Sunny Side of the Doc 2023

Monday 19 June
Tuesday 20 June
Wednesday 21 June
Thursday 22 June

Pitching Sessions

Line up & Showcase

Industry Talks

Networking Times

Special Events

Sessions and events by invitation only.

8 am

9 am

10 am

11 am

12 pm

1 pm

2 pm

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Auditorium

10:30 am - 11:30 am

How to work with Australians

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm

Meet NHK

02:30 pm - 04:00 pm

Global Issues Pitch

05:00 pm - 06:30 pm

Science Pitch

Conference Room

02:30 pm - 03:30 pm

RMC Story & RMC Découverte: the knowledge and curiosity channels

04:00 pm - 05:00 pm

Meet the Executives: Suspilne - Ukraine

05:30 pm - 06:30 pm

Green up Your Doc!

Sunny Room

05:30 pm - 06:30 pm

Case Study: What VR brings to doc? Zedna project

Side Room

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm

Meet the Executives: ABC

02:30 pm - 03:30 pm

Masterclass: From linear doc to immersive space

04:00 pm - 05:00 pm

Meet the Executives: SBS

Lounge

09:30 am - 11:30 am

Matchmaking breakfast Canada-Germany

05:00 pm - 07:00 pm

M6 Group Line-up & cocktail

Sunny Cantine

12:00 pm - 02:30 pm

Lunchtime for Delegates

Others

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

10 Tips for Global Success Wit...

Level up

03:30 pm - 05:00 pm

Rendez-vous avec les auteurs et autrices de la Scam

Meeting Area

04:00 pm - 05:30 pm

Spanish Rendez-vous: Docs from Spain matchmaking

One-to-One Room

07:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Opening cocktail of Sunny Side of the Doc 2023

Jardin des Plantes | Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle

8 am

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Auditorium

09:30 am - 11:00 am

France Télévisions Line-up

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm

China Hour

03:00 pm - 04:00 pm

CNC Presentation

05:00 pm - 06:30 pm

Arts & Culture Pitch

Conference Room

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Case Study XR: The island of Shells

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm

Masterclass: 878AD project

02:30 pm - 03:30 pm

XR & business models

04:00 pm - 05:00 pm

The Octopus Strategy

05:30 pm - 06:30 pm

Masterclass: Immersive storytelling

Sunny Room

11:30 am - 01:00 pm

Greek docs matchmaking

05:00 pm - 06:00 pm

Meet the Chileans

Side Room

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Case Study: Beyond the Far Side, the Dawn of a Space Revolution

02:30 pm - 04:00 pm

New Voices Pitch

05:00 pm - 06:00 pm

Meet the Executives: CBC

Lounge

09:00 am - 10:00 am

Powerhouse breakfast

12:30 pm - 02:30 pm

Histoire TV & Ushuaïa TV luncheon

05:00 pm - 07:00 pm

USPA Presentation

Sunny Cantine

12:00 pm - 02:30 pm

Lunchtime for Delegates

07:30 pm - 09:30 pm

Happy Hour Culture & Innovation

Others

09:00 am - 09:30 am

Awards Café

Level up

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

Spicee: the 100% doc streamer

Level up

04:00 pm - 04:30 pm

Press Briefing of CCTV-9 &...

Level up

06:00 pm - 06:45 pm

Avant-Première | Golden Monk...

CGR Dragon

06:45 pm - 09:00 pm

Happy Hour de l’INA

Le France 1

07:30 pm - 09:30 pm

Neu Earth

Aquarium

One-to-One

10:30 am - 01:00 pm

One-to-one meetings: Global Issues

04:00 pm - 06:30 pm

One-to-one meetings: New Voices + Science

8 am

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Auditorium

09:30 am - 10:00 am

Understanding Documentary Audi...

10:00 am - 10:25 am

Global Doc 1: Sunny Spells, th...

10:25 am - 10:50 am

Global Doc 2: Is Co creation t...

11:00 am - 11:45 am

Series is the New Normal

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm

Keeping the Audience in Mind

02:30 pm - 04:00 pm

The Canal+ Docs: Creating Emotions

04:30 pm - 05:25 pm

DISTRIBUTION + IMPACT A game ...

05:30 pm - 06:10 pm

Embracing FAST Audiences

06:10 pm - 07:00 pm

Reaching Out to Younger Viewer...

