festivals & markets

We are very proud to have 3 movies in selection at CPH:DOX 2023! GREEN CITY LIFE by Manon Turina & François Marques – Rewriting the Future & Science Section / CPH:DOX International Premiere PARADISE by Alexander Abaturov – Highlights Section A GUIDE TO LOVE AND FIGHTING CAPITALISM by Basile Carré-Agostini – Change Makers Section

We are very proud to announce that ORLANDO, MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY by Paul B. Preciado won 4 awards at the Berlinale 2023! 🏆 Special Jury Award Encounters Section 🏆Teddy Award for Best Documentary Film 🏆 Special Mention Berlinale Documentary Award Jury 🏆 Tagesspiegel Reader’s Jury Prize for Best Encounters Film

The Party Film Sales is thrilled to announce that When It Melts, Verlee Baetens first feature, won an award at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival! World Cinema Dramatic Competition Special Jury Award: Best Performance for When It Melts’ young lead actress Rosa Marchant – Sundance 2023  

WHEN IT MELTS AT SUNDANCE We are delighted to announce the Official Selection of WHEN IT MELTS by Veerle Baetens at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival! The film will have its World Premiere in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition. The Screening will be held in Park City on the 21st of January, 2023! Don’t forget to check out […]

We are excited to announce that four of our films are selected at the 2022 International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam in November! PARADISE by Alexander Abaturov selected in International Competition PARADISE by Alexander Abaturov will have its World Premiere at IDFA in International Competition. The documentary tells us of the giant fires ravaging northeastern Siberia in […]

Monica Bellucci as a guest of honor at 2022 Lumière Film Festival We are very happy to bring Monica Bellucci to Lyon’s Lumière Film Festival for the International Premiere of THE GIRL IN THE FOUNTAIN. The movie, directed by Antongiulio Panizzi, retraces the life of La DOLCE VITA icon Anita Ekberg! The Official Screening will […]

We are thrilled to announce that two of our upcoming films will be premiering at the 2022 Venice Film Festival in September Wiseman’s newest film A COUPLE selected in the Official Selection at la Biennale We are proud to team up once again with Frederick Wiseman on his newest feature A COUPLE. The film is […]

After its Premiere in May at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, we are thrilled to announce the Official Selection of ASHKAL, directed by Youssef Chebbi, at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival where it will have its North American Premiere in the Contemporary World Cinema section! The film will be eligible for the 2022 Amplify Voices […]

Youssef Chebbi’s ASHKAL selected at the Directors’ Fortnight With Ashkal, Youssef Chebbi signs his first feature film. In Tunis, two cops find a burnt body in an abandoned lot and start looking into this mysterious case. When the event repeats itself, the investigation takes a puzzling turn. The film is presented at the Directors’ Fortnight. POLARIS […]

We, Students! by Rafiki Fariala will have its World Premiere at the Berlinale 2022 in the Panorama Section. This is the first feature from the Central African Republic to have ever been selected at the Berlinale.  We, Students!, a documentary about the youth in the Central African Republic In Fariala’s autobiographical first feature documentary, we’re witnessing […]

The Party Film Sales is thrilled to announce that three of our newly completed titles are part of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival selection. JANE BY CHARLOTTE selected at the Official Selection Charlotte Gainsbourg’s first feature documentary JANE BY CHARLOTTE will premiere at Festival de Cannes 2021 in the new ‘Cannes premieres’ program, an opportunity […]

The Party Film Sales is thrilled to announce that its films received a total of six Awards at the César 2021. 3 César Awards for Sébastien Lifshitz’s documentary ADOLESCENTES For the second time, Sébastien Lifshitz won the Best Documentary César Award after Les Invisibles in 2013. Adolescentes, which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival 2019, […]

The French Oscar committee selected Two of Us, a film by Filippo Meneghetti to represent France for the Best International Film category of the 2021 Oscars.  Two of Us, “a moving tribute to love” – Variety The film stars Martine Chevallier (Madeleine) and Barbara Sukowa (Nina) as a couple, secretly in love for decades and […]

Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals revealed their 2020 line up and we are thrilled to announce the selection of Frederick Wiseman’s new documentary CITY HALL.    City Hall, a documentary on the Boston City Government   In CITY HALL, Frederick Wiseman shows the efforts by Boston city government to provide a wide variety of […]

The Cannes Film Festival revealed it’s 2020 Official selection on June 3rd and we are happy to present our line up for the first Cannes Marché du Film Online.

After the departure of its long-time CEO Daniela Elstner to take up the role of Managing Director at French Cinema Agency Unifrance, Doc & Film International was acquired by Sarah Chazelle and Etienne Ollagnier, Jour2Fête’s CEOs in October 2019.