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15-05-2025
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France Embraces Spanish TV, But for How Long?
At France's Series Mania in April, now firmly consolidated as Europe's biggest TV festival, Spain scored a historic double, scooping its two top awards, Competition's Grand Prize with 'Querer' and its International Panorama major sidebar with 'Celeste.' Both 'Querer' and 'Celeste' were produced by Spain's Movistar Plus+, 'Celeste' along with The Mediapro Studio. Since Series Mania launched its International Panorama in 2018, no country, let alone the same company, has won its two biggest prizes in one and the same year. More from Variety LA Screenings Independents Bounces Back Brazilian Major Streamer Globoplay Bets on Global Reach of True Crime By Bringing Fourth Season of 'The Anti-Kidnapping Unit' to LA Screenings The Rise of 'Like Water for Chocolate' Producer Endemol Shine Boomdog In recent dealing, Arte France, the French leg of pan-European public broadcaster Arte, also co-produced Rodrigo Sorogoyen's 'The New Years' and acquired 'Querer' and 'La Mesías,' the biggest series to date from 'Velvet' creators and Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo – 'Los Javis.' 'It's the first time that we have so many projects at the same time with the same commissioner and the same program unit of one company or one broadcaster or platform, whatever,' notes Alexandre Piel, Arte France's deputy head of drama. At 2025's Series Mania's, 'Celeste' lead Carmen Machi also won Panorama's best actress award, while 'Interregnum,' from Spain's Tornasol Media, received its SeriesMakers Beta & Kirch Foundation Award. 'The two major international prizes confirm the prominent place of Spanish series in today's serial landscape,' Series Mania founder and general manager Laurence Herszberg commented, announcing the awards. Movistar Plus+ and The Mediapro Studio certainly aren't making all Spain's running in France. In early 2018, 'Money Heist' exploded onto the world's TV scene, becoming Netflix's first ever non-English-language global blockbuster. France was one of La Casa de Papel's core markets. Netflix is still going great guns in Spain. 2025's Series Mania looked to mark another milestone moment, which says a lot about what's happened to Spanish TV and international market trends since. 'There has been massive investment from the global streamers in recent years, in part because of the potential of Spanish-speaking markets, and that has pushed competition, producers and talent and the average quality of shows,' says Francesco Capurro, Series Mania Forum director. Begun by HBO over 1999-2002, global streamers when they launched aimed to amplify that phenomenon, creating a feeding frenzy for scripted premium TV which many big Spanish groups – Movistar Plus+, The Mediapro Studio, Atresmedia – have responded to with energy. With no MipTV in Cannes, their executives and titles have flooded Series Mania. A fourth Spanish title selected by the European TV festival was 'Mariliendre,' created by Javier Ferreiro and produced by Los Javis, and described by Variety as Spain's answer to 'La La Land.' Series Mania was very close to tying down a fifth title, comments Herszberg. As things stood, only France had more series at Series Mania this year than Spain. Ghislain Barrois at Spain's Mediaset España, RTVE's José Pastor and Movistar Plus+'s Rubén Fernández Loa (Movistar Plus+) served on Forum juries. Spain's across the board growth is now reaping international market benefits. Founded in 2010 at Paris' Forum des Images and moving to Lille in 2018, Series Mania has grown as Europe's premier co-production meet. In Europe, in real terms broadcaster budgets in Europe, at both public or commercial networks, are now edging down, according to a European Audiovisual Observatory study presented at Series Mania. 'It's increasingly difficult to make an ambitious series just within your country. Getting outside money already opens up being broadcast elsewhere or accessing a sales agent,' says Herszberg. 