The Serielizados festival in Barcelona announced winners across its competitive sections at an awards ceremony held Saturday. Israeli creator Hagai Levi took the best international series prize for “Etty,” a six-part historical drama based on the diaries of Dutch Jewish author Etty Hillesum. The series follows a 27-year-old protagonist during her spiritual and emotional journey in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, applying a contemporary approach to the period genre. Spanish filmmakers Jorge and Alberto Sánchez-Cabezudo won best national series for “Killing a Bear,” a crime drama set in a Pyrenean village that reimagines the genre by making a bear the victim and presenting the narrative from multiple perspectives across a community of suspects.
Additional honors in the international competition included best screenplay for the French comedy “Camarades” and a best performance award to BBC creator Diane Morgan for her role in “Ann Droid.” In the national Spanish competition, the drama “Segunda Temporada” earned best screenplay recognition. Carmen Machi received best actress honors for her performance in “Celeste” season two, while the dramedy “In Vitro” garnered a special mention from jurors, who noted its potential for international appeal and remake adaptations.
The festival also announced the winner of the Mind the Gap pitch competition, which awarded €5,500 to Spanish creators Laura Roqué, Luis Sorolla, and Eloy Zamora for their project “El Observatorio.” The series concept centers on astrophysicists in a small village investigating unexplained lights, with one character pursuing the theory that the phenomenon may represent communication from her deceased father. The 13th edition of Serielizados continues through October 28 and featured masterclasses with industry figures including Hagai Levi and Steven Moffat.
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