Cinéma du réel

Cinéma du réel, the ideal meeting with the creators of today’s documentaries

Cinéma du réel has become a flagship festival for documentary cinema in France. Mindful of the diversity of writings, forms and ideas, it draws a broad, attentive and curious public.This 42nd edition will offer its audiences the best and most innovative output of world documentary production. It is structured around a competitive section, retrospectives and moments for professional encounters, making Cinéma du réel the ideal meeting point with the creators of today’s documentaries.