The film ‘From Dawn to Dawn’ has been awarded the Grand Prize at the prestigious Visions du Réel film festival, recognizing its artistic merit.

Daniel Mann’s 'Uganda' and Samuel Suffren’s 'Job 1:21' were among the top recipients at the VdR-Industry 2026 awards, held alongside Switzerland’s Visions du Réel documentary film festival.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras has voiced opposition to the proposed Paramount-Warner deal and warned of a looming funding crisis within the U.S. documentary sector during the Visions du Réel festival.

G. Anthony Svatek's feature debut, "Humboldt USA," premiering at Visions du Réel, examines how humanity's relationship with nature has evolved, viewed through the lens of German proto-environmentalist Alexander von Humboldt.

Belgian director Jérôme le Maire discusses his documentary 'The Price of the Sun,' premiering at Switzerland's Visions du Réel festival, which explores the impact of energy consumption on desert nomads.

Switzerland’s documentary Visions du Réel has unveiled the 31 documentary projects selected for the 2026 edition of its VdR–Industry platform, marking the first program overseen by newly appointed…

Samuel Suffren's debut documentary feature 'Job 1:21,' focusing on a Haitian woman judged by religious texts rather than law, has won an award at the Visions du Réel film festival.

U.S. filmmaker Kelly Reichardt spoke about power and hierarchy in the U.S., stating 'The American story keeps repeating itself,' during a masterclass at the Visions du Réel documentary film festival in Nyon, Switzerland.

Filmmaker Jacqueline Zünd's new film 'Heat,' which explores climate inequality and global warming through a sensory experience, is set to premiere at the Visions du Réel festival.

Jacqueline Zünd's new documentary film, 'Heat,' which explores identity in the Persian Gulf region with stylized imagery and sound, is set to world premiere at the Swiss documentary festival Visions du Réel.

Emilie Bujès will resign from her role as artistic director of the Visions du Réel documentary film festival in Nyon, Switzerland, at the end of July after overseeing the 57th edition.

Documentary festival Visions du Réel, which runs April 17-26 in Nyon, Switzerland, will shine a spotlight on the work of Moroccan visual artist and videographer Meriem Bennani as it hosts the Swiss…

The 57th edition of the Visions du Réel film festival concluded with Xisi Sofia Ye Chen’s “From Dawn to Dawn” taking home the Grand Jury Prize in the International Feature Film Competition, among other awards. The festival's prize list favored intimate and formally adventurous nonfiction films.

Emma Boccanfuso's debut feature documentary "Saudades Eternas," premiering at Visions du Réel, delves into life and death within Rio de Janeiro's Chapéu Mangueira favela, drawing from years of filming in the community.

Three Swiss films — Jacqueline Zünd’s 'Heat,' Elsa Amiel’s 'Dentro,' and Emma Boccanfuso’s 'Saudades Eternas' — are set to compete in the international competition at Visions du Réel in Switzerland. This signifies a strong national presence at this year's festival.

Switzerland's Visions du Réel documentary film festival has unveiled the lineup for its 57th edition, featuring films from a record 75 countries. Filmotor has acquired world sales rights to Marlene Edoyan’s feature documentary 'A Fire There,' which will have its world premiere in the International Feature Film Competition at the festival.

Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa will be the Special Guest at the 57th edition of documentary film festival Visions du Réel, which runs April 17-26 in Nyon, Switzerland. Loznitsa will conduct a masterclass on April 18, and present a selected retrospective of his documentary work. Emilie Bujès, artistic director of Visions du Réel, said Loznitsa was […]