Sunny Side International Documentary Fest and Market, high-speed train…
4 days of non-stop contacts and info, kudos for the trailer (link below), interest in the film… stay tuned…
La Rochelle, historic port city on the southwest Atlantic coast of France, beautiful and rich in history….
Ultra modern conference center, right on the water, minutes from the train station…
So many possibilities, where to go first?…
French regions actively fund doc productions… meetings, meetings, meetings…and coming this fall…
Inside the exposition space, reps from every major doc broadcast platform, production unit and distributor from US, UK, France, Europe, Ukraine, China, Japan, Australia, South America…(Where were India and Africa?)
Netflix, Arté, Channel 4, Canal +, FranceTV, CBC, NHK, RMC, PBS and others showing line ups for next season…
Pitch sessions for every genre, seminars on production and market trends, mostly in English, some in French and Chinese, all with simultaneous translation. Accent on low carbon strategies, inclusivity and impact campaigns, all becoming requirements for funding.
Summer solstice sunsets..
Places to see like the Eco-aquarium, with bistro overlooking the port…
