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.

Lucie Viver’s film Sankara n’est pas mort, French Selection Cinéma du réel 2019, was programmed at the following film festivals: Les Écrans documentaires, Arcueil (France, November 2019), Muestra Internacional Docuental de Bogotá (Colombia, October - November 2019), DOK Leipzig (Germany,...

Laure Portier’s film Dans l’œil du chien (The Dog’s Eye), French Selection and Short Film Award Cinéma du réel 2019, was programmed at the following film festival: Kasseler Dokumentarfilm und Videofestival, Kassel (Germany, November 2019), Ji.hlava, International Documentary Film Festival,...

Eduardo Williams and Mariano Blatt's "Parsi", International Competition Cinéma du réel 2019, was programmed at Kasseler Dokumentarfilm und Videofestival, Kassel (Allemagne, novembre 2019) and at The Viennale, Vienna (Austria, October - November 2019).

Lais Decaster's film "J'suis pas malheureuse", Première fenêtre programme and Audience Award - Première fenêtre Cinéma du réel 2019, was programmed at CorsicaDoc, Festival international du film documentaire d'Ajaccio (France, October 2019).

Elena López Riera "Los que desean (Those Who Desire)", International Competition Cinéma du réel 2019, was programmed at La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival (France, October 2019), at Film Fest Gent, Flanders International Film Festival, Ghent (Belgium, October 2019) and at...