'Co-financing and co-production are more relevant than than ever,' agrees Series Mania director Francesco Capurro. In Arte France, Movistar Plus+ has found a like-minded partner. The two's now intense title-by-title relationship is knit by what Piel calls 'common editorial guidelines.' From Alauda Ruíz de Azua, and teaming Movistar Plus+ with Kowalski Films and Feelgood Media, 'Querer' plumbs what must be one of the least explored but most frequent scenarios of rape in the world: marital relationships. Based on Javier Cercas' acclaimed non-fiction book of the same title, 'Anatomy of a Moment' captures Spain's Feb. 23, 1981 one night coup' d'etat, emphasizing the complexity of events, the fragility of its democracy, the value of its defence and how two men distant on the political spectrum – Spanish prime minister Adolfo Suárez, who came from Spain's Francoist Falange, and Spanish Communist Party leader Santiago Carrillo – came to an intricate understanding which allowed Spain's 1970s passage from dictatorship to democracy. 'It's how to be relevant, accurate, bring something a bit different, taking risk but bringing some nuance in a world which is so polarized, so radical that you just need a little bit of elements to understand or to switch point of views,' says Piel. 'It's a brick of knowledge that we all need in Europe just to understand where Spain is today,' he adds. 'Thanks to Suárez and Carrillo's ability to understand each other's point of view, pact and be flexible, they facilitated Spain's transition,' said Domingo Corral in April, when still Movistar Plus+'s director of fiction and entertainment content. Co-production brings more money to the table than a simple licensing deal, and pares risk. Movistar Plus' is a local operator without the magnitude of global services and 'Anatomy of an Instant' is 'an expensive series,' said Corral. 'Having a parter like Arte France allows us a lot at a economic level but also because of its creative vision,' said Corral. Since it bowed its first shows in 2017, the largest achievement of Movistar Plus+ has been to attract some of Spain's biggest creative talents as many creators in Spain have seized an opportunity to make series of the same level of artistic ambition and cinematographic execution as in cinema. As the Series Mania double suggests, this younger generation is ever more on France's radar. Sorogoyen won France's best foreign film Cesar for 'The Beasts' in 2023. Winning two prizes at last year's Series Mania, Los Javis 'La Mesías' was greeted with rave reviews in France when released last November on Arte: 'One of the most beautiful series of the year,' said Libération. Two Spanish films – Oliver Laxe's 'Sirat,' Carla Simon's 'Romería' – have now been selected for Cannes competition. Movistar Plus+ and Arte France now hope to co-develop series together, says Piel. In April, that looked to spell well for the Spanish operator's bottom line and international creative reach. In late April, however, Corral, the main architect of Movistar Plus+' artistic ambition over the last decade, supported by Sergio Oslé as Movistar Plus president and then CEO of Telefónica España, was dismissed as Movistar Plus+ director of fiction and entertainment content by its parent Telefonica, itself under new management. 150 prominent figures from the Spanish entertainment sector have signed a public letter expressing their gratitude and consternation. The most obvious way to interpret his Corral's removal is that Movistar Plus+ will now pursue a different production strategy. Other operators remain bullish about Spanish TV talent. It remains to be seen whether Spain's consecration in France now mark halcyon days. 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13-05-2025
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TrustNordisk's ‘The Last Viking' Adds Buyers, Unveils First-Look Image (EXCLUSIVE)
Copenhagen-based TrustNordisk has inked further deals and unveiled the first-look image to the dark comedy 'The Last Viking' written and directed by Anders Thomas Jensen ('Riders of Justice'). Toplining the cast are his usual 'partners in crime' Mads Mikkelsen ('Another Round,' 'Fantastic Beasts') and Nikolaj Lie Kaas ('Britannia,' 'Families Like Ours'), as well as Sofie Gråbøl ('The Killing,' 'The House that Jack Built'). More from Variety The Mediapro Studio to Adapt 'Beauty and the Beast' Writer Evan Spiliotopoulos' First Novel (EXCLUSIVE) International Emmy Winner Aokbab Chutimon to Star in Thai Horror 'Fortune Seekers' as Night Edge Pictures Debuts Sales in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE) Saudi Arabian Film Pioneer Faisal Baltyuor Appointed Red Sea Film Foundation CEO One of the hottest Danish titles lined up for launch later this year, the Zentropa pic has added Spain (Avalon), Greece (Videorama) and Bulgaria (Beta Film). Earlier pre-sales were closed with Neue Visionen for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, September Film for Benelux, Plaion for Italy, Estinfilm for the Baltics, Vertigo Media for Hungary, Best Film for Poland, Film Europe for Czech Republic and Slovakia, September Film Rights for Singapore and Starcat Cable Network Co. for Japan. TrustNordisk will unveil fresh scenes of the pic at a promo-reel slate presentation at Cannes market. 