Séries Mania hits hard to launch the 2024 festivities: after an opening ceremony orchestrated by Daphné Burki, the Hauts de France serial event delighted the public by screening
The Three-Body Problem
, one of the most anticipated productions of the year signed by the creators of
Game of Thrones
.
Science fiction lovers have been won over by the first two episodes of this adaptation of Liu Cixin's best-seller, which Netflix will broadcast from March 21.
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Following this event session, the President of the Festival Anne Bouverot and the General Director Laurence Herszberg went to the Chamber of Commerce for a large cocktail in the presence of a VIP cast.
The dancer and actress Marion Barbeau (
En corps
) told us to discover the festival before flying to Tunis to shoot Leyla Bouzid's next film, François Busnel and Delphine de Vigan arrived hand in hand, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu enhanced the assembly when the president of the international competition Zal Batmanglij arrived surrounded by Bérénice Béjo and Sofiane Zermani, members of his jury.
Addicted to series, the rapper-actor better known as Fianso confessed to having binged
The Wire
, his cult series, as much as
Pretty Little Liars
, his guilty pleasure.
Audrey Fleurot and Camélia Jordana in the spotlight
The following day, two masterclasses were the center of attention.
Unbeatable in the popularity barometer, Audrey Fleurot spoke in front of enthusiastic fans who, for the most part, had discovered two episodes of the new season 4 of
HPI
on the same day .
Fascinating in a conversation about her choices as an actress (the
Irresistible
series among others), the affirmation of her identity, her vision of art which she sees “as a thread to hold on in the face of the insane world”, Camélia Jordana also returned to her feminist commitment during her public conversation.
She took the opportunity to slip in a message of support "to the extraordinary women who have the courage to tell about the great wounds, the great violence and the great traumas that they have experienced", thus following in the footsteps of Daphné Burki who, the day before during the opening, also paid tribute to women who, like Judith Godrèche, speak out against sexual and gender-based violence.
Camélia Jordana on the Séries Mania red carpet.
FRANCOIS LO PRESTI / AFP
Just as political, the second evening of Séries Mania put the spotlight on Karin Viard, Melvil Poupaud and Swann Arlaud.
The trio presented
In the Shadow
, a France 2 series by Pierre Schoeller on the backstage of power and elections.
Present in the room was actress Zahia Dehar, invited by the festival to participate in a meeting around
Escort Boys
by Ruben Alves.
During her visit to Lille, the actress shared her favorite series with Madame Figaro: “
Pose
and
Mindhunter
are my favorites.
But when I was little, the series you shouldn't miss was
Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
»
Very eclectic tastes like the rich and diverse programming that Séries Mania offers until March 22.