Doc.Paris Documentary Film Festival Concludes Successful First Edition

The inaugural edition of the Doc.Paris Documentary Film Festival came to a successful close with an evening of outstanding documentary cinema at Luminor in the heart of Paris. Despite the city's intense summer heat wave, the festival welcomed a strong and enthusiastic audience, confirming the appetite for independent documentary filmmaking in the French capital.

The screening featured award-winning short documentaries from around the world, followed by an engaging discussion with French filmmaker Morgane Ambre. Speaking about her documentary To the Embers, Ambre offered the audience valuable insight into the creative process behind the film, leading to a lively exchange of ideas that became one of the highlights of the evening.

The festival proudly announces the winners of its first edition:

Best Documentary Film

To the Embers (France) by Morgane Ambre

Best Photography

Simon Davtyan for Together Alone (Armenia) by Artur Sahakyan

Best Experimental Documentary Film

Scarred (Canada) by Zeddy Chevron

Best Documentary Portrait

Mom Dances (Switzerland) by Mégane Brügger

Best Cinéma Vérité Film

Moving On (Belgium) by Vincent Terlinchamp

Best Observational Documentary Film

How It Begins (France) by Chloé Wasp

As the newest member of the Doc.World network of international documentary film festivals, Doc.Paris has made a promising debut. The festival's first edition demonstrated the power of documentary cinema to bring audiences together, encourage meaningful conversations, and celebrate diverse voices from around the world.

The organizers extend their sincere thanks to all participating filmmakers, jury members, partners, and audience members who helped make this first edition possible.

Preparations for the second edition are already underway, and the festival looks forward to welcoming filmmakers and audiences back to Paris next year.

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