'It's incredibly rewarding to see 'The Last Viking' continue to attract such strong international interest and we are happy to be working with our friends at Avalon once again,' said TrustNordisk' sales director Nicolai Korsgaard, ahead of the Cannes market. 'These latest sales are a testament to the film's broad appeal and the outstanding creative team behind it.' Jensen's previous pic 'Riders of Justice,' also repped by TrustNordisk sold nearly worldwide including to Magnolia Pictures' genre label Magnet Releasing for the U.S. Billed as a 'humorous, intriguing and devious tale about identity,' Jensen's sixth pic turns on Anker (Kaas) who comes out of jail after a 15 year-sentence for robbery. Only one person knows where the money from the heist was buried – his brother Manfred (Mikkelsen) Unfortunately, the latter has no clue where it is, having since developed a mental illness, affecting his memory. Together, the brothers embark on an unexpected journey to locate the money and discover who they really are. 'The core of the film is that every human being is more than one thing,' says Jensen, famed for his zany storytelling with heart-felt existential thread. 'We sometimes tend to forget this, both when defining who we are ourselves, and when passing judgement on others. It is so much easier to forgive and harder to get offended if you remember this.' Talking Mikkelsen for whom he created some of the star actor's most unhinged roles and striking physical transformations, Jensen says his delivery in the pic covers 'literally many characters' and 'depending on how you interpret the movie, Mikkelsen could [even] be the last Viking, but I hope not the last of the last!' he quips, adding. 'Aside from their notorious barbaric traits and the pillaging, you are actually left with some great Viking-virtues, like accepting what you are, taking responsibility for your own actions, never succumbing to self-pity and the belief that the truth, the spoken word, is sacred and unbreakable.' 'The Last Viking' was produced by Sisse Graum Jørgensen and Sidsel Hybschmann for Zentropa Entertainment4, in co-production with Zentropa Sweden and Film i Väst, with support from The Danish Film Institute, FilmFyn, Eurimages, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, The Swedish Film Institute and Creative Europe Media Programme, in collaboration with TV2 and Nordisk Film Distribution. The local release is set for Oct. 9, 2025. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
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13-05-2025
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India's Rahul Bhat Brings ‘Lost & Found in Kumbh' to Cannes Market After ‘Black Warrant' Netflix Success (EXCLUSIVE)
After riding high on the global success of Netflix's prison drama 'Black Warrant,' Indian actor Rahul Bhat is set to present his Hollywood debut 'Lost & Found in Kumbh' at the Cannes Film Market. The appearance marks his third connection to the festival, following his lead roles in Anurag Kashyap's 'Ugly' (Directors' Fortnight, 2013) and 'Kennedy' (Midnight Screening, 2023). More from Variety The Mediapro Studio to Adapt 'Beauty and the Beast' Writer Evan Spiliotopoulos' First Novel (EXCLUSIVE) TrustNordisk's 'The Last Viking' Adds Buyers, Unveils First-Look Image (EXCLUSIVE) International Emmy Winner Aokbab Chutimon to Star in Thai Horror 'Fortune Seekers' as Night Edge Pictures Debuts Sales in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE) The dramedy, produced by Los Angeles-based Mulberry Films and directed by Mayur Puri in his feature debut, will host an teaser drop on May 18 at the Bharat Pavilion in Cannes, giving international buyers their first glimpse at what Bhat describes as a refreshing departure from his usual intense roles. 'For a change, somebody offered me a dramedy,' Bhat tells Variety. 