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Visions du Réel 2024 masterclasses, meetings and debates

  

Discussions and meetings
 
Every year, in addition to screenings and the VdR-Industry programme, Visions du Réel organises masterclasses, meetings and debates open to the general public and professionals alike. In addition to the three 2024 Guests – Jia Zhang-KeAlice Diop and John Wilson – the Festival is particularly honoured to host discussions with and interventions by renowned filmmakers such as Claire DenisPetra CostaAnna Hints, as well as many directors whose films will be screened publicly for the first time, and film funders from all over the world.
 
Masterclasses
 
The masterclasses are unique, and entirely free-entry, opportunities for the Festival audience to take a deep dive into the work of the guest filmmakers and interact with them, in a context conducive to understanding their cinematographic path and approach. All the masterclasses will be in English, translated in French.
Guest of Honour Ceremony – Jia Zhang-Ke
Monday 15 April | 20:15 | Théâtre de Marens
With a hommage paid by French filmmaker Claire Denis
The ceremony will take place before the screening of Ash Is Purest White

Masterclass – Jia Zhang-Ke
Tuesday 16 April | 14:00 | Théâtre de Marens
Moderated by Jean-Michel Frodon
Free, upon reservation
Masterclass - Alice Diop
Saturday 13 April | 14:00
Moderated by Anita Hugi and Mourad-Anis Moussa
Free, upon registration
Masterclass - John Wilson
Thursday 18 April | 18:00
Moderated by Emmanuel Chicon and Anne Delseth
Free, upon reservation
Programme
 
Morning talks
 
These seminars invite filmmakers who are part of the official programme to discuss contemporary cinema, its opportunities and challenges based on topical issues.

Sunday 14 to Thursday 18 April
10:00 - 11:30 | Musée du Léman
Free, without registration
English

Programme
Sunday 14.04 – Un-centering the author
Monday 15.04 – Did you say hybrid? Staging reality
Monday 16.04 – Choosing a filmmaking apparatus
Wednesday 17.04 – The war of narratives: documentary realities and media 'truths'
Thursday 18.04 – Shooting and editing: the moment a film is born
Discover the talks
 
Industry talks
 
Industry-accredited professionals can also access the VdR–Industry talks - ten inspiring talks focusing on craft, business and impact. Join us as we welcome the multi-award-winning, Academy-Award-nominated Brazilian director/producer Petra Costa (Elena, The Edge of Democracy) in an inspiring in-conversation about her past and future projects to open our Industry days. Attend our Réel Talk Funds series, providing close encounters with local and international funders such as Sundance Film InstituteChicken & Egg, CNC, Media Desk Suisse, Catapult Film Fund and many more. Or come meet your next co-producing partner at the Switzerland Meets Austria & Germany Co-Pro pitch. And finish your industry experience with our future-focused panel, Change In Europe: Filmmaking as a Tool of Liberation, welcoming European Film Award-winning director Anna Hints (Smoke Sauna Sisterhood) and established Swiss-producer/director and Visions du Réel alum, Frank Matter (Parallel Lives). All VdR-Industry Talks are accessible with a Pro, Networking or Industry Accreditation. To get accredited, click here.
Discover the VdR-Industry talks
 

 

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