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Through year-round activities and a landmark international event, we provide a unique space for industry professionals to co-create, co-finance and share a diversity of compelling stories with the world. We are committed to fostering the emergence of new talent, encouraging international co-productions and enhancing the distribution of powerful documentaries and immersive stories across the globe.
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Call for projects open!
Applications are open for the Global Pitch 2023!
Submit your climate change documentary before December 12, 2022!
Get your event pass!
It’s time to meet your future partners at the global pitch 2023! Enjoy two days of pitches, meetings and insightful discussions around climate change and its consequences on our societies!
Deadline call for projects
Last day to submit your climate change creations to the global pitch 2023 ! Submit before 11.00 GMT!
Official Selection Announcement
Discover the 12 selected projects competing for the Best Global Pitch 2023!
3rd edition of Global Pitch Climate Change
Meet your future partners at the Global Pitch 2023!
Enjoy two days of pitches, meetings and insightful discussions around climate change and its consequences on our societies!
Sunny Side of the Doc x IMZ Pitching Sessions
For the fourth time, Sunny Side of the Doc joined forces with IMZ International Music + Media Centre to offer two pitching opportunities dedicated to performing arts at Avant Première 2023.
Submissions & accreditations for SSD23 opening
Online submissions and accreditations are now open! Participate in the 4-day event in La Rochelle (June 19-22) and seize your chance to submit a project to our highly coveted pitching sessions!
Deadline call for projects
Last day to submit your project to sunny side of the doc 2023! Submit before 11.00 GMT!
Press conference in Paris
Discover the official selection of Sunny Side of the Doc 2023!
Registration for press conference are now closed. Find the Press file & Press release in the Press Room!
Before 2023
Get ready for #SSD23! Our Before session will give you all the keys to shine on the marketplace: Panels, experts’ advice, all you need to know is here!
Ex Oriente Film 2023
Sunny Side of the Doc joins forces again with Institute of Documentary Film to host the first Ex Oriente Film workshop in Rochelle!
34th edition of sunny side of the doc marketplace
It’s time for the documentary industry to gather in La Rochelle! Meet your future or potential partners, discover new talents, discuss current issues with the community by the ocean!
Global Pitch 2024: Call for projects opening
Submit your documentary to the Global Pitch 2024! The theme of the 4th Global Pitch for Global Change will be “Docs for the Future: Mapping a Sustainable World”. The call for projects is open till 24th November 2023, 11pm CET.
IMZ x Sunny Side of the Doc: Call for projects now open!
Submit your performing arts documentary or digital creation for a chance to pitch your project directly to international decision-makers at Avant Première 2024! Deadline to submit: December 11, 2023.
PiXii Festival
Set off for an immersive journey through the most emblematic cultural places of La Rochelle
Global Pitch 2024: Call for projects deadline
The Global Pitch 2024 call for projects closes on 24 November 2023, 23:00 CET. This is your last chance to submit your documentary creation!
Sunny Side of the Doc: Call for projects opening
Submit your stories to our seven pitch sessions!
IMZ x Sunny Side of the Doc: Call for projects deadline
This is your last chance to submit your performing arts documentary or digital creation to the IMZ x Sunny Side of the Doc pitching sessions in Berlin!
4th edition of Global Pitch
Meet your future partners at the Global Pitch 2024!
Enjoy two days of pitches, meetings and insightful discussions.
Call for entries: Innovation WIP
Launch of our call for applications for our brand-new support program for non-linear documentary projects: Innovation WIP.
IMZ x Sunny Side of the Doc Pitching sessions in Berlin
For the fifth time, Sunny Side of the Doc will join forces with IMZ International Music + Media Centre!
Last day to benefit from the Early Bird Offer!
Last chance to get your market pass at €490!
Sunny Side of the Doc: call for projects closing
Submissions for the Sunny Side of the Doc pitching sessions close this day. Last chance to register your project.
Call for entries: Innovation WIP
Closing of our call for applications for our brand-new support program for non-linear documentary projects: Innovation WIP.
Press conference in Paris
Registrations for the press conference are now open! Hosted warmly by the Australian Embassy in Paris, we invite you to join us as we explore the highlights of #SSD24 on April 23rd, 2024!
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Before 2024
Designed to bring together the documentary community for one day (May 28th) before the market, the online event will provide newcomers, pitchers, and all accredited participants with the guidance they need to succeed in the marketplace in June.
Ex Oriente Series 2024
Sunny Side of the Doc will host the first session of Ex Oriente Series in La Rochelle from June 23rd to 25th, 2024.
Sunny Side of the Doc: 35th Anniversary Edition
Meet your future partners, discover new talents, and map the future at #SSD24!
Opening of the SSD x LCM call for projects
Opening date of the Sunny Side of the Doc x LatAm Content Meeting call for projects.
Pixii Festival 2024
Set off for an immersive journey through the most emblematic cultural places of La Rochelle!
Closing of the SSD x LCM call for projects
Closing date: Project submissions for the LCM x SSD pitch sessions will be accepted until Thursday, December 5th, 2024, 12pm CET
Sunny Side of the Doc pitch sessions at LatAm Content Meeting
Join the International Meeting for documentary and Factual Content in Latin America from 10 to 12 March 2025 in Rio de Janeiro.
Sunny Side of the Doc 2025
Join 36th edition of Sunny Side of the Doc, the international marketplace for documentary taking place on 23-26 June, 2025 in La Rochelle.
> More info coming soon.
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