Organized by the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, with the support of JustFilms – Ford Foundation and the CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée),
in association with L’OEil d’Or – Documentary Award
Building on the success of the first edition in 2016, the Marché du Film – Doc Corner is proud to renew the Doc Day experience, a professional event that pays tribute to the documentary genre, Tuesday May 23rd Impact and solutions with documentary films
Tuesday May 23rd
9:30 — 12:00 : Plage du Gray d’Albion
• Opening words by the CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée)
• Conversation with Amos Gitaï, Filmmaker
• Round table: Documentaries in the Post-Truth Era with Carrie Lozano, Director, IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund; Kathleen Lingo, Executive Producer, Op-Docs, The New York Times; Kathy Im, Director, Journalism & Media, MacArthur Foundation; Laurent Richard, investigative Journalist, Premières Lignes Télévision, founder of Freedom Voices Network; Gonzalo Lamela, Director, Films For Transparency
15:30 — 17:30 : Olympia Theatre
• Welcoming words by Anne Georget, President of LaScam, and Laurent Vallet, Chairman & CEO, Ina, to introduce L’OEil d’or, Documentary Award
• Introduction by Cara Mertes, Director, JustFilms – Ford Foundation
• Conversation with Jude Ratnam, Filmmaker
• Round table: Women Voices from the Arab World Kaouther Ben Hania, Filmmaker; Jihan El-Tahri, Filmmaker; May Odeh, Filmmaker, Producer; Diana El Jeiroudi, General Director, Dox Box
• Conversation with Barbet Schroeder, Filmmaker
18:00 — 20:00 : Plage des Palmes
Doc Lovers Mixer
Access: Marché badge or invitation.
English spoken day