Sunny Side of the Doc
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Sunny Side closes La Rochelle chapter as Strasbourg market takes shape
Sunny Side of the Doc has concluded its final edition in La Rochelle, closing a 20-year chapter in the port city as France prepares to launch a new international documentary market in Strasbourg in June 2027. The 37th edition, held from 22 to 24 June, gathered 1,500 participants from 55 countries, including representatives of more…
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«Our cameras are weapons, but peaceful weapons»
Sunny Side of the Doc: Managing Director Aurélie Reman discusses the market’s return, Europe’s documentary funding crisis and the move from La Rochelle to Strasbourg.
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Sunny Side of the Doc Heads to Strasbourg in 2027
Sunny Side of the Doc will relocate from La Rochelle to Strasbourg in June 2027, ending the international documentary market’s 27-year association with the Atlantic port city. The move was announced by Gaëtan Bruel, president of France’s National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image, during the opening of Sunny Side’s 2026 edition. A future…
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China Pavilion Brings 30-Project Slate to Sunny Side of the Doc
The China Pavilion returns to Sunny Side of the Doc in La Rochelle from 22 to 24 June, marking its ninth consecutive appearance at the international documentary market. Positioned as a bridge between Chinese producers and global buyers, the pavilion will present 30 projects spanning science, ecology, culture, history and emerging production technologies. Participating organisations…
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«We need to reframe innovation»
SUNNY SIDE OF THE DOC: Donata von Perfall sees the documentary industry under pressure, yet far from exhausted. Ahead of Sunny Side of the Doc 2026, she speaks about physical markets, digital-first work, brand ethics and the need for practical collaboration.
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Sunny Side of the Doc unveils first 2026 speakers as market pressures intensify
Sunny Side of the Doc has announced the first keynote and session speakers for its 2026 edition, positioning this year’s La Rochelle gathering as a response to a documentary market increasingly defined by tighter financing, shifting commissioning models and platform-driven distribution change. Set for 22–24 June, the three-day event is framed around the idea of…
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Sunny Side of the Doc to take place in 2026 in partnership with Documentary Campus
Sunny Side of the Doc has confirmed its return to La Rochelle on 22–24 June 2026, unveiling a streamlined three-day format and a new strategic partnership with #Documentary Campus# to strengthen the market’s role in the European and international documentary ecosystem. The 2026 edition is the outcome of an intensive redesign process following an unprecedented…
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Inside Gaza
GAZA: Rare AFP videos anchor this documentary about Gaza’s vanishing visibility, accusations against reporters, and the breaking of a newsroom under siege.
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Sunny Side of the Doc to pause in 2026 amid funding and operational pressures
Doc Services, the organizer of Sunny Side of the Doc, said it will not hold the documentary industry market in 2026, citing the loss of its main European grant, a decline in key financial support, and organizational constraints that it says make it impossible to deliver an event at the level required by today’s global…