This Monday, March 18 at Tripostal of Lille took place the ceremony Vidocq Prize of the best French detective series. Like the Prix du Quai des Orfèvres en littérature, the Vidocq Prize salutes the quality and credibility of the winning series.
Launched in 2019 at the initiative of the northern prefecture and services of the Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs (DRAC) of Hauts-de-France, the Vidocq Prize is awarded by a jury composed of experts in the fight against crime, intelligence and law enforcement.
This award is named in tribute to the extraordinary destiny ofEugène-François Vidocq, son of a master baker born in Arras in 1775, fugitive convict, who became head of the security brigade of the Paris police prefecture.
Chaired by Maryvonne Caillibotte, prosecutor of the Republic of Versailles, the jury consists of Bertrand Gaume, prefect of the Hauts-de-France region, prefect of the North, Louis-Xavier Thirode, Deputy Prefect for Defence and Security of the Hauts-de-France region, Hilaire Multon, Regional Director of Cultural Affairs of Hauts-de-France, Alice Gastellu-Etchegorry, assistant to the head of the interdepartmental service of the Northern Judicial Police, Guillaume Quenet, sub-prefect of Valenciennes, Thomas Jule, Divisional Commissioner, Zonal Director of Republican Security Companies North, Olivier Dupas, Divisional Commissioner, Assistant Zonal Director North Judicial Police, Bertrand Michel, colonel, head of the research section of the gendarmerie of Hauts-de-France, as well as of Christian Lanvin, reader of Voice of the North.
The award-winning «Polar Park» series
For this sixth award of the Vidocq Prize, it is the series Polar Park which was awarded among 8 nominees.
Clémentine Célariéguest of honour, presented the Vidocq 2024 Prize to Gérald Hustache-Mathieu, director of the series «Polar Park», and Médéric Albouy, its producer.
- Follow - broadcast on 13th Street
- Undercover – broadcast on France 2
- Master Crimes – broadcast on TF1
- Panda – broadcast on TF1
- Pax Massilia – broadcast on Netflix
- Polar Park – broadcast on Arte
- Lost River – broadcast on TF1
- B.R.I – broadcast on Canal +
Synopsis of Polar Park
Polar Parkdevelops the fictional story of David Rousseau, played by Jean-Paul Rouve, a Parisian writer in need of inspiration, going to Mouthe, the village of his childhood, after receiving an intriguing message related to a family secret. Shortly after his arrival, a particular murder was committed. For this author of detective novels, it is an opportunity to explore new sources of inspiration and thus escape the syndrome of the blank page. Other murders take place that reproduce the same process, the victims being staged to reproduce works of art, suggesting that these crimes are the realization of a serial killer. David Rousseau launches an investigation to learn more, disrupting that of the gendarmerie warrant officer Louvetot, played by Guillaume Gouix, who is officially in charge of investigations.
The series consists of 6 episodes, it is available free of charge on the arte website.
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