Korean Thriller ‘Doubt’ Wins at Italian Global Series Festival

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South Korean psychological thriller “Doubt,” written by Han Ah-Young, won the top international drama series prize at the inaugural edition of the Italian Global Series Festival on Saturday at the Arena Ceccarini in Riccione, Italy.

Han Suk-Kyu won the best actor in a drama series prize for the show, which is about a renowned profiler torn between love and suspicion as he investigates a murder linked to his psychopathic daughter.

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Lisa Mulcahy won best director of a drama series for the U.K. show “The Assassin,” while the best actress in a drama series prize went to Phyllis Logan for “The Puzzle Lady.”

The drama jury was led by director Cristina Comencini.

Spain’s “Celeste,” written by Diego San José, took the best international comedy series award while best actress in a comedy series was handed to the show’s Carmen Marchi.

Other prizes in the comedy category included best director, which went to Christopher Smith for Ireland’s “Video Nasty,” and best actor, picked up by Ahmet Kural for Turkish show “Gassal.”

A special jury award was given to Steven Moffat’s U.K. series “Douglas Is Cancelled.”

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The comedy jury was led by director/screenwriter Paolo Genovese.

The jury of the limited series competition, headed by director/screenwriter Bille August, voted for Ukrainian war drama “The Train” as best limited series.

The best director award went to Lucy Gaffy for “Mix Tape,” a co-production between Australia, Canada and Ireland.

The acting awards went to Laure Calamy for France’s “The Confidante” and Matthew Gurney for the U.K.’s “Reunion.”

The special jury prize was handed to “Kabul,” written by Olivier Demangel, Thomas Finkelkraut and Joey Lavy.

The festival is a reincarnation of the Rome Fiction Fest, which ran for 10 years in the Italian capital until 2016.

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This year’s festival took place from June 23 to June 28 in Riccione and Rimini, Italy.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION – DRAMA

BEST SERIES“Doubt” (South Korea), produced by Ascendio and Woodside, distributed by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.

BEST DIRECTORLisa Mulcahy for “The Assassin” (U.K., Germany, Australia, Greece), produced by All3Media International, Amazon Prime Video, Stan, Two Brothers Pictures, ZDF Mediathek, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen. Distributed by Amazon Prime Video.

BEST ACTRESSPhyllis Logan for “The Puzzle Lady” (Germany, U.K.), produced by Channel Zero, December Films, Factual Fiction, Five Down Films, ZDF Studios. Distributed by Channel 5 Television, PBS Distribution, ZDF Enterprises.

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BEST ACTORHan Suk-kyu for “Doubt” (South Korea), produced by Ascendio and Woodside, distributed by MBC.

SPECIAL JURY AWARD“Hidden Island” (Chile), produced by Río Estudios and Filmo Estudios, distributed by Mega Global Entertainment.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION – COMEDY

BEST SERIES“Celeste” (Spain), produced by 100 Balas and Movistar Plus+, distributed by Movistar Plus+.

BEST DIRECTORChristopher Smith for “Video Nasty” (Ireland, U.K., Germany), produced by Deadpan Pictures, BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Three, Boat Rocker Studio, Coimisiún na Meán, Fis Éireann/Screen Ireland, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), Northern Ireland Screen Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Virgin Media Television, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). Distributed by ARD Mediathek, BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, Das Erste, NDR Fernsehen, Radio Bremen, SR Fernsehen, SWR Fernsehen, WDR Fernsehen.

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BEST ACTRESSCarmen Machi for “Celeste” (Spain), produced by 100 Balas and Movistar Plus+, distributed by Movistar Plus+.

BEST ACTORAhmet Kural for “Gassal” (Turkey), produced by Zera Medya, distributed by TRT for Tabii Platform.

SPECIAL JURY AWARD“Douglas Is Cancelled” (U.K.), produced by Hartswood Films and distributed by ITVX and BBC.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION – LIMITED SERIES

BEST SERIES“The Train” (Ukraine), produced and distributed by Ukrainian Producers Hub.

BEST DIRECTORLucy Gaffy for “Mix Tape” (Australia, Canada, Ireland), produced by Subotica and Aquarius Films and distributed by Binge.

BEST ACTRESSLaure Calamy for “The Confidante” (France), produced by Max, StudioFact Stories and June Films, and distributed by Max.

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BEST ACTORMatthew Gurney for “Reunion” (U.K.), produced by BBC Film and Warp Films, distributed by BBC Studios.

