The Italian Global Series Festival (IGS) came to Cannes to celebrate the ambitious event that aims to bolster Italy’s status as an international TV player and announce highlights of its second edition to be held July 3-11 in the seaside cities of Rimini and Riccione.
During a Variety Global Conversations panel, IGS artistic director Marco Spagnoli announced that Oscar and Emmy-nominated writer and director Nicholas Meyer will serve as president of the limited series jury; veteran U.S. producer Marti Noxon (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Grey’s Anatomy”) will preside over the drama series jury; and French actor Bruno Gouery (“Emily in Paris) will head up the comedy series jury.
The panel also featured Chiara Sbarigia, president of Italy’s TV producers’ association APA, Italy’s Undersecretary for Culture Lucia Borgonzoni, and actress Matilde Gioli, who is the event’s “ambassador” and recently starred in Prime Video’s Tuscany-set original “No Place To Be Single” that dropped globally earlier this month.
“This festival is growing, as you will see from the announcement of our guests,” said Sbarigia. “It’s truly a high level festival that is making inroads into the industry and has become a rival with other events of this type.”
