2021 Canneseries

The 4th Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 8 to 13 October 2021 in Cannes, France. It was scheduled to be held from 9 to 14 April but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic-related concerns.

Finnish thriller comedy series Mister 8 won the Best Series award.

Juries
The following juries were named for the festival:

Competition

 * Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Danish actor and screenwriter, Jury President
 * Sigal Avin, American-Israeli screenwriter
 * Naidra Ayadi, a French actress
 * Salvatore Esposito, Italian actor
 * Marco Prince, French composer

Short Form Competition

 * Aisling Bea, Irish actress, Jury President
 * Assaad Bouab, French-Moroccan actor
 * Marie Papillon, French actress

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: Mister 8 by Teemu Nikki and Jani Pösö
 * Dior Grand Award: The Allegation by Oliver Berben and Jan Ehlert
 * Best Screenplay: Ferdinand von Schirach for The Allegation
 * Best Music: Giorgio Giampa for Christian
 * Special Interpretation Prize: Countrymen by Izer Aliu and Anne Bjørnstad
 * Best Performance: for Pekka Strang for Mister 8
 * High School Prize for Best Series: Countrymen by Izer Aliu and Anne Bjørnstad
 * Audience Award: Awake by Srđan Dragojević
 * Best Short Form Series: About Saturday by Liv Mari Ulla Mortensen
 * Dior Revelation Award for Best Short Form Series: Wipe Me Away by Eric Piccoli
 * Student Prize for Best Short Form Series: Lockdown by

Special awards
The following honorary awards were presented at the festival:
 * Variety Icon Award: Connie Britton
 * Madame Figaro Rising Star Award: Phoebe Dynevor
 * Konbini Prix de l'Engagement: Laurie Nunn
 * Audience Award for French Series of the Year: Voltaire High