Series Mania 2024: highlights of day 2
Niels Schneider, Kelly Rutherford, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade and the “soft power” of romantic comedies livened up Sunday in Lille.
Niels Schneider and his new series
In the French Competition, The world does not exist caused a sensation yesterday in Lille, with the screening of the first two episodes in front of the public of Séries Mania, pending their broadcast later this year on Arte. The star Niels Schneiderwhich has just been a hit in Money and Bloodwas present alongside the director Erwan Leduc.
The first two episodes of #Theworlddoesnotexist in #FrenchCompetition broadcast to the@UGCcinemas Ciné-Cité de Lille 🎬
➡️ An end of session presented by the series team, with #NielsSchneider #ErwanLeDuc #FabriceHumbert #JulieRoué#SeriesMania pic.twitter.com/CHvq6wzcJB
— SERIES MANIA (@FestSeriesMania) March 17, 2024
The news story in fiction according to Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
After the box of Sambrelast year on France 2, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade came to talk about his method for adapting news items into fiction. The creator and director, from the documentary, told how he moved from one genre to another…
Conference #SeriesMania
“Fiction and documentary, two mirrors of the same reality”🎥 #JeanXavierdeLestradecreator and director of successful fiction series, has returned since #ThéâtreduNordabout his transition from one genre to another after starting his career with… pic.twitter.com/wR8N4YvHhl
— SERIES MANIA (@FestSeriesMania) March 17, 2024
The rom'com' has no more secrets for them
Author of a book dedicated to romantic comedies, the journalist, writer and co-creator of Christmas Flow (on Netflix), Marianne Levywas at Séries Mania yesterday to present a major conference dedicated to the genre, with two distinguished guests: the actress Shirine Boutella and the screenwriter Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat.
#Conference #SeriesMania
“The soft power of romantic comedies”Inspired by their series, @ShirineBoutella @Marian_Levy #ClémenceMadeleinePerdrillat discussed this afternoon at #ThéâtreduNordof the attraction of opposites, developed by these romantic comedies.
— SERIES MANIA (@FestSeriesMania) March 17, 2024
The Australians of House of Gods visiting Lille
In the International Competition, festival-goers were able to discover the fascinating House Of Gods coming from Australia. The series team even made the trip to Hauts-de-France.
#HouseOfGods in #InternationalCompetition get the ball rolling ✨
The series team is represented this evening by #OsamahSAMI, #KamelELBASHA, #MaiaABBAS, #ShahinSHAFAEI, #DebbieLEE, #SheilaJAYADEV And #BreeAnneSYKES#SeriesMania pic.twitter.com/ogQabyuLnu
— SERIES MANIA (@FestSeriesMania) March 17, 2024
The Confessions of Kelly Rutherford
In front of a packed house, the American star revealed in Melrose Place recounted his journey on the small screen, from his beginnings in soaps to the French series Escort Boys (Prime Video)… without forgetting to talk, obviously, about Gossip Girl ! His Masterclass can be seen here in full.
#Masterclass #KellyRutherford
Gossip Girl: “I think it was the first show to really deal with social media” 📲#SeriesMania pic.twitter.com/ZwGdWAF1UV— SERIES MANIA (@FestSeriesMania) March 17, 2024
