Friday 27 March | La Clef Acces upon inscription 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.: the Classical documentary: meet the key players With: Brice Amouroux, restoration manager at INA, and Laurence Braunberger, chief and producer at Films du Jeudi. Moderation: Antoine Guillot, journalist and producer of Plan large – France Culture 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.: Restoration projects Presentation of …
For its 13th edition, ParisDOC Works-in-Progress presents 6 feature-length documentary projects, French and international, at different stages of work, from editing to the end of post-production. Since 2014, Cinéma du réel has been inviting directors and producers to present their films in progress to festival programmers, VOD platforms and TV channels, sales agents and distributors. …
Launched in 2019, First window is dedicated to documentary debuts and features short films of varying lengths, from young creators enrolled in art schools, university film programmes, filmmaking courses of any kind, or creating outside of any specific training environment. From 21 to 28 March, the thirteen films will be shown in theatres giving young …
Accreditation and student pass requests are now closed. For inquiry about a press accreditation please con,tact Catherine Giraud (catgiraud@gmail.com). If you don’t have an accreditation, you can attend screenings by buying tickets at the cinemas box offices (physical or digital). Carnets de 10 séances (10 screenings pack) are available at L’Arlequin and at Reflet Médicis …
Running from 7 to 117 minutes, from Cambodia to Canada, from Chile to South Korea, the 37 films in Competition will once again showcase contemporary documentary in all its diversity, as world, international or French premieres. AN INCOMPLETE CALENDAR by Sanaz SohrabiCanada, Iran, Turkey, Venezuela | 77’ | World premiere AND IF THE BODY by Toby LeeUnited-States | 27’ | International premiere …
Every year, Cinéma du réel welcomes filmmakers from all over the world who are making contemporary documentary films. The programme reflects formal developments and experiments in the documentary field in the context of the history of cinema. These rare and previously unseen films, which challenge us to consider the state of the world today, can …
Congratulations to Anatomy of a Portrait (ParisDOC Works-in-Progress 2025) by Mattia Colombo and Francesco Clerici! The film recently won two awards at L’atelier MFN (Milano Film Network): Best Film in Post-Production and the M74 Award, which provides dedicated visual effects support. The full award list is available here.
As part of its Fenêtre sur festivals program, La Cinémathèque du documentaire par la Bpi gives Carte blanche to Cinéma du réel. Two films that were selected in competition during the 2025 edition are being shown : Sunday November 16th at Forum des Images, Porte Saint-Eustache | 2, rue du Cinéma | 75001 Paris > 6PM – …
Annick Redolfi’s film OUTSIDE – A REVERSE VIEW ON MIGRANT DETENTITON, presented as part of the Popular Front(s) section during the 2025 edition of Cinéma du réel, was theatrically released in France on Wednesday November 12th, 2025. Production : ISKRA Distribution : D.H.R Distribution
Dominique Cabrera’s film LA JETÉE, THE FIFTH SHOT (LE CINQUIÈME PLAN DE LA JETÉE), presented as a special screening during the 2025 edition of Cinéma du réel, is theatrically released in France on Wednesday 5 November, 2025. Distributor: Les Alchimistes
Sylvain George’s trilogy NUIT OBSCURE, composed of the films FEUILLETS SAUVAGES, AU REVOIR ICI, N’IMPORTE OÙ (special screening of the 2024 edition of Cinéma du réel) and AIN’T I A CHILD?, is theatrically released in France on Wednesday 5 November, 2025. Distributor: Noir Production
Les Ecrans documentaires Film Festival, Arcueil, Gentilly, Vitry-sur-Seine, France, November 2025, programmes 3 films presented during the last editions of Cinéma du réel: