DOC DAY May 20 Get ready to celebrate the doc industry for a whole day!

20 MAY, 10:00-22:00

FULL SCHEDULE OF DOC ACTIVITIES IN CANNES

May 15, 2025
15:30
16:45
Cannes Docs | 'Meet the Pros' Speed Meetings ⁠Speed-Meetings
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
15:45
17:15
Documentary Sales Agents Cut's
Cannes Docs | Documentary Sales Agents' Cut: Festival & Upcoming Hits ⁠Screening
Palais B Screening Room
17:15
18:15
Cannes Docs | Group Consultations ⁠Networking
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)

May 16, 2025
09:30
10:30
Photo
Cannes Docs | Morning Boost

⁠Sharing Circle
Marion Schmidt #DocSafe | Consultant
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
10:00
11:15
Brasil - Country of Honour
Cannes Docs | Docs-in-Progress > Brazil Showcase ⁠Works-in-Progress Showcase
Lérins 4 Screening Room
11:30
12:30
Photo
Cannes Docs | Doc Insights > A Pivotal Guide to World Sales and Distribution of Creative Docs ⁠Presentation
Anna Berthollet LIGHTDOX | CEO, Sales & Acquisitions
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
11:45
13:00
Telefilm Canada & Forum RIDM
Cannes Docs | Docs-in-Progress > Canada Showcase ⁠Works-in-Progress Showcase
Lérins 4 Screening Room
14:00
15:00
DAE - Documentary Association of Europe
Film Comment
Cannes Docs | Doc Talk > Film Comment Live: The Voice of Documentary - Ethics & Pragmatics of Audio in Nonfiction ⁠Panel
Pooja Rangan Amherst College | Professor of English and Film and Media Studies, Eduardo Williams Filmmaker, Zoya Laktionova Film director and contemporary artist, Devika Girish Film Comment | Editor
Palais Stage (Palais -1) & Online
15:15
16:15
DAE's 'Ask Me Anything'
Cannes Docs | DAE's 'Ask Me Anything' Consultations ⁠One-To-One Meetings
Gugi Gumilang Docs by the Sea | Hot Docs | Programme Director / Programmer, Wouter Jansen Square Eyes | Sales agent, Marion Schmidt #DocSafe | Consultant, Brigid O'Shea Documentary Association of Europe (DAE) | Director
Plage des Palmes (Goéland Beach, La Croisette)
15:30
16:45
Cannes Docs | Meet the Pros - Speed Meetings ⁠Speed-Meetings
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
16:30
17:45

Cannes Docs | The Co-Pro Social Club [Focus Documentary Africa Delegation] ⁠Presentation
Alyaa Musa Tooma Production ltd | Producer, Mamounata Nikiema PILUMPIKU PRODUCTION | Producer, Christina Ifubaraboye IMBUU | Producer, Valérie Montmartin LITTLE BIG STORY | Producer/CEO, Michael Kalb Michael Kalb Film Production | Producer, Rogier Kramer Labyrint Film | Producer, Tamara Dawit Producer, Gints Grūbe Mitrus Media | Producer, Magdalene Reddy Durban FilmMart | Market Director
The Viewpoint (Lérins)
17:15
18:15
Cannes Docs | Group Consultations ⁠Networking
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
18:30
19:30
IEFTA - International Emerging Film Talent Association
Cannes Docs | Happy Hour - Hosted by IEFTA ⁠Happy Hour
The Viewpoint (Lérins)

