Series Mania Unveils Festival Juries & New Guests

Series Mania has unveiled the juries for its international and short-form competitions, as well as newly confirmed guests, including Steven Moffat and Jonathan Glatzer.

The international competition jury will be chaired by Icelandic showrunner, director and actor Benedikt Erlingsson (The Danish Neighbor, Women at War). It will also feature Brazilian actress and producer Alice Braga (Queen of the South), Belgian actress Cécile de France, French actor and rapper Hatik (Validé), Iranian director Ida Panahandeh (At the End of the Night) and British director, writer and producer Luke Watson (The Swarm, The Drowning, Britannia, Ripper Street, Criminal Justice…). They will award the grand prize, best screenplay award, best actress award and best actor award.

The short-form competition jury will be chaired by German showrunner, writer and producer Ceylan Yildirim (Maxton Hall). She will be joined by Lebanese actress, writer and director Mounia Akl (Beirut I Love You, Costa Brava, Lebanon), French actor, rapper and music video director Younès Boucif (Drôle) and Swedish actor Simon Lööf (Threesome). They will present the best short-form series award.

Series Mania also announced that British showrunner and screenwriter Steven Moffat (Sherlock, Doctor Who) will attend for an exclusive masterclass at the Théâtre du Nord, alongside his long-time producing partner Sue Vertue.

For The Audacity, which is taking part in the international competition, creator and screenwriter Jonathan Glatzer (Succession, Better Call Saul) and actors Billy Magnussen (Black Mirror) and Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory) will be in attendance.

For Babies, part of the international panorama competition, creator and writer Stefan Golaszewski (Mum) will attend.

Emmy- and BAFTA-winning multi-instrumentalist Cristobal Tapia de Veer, who created the original scores for series such as Utopia, Black Mirror and The White Lotus and worked on films like Smile and Babygirl, will be the guest of honor as part of a special Carte Blanche Sœurs Jumelles.