series Rematchwhich was co-written and directed by Quebec filmmaker Yan England, will be presented in international competition at the Séries Mania Festival in Lille, France.
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The series, filmed in Montreal and Budapest in autumn 2022 for the German-French broadcaster Arte, brings several international stars to the screen, including Christian Cooke, Aidan Quinn and Sarah Bolger.
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The plot of Rematch, a psychological thriller, revolves around the historical confrontation between world chess champion Garry Kasparov and the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue in 1997.
A series about Leonard Cohen
Yan England won't be the only artist representing Quebec at Séries Mania this year. Among the seven other productions selected for the international competition we also find So Long, Marianne, a Canadian series from the Crave platform that focuses on the love story between Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen.
Filmed partly in Montreal, “So Long Marianne” stars Alex Wolff and Thea Sofie Loch Næss in the two main roles, but also features several actors from Quebec, including Macha Grenon, Éric Bruneau and Kim Lévesque-Lizotte.
Séries Mania is considered one of the most important television festivals in the world and takes place from March 15th to 22nd in Lille.