May 17, 2025
09:30
10:30
Photo
Cannes Docs | Morning Boost  ⁠Sharing Circle
Milton Guillen Points North Institute/Camden International Film Festival | Senior Programmer
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
10:00
11:15
Docs By The Sea & TAICCA
Cannes Docs | Docs-in-Progress > Docs By The Sea Showcase ⁠Works-in-Progress Showcase
Lérins 4 Screening Room
11:30
12:30
BIPOC EURODOC & #DocSafe
Cannes Docs | Doc Insights > Building Collective Knowledge for Safer and More Inclusive Documentary Spaces ⁠Presentation
Leonard Cortana EURODOC / New York University - Tisch School of the Arts | Inclusion Program and Strategic Parrtnerships Manager / Ph.D Candidate and Film Studies Instructor, Marion Schmidt #DocSafe | Consultant
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
11:45
13:00
Screen Scotland & Scottish Documentary Institute
Cannes Docs | Docs-in-Progress > Scotland Showcase ⁠Works-in-Progress Showcase
Lérins 4 Screening Room
14:00
15:00
Cannes Docs Spotlighted Projects Partners
Cannes Docs | 'Speedy Pitches!' x Spotlighted Projects 2025 ⁠Pitching Session
Brigid O'Shea Documentary Association of Europe (DAE) | Director
Palais Stage (Palais -1)
15:15
16:15
DAE's 'Ask Me Anything'
Cannes Docs | DAE's 'Ask Me Anything' Consultations ⁠One-To-One Meetings
Zeynep Güzel Zeynep Guzel (Doc Station / Berlinale Talents) | Filmmaker & Consultant, Abby Sun Ida - International Documentary Association | Director of Programs, Mitchell Harper Ctrl Alt Shift / Documentary Association of Europe | Producer, Curator, Consultant, Marion Schmidt #DocSafe | Consultant
Plage des Palmes (Goéland Beach, La Croisette)
15:30
16:45
Cannes Docs | Meet the Pros - Speed Meetings ⁠Speed-Meetings
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
16:30
17:45
BALTIC DELEGATION
Cannes Docs | The Co-Pro Social Club [Focus Baltic Delegation] ⁠Presentation
Marianna Kaat Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF)/Baltic Film Production | Producer, festival curator, Uldis Cekulis VFS FILMS | Producer, Ruta Adelė Jekentaitė Baltic Productions | Producer, Ina Fichman Intuitive Pictures Inc | President/Producer, Natalia Libet 2BRAVE PRODUCTIONS | Producer, Co-owner, Monica Hellström Ström Pictures | Producer, Tania El Khoury Les films de l'Altaï | Producer, Marjorie Bendeck Connecting Cottbus / Mediterranean Film Institute | Consultant
The Viewpoint (Lérins)
17:15
18:15
Cannes Docs | Group Consultations ⁠Networking
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
18:30
19:15
Docs From Spain & Spanish Doc Kaleidoscope
Cannes Docs | Happy Hour - Hosted by Docs from Spain & Spanish Doc Kaleidoscope ⁠Happy Hour
The Viewpoint (Lérins)
May 18, 2025
09:30
10:30
Photo
Cannes Docs | Morning Boost   ⁠Sharing Circle
Júnia Matsuura WE ARE HERE | Producer & Distributor
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
10:00
11:15
ICEX & Zinebi
Cannes Docs | Docs-in-Progress > Spain Showcase ⁠Works-in-Progress Showcase
Lérins 4 Screening Room
11:15
12:15
Nicho 54
Voices of the Majority in Film: Brazil’s Black 54% Can’t Wait | Presented by Nicho 54 ⁠Panel
Bethânia Maia Vaporosa Cultural | Executive producer and curator I NICHO 54 Alumni, Robson Dias Búzios Films | Producer and Director I NICHO 54 Alumni, Pedro Santiago Composer, Markus Darien Thersio Instituto NICHO 54 | Coordinator of International Relations
The Viewpoint (Lérins)
11:30
12:30
Photo
Cannes Docs | Doc Insights > "I'm more of a traditional docs person, really...": Demystifying the Production and Distribution of XR/VR Docs and Opening New Perspectives ⁠Presentation
Corine Meijers Studio Biarritz | Founder and Producer
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
11:45
13:00
CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator
Cannes Docs | Docs-in-Progress > CIRCLE Showcase ⁠Works-in-Progress Showcase
Lérins 4 Screening Room
14:00
15:00
DAE - Documentary Association of Europe
Cannes Docs | Doc Talk > All We Have Is Us? Building Strong Collaborations Across the Documentary Sector ⁠Panel
Abby Sun Ida - International Documentary Association | Director of Programs, Heejung Oh Seesaw Pictures | Founder/Producer, Inney Prakash The Asia Society / Prismatic Ground | Curator, Film, Mariam Chachia Director/Producer, Mitchell Harper Ctrl Alt Shift / Documentary Association of Europe | Producer, Curator, Consultant
Palais Stage (Palais -1) & Online
15:15
16:15
DAE's 'Ask Me Anything'
Cannes Docs | DAE's 'Ask Me Anything' Consultations ⁠One-To-One Meetings
María Vera Kino Rebelde | Sales Agent & Festival Distributor, Abby Sun Ida - International Documentary Association | Director of Programs, Alice Burgin Visions du Réel | Head of Industry, Themba Bhebhe Freelance | Strategic advisor & consultant
Plage des Palmes (Goéland Beach, La Croisette)
15:30
16:45
Cannes Docs | Meet the Pros - Speed Meetings ⁠Speed-Meetings
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
16:30
17:45
TiDF - AGORA Delegation
Cannes Docs | The Co-Pro Social Club [TiDF-AGORA Delegation Focus] ⁠Presentation
Leonidas Liambeys Long Run Productions | Producer, Yuri Averof Anemon Productions | Producer, Maria Drandaki Homemade Films | Producer, Yorgos Tsourgiannis Horsefly Films | Producer, Julianna Ugrin Éclipse Film | Producer, Owner, Nabil Bellahsene LES VALSEURS | Producer, Melissa Lindgren Story | Producer and partner, Marjorie Bendeck Connecting Cottbus / Mediterranean Film Institute | Consultant
The Viewpoint (Lérins)
17:15
18:15
Cannes Docs | Group Consultations ⁠Networking
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
18:30
19:24
Emerging Producers & The Film Development Council of the Philippines
Cannes Docs | Happy Hour - Hosted by Emerging Producers & DAE - Documentary Association of Europe ⁠Happy Hour
The Viewpoint (Lérins)
May 19, 2025
09:30
10:30
Photo
Cannes Docs | Morning Boost⁠Sharing Circle

