EDITION 2018
18, 19 and 20 October 2018
The eighth edition of the Marseille Web Fest, international festival of the digital series, was held on 18, 19 and 20 October 2018 in Marseille (Théâtre Joliette.
ACTIVITY REPORT
– 15 international series in competition
– A selection of five 100% French series in partnership with SACD
– 13 nationalities represented
– An international jury and 7 prices and special prices
– 3 days of round tables, master classes, keynotes, meetings and exchanges
– More than 8 hours of free and open screenings to the general public
– 1000 professional and public visitors
OFFICIAL SELECTION
South Africa Germany Argentina Australia Brasil | Canada Korea Spain India | Israel Libanon Russia USA |
REGARD SUR LA PRODUCTION FRANÇAISE
Le Myriapode
Nemausus
Random
Yasmina & Rim
Les Engagés
PALMARES
Prix « Coup de Coeur » Première
GIMEL (Israël)
BEST MUSIC
THESHA (Afrique du Sud)
Lizo MAKHANYA & Zolile VALASHAY
BEST EDITING
KLICKNAPPED (Allemagne)
Andreas KLEIN
BEST ACTOR
THESHA (Afrique du Sud)
Mthokozisi
BEST ACTRESS
BIDUNE KAID (Liban)
Abeer HARIRI
BEST SCREENWRITER
DOMINOS (Canada)
Zoé PELCHAT
BEST DIRECTOR
GIMEL (Israël)
Assaf MACHNES & Miki FROMCHENKO
GRAND JURY PRYZE
GIMEL (Israël)
Assaf MACHNES & Miki FROMCHENKO
Also, as part of the Regard sur la Production Française Selection, 3 prizes were awarded:
Prix « Coup de Coeur » – La Provence :
Les engagés
Best Serie SACD which wins an endowment of 2000€
Yasmina & Rim
Special Prize Rio Web Fest
Nemausus
Concerning the Writing Residence, the Best Pitch Award was awarded to Jabulile Newman, a South African author for her project OUTFOXED
Finally, the “Michael Ajakwe Pioneer Award” in tribute to Michael AJAKWE JR, famous American producer, true visionary and founder of LA WEB FEST, 1st festival dedicated to the web-series. This prize will be awarded each year to authors, creators, and independent producers who have worked on the development and promotion of the web-series in all its forms.
For this 1st edition, the Michael Ajakwe Pioneer Award was awarded to Tom Chamberlain and Dipu Bhattacharya, the two creators of the multi-award-winning web-series: Pantless Detective.

Bande Annonce 2018