'All the time, people were only giving me these dark, very serious, violent roles. So I thought, okay, let me do something interesting in English.' The film centers on a professor from London who travels to India's Kumbh Mela with his British wife and son to meet his father. Upon arrival, he discovers his Indian ex-wife and their son are at the family home, but his father is missing. As they search for him, the two boys get lost in the massive crowds of the religious festival. Shot on location earlier this year at the actual Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj – a once-in-144-years event that attracted over 500 million pilgrims – the production faced extraordinary challenges that Bhat recalls vividly. 'We shot on location when the Kumbh was ending, but yes, it was still there. It was really tough. It was so hot and so many people, but interesting,' Bhat tells Variety. The production received significant support from local authorities. 'That credit goes to the producers, definitely, because they made sure that we were always working. And also the government of Uttar Pradesh. They were very helpful,' Bhat notes. 'We were given space within the Kumbh near the Ganges for a few days to shoot there.' Despite the logistical hurdles, the experience left a profound impact on the actor. 'I took a dip in the water also at the end. I must say that there definitely is a lot of energy in that water. I could really feel something… maybe half a billion people have taken a dip. But [there is] something very special about the Ganges.' The immersive shooting environment created an interesting dynamic for Bhat as an actor. 'While shooting, you don't realize where you are actually because we treat everything like a set,' he reflects. 'Actors have this habit of forgetting that this is a temple, and this is really cool. When you are playing a character, you get so immersed in that, and sometimes you kind of forget that you are at a real place.' This dichotomy was particularly noteworthy for Bhat considering his character's profession. 'My character was not supposed to think of it like that. He comes from a certain background – he's a professor of philosophy. He's very practical, but has a very psychological point of view of everything.' Unlike Bhat's previous festival entries with Kashyap, 'Lost & Found in Kumbh' takes a lighter approach. 'It's not to be taken too seriously,' Bhat notes. 'It's a lighter film. Since it has the whole Hollywood angle to it – they don't make stupid films. It's a very cute, interesting film. You could call it a dramedy, or a children's film.' Bhat's appearance at Cannes follows his recent success with Netflix's 'Black Warrant,' which became one of the streaming platform's biggest global hits this year. He plays a seasoned, tough as nails jailer who also has a vulnerable side. For the actor, this recognition has been a long time coming. 'I am tasting success after, I think, decades,' Bhat reflects candidly. 'I have always had people say my films have been critically acclaimed because I have worked with some great directors, but I have never had this word, 'Oh, it's a success.' And suddenly [after 'Black Warrant'] I am hearing these words from everywhere – 'Oh, it's a hit.'' Coming up, Bhat plays politician Sanjay Gandhi in Sudhir Mishra's 'Summer of 77' for SonyLIV. The international ensemble cast of 'Lost & Found in Kumbh' includes British actor Katie Amess ('Bull') as Cherry, Bhat as Maddy, Rajshri Deshpande ('Trial By Fire') as Sherry, and young actors Jordy Cass ('Frasier') and Abhisar Puri ('Are You Listening?') as the half-brothers. The film is produced by Rashaana Shah, Cristy Coors Beasley and Namrata Sharma. Iris Indie Global is handling worldwide sales for 'Lost & Found in Kumbh.' Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
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13-05-2025
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The Mediapro Studio to Adapt ‘Beauty and the Beast' Writer Evan Spiliotopoulos' First Novel (EXCLUSIVE)
