8th edition EXPANDED EDITION March 16 to 18, 2021 A tailored platform to consider, discuss and plan the career of your film The ParisDOC Works-in-Progress is a tailored platform dedicated to feature documentaries linking, at a key stage of the production process,...

DocLisboa Film Festival (Portugal, October 22nd -November 1st  2020) has programmed 7 films shown in competition during the 42nd edition of Cinéma du réel : Two films from the International selection : Nails in My Brain Don't Rush and five...

YOU MAY SUBMIT YOUR FILM TO THE 43RD CINEMA DU REEL (MARCH 12th to 21st, 2021) UNTIL NOVEMBER 1st >> Submission Form Here are the deadlines: Online submission duly completed by November 1st 2020 For films still under completion by the time of submission,...

 You may submit your film to the 43rd Cinéma du réel (March 12th to 21st 2020) >> SUBMISSION FORM Please take note of these informations : The films submitted must have been completed after January 15th 2020 Only films never screened in France (French...

Cinéma du réel and *DUUU radio start a new partnership with the outdoor screenings of four films of the French selection of the 2020 Edition of the festival. 8.30pm interviews with the filmmakers, by Pauline Rigal 10.00pm Outdoor screenings &...

Despite the Covid-19 health crisis, Cinéma du réel has decided to keep the festival and its awards alive online. AWARDED BY THE FEATURE DOCUMENTARY JURY : The feature documentary film jury comprised the following members: Florian Caschera (musician and composer, aka...

Cinéma du réel 42nd edition catalogue is online. Follow this link

Dear festival-goers, friends of the Réel and documentary cinema, Following the latest recommendations of the public authorities, and in agreement with the Bibliothèque publique d'information and the Centre Pompidou, we are taking the difficult decision to cancel this 42nd edition of...

Curtis W. Winter and Anders Edström's film, "The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)", originally programmed at 2:30pm on  Tuesday Marsh 17th in Cinéma 2 is now schedulled at 1:00pm (same day same auditorium).  

Pierre Michelon's film "Amara", French selection Cinéma du réel 2019, will be screened as part of a Special support screening to the Cinéma la Clef, Tuesday December 17th 2019 at 8.00pm, Cinéma La Clef, 34 rue Daubenton, Paris 5e.

Pierre Bisson's film "From Heights (Venant des hauteurs)", First Window section Cinéma du réel 2019, is broadcasted online on Dérives.tv

Shengze Zhu’s film Wan mei xian zai shi (Present.Perfect.), International Competition and Special Mention of the Youth Awward Cinéma du réel 2019, was programmed at the following film festivals: RIDM - Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal (Canada, November 2019) where...

Hind Meddeb and Thim Naccache's film "Paris Stalingrad", French Selection Cinéma du réel 2019, was programmed at DOC NYC, New York (United States, November 2019).

Eloy Domínguez Serén’s film Hamada, International Competition, Youth Award and Loridan Ivens / CNAP Award ex-aequo Cinéma du réel 2019, is selected at the festival Porto Post Doc (Portugal, November 23rd - December 1st 2019). It was programmed at the...

Kavich Neang's film Yub Menh Bong Keun Oun Nho Nhim (Last Night I Saw You Smiling), International Competition Cinéma du réel 2019, was programmed at  RIDM - Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal (Canada, November 2019) and at Open City International...

Ariane Doublet's film Green Boys, French selection and special mention of the Institut français Louis Marcorelles Award Cinéma du réel 2019, was broadcasted on French national TV channel France 3 on June 27th 2019. It was selected at Les Écrans...

Micol Roubini's film "La Strada per les montagne", International competition Cinéma du réel 2019, was programmed at Les Écrans documentaires, Arcueil (France, November 2019).

We're very sad to inform you of the death of Gustav Deutsch. Cinéma du réel has shown several of his works, and in particular the unforgettable and cult film Film IST. a Girl and a Gun, in 2009.