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official selection & award winners

This year, 41 projects from 23 countries will had the privilege to compete for the best pitch prize in each category!
Discover the selected projects and winners now!
Pitching Sessions
Line up & Showcase
Industry Talks
Networking Times
Special Events
Sessions and events by invitation only.
8 am
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12 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
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
Case Study XR: Les Pieds en Haut : Lou
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!
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
05:30 pm - 06:30 pm
Case Study: What VR brings to doc? Zedna project
Lounge
09:30 am - 11:30 am
Matchmaking breakfast Canada-Germany
05:00 pm - 07:00 pm
M6 Group Line-up & cocktail
Level Up
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
10 Tips for Global Success Wit...
04:00 pm - 04:30 pm
Case Study XR: The Library of ...
Sunny Cantine
12:00 pm - 02:30 pm
Lunchtime for Delegates
Others
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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12 pm
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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: immersive project 878AD
02:30 pm - 03:30 pm
TV meets XR: How to fund and plan a project for multi-platform audiences
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm
The Octopus Strategy
05:30 pm - 06:30 pm
Meet the Executives: CBC
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
Masterclass: Immersive storytelling
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
Level Up
09:00 am - 09:30 am
Awards Café
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Spicee: the 100% doc streamer
02:30 pm - 03:00 pm
Lady Who Presents "Through the...
04:00 pm - 04:30 pm
Press Briefing of CCTV-9 &...
Sunny Cantine
12:00 pm - 02:30 pm
Lunchtime for Delegates
07:30 pm - 09:30 pm
Happy Hour Culture & Innovation
Others
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
9 am
10 am
11 am
12 pm
1 pm
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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
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm
Museums & immersion
05:30 pm - 06:30 pm
XR & impact
Sunny Room
09:30 am - 10:30 am
SPECT Presentation
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
SATEV Presentation
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm
Les Blessés de l'Info Presentation
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
Lounge
05:00 pm - 07:00 pm
SPI Presentation
Level Up
09:00 am - 09:30 am
Awards Café
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Students Meetup
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Immersive worlds: towards a ne...
02:30 pm - 03:00 pm
Discover Unframed Collection
03:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Voices & sounds: how podca...
Sunny Cantine
09:00 am - 11:00 am
Matchmaking Canada
12:00 pm - 02:30 pm
Lunchtime for Delegates
Others
12:30 pm - 02:30 pm
ORF Showcase & Lunch
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
10 am
11 am
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm
7 pm
8 pm
9 pm
10 pm
11 pm
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 La Vraie vie: a documentary in a video game
Lounge
08:30 am - 09:30 am
Breakfast Meeting with Curiosity
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm
Awards & Closing Cocktail
Level Up
09:00 am - 09:30 am
Awards Café
Sunny Cantine
12:00 pm - 02:30 pm
Lunchtime for Delegates

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!

Global Pitch 2024: Call for projects opening
Global Pitch
10 October 2023

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.

> Read the call for projects

IMZ x Sunny Side of the Doc: Call for projects now open!
Initiatives
16 October 2023

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.

> More info

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

Global Pitch 2024: Call for projects deadline
Global Pitch
24 November 2023

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!

> Find out more

Sunny Side of the Doc: Call for projects opening
Sunny Side of the Doc
7 December

Sunny Side of the Doc: Call for projects opening

Submit your stories to our seven pitch sessions!

> Read the call for projects

IMZ x Sunny Side of the Doc: Call for projects deadline
Initiatives
11 December 2023

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!

> Submit here

4th edition of Global Pitch
Global Pitch
6-7 February 2024

4th edition of Global Pitch

Meet your future partners at the Global Pitch 2024!
Enjoy two days of pitches, meetings and insightful discussions.

> More info

Sunny Side of the Doc: call for projects closing
Sunny Side of the Doc
14 March

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.

Sunny Side of the Doc: 35th Anniversary Edition
Sunny Side of the Doc
24-27 June 2024

Sunny Side of the Doc: 35th Anniversary Edition

Meet your future partners, discover new talents, and map the future at #SSD24!

> More info coming soon.

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
10 October 2023
16 October 2023
19-22 October 2023
Nov 2023
24 November 2023
Dec 2023
7 December
11 December 2023
Feb 2024
6-7 February 2024
Mar 2024
14 March
Jun 2024
24-27 June 2024

Who watches what, where and why?

This year, Sunny Side of the Doc focused 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? This year, we provided the industry with key elements in order to adapt to a rapidly changing environment. To that extent, Sunny Side of the Doc addressed this subject in all its 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.

2,000+

participants

300

international
decision makers

1,000

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
Register

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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 has expanded and enhanced the innovation section of its programme for industry professionals.
The objective was to showcase international creation and innovation, and the event in June was a new major opportunity for producers, studios, cultural institutions, creators, broadcasters and decision-makers to gather together.
Experts from around the world gathered 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 &palmares

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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

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