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“Il caffè si beve bestemmiando” – Festival

Luigi Brandi’s film “Il caffè si beve bestemmiando”, World Premiere, Short Films International Competition Cinéma du réel 2016, was programmed at Terra di Cinema, Festival du nouveau cinéma italien, Paris (France, March – April 2016).

“Between fences” by Avi Mograbi – Opening film, Cinema du réel 2016

BETWEEN FENCES directed by Avi Mograbi will be presented at Berlinale – Berlin International Film Festival.And we’re glad to announce that it will also be the opening film for 2016 Cinema du Réel ! >>> Parked by the authorities in a camp in the middle of the Israeli desert, African asylum-seekers take part in a …

Jurys & Prizes

The 38th edition Jurys   International Competition Jury : Claire Atherton (film editor), Jonathan Miller (filmmaker, distibutor Icarus Films), Stan Neumann (filmmaker). French competition Jury : Cecilia Barrionuevo (programmer Mar del Plata international film festival ), Véronique Joo Aisenberg (African Film Library, Cinema department of the Institut français), Karel Och (artistic director Karlovy Vary international film …

Orhan Pamuk

Orhan Pamuk, Turkish writer and 2006 Nobel Prize will attend Cinema du reel on the occasion of the special screening of the film Innocence of Memories. “Innocence of Memories” directed by Grant Gee 97′ / 2015 / United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy In Istanbul, the museum created by Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk reveals the everyday objects …

Tribute to HASKELL WEXLER

Special screening REBEL CITIZEN, portrait of Haskell Wexler, directed by his friend and colleague Pamela Yates, will be presented at Rotterdam Film Festival. This film – which began during the 2015 tribute to the director – will be screened in its definitive version at Cinema du Reel 2016. >>>This special screening will be a great …

Tribute to Haskell Wexler

A great filmmaker has died. Cinéma du réel had paid tribute to his inspiring and politically engaged work in 2015. His friend and longtime collaborator Pamela Yates was with us then. Together they directed his last film Rebel Citizen. It was co-produced by Cinéma du réel. Pamela pays him hommage: Haskell Wexler was my life-long …

“Hier sprach des Preis” – International Festival

Sabrina Jäger’s film Hier sprach der Preis, First Films International Competition Cinéma du réel 2015 et Libraries’ Award, is selected at the Festival Filmer le travail, Poitiers (France, January 29 – February 7 2016). It was programmed at Dokka Dokumentarfestival, Karlsruhe (Germany, june 2015).

“Killing Time” – International Festivals

Lydie Wisshaupt-Claudel’s film Killing Time, International competition in World premiere, Grand Prix Cinéma du réel 2015, is selected at the Festival Filmer le travail, Poitiers (France, January 29 – February 7 2016). It was programmed at Porto/Post/Doc Festival (Portugal, December 2015), at RIDM, Montreal (Canada, November 2015) at Filmer à tout prix Film Festival, Brussells …

“La Mort du dieu serpent” – Festivals

Damien Froidevaux’s film La Mort du dieu serpent, Special screening Cinéma du réel 2015, is selected  at the Festival Bobines sociales, Paris (France, January 24 – 31 2016). It will be screened as part of the Hivernales du Documentaire in Verlhac-Tescou (France) on Sunday March 6 2016 at 4:30 pm. It was programmed at Festival …

“Une partie de nous s’est endormie” – International Festival

Marie Moreau’s film Une partie de nous s’est endormie, First films International competition in World premiere, Special mention Libraries Award Cinéma du réel 2015, is selected at Les Inattendus Festival, Lyon (France, January 22 – 30 2016). It was programmed at Festival dei Popoli, Florence (Italy, November – December 2015) where it received the Best …

“Dal Ritorno” – Iinternational Festivals, Belgian release

Giovanni Cioni’s film Dal Ritorno, International competition in World premiere, Cinéma du réel 2015, was programmed at the Festival Méditerranéen, Bruxelles (Belgium, December  2015), at Filmmaker Festival, Milan (Italy, November – December 2015), at À nous de voir Festival, Oullins (France, November 2015) and at the festival international du film francophone de Namur (Belgium, October …