2026 Series Mania

The 2026 Series Mania is a television festival that is taking place from 20 to 27 March 2026 in Lille, France. The festival opened with the American dystopian drama series The Testaments and it is scheduled to close with the Canadian comedy-drama series The Glass House.

Jury

The following juries were named for the festival:

International Competition

• Benedikt Erlingsson, Icelandic actor and director, Jury President
• Alice Braga, Brazilian actress and producer
• Cécile de France, Belgian actress
• Hatik, French rapper and actor
• Ida Panahandeh, Iranian director
• Luke Watson, British director

International Panorama

• Pénélope Bagieu, French author and illustrator, Jury President
• Enrico Maria Artale, Italian filmmaker
• Synnøve Hørsdal, Norwegian producer
• Thomas Ngijol, French actor
• Kamila ZlatuÅ¡ková, Czech producer and founder of Serial Killer

French Competition

• Irene Crespo, Spanish journalist
• Barry Levitt, British journalist
• Justyna Mis, Polish journalist
• Miina Väisänen, Finnish journalist
• Arabella Wintermayr, German journalist

Short Forms

• Ceylan Yildirim, Turkish-German showrunner, Jury President
• Mounia Akl, Lebanese director
• Younès Boucif, French actor
• Simon Lööf, Swedish actor

Official selection

Opening and closing series

International Competition

International Panorama

French Competition

Short Forms

Special Screenings

References

External links