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 ..read more

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 ..read more

Discover the programme details for the 46th edition of Cinéma du réel. Tickets open on Friday 15 March ..read more

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 ..read more

« 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 ..read more

Apply now for your accreditation to the 46th edition of Cinéma du réel. The first 35 applications will benefit from a preferential rate of 35€ instead of 50€.  Accreditations are open until 11 March 2024. Conditions and prices Industry professionals, get professional nominative accreditations (50€) and professional collective accreditations (70€), upon presentation of supporting documents. If you are a ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

Cinéma du réel is pleased to announce that its 46th edition will open on Thursday 21 March at 8pm 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. Dahomey by Mati Diop 2024 | France, Senegal, Benin | 67’ November 2021. 26 ..read more

Running from 6 to 216 minutes, from Japan to Argentina and from France to China, the 37 films in the Competition will once again showcase the most outstanding contemporary documentary creations, as world, international or French premieres. AEROFLUX by Nicolas BooneFrance | 42’ | World premiere AMERICIUM by Théodora BaratFrance | 64’ | World premiere ARANCIA BRUCIATA by Clémentine ..read more