Cinéma du Réel International Documentary Film Festival, Paris
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
Christian Borghino
Managing director
Quentin Richard
Year of Foundation 1979
Event Date from 13 March 2020 till 22 March 2020
Event Date
in Paris, France
International Competition
Sections International Competition; French Competition; Competition for First Feature Films; Short Film Competition; Retrospective Programme
Terms of Entry Films submitted can be short, medium or feature length documentaries; they must have been completed after January 15th 2020 and must be French premieres
Subtitles English subtitles recommended French subtitles recommended
Format 16 mm, 35 mm, DCP, Digital File
Registration Deadline Films completed between January 15th and August 1st 2019: 15th September 2019.
Films completed after August 1st 2019: 25th November 2019
Films still under completion on November 1st 2019: 1st December 2019
Fees none
Attendance Figures 25,000
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 (€ 7,000), Scam International Prize (€ 5,000), Library Award (€ 2,500), Patrimony Award (2,500), Institut Francais - Louis Marcorelles Prize, Youth Jury Award (€ 2,500), Intangible Heritage Award (€ 2,500), Original Joris Ivens Music Award
42nd International Documentary Film Festival Cinéma du Réel (13 – 22 March 2020)
ORIGINAL MUSIC AWARD – Special Mention
BRING DOWN THE WALLS by Phil Collins (US/DE)
SHORT FILM AWARD
BACK TO 2069 by Elise Florenty, Marcel Türkowsky (BE/FR/DE)
DON’T RUSH by Elise Florenty, Marcel Türkowsky (BE/FR/DE)
Number of Films Shown over 100 films from 32 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.
