Lessons in Cinema : Bani Khoshnoudi

As part of the retrospective Bani Khoshnoudi: Territories of Memory, the filmmaker will trace her career, illustrated with excerpts from her works, to...

Panel | Territories in Conversation: Voices from the Western Balkans

Indigenous Cinema: Stories and New Forms

Discussion | Rigorous Research and Formal Freedom

Opening Breakfast: People of the Industry

Every year, the Forum RIDM programme champions the importance of a more inclusive industry that is open to all. In the spirit of making the industry a...

David vs. Goliath: Micro-Cinemas and Independent Exhibition Spaces

While documentary films struggle to find their place within commercial distribution circuits, micro-cinemas and other independent exhibition spaces...

The Multi-hyphenate Filmmaker: Artistic Choice or Necessity?

Documentary filmmakers are facing growing precarity, spread thin by the numerous roles they must play. Whether it is for their own productions or for...

Coproducing with Canada

This discussion offers an overview of funding mechanisms and collaboration opportunities available to international producers looking to co-produce...

The Act Respecting the Professional Status of Artists: Demystifying the Legal Framework for Quebec’s Audiovisual Sector

Presented jointly by the Documentary Network (OBSDOC) and the Association des juristes pour l’avancement de la vie artistique (AJAVA), this panel...

The Archaeology of a Story: The Creative Potential of Archives in Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney

How can a new narrative emerge from images of the past? This case study explores the research and creative process behind Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian...

Creation Across Multiple Territories

Outside major cities, filmmakers and producers are developing their own ways of producing, storytelling and bringing films into circulation.This...

Lessons in Cinema: Xi Feng’s Perspective on Editing

Through excerpts from Shifting Baselines, La Garde blanche, Caiti Blues and Les ombres lumineuses, Xi-Feng invites us into her world: the world of...

Experimental Documentary Storytelling

This discussion brings together filmmakers and artists whose works are being presented at RIDM this year and who each explore the creative...

Filming Catastrophe: What Does Cinema Still Have to Say?

Presented by NAWAL