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‘Duster’ Dazzles, Nicola Coughlan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan Charm, and Other Takeaways from a Standalone 2025 Canneseries

CANNES — Blessed for most part by balmy weather, French TV fest Canneseries launched a new life this week, staging its first standalone edition without a parallel MipTV or Mipcom supplying...

Canneseries Awards: ‘A Better Man,’ ‘Nepobaby’ Triumph as Norway Wins Big at the French TV Festival 

CANNES — In a striking triple whammy for Norway at this year’s Canneseries, “A Better Man,” from Thomas Seeberg Torjussen swept best series and best performance for star Anders Baasmo while...

’Skam’ Producer and NRK Drama Boss Unveils 2025-26 Lineup, With Canneseries’ ‘A Better Man’ Among Stories That Matter (EXCLUSIVE)

With Canneseries in full swing and Norwegian drama “A Better Man,” handled by Beta Film, getting a pink carpet treatment as a world premiere on Sunday, Marianne Furevold Boland, NRK head...

Why ‘The Terror,’ ’Pachinko’ Showrunner Soo Hugh is Looking to Korea: ‘It’s Just So Exciting and So Dynamic’

CANNES — Soo Hugh, the showrunner of “Pachinko,” is advancing on multiple projects with a view to co-producing with or shooting in Korea or teaming with a Korean partner, she told...

‘Moominvalley’ and ‘L/Over’ Producer Set for ‘Love Is…’ Under Rebranded Gutsy Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)

High-profile Finnish creator and producer Marika Makaroff, credited for the hit animated series “Moominvalley” and Canneseries’ competition entry “L/Over,” has just obtained global rights to produce a TV series/film based on the story...

Julio Zachrisson’s Surreal, Provocative World Chronicled in ‘The Sorcerer’: ‘Art is Useless, But We Can’t Live Without It,’ Says the Artist

Set to premiere at the Panama International Film Festival (IFF Panama), Félix “Trillo” Guardia’s debut feature-length documentary “The Sorcerer: Julio Zachrisson” celebrates the provocative legacy of Panamanian artist Julio Zachrisson. Produced...

Series Mania Booms, Grows Market Edge, Anticipates New U.S.-Europe Tensions: These and Other Takeaways from the 2025 Edition

LILLE, France  2025 looks set to go down in history as the year that Series Mania, already the biggest TV festival in Europe, stepped up to another level. Exhibition booths at the...

Christina Hendricks Teases ‘Good American Family,’ Based on ‘Mind-Blowing’ True Story, Admits ‘Every Actor in the World’ Wants to Be In ‘White Lotus’

Even Christina Hendricks is watching “The White Lotus.”  “I’ve seen all these videos of Parker Posey on Instagram. Every actor in the world wants to be a part of ‘The White...

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