Jury Named for International Competition at Series Mania

French stars Aure Atika and Clément Manuel, Israeli director Eytan Fox and Polish director Agnieszka Holland will serve on the International Competition Jury at Series Mania this year.

Leading the jury is the acclaimed American showrunner Damon Lindelof (The Leftovers, Lost). At the Closing Ceremony on April 22, they are set to award a Grand Prize, a Special Jury Prize, and new this year, the Best Actress and Best Actor honors, from the ten series in competition.

Atika’s credits include the hit comedy La Vérité si je mens! and The Night Manager. Fox is one of Israel’s leading directors with films such as Yossi & Jagger and the TV series Florentine and Mary Lou. Holland, the chair of the European Film Academy, directed the films Europa Europa and The Secret Garden, among others, and episodes for shows like The Wire, Treme, The Killing and House of Cards. Manuel is the lead in the RTBF series Ennemi Public.