THE KETTERING INCIDENT wins the special jury prize at the prestigious international Series Mania festival in Paris.

Congratulations to writer Cate Shortland and director Tony Krawitz, on THE KETTERING INCIDENT winning the special jury prize at the prestigious international Series Mania festival in Paris.

The prestigious international Series Mania festival considered 80 series from more than 20 countries.

Vikki Madden, producer of the eight-part series, said winning the special jury prize was “surreal”.

“Little Tasmania has just made such an impact,” she said.

“The French … they just fell in love with the imagery of The Kettering Incident, and so definitely Tasmania is the talking point over here.”

Madden said she hoped the award would secure a deal to deliver a worldwide release.

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