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ParisDOC Works-in-Progress actively supports the distribution, promotion and placement of feature documentaries by linking, at a key stage of the production process, project holders (filmmakers and producers) to industry professionals.
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The films in progress are selected according to their stage of production, their needs and potential in terms of diffusion, as well as their concordance with the editorial line of Cinéma du réel.
The selected films in progress have the opportunity to be screened, once, in their entirety, on 26 or 27 March in Paris.
The professional audience is made up of carefully selected French and international experts, playing an active and strategic role in the distribution and placement of new films in the industry: festival programmers, sales agents, TV programmers, theatrical distributors, web platforms and exhibitors.
Each screening is followed by a discussion time, which may take the form of an informal meeting. With a tailor-made offer, ParisDOC Works-in-Progress is a unique opportunity for project holders to reflect and build the right path for their film in a favorable environment, and for professionals to have exclusive access to new promising projects.
Check the 2025 regulations here
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In order to best support the selected projects, Studio Orlando is a partner of ParisDOC Works-in-Progress. As such, one of the selected projects benefits from post-production support (sound mix or color grading) from Studio Orlando.
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Projects selected for ParisDOC Works-in-Progress 2025 will receive free registration for the Directors’ Fortnight to be considered by the selection committee.
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Cinéma du réel invites 3 experts to exchange with the project holders. As peers, they share analyses and recommendations.
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You are a professional engaged in an activity related to film distribution and broadcast: festival and TV programmers, sales agents, theatrical and digital distributors?
> Contact us to participate in ParisDOC Works-In-Progress 2025:
cinereel-parisdoc@bpi.fr
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