SPECIAL JURY AWARD“Kabul” (France, Germany, Greece, Belgium, Italy), produced by Rai Fiction, in association with Cinétévé, 2425 Films, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, New8, Blonde Audiovisual Productions, Cosmote TV, Panache Productions, LaCompagnie Cinématographique, Wallimage, France Télévisions, European Union – Production. Distributed by Mediawan Rights.

MAXIMO AWARDS – ITALIAN

BEST DRAMA SCRIPTElena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci, Saverio Costanzo for “My Brilliant Friend” – Season 4Production: Fandango, The Apartment, Fremantle Italy, Wildside and Mowe, with support of Rai Fiction and HBO EntertainmentBroadcaster: RAI

BEST COMEDY SCRIPTChiara Laudani, Sydney Sibilia, Francesco Agostini, Giorgio Nerone for “Hanno Ucciso l’Uomo Ragno – La Leggendaria Storia degli 883”Production: Sky Studios and GreenlandBroadcaster: Sky

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BEST MINISERIES SCRIPTFilippo Gravino, Elisa Dondi for “Storia della Mia Famiglia”Production: PalomarBroadcaster: Netflix

BEST TV MOVIE SCREENPLAYMassimo Gaudioso, Filippo Gili for “Questi Fantasmi!”Production: Picomedia in collaboration with Rai FictionBroadcaster: RAI

BEST DRAMA SERIES“The Bad Guy” – Season 2Production: Indigo Film, in co-production with Amazon MGM StudiosBroadcaster: Amazon Prime Video

BEST COMEDY SERIES“Hanno Ucciso l’Uomo Ragno – La Leggendaria Storia degli 883”Production: Sky Studios and GreenlandBroadcaster: Sky

BEST MINISERIES“The Art of Joy”Production: HT Film, Sky Studios Broadcaster: Sky

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BEST TV MOVIE“Il Treno dei Bambini”Production: PalomarBroadcaster: Netflix

BEST DRAMA DIRECTORLaura Bispuri for “My Brilliant Friend” – Season 4Production: Fandango, The Apartment, Fremantle Italy, Wildside and Mowe, with support of Rai Fiction and HBO EntertainmentBroadcaster: RAI

BEST COMEDY DIRECTORAlice Filippi, Francesco Capaldo, Sydney Sibilia for “Hanno Ucciso l’Uomo Ragno – La Leggendaria Storia degli 883”Production: Sky Studios and GreenlandBroadcaster: Sky

BEST DIRECTOR MINISERIESNicolangelo Gelormini, Valeria Golino for “The Art of Joy”Production: HT Film, Sky Studios Broadcaster: Sky

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BEST TV MOVIE DIRECTORCristina Comencini for “Il Treno dei Bambini”Production: Palomar for Netflix ItalyBroadcaster: Netflix

BEST DRAMA ACTRESSVanessa Scalera for “Imma Tataranni – Sostituto Procuratore” – Season 4Production: Rai Fiction, IBC Movie and Rai ComBroadcaster: RAI

BEST COMEDY ACTRESSSilvia D’Amico for “Piedone – Uno sbirro a Napoli”Production: Titanus Production, Wildside, Sky StudiosBroadcaster: Sky

BEST ACTRESS MINISERIESTecla Insolia for “The Art of Joy”Production: HT Film, Sky Studios Broadcaster: SKY

BEST TV MOVIE ACTRESSBarbara Ronchi for “Il Treno dei Bambini”Production: Palomar for Netflix ItalyBroadcaster: Netflix

BEST ACTOR DRAMALuigi Lo Cascio for “The Bad Guy” – Season 2Production: Indigo Film, in co-production with Amazon MGM StudiosBroadcaster: Amazon Prime Video

BEST ACTOR COMEDYMatteo Oscar Giuggioli for “Hanno Ucciso l’Uomo Ragno – La Leggendaria Storia degli 883”Production: Sky Studios and GreenlandBroadcaster: Sky

BEST ACTOR MINISERIESLuca Marinelli for “M – The Son of the Century”Production: Sky Studios, The Apartment, in co-production with Pathé, in association with Small Forward Productions, in collaboration with Fremantle and Cinecittà.Broadcaster: Sky

BEST ACTOR MOVIE TVMassimiliano Gallo for “Questi Fantasmi!”Production: Picomedia in collaboration with Rai FictionBroadcaster: RAI

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