It is certainly one of my favorite Parisian events of the year, the one I wouldn’t miss for anything (well, almost…) and which I talk about every year on the blog.
The season 7 of the Séries Mania festival will take place from April 15 to April 24, 2016 at the Forum des images, as it does every year.
And as always, the festival is free and open to the public for all those who manage to get tickets for the various screenings (which is very much appreciated!).
This event, dedicated to the latest in international television series and their creators, offers an abundant program to be discovered on the big screen. Furthermore, this year, in addition to the theaters at the Forum des images, Séries Mania is taking over two theaters at UGC Ciné Cité Les Halles so that the majority of the 50 series can be reprogrammed.
From the United States to Argentina, from France to Australia, via Belgium, Israel, Great Britain, Quebec, or even Sweden, many series, whether new or in preview, will be presented again this year.
On the program: screenings of first episodes, marathon sessions or full seasons, a selection of international web-series, exceptional meetings with renowned creators, a space for exchanges and debates with authors, artists, and producers from all over the world, awards ceremonies (including the bloggers’ award!), a European TV series co-production forum, round tables, conferences,…
Melle Bon Plan’s selection:
- The opening night, in partnership with OCS, which will take place at the Grand Rex, in the presence of the members of the international competition jury and Bobby Cannavale, an actor in the pilot of the series Vinyl, directed by Martin Scorsese and screened for the occasion.
- The master class with David Chase on Saturday, April 16 at 6 PM, about The Sopranos, his masterful and inspired work, which marked the history of series.
- The complete Show me a Hero on Sunday, April 17 at 11 AM, the new series by David Simon, the legendary creator of The Wire and Treme.
- The meeting with Cuba Gooding Jr on Wednesday, April 20 at 6:15 PM, actor from The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
- The closing night on Sunday, April 24 at 8:30 PM with the discovery of the pilot of the series 11.22.63, a historical thriller with Sci-Fi undertones where James Franco tries by all means to save JFK.
Free admission to the festival upon presentation of a free ticket to be picked up at the reception starting Thursday, April 7 at 12:30 PM (2 tickets per screening per person) for all festival screenings or to be booked online from April 7 as well (reservation to be presented at the reception no later than 5 minutes before the start of the session)