L.A.-based the Mediapro Studio U.S. & Canada has secured film adaptation rights to 'The Museum of Cursed Artifacts,' an upcoming novel by Evan Spiliotopoulos, writer of 2017 Disney blockbuster 'Beauty and the Beast.' Described by the Mediapro Studio as action-packed, blending suspense, adventure and supernatural twists, 'The Museum of Cursed Artifacts' begins with a famed entrepreneur completing his collection of cursed artifacts. He then takes his life in a shocking manner. More from Variety TrustNordisk's 'The Last Viking' Tempts Buyers International Emmy Winner Aokbab Chutimon to Star in Thai Horror 'Fortune Seekers' as Night Edge Pictures Debuts Sales in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE) Saudi Arabian Film Pioneer Faisal Baltyuor Appointed Red Sea Film Foundation CEO His family, gutted that he blew all his money but still hoping to turn a profit with this macabre museum, assemble leading experts to verify the items' authenticity. All hell literally breaks loose. In what the Mediapro Studio calls a 'highly competitive deal,' rights to the novel were acquired in a two-book deal with Emily Bestler Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Spiliotopoulos — whose screenplay credits also include Russell Crowe starrer 'The Pope's Exorcist,' 'The Huntsman: Winter's War' and 2019's 'Charlie's Angels' — is attached to pen the screenplay. 'Securing the film rights to this remarkable novel is a testament to the immense talent behind it and the strong belief we have in its potential,' said J.C. Acosta, head of the Mediapro Studio U.S. & Canada. 'We are excited to collaborate on a project that is sure to captivate audiences, and we are proud to have it as part of our film slate.' Verve, who represents Spiliotopoulos, held the auctions for both the scripted film and book rights, with both entities selling within days of each other. 'You never know if your weirdest ideas will ever see the light of day. I'm grateful to Atria/Emily Bestler Books and The Mediapro Studio for not only seeing the light — but running straight into the darkness with me,' said Evan Spiliotopoulos. 'This is one of the most original and scary novels I have ever read,' said Emily Bestler. After the presentation of its first English-language slate proved a highlight at October's Mipcom, The Mediapro Studio US & Canada is rapidly carving out a reputation in the U.S. market as a bullishly expanding player as both a co-production partner and home to top-notch talent. Mipcom's slate unveiled projects by John Turturro, Melissa Leo, '24' showrunner Evan Katz and Oscar winner Juan José Campanella. In March, The Mediapro Studio US & Canada boarded as a co-producer a biopic on MMA fighter Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez, produced by Keanu Reeves and Fisher Stevens. This month, The Mediapro Studio US & Canada and BBC Film announced 'The End of It,' starring Rebecca Hall, Gael García Bernal, Noomi Rapace and Beanie Feldstein and launched for Cannes by Bankside Films and WME Independent. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
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28-03-2025
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Series Mania Awards: Lili Reinhart Takes Best Actress as Spain Scores Historic Double With ‘Querer,' ‘Celeste'
LILLE, France — Lili Reinhart scored best actress for 'Hal & Harper' at France's Series Mania, Europe's biggest TV festival, as its attendance figures went through the roof. Meanwhile, Spain's Movistar Plus+ scored a historic double, winning the top Grand Prize in main competition for Alauda Ruiz de Azua's 'Querer' and best series for Diego San José's 'Celeste,' co-produced with The Mediapro Studio, in the fest's major sidebar. More from Variety 'Operación Triunfo' Finalist Martin Urrutia on His 'Mariliendre' Acting Debut, First Studio Album and Joining Los Javis' 'Welcoming, Brave and Inclusive' Creative Community Series Mania Booms, Grows Market Edge, Anticipates New U.S.-Europe Tensions: These and Other Takeaways from the 2025 Edition ZDF, RTVE Show Off Their Genre-Defying Procedural 'Weiss & Morales' at Series Mania Further top honors in main competition recognised a second series from a major female talent, Quebec's Florence Longpré whose 'Empathy' won Series Mania's prestigious Audience Award. Presided by Pamela Adlon, the main competition jury recognized most of the competition favourites also prizing veteran Israeli writers Moshe Zonder and Ronit Weiss Berkowitz for the screenplay of 'The German' and Luca Marinelli for his tearaway performance as Benito Mussolini Joe Wright's 'M: Son Of The Century.' Festival attendance spiked 10,000 to already over 108,000 spectators by Friday afternoon. That can be put down to the recognition of the quality of series selected in sections and the galaxy of stars and luminary speakers at the this year's edition, led by Amanda Seyfried, Christina Hendricks, Charlie Brooker, Miguel Bernardeau and Edvin Ryding. Delegates at the Series Mania Forum, its industry zone housed in Lille's Grand Palais, surged a spectacular 19% to 5,000 participants, way