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RIDM – Montreal International Documentary Festival – 2026

RIDM – Montreal International Documentary Festival, Quebec, Canada, 19 – 29 November 2026, programmes 7 films presentad as part of the past editions of Cinéma du réel:

Porto Post Doc – 2026

Porto Post Doc Festival, Portugal, 19 – 28 November 2026, programmes 6 films presented as part of the past editions of Cinéma du réel:

Zinebi – Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival – 2026

Zinebi International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Bilbao, Spain, 20 – 27 November 2026, programmes 3 films presented as part of the past editions Cinéma du réel: More info here

Bobines de Femme Film Festival 2026

Bobines de Femme Film Festival, Lanloup, France, 12 – 15 November 2026, programmes three films presented as part of the past editions of Cinéma du réel: More info here

The festival Les Écrans Documentaires, Arcueil, France, 13 – 20 November 2026, programmes three films presented as part of the 2026 edition of Cinéma du réel: The festival is also programming Ulysse Sorabella, Hadrien Warrak, BB, Lass, Cédric, LK, F.B, Stifano, R.R, E and Franz’s film Lucarne, produced as part of the filmmaking workshop at …

FIFAM – Amiens International Film Festival 2026

FIFAM, Amiens International Film Festival, France, 13 – 21 November 2026, programmes two films presented as part of the First Window section of the 2026 edition of Cinéma du réel:

IDFA – International Documentary Festival Amsterdam 2026

IDFA, International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 12 – 22 November 2026, programmes 10 films presented as part of the past editions of Cinéma du réel:

FIDOCS Festival internacional de documentales de Santiago 2026

FIDOCS festival, Santiago, Chile, 12 – 19 November 2026, programmes two films presented as part of the last edition of Cinéma du réel:

Doc NYC Festival 2026

Doc NYC Festival, New York, United States, 11 – 19 November 2026, programmes 3 films presented as part of the last edition of Cinéma du réel:

Festival du film court de Villeurbanne 2026

Villeurbanne Short Film Festival, France, 8 – 15 November 2026, programmes three films presented during the past editions of Cinéma du réel, all three of them in the First Window section:

Escales documentaires 2026

The festival Escales documentaires, La Rochelle, France, 6 – 11 November 2026, programmes three films presented during Cinéma du réel 2026: Complete programme here

FIFIB 2026

FIFIB, Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival, France, 2–7 November 2026, programmes Mahdy Abo Bahat and Abdo Zin Eldin’s film THE COW’S COMPLAINT, which was screened in competition at the 2026 edition of Cinéma du réel, where it received a special mention for the First Film Loridan-Ivens Award and a special mention for the GNCR – …