The 5th Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 1 to 6 April 2022 in Cannes, France.
The Best Series award went to the Israeli drama series The Lesson.
Juries
The following juries were named for the festival.
Competition
Fanny Herrero, French showrunner, Jury President
Anne Marivin, French actress
Denis O'Hare, American actor
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Icelandic actor
Sami Outalbali, French actor
Daniel Pemberton, British composer
Short Form Competition
Anthony Horowitz, English novelist and screenwriter, Jury President
Chinenye Ezeudu, British actress
Marc Ruchmann, French actor
Official selection
In competition
The following series were selected to compete:
Short Form Competition
The following series were selected to compete:
Out of competition
The following series were screened out of competition:
Awards
The following awards were presented at the festival: Best Series: The Lesson by Deakla Keydar Dior Grand Award: Audrey's Back by Guillaume Lambert and Florence Longpré Best Screenplay: Alex Eslam, Lisa Van Brakel, Senad Halilbašić and Erol Yesilkaya for Souls Best Music: Dascha Dauenhauer for Souls Special Interpretation Award: Denis Bouchard, Martin-David Peters, Zeneb Blanchet, Joanie Guérin, Ellicyane Paradis, Charlie Lemay-Thivierge and Dominic St. Laurent for Audrey's Back Best Performance: Maya Landsmann for The Lesson High School Award for Best Series: Afterglow by Atle Knudsen and Kjetil Indregard Best Short Form Series: Hacked by Anthony Van Biervliet and Ruben Vandenborre Dior Revelation Award: Complètement Lycée by Rosalie Vaillancourt, Alec Pronovost, Charles-Alex Duran and Pierre-Yves Roy-Desmarais Student Award for Best Short Form Series: Everything You Love by Marie Hafting
Special awards
The following honorary awards were presented at the festival: Variety Icon Award: Gillian Anderson Madame Figaro Rising Star Award: Sydney Sweeney Konbini Commitment Award: Skam France