Visions du Réel has unveiled the winning documentary projects that took part in its annual industry programme.
Headed for the first time by Sophie Bourdon, VdR-Industry hosted 1,600 professionals from nearly 80 countries, a similar number to the record 2022 edition. The programme comprised 31 documentary projects from 32 countries.
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The vision sud est Jury award, worth $11,172 (CHF 10,000) in cash, for the best project from the South (Africa, Latin America and Asia) or from Eastern Europe (excluding EU members) went to The Days I Would Like to Forget, an observational doc about the Russia and Ukraine conflict, by Alina Gorlova, Maksym Nakonechnyi, Simon Mozgovyi and Yelizaveta Smith.
The VdR–Pitching Award, worth $2234 (CHF 2,000), for the most promising project went to Italy’s Rebibbia 310 by Francesca Mazzoleni.
In the Works in Progress section, Nelson Makengo’s DR Congo-Belgium-Germany-Burkino Faso co-pro Rising Up at Night won three prizes. The doc is about street vendor of lights and a pastor who fight against darkness in Kinshasa during a period of political transition.
The VdR-Work in Progress Award was won by Chilean firefighter doc Piropolis, directed by Nicolás Molina.
Bourdon said: “It is great to see documentary cinema being so vibrant and daring, and to see it resonating with industry players, equally through the wide range of stories, the urgency or depth of the subjects, or the formal proposals exploring the vast field of possibilities within filming reality.
VdR-Industry winners
visions sud est Award
The Days I Would Like to Forget (Ukr-Fr-Aust)
Dir: Alina Gorlova, Maksym Nakonechnyi, Simon Mozgovyi, Yelizaveta Smith
Prod: Eugene Rachkovsky, Maksym Nakonechnyi and Karina Kostyna (Tabor), Nabil Bellahsene (Les Valseurs), Ralph Wieser (Mischief Films)
VdR–Pitching Award
Rebibbia 310 (It)
Dir: Francesca Mazzoleni
Prod: Alessandro Greco (Morel Film), Roberto De Paolis, Carla Altieri, Rachel Greenwood (Young Films)
VdR–Industry Jury Special Mention
Florence from Ohio (US-Taiwan)
Dir: Stephanie Wang-Breal
Prod: Mynette Louie (The Population), Carrie Weprin (Once in a Blue)
The Party Film Sales Award
Simon the Absurd (Switz-Col-Fr-Mex)
Dir: Felipe Monroy
Prod: Palmyre Badinier (Rita Productions), Diana Bustamente (Burning), Alexandre Perrier (Kidam), Kyzza Terrazas (La Corriente Del Golfo)
RTS Award
The Arctic Circle of Lust (Finland)
Dir: Markku Heikkinen
Prod: Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen (Zone2 Pictures oy)
Unifrance Doc Award
Gabin, a Youth in the Backland (Fr-Ger)
Dir: Maxence Voiseux
Prod: Elise Hug, Cécile Lestrade (Alter Ego Production), Ulla Lehmann (AMA Film)
Cannes Docs Award
The Bamboo Family (Myanmar-Indonesia)
Dir: Sein Lyan Tun
Prod: Sein Lyan Tun (PS Films), Dwi Sujanti Nugraheni (DS Nugraheni/Jawa Dwipa Films)
DOK Leipzig Award
The Bamboo Family (Myanmar-Indonesia)
Dir: Sein Lyan Tun
Prod: Sein Lyan Tun (PS Films), Dwi Sujanti Nugraheni (DS Nugraheni/Jawa Dwipa Films)
EFM Award
The Reserve (Arg-Mex)
Dir: Ezequiel Yanco
Prod: Elena Fortes (No Ficcion), Ezequiel Yanco (Isoi Cine), Juan Martín Hsu
DAE Encouragement Award
Lonan Tché (Côte d’Ivoire-Fr-It)
Dir: Joël Akafou
Prod: Laurent Bitty (Les Films du Continent), Florent Coulon (VraiVrai Films), Gianluca De Angelis (Tekla Films)
VdR–Work in Progress
VdR-Work in Progress Award
Piropolis (Chile)
Dir: Nicolás Molina
Prod: Joséphine Schroeder (Pequén Producciones), Francisca Barraza (Funky Films)
Lightdox Award
Friday at the Window (Belg-Iran-Qatar)
Dir: Atiye Zare Arandi
Prod: Bram Crols, Nina Payrhuber (Associate Directors)
TËNK Post-production Award
Rising Up at Night (DR Congo-Belg-Ger-Bur Faso)
Dir: Nelson Makengo
Prod: Rosa Spaliviero (Twenty Nine Studio & Production), Dada Kahindo (Mutotu)
Raggioverde Subtitling Award
Rising Up at Night (DR Congo-Belg-Ger-Bur Faso)
Dir: Nelson Makengo
Prod: Rosa Spaliviero (Twenty Nine Studio & Production), Dada Kahindo (Mutotu)
Freestudios Award
Rising Up at Night (DR Congo-Belg-Ger-Bur Faso)
Dir: Nelson Makengo
Prod: Rosa Spaliviero (Twenty Nine Studio & Production), Dada Kahindo (Mutotu)
TËNK Award
L’Arrestation de C., (Switz)
Dir: Arthur Jaquier
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