Gugi Gumilang Docs by the Sea | Hot Docs | Programme Director / Programmer
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
10:00
11:15
ProChile & Chiledoc
Cannes Docs | Docs-in-Progress > Chile Showcase ⁠Works-in-Progress Showcase
Lérins 4 Screening Room
11:00
12:00
Photo
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Cannes Docs | Doc Insights > Here’s What Really Happened - MR. GAY SYRIA & MY NAME IS HAPPY, by Ayşe Toprak ⁠Presentation
Ayşe Toprak Filmmaker, Abby Sun Ida - International Documentary Association | Director of Programs
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
11:45
13:00
Palestine Film Institute
Cannes Docs | Docs-in-Progress > Palestine Showcase ⁠Works-in-Progress Showcase
Lérins 4 Screening Room
14:00
15:00
DAE - Documentary Association of Europe
Cannes Docs | Doc Talk > Secrets From the Editing Room: The Creative Collaboration of Lina Soualem and Gladys Joujou ⁠Panel
Lina Soualem Filmmaker, actress, Gladys Joujou Film editor, Zeynep Güzel Zeynep Guzel (Doc Station / Berlinale Talents) | Filmmaker & Consultant
Palais Stage (Palais -1) & Online
15:00
16:00

The Doc Alliance Roadmap: A Handbook on Festival Work I Presented by the Doc Alliance Festival Network ⁠Panel
Helder Beja Doclisboa International Film Festival | Director, Marek Hovorka Ji.hlava IDFF | Founder and Director, Katrine Kiilgaard CPH:DOX | CEO, Anastasiia Kleshchenko FIDMarseille | Programme Coordinator, Artur Liebhart Against Gravity// MIllennium Docs Against Gravity F.F. | CEO, Festival Director, Galina Stepanova Doc Alliance | Network Coordinator
The Viewpoint (Lérins)
15:15
16:15
DAE's 'Ask Me Anything'
Cannes Docs | DAE's 'Ask Me Anything' Consultations ⁠One-To-One Meetings
Gugi Gumilang Docs by the Sea | Hot Docs | Programme Director / Programmer, Heejung Oh Seesaw Pictures | Founder/Producer, Milton Guillen Points North Institute/Camden International Film Festival | Senior Programmer, Tiny Mungwe
Plage des Palmes (Goéland Beach, La Croisette)
15:30
16:45
Cannes Docs | Meet the Pros - Speed Meetings ⁠Speed-Meetings
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
16:00
18:00
 
A New Spotlight at Cannes: Golden Globe Prize for Documentary, Presented by Artemis Rising Foundation | Presented by Golden Globes, Artemis Rising Foundation and Think-Film Impact Production ⁠Panel
Helen Hoehne Golden Globes | President, Regina K.Scully Artemis Rising Foundation | Founder and CEO, Geralyn Dreyfous Impact Partners | Producer and Co-founder, Danielle Turkov Wilson Think-Film Impact Production | Producer, Founder and CEO
Plage des Palmes (Goéland Beach, La Croisette)
16:30
17:45
BIPOC Eurodoc Delegation
Cannes Docs | The Co-Pro Social Club [BIPOC EURODOC Delegation Focus] ⁠Presentation
Nadège Labé La Société du Sensible | Producer, Sarah Kang Seesaw Pictures | Producer, Viviana Zuñiga Rojas Guerrillera Films | Producer, Tamer Nady Cellar Door Studios | Producer, Nikki Parrott Tigerlily Two MD | Producer /Founder, Stacy Robinson KARTEMQUIN FILMS | Artistic Director, Estelle Robin You Grande Ourse Films | Productrice, Floor Onrust Family Affair Films | Producer, Magdalene Reddy Durban FilmMart | Market Director
The Viewpoint (Lérins)
17:15
18:15
Cannes Docs | Group Consultations ⁠Networking
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
18:30
19:30
Chiledoc & German Films | German Docs
Cannes Docs | Happy Hour - Hosted by Chiledoc & German Films I German Docs ⁠Happy Hour
The Viewpoint (Lérins)
May 20, 2025
10:00
12:00
Cannes Docs | Doc Day > Morning Session ⁠Panel
Plage du CNC
15:00
17:00
Cannes Docs | Doc Day > Afternoon Session ⁠Panel
Main Stage (Riviera) & Online
17:15
18:00
Docs-in-Progress Awards
Cannes Docs | Doc Day > Docs-in-Progress Awards Ceremony ⁠Awards Ceremony
Main Stage (Riviera) & Online
18:00
20:00
Cannes Docs Festival Partners
Cannes Docs | Doc Day Mixer ⁠Cocktail
Bistrot du Lérins

May 21, 2025
15:30
16:45
Cannes Docs | Meet the Pros - Speed Meetings ⁠Speed-Meetings
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)
17:15
18:15
Cannes Docs | Group Consultations ⁠Networking
Cannes Docs Venue (Riviera H4)

May 23, 2025
12:00
12:30
L'Œil d'or
Cannes Docs | 2025 L'Œil d'or Award Ceremony [associated event] ⁠Awards Ceremony
Salon des Ambassadeurs (Palais des Festivals, 4th floor)