Cinéma du Réel

About

Cinéma du Réel has a long tradition. The festival is one of the most important documentary festivals in France. Traditionally, Cinéma du Réel which was founded by by the public library (Bibliothèque publique d’information) focuses on visual anthropology and social documentation with cinematographic qualities and a strong presence of the filmmaker’s point of view.

Program

• International Competition, 
• French Panorama, 
• Short Film Competition, 
• Tributes and workshops,
• Retrospective Programme.

Awards

• Grand Prize of the Cinéma du réel
• Scam International Award
• Institut français - Louis Marcorelles Award
• Joris Ivens / CNAP Award
• Short Film Award
• The Youth Jury Award
• The Library Award
• Intangible Heritage Award
• Original Music Award

Rules

• The films submitted must have been completed after January 15th 2023.
• Only French premieres will be eligible for submission to the International Competitions. 
• Films in the French Competition must not have been commercially released or broadcasted in France before the festival (this includes festival selection, theatrical release, National TV broadcasting and VoD release).
• All films sent to the festival must be submitted by completing the online submission form available on the website. 

Selection Media Type: private (password-protected) downloadable links (vimeo, youtube…) or DVDs (-R if possible).
Screening Media Type: 16 and 35mm prints, DCP, Digital files

Subtitles: English or French.

Premiere Requirements

National premiere required.