beyond the organizer's estimates even just a week out, confirming that Series Mania is emerging as Europe's not only premier co-production forum but also biggest TV market. Reinhart has already won acclaim for her performance in 'Hal & Harper,' an arrested development dramedy, featuring two doting siblings, Hal (director Cooper Raiff), a senior at college, and Harper, (Reinhart), an entry level administrative assistant, who are locked in a cocoon of past trauma and co-dependency, 15 years after their mother's suicide sent their dad (Mark Ruffalo) into tail-spin depression. Reinhart pulls off he achievement of playing convincingly both her adult self and nine-year old former self, forced to grow too fast. A courtroom thriller and family drama, charting a 50-ish woman's separation from and prosecution of her abuse husband after 30 years of sexual assault, 'Querer' marks the first TV series from the Basque Country's Alauda Ruiz de Azua whose feature, 2023's 'Lullaby,' was endorsed by Pedro Almodóvar as 'undoubtedly the best Spanish debut for years.' The series has been hailed for its across.-the-board performances, control, psychological percipience and tempo, building to a truly moving climax. Mixing laugh-out-loud comedy and drama, 'Empathy' has creator Dupré also leading the cast playing a psychologist at a Montreal psychiatric institute, herself attempting to recover from ghastly loss. Capturing the epic tragic emotional battles with self of the mentally disturbed, 'Empathy's' Series Mani win looks set to consecrate Dupré, after winning acclaim and awards with 'Audrey's Back' and 'Last Summer of Raspberries.' From Lionsgate Television, 'The German,' set in 1970, turns on Uri, once a brutal Auschwitz guard – if a flashback is not misleading, has found some sort of redemption as an Israeli war hero living a perfect marriage on a kibbutz. He's then embroiled in a Mossad mission to infiltrate an SS veteran cell in order to trap Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele. Series Mania winners Moshe Zonder, writer of 'Fauda' Season 1 and 'The Girl From Oslo' co-creator Ronit Weiss-Berkowitz, turn in a typically taut, suspense laden, twist-sluiced screenplay of waht looks like the story of a man's search for redemption. Marinelli was always the front-runner for the best actor award at Series Mania, turning in a towering, tearaway performance capturing Mussolini's gesticulating buffoonery, vacuousness – fascism is 'a synthesis of all affirmations and negations,' he shouts – but uncanny ability to exploit ordinary people's resentments. Which may sounds familiar. 'We made a selection of works that were very open to the world, and we're delighted that the prizes reflect these choices by rewarding, among others, an American independent series, an Israeli series, an Algerian series and an Iranian series. The two major international prizes also confirm the prominent place of Spanish series in today's serial landscape', commented Laurence Herszberg, founder and general manager of Series Mania. The festival also confirmed its 2026 dates of March 20-27 with the Forum taking place March 24-26. SERIES MANIA PRIZES: Audience Award 'Empathy,' (CRAVE (BELL Medias), Canada) INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION Grand Prize 'Querer,' (Spain, Movistar Plus) Best Writing Moshe Zonder, Ronit Weiss Berkowitz ('The German,' Israel, U.S.) Special Mention 'The Deal,'(RTS – Radio Télévision Suisse, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg) Best Actress Lili Reinhart, ('Hal & Harper,U.S) Best Actor Luca MarinellI, ('Mussolini: Son of The Century,' France, Italy) FRENCH COMPETITION Series '37 Seconds,' (ARTE, France, Germany) Best Actress Elsa Guedj, ('Reformed') Best Actor Arthur Dupont, ('The Rose Family') Best Original Score Anthony D'Amario, Edouard RIGAUDIÈRE, ('Log Out') INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA Best Series 'Celeste,' (Spain, Movistar Plus+) Special Mention 'Putain,' (Belgium, Streamz) Best Directing Ida Panahandeh, ('At the End of The Night,' Iran) Best Actress Carmen Machi, ('Celeste,' Spain) Best Actor Matthew Gurney, ('Reunion,' U.K.) Student Jury Prize 'Requiem for Selina,' (Norway, NRK) SHORT FORMS COMPETITION Best Series 'One of us is Trembling,' (Denmark) Special Mention 'El'Sardines,' (Algeria, France) Student Jury Prize 'Wingspan,'(Germany) Best of Variety What's Coming to Disney+ in April 2025 New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins
