Montreal – After an expanded selection of projects, topics, and guests, Forum RIDM finally unveils the program for its 20th edition, presented by the Canada Media Fund. From November 22 to 27, over 400 documentary industry professionals will gather to discuss, connect, and invest in the future of documentary cinema.
DOC LAB MONTRÉAL – November 22-24
Doc Lab Montréal, presented by Warner Bros. Discovery Access Canada, brings together Canadian and international filmmakers to develop their documentary projects through closed circuit work sessions. Discover all the selected Doc Lab Montréal projects here.
This year, the cohort includes projects from calls for submissions, in collaboration with Wapikoni, UQAM, the Conseil des arts de Montréal, and RACCORD; as well as from international locations: Cuba, Louisiana (United States), Egypt, Brazil, Mexico, Ivory Coast, along with Wallonia (Belgium) and Bavaria (Germany). The participation of international teams is made possible thanks to financial support from the Government of Québec.
The 2024 cohort projects:
FEATURE FILM PROJECTS
After Me, Nothing… directed by Chloé Raunet and produced by Jessica Hallenbeck (Canada/Vancouver)
Bangkok Nox directed by Christian Wittmoser and produced by Moritz Bundschuh (Germany/Bavaria), selected in collaboration with DOK.forum München
Ejo directed by Victoire Karera Kampire and produced by Ellen Meiresonne (Belgium/Wallonia-Brussels), selected in collaboration with the Regards sur les docs program / Festival En ville !
In the Shades of a Royal Palace directed by Hend Bakr and produced by Tamer Nady (Egypt) selected in collaboration with Cimathèque
Midwife Woman directed by Valentina Ortega Backhoff and produced by Carlos Alberto Cuesy Díaz and Antonia Lema (Mexico), selected in collaboration with DocsMX
Our Hearts Are Dark and Secret Like the Knots of Our Oaks directed by Loïc Darses (Canada/Quebec)
Queen of the Pen directed by Juicebox Burton and produced by Ausinikka Hunter (United States/Louisiana), selected in collaboration with Create Louisiana
School of Violence directed by Fidèle Koffi Kouakou (Ivory Coast), selected in collaboration with Africadoc Côte d’Ivoire
Shape of Silence directed and produced by Varun Trikha with Magit Lillak’s participation (Estonia) in production (Canada/Ontario)
Starry Night directed by Bruce Thomas Miller and produced by Kevin Dong (Canada/Alberta)
Tackling body directed by Isabelle Grignon-Francke (Canada/Quebec)
Tehran: Good/Bad or Worse directed by Farnaz Jurabchian and Mohammadreza Jurabchian, co-produced by Étienne de Ricaud (Canada/Quebec)
The Children of the Ones that Disappeared directed by Juliette Balthazard (Canada/Quebec)
The Missing Place directed by Mariana de Melo and produced by Luana Melgaço (Brazil), selected in collaboration with Brasil Cine Mundi
The Place and the Hope directed by Ariagna Fajardo Nuviola and produced by Julio Raúl Vega Garcés (Cuba), selected in collaboration with Nuevas Miradas EICTV
To These Lands I Returned directed by Yann-Manuel Hernandez (Canada/Quebec)
SHORT AND MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM PROJECTS
Ariane’s thread directed by Luiza Cocora (Canada/Quebec), selected in collaboration with the Conseil des arts de Montréal’s Regard sur Montréal residency
Canoe racers directed by Maïlys Flamand (Canada/Quebec), selected in collaboration with Wapikoni
Haven directed by Mirkö Lafrenière and produced by Irène Bessone (Canada/Quebec)
He was John Banks directed by Manuel Orhy Piron (Canada/Quebec), selected in collaboration with UQAM
In the night trees grow directed by Stéphane Mukunzi (Canada/Quebec)
In the Pit directed by Alexandre Forgues (Canada/Ontario), selected in collaboration with Regroupement des artistes cinéastes de la francophonie canadienne (RACCORD)
Plumage directed by Migzhe Zhou and produced by Yiqian Zhang (Canada/Ontario)
Rosie bye Kellie Nadeau (Canada/Quebec)
Sally’s Courage directed by Nathalie Rankin and Roxanne Lauzon (Canada/Quebec), selected in collaboration with Wapikoni
Saying goodbye at 5pm directed by Alexia Roc (Canada/Quebec)
Awards and support will be given to the selected participants from the Canadian Directors Guild, Rogers, Eurodoc, CineGround, Main Film, Royal Photo, Vital Distribution, DOK.fest München, SLA Location, Lussier & Khouzam, T&S Coop, Parati Films, and Vidéographe. Additionally, Canadian participants based outside Québec benefit from financial support for their travel to Montréal, made possible through the generosity of the Peter Wintonick Travel Grant partners (EyeSteelFilm, Intuitive Pictures, John Walker Productions, Kensington Communications, Picture This Productions, Fathom Film Group, Bunbury Films, Colonelle Films, Invisible Hand Productions, and Cinema Politica).