official selection

This year, 41 projects from 23 countries will have the privilege to compete for the best pitch prize in each category! Discover the selected projects now!

Pitching Sessions
Line up & Showcase
Industry Talks
Networking Times
Special Events
Sessions and events by invitation only.
Auditorium
10:30 am - 11:30 am
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
05:00 pm - 06:30 pm
Sunny Room
Side Room
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm
Lounge
09:30 am - 11:30 am
Matchmaking breakfast Canada-Germany
05:00 pm - 07:00 pm
Sunny Cantine
12:00 pm - 02:30 pm
Lunchtime for Delegates
Others
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Level up
03:30 pm - 05:00 pm
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
Jardin des Plantes | Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle
Auditorium
09:30 am - 11:00 am
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
03:00 pm - 04:00 pm
05:00 pm - 06:30 pm
Conference Room
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
02:30 pm - 03:30 pm
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm
Sunny Room
11:30 am - 01:00 pm
Greek docs matchmaking
05:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Side Room
02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
05:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Lounge
09:00 am - 10:00 am
12:30 pm - 02:30 pm
Histoire TV & Ushuaïa TV luncheon
05:00 pm - 07:00 pm
Sunny Cantine
12:00 pm - 02:30 pm
Lunchtime for Delegates
07:30 pm - 09:30 pm
Others
09:00 am - 09:30 am
Level up
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Level up
04:00 pm - 04:30 pm
Level up
06:00 pm - 06:45 pm
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
Auditorium
09:30 am - 10:00 am
10:00 am - 10:25 am
10:25 am - 10:50 am
11:00 am - 11:45 am
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
04:30 pm - 05:25 pm
05:30 pm - 06:10 pm
06:10 pm - 07:00 pm
Conference Room
09:30 am - 11:30 am
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
02:30 pm - 03:30 pm
Sunny Room
09:30 am - 10:30 am
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm
05:30 pm - 06:30 pm
Side Room
09:30 am - 11:30 am
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
04:30 pm - 05:30 pm
Sunny Cantine
12:00 pm - 02:30 pm
Lunchtime for Delegates
Others
09:00 am - 09:30 am
Level up
12:30 pm - 02:30 pm
ORF Showcase & Lunch
Lounge
05:30 pm - 07:00 pm
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
Auditorium
10:00 am - 11:30 am
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
Side Room
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunny Cantine
12:00 pm - 02:30 pm
Lunchtime for Delegates
Others
09:00 am - 09:30 am
Level up
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm
Lounge

agenda at a glance

Want to discover the highlights of this 34th edition? Keynotes, channel line-ups, pitching sessions, panels and conferences, Meet the Executives, event screenings, networking events, lunches and happy hours, ... have a glimpse to the #SSD23 programme* without further delay!

*Agenda as of 16 May 2023

timeline

Save the dates

Call for projects open!
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

Get your event pass!
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

Deadline call for projects
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

Official Selection Announcement
Global Pitch
17 January 2023

Official Selection Announcement

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

> Browse the selection

3rd edition of Global Pitch Climate Change
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

Deadline call for projects
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!

Press conference in Paris
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!

Before 2023
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!

Ex Oriente Film 2023
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

34th edition of sunny side of the doc marketplace
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
PiXii festival
19-22 October 2023

PiXii Festival

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

> Read More

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.

why attend ?

Whether you are a producer, buyer or distributor of factual content, seize your chance to:

- Establish new contacts and build coproduction relationships;
- Explore key trends in the booming international factual market;
- Pitch and develop new documentary projects;
- Discover new talents and find new format ideas;
- Acquire content and/or strengthen your catalogue.

2,200+

participants

300+

international
decision makers

1,100

companies

60+

countries

Register

register as

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.

register as

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!

register as

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.

register as

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!

Call for projects SSD
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call for projects

Pitch your documentary project in our 7 highly coveted pitching sessions and get straight into financial discussions with +300 top executives! This year, in addition to our famous specialist factual pitching sessions (Science, History, Arts & Culture, Nature & Conservation, Global Issues), Sunny Side of the Doc will hold two specific pitching sessions: New Voices and Impact Campaigns. All formats are welcome!

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.

official selections

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useful info

The 34th edition of the international marketplace for documentary will take place from 19 to 22 June 2023 in La Rochelle at Espace Encan, Quai Louis Prunier, 17000 La Rochelle.

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.

decision makers
in attendance in 2023

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Gallery

You may be wondering what Sunny Side of the Doc looks like? Take a look at the pictures below!

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