2025 Series Mania
The 2025 Series Mania is a television festival that took place from 21 to 28 March 2025 in Lille, France. The festival opened with French drama series Carême and closed with the fifth season of crime-comedy series HPI.
The most prestigious award, Grand Prix, was presented to Spanish drama series Querer.
Juries
The following juries were named for the festival.International Competition
- Pamela Adlon, American actress, Jury President
- Victor Le Masne, French composer
- Ignacio Serricchio, Argentinian-American actor
- Minkie Spiro, British director
- Karin Viard, French actress
French Competition
- Francisco Ferreira, Portuguese journalist, Jury President
- Ariane Kandilaptis, Belgian journalist
- Héctor Llanos Martinez, Spanish journalist
- Emil L. Mohr, Swedish journalist
- Joanna Orzechowska-Bonis, Polish journalist
International Panorama
- Lola Lafon, French writer, Jury President
- Kārlis Arnolds Avots, Latvian actor
- Casey Baron, American programmer
- Marie Colomb, French actress
- Kate Harwood, British television producer
Short Forms Competition
- Camélia Jordana, French actress, Jury President
- Aaron Altaras, German actor
- Lisa Ambjörn, Swedish showrunner
- Julien Gaspar-Oliveri, French filmmaker
- Enora Hope, French actress
Official selection
Opening and closing series
International Competition
The following series were selected to compete:French Competition
International Panorama
Short Forms Competition
Special Screenings
Awards
The following awards were presented at the festival:International Competition
- Grand Prix: Querer
- Best Actress: Lili Reinhart for Hal & Harper
- Best Actor: Luca Marinelli for Mussolini: Son of the Century
- Best Writing: The German
- *Special Mention – Writing: ''The Deal''
French Competition
- Best Series: 37 Seconds
- Best Actress: Elsa Guedj for Reformed
- Best Actor: Arthur Dupont for The Rose Family
- Best Original Score: ''Log Out''
International Panorama
- Best Series: Celeste
- Best Actress: Carmen Machi for Celeste
- Best Actor: Matthew Gurney for Reunion
- Best Directing: At the [End of the Night |At the End of the Night]
- Student Award: Requiem for Selina
- Special Mention: ''Putain''
Short Forms Competition
- Best Series: One of Us Is Trembling
- High School Students from the Hauts-de-France Region Award: Wingspan
- Special Mention: ''El'Sardines''
Audience Award
- Audience Award: ''Empathy''