Conference Room

09:30 am - 11:30 am

Museums stories

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm

Archive Producer

02:30 pm - 03:30 pm

Archives & Innovation

Sunny Room

09:30 am - 10:30 am

SPECT Presentation

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm

SATEV Presentation

04:00 pm - 05:00 pm

Museums & immersion

05:30 pm - 06:30 pm

XR & impact

Side Room

09:30 am - 11:30 am

Impact Campaigns Pitch

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm

Masterclass: Noire

02:30 pm - 04:00 pm

Nature & Conservation Pitch

04:30 pm - 05:30 pm

Meet the Executives: Channel 4

Sunny Cantine

12:00 pm - 02:30 pm

Lunchtime for Delegates

Others

09:00 am - 09:30 am

Awards Café

Level up

12:30 pm - 02:30 pm

ORF Showcase & Lunch

Lounge

05:30 pm - 07:00 pm

SPI Presentation

Lounge

One-to-One

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

One-to-one meetings: Arts & Culture + History

04:30 pm - 07:00 pm

One-to-one meetings: Impact Campaigns + Nature & Conservation

8 am

9 am

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11 am

12 pm

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Auditorium

10:00 am - 11:30 am

History Pitch

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm

ARTE Line-up

Side Room

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Case Study: Doc & video game

Sunny Cantine

12:00 pm - 02:30 pm

Lunchtime for Delegates

Others

09:00 am - 09:30 am

Awards Café

Level up

04:00 pm - 05:00 pm

Awards & Closing Cocktail

Lounge

Global Pitch

25 October 2022

Call for projects open!

Applications are open for the Global Pitch 2023!
Submit your climate change documentary before December 12, 2022!

> Submit now

Global Pitch

05 December 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!

> Buy your event pass now

Global Pitch

12 December 2022

Deadline call for projects

Last day to submit your climate change creations to the global pitch 2023 ! Submit before 11.00 GMT!

> Submit now

Global Pitch

17 January 2023

Official Selection Announcement

Discover the 12 selected projects competing for the Best Global Pitch 2023!

> Browse the selection

Global Pitch

7-8 February 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!

> Buy your event pass now

Sunny Side of the Doc x IMZ Pitching Sessions

Initiatives

20-22 February 2023

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.

> read more

Submissions & accreditations for SSD23 opening

Sunny Side of the Doc

16 March 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!

> Submit & register

Sunny Side of the Doc

06 April 2023

Deadline call for projects

Last day to submit your project to sunny side of the doc 2023! Submit before 11.00 GMT!

> Submit your project!

Sunny Side of the Doc

11 May 2023

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!

Sunny Side of the Doc

30 May 2023

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!

> Discover the agenda!

Initiatives

17-21 June 2023

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!

> More info

Sunny Side of the Doc

19-22 June 2023

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!

> Get your Market Pass now!

PiXii festival

19-22 October 2023

PiXii Festival

Set off for an immersive journey through the most emblematic cultural places of La Rochelle

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Oct 2022

25 October 2022

Dec 2022

05 December 2022

12 December 2022

Jan 2023

17 January 2023

Feb 2023

7-8 February 2023

20-22 February 2023

Mar 2023

16 March 2023

Apr 2023

06 April 2023

May 2023

11 May 2023

30 May 2023

Jun 2023

17-21 June 2023

19-22 June 2023

Oct 2023

19-22 October 2023

Who watches what, where and why?

This year, Sunny Side of the Doc will focus on viewers.

Documentary is currently enjoying a Golden Age. Streamers have certainly impacted the documentary space, by boosting the exposure and popularity of the genre and pushing for new forms of storytelling. At the same time, with a profusion of content and entertainment options, the audience is ever more fragmented.

What does it take to address and reach an audience, particularly a younger and more diverse audience? We wish to provide the industry with key elements in order to adapt to a rapidly changing environment. To that extent, Sunny Side of the Doc will address this subject in all market activities: panels, discussions, workshops and even pitching sessions.

delegate

Grab your Market Pass and participate in the four-day event in La Rochelle (19-22 June). This pass includes a project submission to the pitching sessions or a project/programme registration.

exhibitor

Exhibit at Sunny Side of the Doc! Choose the type of stand that suits your the most! Classic stands from 6m² to 18m², tailor-made stands, meeting tables, sellers’ lounge tables, up to you!

Decision maker

Meet 800+ international content producers and 200+ distributors across a wide range of networking events, a unique opportunity to find hidden gem and develop potential business opportunities.

Journalist

Our market is essential for most of international channels and platforms as it is often used as a tool for official announcements. Be the first to reveal the latest news!

Innovation, XR and immersive content

Sunny side of the doc 2023 is expanding and enhancing the innovation section of its programme for industry professionals.
The objective is to showcase international creation and innovation, and the event in June will be a new major opportunity for producers, studios, cultural institutions, creators, broadcasters and decision-makers to gather together.
Experts from around the world will gather to take part in conferences, masterclasses and case studies, addressing the different challenges faced by the industry concerning innovation and in particular XR.

how to move?

Walking: From the Espace Encan, reach the city centre in just 5 minutes.

"Le Passeur": Electric boat between the Old Port and the Médiathèque Michel Crépeau. Specific free access with your SSD badge

Yelo bikes: City's self-services bicycles. Specific free access with your SSD badge.

Taxi: Reservations available at the reception desk.

where to stay?

official selection

agenda

agenda at a glance

timeline