Switzerland is the Country of Honour at Marché du Film Festival de Cannes this year, and to celebrate, Visions du Réel will be attending the festival in force, with a number of activities planned to take place throughout the festival.
Discover the Swiss showcase – Docs-in-Progress
Visions du Réel had teamed up with SWISS FILMS and Cannes Docs to present a showcase of curated Swiss documentaries in finishing stage, aimed to hit the circuit within a few weeks or months. Designed for global documentary film professionals looking for fresh new titles soon-to-be completed – in particular festival programmers and sales agents –, but also addressed to any potential distribution, gap financing or post-production partners.
Sunday 19 May 2024 | 11:45 – 13:00
Venue: Lérins 4 Screening Room
Limited seats. Priority to Festival Programmers, Sales Agents, Distributors & Buyers.
Selected projects screened during the Swiss showcase:
Tale of Baba
Matthias Joulaud, Lucien Roux
Produced by: Akka films (Switzerland), Les films du tambour de soie (France)
ROAD 190
Emilie Cornu, Charlotte Nastasi
Produced by: Close Up Films (Switzerland), Stenola Productions (Belgium)
Songs of Sisterhood
Hanna Nobis
Produced by: First Hand Films (Switzerland), Offhand (Poland)
Helvécia
Pablo Francischelli
Produced by: Intermezzo Films (Switzerland)
Discover more about the selected projects
Come and drink with us
Visions du Réel will host its traditional cocktail on Sunday 19 May at the beautiful Swiss Films Pavilion by the beach in collaboration with SWISS FILMS (by invitation). We look forward to welcoming you there!
Sunday 19 May 2024
18:00 – 20:00
Venue: Pavillon Suisse nr 125
Invitation only
Discovering the Diverse and High Level Swiss Film Festival Landscape: A conversation with the Artistic Directors, Presented by SWISS FILMS
In this panel, Visions du Réel Artistic Director Emilie Bujès joins a number of Swiss film festival directors for an engaging discussion exploring the vibrant landscape of Swiss film festivals, their unique themes, and collaborative opportunities within the global film industry.
Saturday 18 May
15:00 – 16:00
Venue: The ViewPoint
Invitation only
In the presence of:
LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL – Giona A. NAZZARO, Artistic Director
ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL (ZFF) – Christian JUNGEN, Artistic Director
GENEVA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (GIFF) – Anaïs EMERY, Executive & Artistic Director
NEUCHÂTEL INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL (NIFFF) – Pierre-Yves WALDER, General & Artistic Director
Meet us there!
The Visions du Réel team will be coming to Cannes in force this year and want to meet you. Team members in attendance include:
- Emilie Bujès, Artistic Director
- Mélanie Courvoisier, Director of Administration and Operations
- Mourad-Anis Moussa, Co-Head of the Programming Office
- James Berclaz-Lewis, Co-Head of the Programming Office
- Alice Burgin, Head of Industry
- Mateo Ybarra, Industry Manager
- Madeline Robert, Artistic Advisor & visions sud est manager
To schedule a meeting, contact us on the My Cannes app.