Selection 2025 | ParisDOC Works-in-Progress
For its 12th 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, distributors and exhibitors.
During the festival, 2 days of screenings and meetings to further the distribution of documentary works.
ANATOMY OF A PORTRAIT by Mattia Colombo and Francesco Clerici
Production countries: Italy, Switzerland
Original title: Anatomia di un ritratto
Production: Rosso Film (Marco Malfi Chindemi)
Stage: Post-production
BAHÍA HONDA by Alejandro Alonso
Production countries: Cuba, France, Norway
Original title: Bahía Honda
Production: Vega Alta Films (Boris Prieto) and Estudio ST (Daniela Muñoz Barroso)
Stage: Near final edit
BARBARA FOREVER by Brydie O’connor
Production country: USA
Original title: Barbara Forever
Production: Space Time Films (Elijah Stevens)
Stage: Post-production
FILIPINAS by Leonor Noivo
Production countries: Portugal, France
Original title: Filipinas
Production: Terratreme Filmes (João Matos) and Barberousse Films (Mathilde Delaunay)
Stage: Final cut, no sound editing or mixing, no color correction
IMAGO by Déni Oumar Pitsaev
Production countries: France, Belgium
Original title: Imago
Production: Triptyque films (Alexandra Mélot) and Need Production (Anne-Laure Guégan and Géraldine Sprimont)
Stage: Post-production, end of editing
CROSSING THE MOUNTAINS (working title) by Manon Ott and Grégory Cohen
Production countries: France, Italy
Original title: Par delà les montagnes (titre de travail)
Production: TS Productions (Céline Loiseau) and Ginko Films (Chiara Andrich)
Stage: In editing
Les experts
Cinéma du réel invites three experts to share their analyses and recommendations with project holders.
Richard Copans – Producer, director, and cinematographer
Annette Dutertre – Editor
Antonio Pezzuto – Festival Programmer
Attend the ParisDOC Works-in-Progress screenings
Screenings will be held at the Alliance Française de Paris theater, on 26 and 27 March.
The event is only for professionals with a distribution activity: festival programmers, sales agents, distributors, TV broadcasters, web platforms and exhibitors.
> Contact us to attend ParisDOC Works-in-Progress screenings:
cinereel-parisdoc@bpi.fr
We would like to extend our warmest thanks to all the producers and filmmakers who submitted their works-in-progress for this call for projects.