Selected International Film Festivals
Cinéma du Réel International Documentary Film Festival
Cinéma du Réel – Bibliothèque publique d’information
25 rue du Renard
75197 Paris Cedex 04
phone +33 1 44 78 45 16
fax +33 1 44 78 12 24
http://www.cinereel.org
email: cinereel@bpi.fr
Artistic Director
Maria Bonsanti
Managing director
Ms. Elisabetta Pomiato
Year of Foundation 1979
Event Date from 21 March 2013 till 31 March 2013
in Paris, France
International Competition
Sections International Competition; French Panorama; Short Film Competition; Retrospective Programme
Terms of Entry Films submitted can be short, medium or feature length documentaries; they must have been completed after 1 January 2012 and must be French premieres
Subtitles English subtitles recommended French subtitles recommended
Format 16 mm, 35 mm, Beta SP PAL, DigiBeta, HDV Cam, Mini DV, DVCam, DVC ProHD
Registration Deadline For films produced before 1 November 12: 15 November 2012
For films produced after 1 November 12: 15 December 2012
Fees none
Attendance Figures 15,000
Participants of the Film Industry 500 professionals: 140 producers, 40 distributors, 20 televison programme commissioners, 40 film school teachers, 80 programmers (festivals, theatres etc.), 40 officials and sponsors, 60 librarians, 80 journalists
Prizes/Awards Cinéma du Réel Grand Prize (€ 8,000), Short Film Prize (€ 2,500), Joris Ivens Prize (€ 7,500), Scam International Prize (€ 5,000), Library Award (€ 6,000), Patrimony Award (2,500), Louis Marcorelles Prize (€ 10,000), Youth Jury Award (€ 2,500), Pierre and Yolande Perrault Grant (€ 2,600) for first film authors
2011
International First Films Competition
KINDER (KIDS) by Bettina Büttner, Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe
Contrechamp Français
GLAUBE, SITTE, HEIMAT (CROSS AND BANNER) by Jürgen Ellinghaus, Zeugma Films (DE/FR)
Tributes and workshops: Andrei Ujică
VIDEOGRAMME EINER REVOLUTION by Andrei Ujică, Harun Farocki, Farocki Film
OUT OF THE PRESENT by Andrei Ujică (DE/FR/RU)
Exploring Documentary: Le poème documentaire
HAIKUS BACKWARDS by Helga Fanderl
Ecoute voir! Hors scène
LA BOHÈME by Werner Herzog, Herzog Film (GB/DE)
Number of Films Shown 83 films from 25 countries
Media Coverage 80 journalists, both national and international, attended the last edition of the festival
Evaluation 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.
