Do de Rail visionsOne of the documentary festivals in Europe, belongs to the fifty -sixth edition with its most diverse collection, which includes about 154 films from the record of 57 countries.
The choice extends to the world, from Mongolia to Australia, to Lebanon, confirms the choice of the festival’s increasing position as a real international platform for documentary cinema and a major meeting point for professionals in the industry.
It features 88 great shows by both new arrivals and old warriors, and highlights the festival’s commitment to discovery and diversity. Film makers for the first time also carry a strong presence, with 58 films for the first time.
Nearly half of the films are directed by men, with women who attend 39 %, and the rest is credited with non -bilateral or group efforts.
“Small, big and far”
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“We are proud that our choice again reflects openness to the world,” said technical director Emily Bogis, adding that she was impressed by 3437 posts.
You will watch international feature films competition 14 films, including four features for the first time, competing for the best honor for the festival. VDR is the inventory of warriors, including Marie Fenjny (who was at the festival in 2020 with “Na China”) with “Aamocot”, a mysterious journey in the pursuit of zoélé-mbembé; Julien Elie (“Dark Sun”) with “variable foundation lines” (which was a work in VDR-Endustry in 2024), a dramatic black and white document located in the village of Boca Chika, home to launch missile missiles in Elon Musk.
Other influential characters who were chosen by American director Jim Cohen (“Museum Hours”) include “Little, Big and Far”, which is a poetic contemplation of astronomy, and Brazil Jawado Vieira Torres (“Birds is occupied”) with “Aurora”, which are surrealist notes with political political buildings explaining the structural history of women against women. The joint Swiss production “Nuit is mysterious-not I am a child?” Written by Silvan George concludes his trilogy about migration, as he presented a blatant, night image of unaccompanied minors in Paris.
Geopolitical topics pass through selection, with films like Mamadou Khouma Gueye’s “The AffectMent”, which examines the improvement of Dakar neighborhood, and “to use Mountain”, “to use a mountain”, which is a deep diving in the effect of nuclear waste on indigenous population societies. Meanwhile, Julian Vogel and Johannes Putner “Soldiers of Light” turns into the emergence of extreme right -wing spiritual movements in Germany.
Emily Bugs
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Talk to diverseBujès was keen to refer to the rich and varied options in other categories of the festival, especially in the most adventurous Burning Lights competition, which features 15 great shows.
These works carried out by well -known filmmakers such as the Iranian exile director Bani Khoshnoudi include “The Vanishing Point”, which in her personal history is intertwined with the history of her country, Thomasz Wolsky of Poland, who again in archives in the Cold War, M and American War, and American Director Curtis Miller with “A Cheated History”. icon.
In response to a question about the choice, Bugs said: “What makes it also very precious for us is how these films constitute another image together. Today, we are used to passing away when we do not like anything, so it comes to trying to create – within each section – a wide range as possible, as much as it calls, so people remain and even watch some other titles. This is our mission: each section must form a picture of what the cinema can appear in 2025. “
The festival will also welcome a wonderful collection of guests, led by the Haiti Raul Beck director, who will receive the honorary festival award and a retrospective impact of his works, including his latest award -winning movie.
Romanian director Cornellio Boromyo and Portuguese director Claudia Variajat Master. Other prominent names include the Academy Award -winning British director Asif Capadia (“Amy”), who will open the festival industry department, and the jury members such as Elisa Hettmann, the famous director “rarely not always”, “beach mice” and Berlinaly Michael Stouts.
VISIONS Du Réel will open with the first global show of “Blame”, which is the latest work by Swiss director Christian Free (“Photographer of War”), who follows the fate of three scholars during the Covid-19 epidemic-more than just “a movie about bats and viruses, and is linked to today’s world, where opinions are nourished and feed on the dull bed without any fact.
The 2025 National Competition is 1225 shows for the first time in the world, including eight times for the first time. Open to photograph films length and medium in length produced or joint production in Switzerland, the choice highlights the vitality of the non -fictional Swiss films.
Besides its three leading competitions, VDR offers a variety of formats, from the intermediate international competition and the short film competition, to the wide corner section, which already includes films or is expected to make the festival circle.
The sections of the most prominent non -competitive events and the sections of special shows, respectively, are presented, fictional films that must be seen by the Potting Committee, and they work in unconventional formats, films of the jury members, and special series and restoration.
VISIONS du Réel runs in NYON, Switzerland from 4 to 14 April, with the event event from April 6 to 9.
