Cinéma du Réel has created special bonds with the following film festivals:
– Ambulante International Film Festival, Mexico
– Astra Film Festival, Sibiu International Film Festival, Romania
– DocBuenosAires, Argentine
– Doclisboa, Lisbon Documentary Film Festival, Portugal
– DocPoint, Helsinki International Documentary Film Festival, Finland
– Documenta Madrid, Spain
– Dok Leipzig, Leipzig International Documentary and Animated Film Festival, Germany
– East Doc Platform, Institute of Documentary Film, République Tchèque
– Entrevues Belfort, Festival International du film, Belfort, Franc
– Festival Ânûû-rû âboro-l’ombre de l’homme, New Caledonia, France
– Festival dei Popoli, Florence International Documentary Film Festival, Italy
– Festival International de Films de Friburg, Switzerland
– Festival International Jean Rouch, Paris, France
– FID, Festival International de Cinéma, Marseille, France
– FIPA, Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels, Biarritz, France
– Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, USA
– Indieslisboa, International Independant Cinema Festival , Portugal
– Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, Germany
– Lakeside Doc Festival, Festival of International Documentaries, Nainital, India
– Punto de Vista, Navarre International Documentary Film Festival, Spain
– RIDM – Montreal International Documentary Festival, Canada
– San Francisco International Film Festival, USA
– Sunnyside of the docs, La Rochelle, France
– TIDF, Taïwan International Documentary Festival, Taïwan
– Viennale, Vienna International Film Festival Festival, Austria