Cinéma du Réel
Since its creation in 1979, Cinéma du Réel has become the leading
international documentary film festival in France. Organised by the BPI-Bibliothèque
publique d'information, and the association Les Amis du Cinéma du réel since
1984, Cinéma du Réel bears witness to contemporary documentary
film creation in dialogue with the memory of the genre, presenting some 150
films per year by experienced directors and emerging talents.