Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary – Prague International Film Festival, from 3 to11 July – programme featuring five films screened at Cinéma du réel 2026: More information here
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Festival Résistances
The Résistances festival – Foix, from 3 to 11 July – programmes three films previously shown at Cinéma du réel : More information here
The passing of Françoise Foucault
It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of Françoise Foucault, a key figure in the Bilan du film ethnographique, which became the Jean Rouch International Festival in 2008. For years, right up until 2010, as the Bilan du film ethnographique followed immediately after Cinéma du réel in March, Françoise would pay …
Festival Ciné-Palestine 2026
Festival Ciné-Palestine, Marseille 27-31 May and Paris and Île-de-France 5-14 June, 2026, programmes several films presented during Cinéma du réel 2026 either in competition or as part of the programme Palestine: Ways of Refusal: In Marseille: In Paris and Île-de-France: More info on the festival’s website: festivalpalestine.paris/en/
Dao – National Release
Alain Gomis’s film Dao, screened in a special showing at Cinéma du réel 2026, hits theaters this Wednesday, April 29! Production: Les Films du Worso, Srab Films, Yennenga Production, Nafi Films, Telecine Bissau ProduçõesDistribution: Jour2Fête Reserve your seats here
Soirée de la Création de l’ARP
Join us for L’ARP’s latest “Soirée de la Création,” dedicated to documentary film. This event will provide an opportunity to explore the intersections between creation, production, distribution, and programming, and to reflect together on what documentary film reveals about the world… and how we view it. Among the panelists will be Catherine Bizern, General Delegate …
Commission de sélection Images en Bibliothèques
Through its documentary selection committee, Images en bibliothèques supports numerous films each year that are made available to the network via partner catalogs.The committee met on January 26, 2026, to review films from the competition section of the 47th edition of Cinéma du réel. The eight films from Cinéma du réel 2025 supported by the …
Hot Docs 2026
Hot Docs International Canadian Documentary Film Festival, Toronto, 25 April – 3 May, 2026, is screening To Hold a Mountain by Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić. The film was shown in a special screening at Cinéma du réel 2026. More info on Hot Docs.
Visions du Réel 2026
The Visions du Réel Festival – Nyon, Switzerland, April 17-26, 2026 – programmes four films presented in the Cinéma du réel section: More info on Visions du réel
Punto de Vista – Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de Navarra 2026
The Spanish festival Punto de Vista – Pamplona, Iruña, April 20-25, 2026 – programmes five films screened at Cinéma du réel: More info on Punto de Vista
Festival du Cinéma de Brive 2026 – Rencontres internationales du moyen métrage
Brive Film Festival – Brive-la-Gaillarde, April 20–25, 2026 – programmes two films screened in competition at Cinéma du réel 2026: More info on Festival du Cinéma de Brive
A big thanks to our partners
We would like to warmly thank our partners for their support during this 48th edition. We look forward to seeing you in March 2027 for the next edition of Cinéma du réel! Cinéma du réel thanks HartlandVilla for its graphic design creation. Centre Pompidou | L’Arlequin | Reflet Médicis | Le Saint-André des Arts | Fondation des …