The Quebec series seem to go was awarded at the Canneseries television festival, which ended in Cannes on Wednesday.
Directed by Sarah Pellerin and signed by author Jean-Christophe Réhel, the drama aimed at young adults won the Student Prize, who voted it best short series.
Reached by phone at the end of the gala, Annie Bourdeau, vice-president of original productions at Urbania, spoke of “recognition of Quebec talent. She also hailed the audacity of Télé-Québec, which broadcasts seem to go since March. “To be recognized by those to whom the series is addressed, it is very gratifying”, added the producer.
seem to go portrays four friends with cystic fibrosis, portrayed by Catherine St-Laurent, Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Noémie Leduc-Vaudry and Joakim Robillard.
The two other Quebec productions in competition, the documentary series Lac-Mégantic – this is not an accident by Philippe Falardeau, and Good morning Chuck (or the art of harm reduction), a comedy starring Nicolas Pinson and Marilyn Castonguay, left empty-handed. The two productions are respectively expected in May on Club illico and Crave.