TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)NetworkChef d'orchestre Stéphane Lafleur, Joseph Marchand Canada Ici TOU.TV The Deep Dark Hole Au fond du trou Maxime Chamoux, Sylvain Gouverneur France ArteEl'Sardines Algeria, France Arte.tv, TV5MondePlusFriendcast Raphaël Marriq France Moonbird Adam Thompson, Nathan Maynard, Catherine Pettman Australia SBS One of Us Is Trembling En af os ryster Denmark T-Rex Louis-Philippe Vachon Canada Télé-QuébecWingspan Pedro Harres Germany
Special Screenings TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network Asterix and Obelix: The Big Fight Astérix & Obélix: Le Combat des Chefs Alain Chabat France NetflixBref 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 AtresplayerFighter Sunniva Sundby, Mari Bakke Riise Norway TV 2 Direkte Ghosts Ghosts : Fantômes en héritage France Disney+, TF1Los Años Nuevos Sara Cano, Paula Fabra, Rodrigo Sorogoyen France, Spain Movistar Plus+The Nanny (1993) Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher United States CBS Parlement Parliement Noé Debré France, Belgium, Germany France TélévisionsSmall Town, Big Story Chris O'Dowd United Kingdom Sky Atlantic, Sky Max State of Alert Menace Imminente Leora Kamenetzky, David Dusa, Négar Djavadi France TF1Twin Peaks (1990) Mark Frost, David Lynch United States ABCRegional ScreeningsAlma Maud Carpentier, Fred Castadot, François Touwaide Belgium RTBFTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) David Lynch United States
Awards The following awards were presented at the festival:
International Competition Grand Prix: Querer Best Actress: Lili Reinhart for Hal & Harper Best Actor: Luca Marinelli for Mussolini: Son of the Century Best Writing: The German Special Mention – Writing: The Deal
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
International Panorama Best Series: Celeste Best Actress: Carmen Machi for Celeste Best Actor: Matthew Gurney for Reunion Best Directing: At the End of the Night Student Award: Requiem for Selina Special Mention: Putain
Short Forms Competition Best Series: One of Us Is Trembling High School Students from the Hauts-de-France Region Award: Wingspan Special Mention: El'Sardines
Audience Award Audience Award: Empathy
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