All Visions du Réel articles
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Reviews‘From Dawn To Dawn’ review: Visions du Reel winner is delicate study of Chinese immigrant lives in Barcelona
Xisi Sofia Ye Chen turns the camera on her own family for her documentary debut
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NewsXisi Sofia Ye Chen’s ‘From Dawn To Dawn’ wins top prize at Switzerland’s Visions du Reel
Alea Jacarandas’ takes top prize in Burning Lights Competition.
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Reviews‘Magilligan’ review: Empathetic Northern Irish doc explores the reality of life after prison
Ross McClean’s observational film should attract attention following its Visions du Reel premiere
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Reviews‘Saudades Eternas’ review: Modest, authentic documentary portrait of a Rio favela matriarch
Emma Boccanfuso’s feature length debut world premieres at Visions du Reel
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Reviews‘Heat’ review: Experiential, immersive look at life in the hottest places on Earth
The latest work from Swiss filmmaker Jacqueline Zünd premieres at Visions du Reel
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Reviews‘What Comes From Sitting In Silence?’ review: Uneven study of Mumbai’s first female Islamic court
Sophie Schrago’s fly-on-the-wall doc plays Visions du Reel’s National Competition
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Reviews‘Alea Jacarandas’ review: Intimate doc explores the city of Algiers through a father-son relationship
Hassen Ferhani’s layered cine-essay premieres in Visions du Reel’s Burning Lights competition
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NewsLaura Poitras praises documentary sector efforts to stand against Paramount-WBD merger
“I know behind-the-scenes a lot of documentary filmmakers were involved in that.”
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Reviews‘Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava’ review: Vietnam’s Nông Nhật Quang puts his family under the microscope
The film premieres at Visions du Reel before heading to Hot Docs
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FeaturesEmilie Bujès explains how Visions du Réel is reflecting a shifting documentary landscape
Festival’s outgoing artistic director talks AI, doc funding challenges and the importance of events like VdR.
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Reviews‘Jaripeo’ review: Lyrical, layered documentary portrait of Mexico’s queer rodeo subculture
The film plays Visions du Reel after a Sundance premiere and Berlin Panorama berth
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NewsVisions du Reel artistic director to leave after 2026 edition for Geneva
Visions du Reel will advertise for director position shortly.
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NewsCPH:DOX top award-winner ‘Whispers In May’ boarded for sales before Visions du Reel slot
EXCLUSIVE: Documentary won the DOX:Award for Best Film in Copenhagen.
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NewsJacqueline Zund’s Visions du Reel title ‘Heat’ acquired for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Documentary is a cinematic exploration of heat as an experience.
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NewsLuminalia acquires Visions du Reel, Hot Docs title ‘Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava’
EXCLUSIVE: The Italian outfit has also appointed Carmina Orozco López to oversee festival and documentary strategy.
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News‘A Fire There’: first trailer for Visions du Réel, Hot Docs title set in Georgia
EXCLUSIVE: Film will launch in Visions du Réel international competition.
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NewsVisions du Reel unveils 2026 programme including 83 world premieres, opening title
International competition includes Boubacar Sangare, Elsa Amiel, Jacqueline Zund films.
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NewsJean-Stéphane Bron and Sofie Benoot projects among Visions du Réel 2026 industry programme
31 documentary projects will be presented at Swiss festival’s VdR-Industry Days section, taking place April 19-22.
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NewsSergei Loznitsa to be special guest at Visions du Réel
Ukrainian filmmaker will give masterclass at doc festival, which will also hold selective retrospective of his work.
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NewsLaura Poitras named special guest at Visions du Reel’s industry programme
The US documentarian is known for ‘Citizenfour’ and ’All The Beauty And The Bloodshed’.