The festival Les États généraux du film documentaire, Lussas, France, August 2025, programmes 6 films presented as part of the last editions of Cinéma du réel: More info to be found on the online catalogue of the États généraux
Douarnenez Film Festival – Gouel Ar Filmou, France, August 2025, presents 8 films programmed as part of the last editions of Cinéma du réel:
Abdenour Zahzah’s FRANTZ FANON, closing film of the 2024 edition of Cinéma du réel, opens in cinemas in France on Wednesday July 23, 2025. French Algeria, 1953. At the Blida-Joinville hospital, Frantz Fanon, a young black psychiatrist, is trying to cure Algerians of their alienations when war breaks out in his department. Shot entirely on …
Locarno international Film Festival, Switzerland, August 2025, programmes Lemohang Mosese’s film Ancestral Visions of the Future, opening film of the 2025 edition of Cinéma du réel.
DokuFest – International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Prizren, Kosovo, August 2025, programmes 9 films presented as part of the last editions of Cinéma du réel:
Durban international film festival, South Africa, July 2025, programmes Lemohang Mosese’s film Ancestral Visions of the Future, opening film of the 2025 edition of Cinéma du réel.
Curtas Vila do Conde Film Festival, Portugal, July 2025, programmes 5 films presented as part of Cinéma du réel 2025:
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic, July 2025, programmes 7 films presented as part of the 2025 edition of Cinéma du réel:
Résistances Festival, Foix, France, July 2025, programmes 5 films presented during the last editions of Cinéma du réel:
Lory Glenn’s film Secure your images: destroy them (Sécurise tes images : détruis-les), presented as part of the First window section, Cinéma du réel 2025, was awarded ex aequo the Grand prix Essai / Art vidéo at the 34th Côté court festival, Pantin, France, June 2025.
Raphaël Pillosio’s film “Les Mots qu’elles eurent un jour (The Words Women Spoke One Day)”, presented in competition during Cinéma du réel 2024, Cnap Award for French film and Special mention of the Ciné+ Young Jury Award, is released in theatres in France on Wednesday 11 June 2025. Distributor: JHR Films
Alexe Poukine’s film “Sauve qui peut”, presented in competition during the 2024 edition of Cinéma du réel, and awarded the Prix des Jeunes – Ciné+ and a special mention of the Prix des Bibliothèques, is released in French cinemas on Wednesday June 4, 2025. Distributor: Singularis Films