Festival Cinéma du Réel
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Edition 2025 — Cinéma du Réel
The 47th edition of the Cinéma du Réel Festival was held from March 21 to 30, 2025. For the first time outside the Centre Pompidou due to renovations, the festival took over independent art-house cinemas on Paris's Left Bank, as part of the Constellation program. Nearly two hundred documentary films were presented in competition and official selection.
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47th Edition — First Edition Off-Site
The 2025 edition of the Cinéma du Réel Festival marked a historic turning point: for the first time since its creation in 1979, the festival took place outside the Centre Pompidou, which is closed for a major renovation project scheduled until 2030. Screenings were held in independent art-house cinemas on the Left Bank, as part of the Centre Pompidou's "Constellation" program.
Despite this relocation, the festival maintained its ambitious programming in its entirety, presenting around two hundred films from global documentary filmmaking. The international and French competitions featured works exploring the boundaries of reality, from the intimate to the political, from the poetic to the activist.
A selection celebrating documentary diversity
The international jury awarded its prizes to films demonstrating the vitality of contemporary documentary, confirming Cinéma du Réel's role as a laboratory for new forms of reality filmmaking.
Highlights
Highlights of the 2025 Edition
- First edition outside the Centre Pompidou, held in Left Bank cinemas
- Constellation Program — the festival continues to shine despite the Centre's closure
- Nearly 200 documentary films presented in competition and official selection
- Round tables and masterclasses with international documentary filmmakers
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Where does it take place — Cinéma du Réel
Centre Pompidou (cinémas partenaires Rive gauche pendant travaux)
Place Georges-Pompidou, 75004 Paris