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A big thank you to our partners

We would like to warmly thank our partners for their support during this 46th edition. We look forward to seeing you from Friday 21 to Sunday 30 March 2025 for the 47th edition of Cinéma du réel! Cinéma du réel thanks HartlandVilla for its graphic design creation. Centre Pompidou | Forum des images | mk2 …

Vision du réel – 55th edition

Vision du réel, Nyon, 12-21 April 2024, programs 5 films presented during the last editions of Cinéma du réel: WHO CARES? by Alexe Poukine, Ciné + Young Jury Award 2024 ans Special mention of the Library Award Cinéma du réel 2024 CAMARADES by Ulysse Sorabella, Inmate Award Cinéma du réel 2024 UNDER A BLUE SUN …

Festival du cinéma de Brive – 21st edition

Two films presented during Cinéma du réel 2024 are programed at the Festival du cinéma de Brive, 8-13 April 2024 : GAMA by Kaori Oda, Competition Cinéma du réel 2024 SKATEPARK by Fanny Chaloche et Annabelle Martella, First window Section Cinéma du réel 2024

Discover the awards of the 46th edition

THE FEATURE FILM JURY AWARDS Cinéma du réel Grand Prix 2024 Funded by the Bibliothèque publique d’information (€ 5,000) and the Procirep (€ 3,000). Direct Action by Guillaume Cailleau et Ben Russell Cinéma du réel International Award 2024 Funded by the association Les Amis du Cinéma du réel (5,000€). Award: Silence of Reason by Kumjana Novakova Special mention: you burn me by Matías …

Practical information: acces to the Centre Pompidou

Access during the whole festival via the specific entrance at the back of the building, at the junction of rue Beaubourg and rue du Renard. Outdoor signage will be in place. This entrance will be open one hour before the start of the first session. In order to use this festival-specific access, you will be asked to …

Popular Front(s) | Programme

« Stir yourselves because we’ll need all your enthusiasm. Organize yourselves because we’ll need all your strength. Educate yourselves because we’ll need all your intelligence. » Antonio Gramsci in L’Ordine Nuovo – 1919___ Documentary filmmaking shapes new narratives, new visions, and new readings of the world. Throughout its history, one of the genre’s driving forces …

Selection | ParisDOC Works-In-Progress

Since 2014, Cinéma du réel has been encouraging the distribution of documentaries and promoting connections between those who make the films and those who work to distribute them. For its 11th edition, ParisDOC presents 6 feature-length documentary projects, French and international, at different stages of work, from editing to the end of post-production. PEACHES GOES …

Opening film | 46th edition

Cinéma du réel is pleased to announce that its 46th edition will open with the French premiere of Dahomey by Mati Diop, produced by Les Films du Bal and Fanta Sy and distributed by Les Films du Losange. Consider how these 26 royal treasures, shorn of their status as artefacts in European museums, have regained …

A whole night: Tribute to Marie-Pierre Duhamel

A great programmer who excelled at passing on her love of films, Marie-Pierre Duhamel was General Delegate of Cinéma du réel from 2005 to 2008—and much, much more. The festival will pay tribute to this guiding force through a selection of films reflecting Marie-Pierre Duhamel’s tastes and finds. A night dedicated to remembering an inspiring …

Discover the First window films

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 22 to 31 March, the twelve films will be shown in theatres giving young …

Request your student pass

Student passes can be requested by students or Service civique participants upon presentation of a student card, a school certificate for the current year or a Service civic contract. Your student pass gives you acces to: All festival screenings Festival conversations ParisDOC : Morning sessions, Public Forum and Classic documentary film rendez-vous Student drink Opening and closing screenings (reservations required) The Tënk video …

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