‘Rematch’ and Annette Bening Triumph at Series Mania 2024

The French-Hungarian drama ‘Rematch’ takes top honors, while Annette Bening wins Best Actress for ‘Apples Never Fall’ at the prestigious festival.

The Series Mania Festival awarded its grand prize to ‘Rematch,’ a drama about the historic chess match between Garry Kasparov and IBM’s Deep Blue.
Annette Bening received the Best Actress award for her role in ‘Apples Never Fall,’ marking her first major TV role.
‘House of Gods’ star Kamel El Basha won Best Actor for his portrayal of a charismatic cleric.
Thomas Wendrich was honored with the Best Writing award for the German Cold War drama ‘Herrhausen – The Banker and the Bomb.’
The festival recorded nearly 100,000 attendees, marking a 15 percent increase from the previous year.