Look for the international feature film, burning lights, and national competition addresses below:
International feature films competition
“Anamocot” by Mary Venneh, Cameroon/France, 2025, 91 “, Global offer, first show
“Aurora” by João Vieira Torres, Brazil/Portugal/France, 2025, 129 “, Global offer global offer
“Iron Winter” by Casemir Burgis, Australia/Mongolia, 2025, 90 “, the first global show
“Little, Big, and Farm” by Jim Cohen, Austria/United States, 2025, 122 “, International First Display
“La Montagne d’or” by Roland Edzard, Belgium/France, 2025, 85 ‘, First World Show
“NIñxs” by Kani Lapuerta, Mexico/Germany, 2025, 86 “, First World Show
“My mysterious Night – Alice I am a child” by Silvan George, Switzerland/France, 2025, 164 “,
The first global offer
“Change the foundation lines” for Julian Eli, Canada, 2025, 101 “, Global offer
“Light Soldiers” by Julian Vogel and Johannes Putner, Germany, 2025, 108 “, the world
The first offer
“The attachment” by Mamadou Khuma Joy, Senegal/Belgium/France, 2025, 76 “,
The first global offer
“The mountain will not move” by Petra Celescar, Slovenia/North Macedonia/France,
2025, 94 ‘, the first global offer
“Prince of Nanaoa” by Clarissa Navas, Argentina/Paraguay/Colombia/Germany,
2025, 212 ‘, the first global offer
To use a mountain by Casey Carter, United States, 2025, 99 “, Global offer
Where the surroundings of “Lulu Scott, France/Belgium/South Africa, 2025, 75” meet,
The first global offer
Competition of burning lights
“A summary history of storm chase” by Cortis Miller, United States, 2025, 70 “, Global offer, first show
The fish flies over our heads, “by Dima Al -Hour, Lebanon/France/Saudi Arabia,
2025, 70 ‘, the first global show
“Sunshid” written by Ruosong Huang, France/China, 2025, 112 “, International offer, first show
“Chroma” by Manuel Abramovich, Argentina/Germany/Austria, 2025, 70 “, the world
The first offer
“Fierrté National: De Jéricho Vers Gaza” by Sven Augustijnen, Belgium, 2025, 93 “,
The first global offer
“J’ai Perde De Vue Le Paysage” by Sufi Bédard Marcotte, Canada, 2025, 85 “, World
The first offer
“Je N’embrasse Pas Les Images” written
“The Other World” written by Callisto Mcnulty, Switzerland/France, 2025, 65 “, the first global show
It is recommended by Vivian Permottter and Isabelle Engel
Belgium/France, 2025, 87 ‘, the first global offer
Say goodbye to Paluma Lopez Carillo, Mexico, 2025, 104 “, First Global Show
“The Big Chief” by Tomasz Wolski, Poland/Netherlands/France, 2025, 86 ‘, Al -Alam
The first offer
“The Declaration Point” by Bani Khoshnoudi, Iran/United States/France, 2025, 103 “, the world
The first offer
The world is upside down by Agustina de Luciano and Lyon Shrete,
Argentina/Switzerland, 2025, 77 ‘, the first global offer
“To the West, in Zapata” by David Bim, Cuba/Spain, 2025, 75 “, the first global show
“Yrupé” by Candela Sotos, Spain, 2025, 79 “, The First Global Show
National competition
“Colostrum” written by Sayaka Mizuno, Switzerland, 2025, 75 “, International Show First Display
“Fitting in” by Fabian Steiner, Switzerland, 2025, 85 “, Global offer
“Fortune et Kevine” by IMSAND, Switzerland, 62 “, the first global show
“Les Papas by David Maye”, Switzerland, 73 “, International offer
“Les Vies d’ndrès” written by BAPTISTE Janon and Rémi Pons, Belgium/Switzerland, 92 “,
The first global offer
“Lettres au Doctteur L” by Lawrence Favre, Switzerland, 60 “, World Show First Display
“Only ghosts in the waves” written by Alexander Tan and Tubas Charnigery, Switzerland,
69 ‘, the first global offer
“The sediments” written by Laura Copens, Switzerland, 81 “, the first global show
“The breathing song” written by Simona Canonika, Italy/Switzerland, 110 “, the first global show
“Ecaros Sons” by Daniel Jonas Kimini, Switzerland, 90 “, World offer, the first offer
“Toute Ma Vie” by Matthias Carlier, Switzerland, 2025, 69 “, Global Bid World Show
“Wide than Heaven” by Valerio Galongo, Italy/Switzerland, 83 “, Global offer
