A Unique Networking Platform for Creative Documentaries
Cannes Docs is a B2B networking platform, offering a multitude of opportunities for filmmakers and industry professionals to engage and collaborate — particularly those working with creative, cinematic, and author-driven feature documentaries.
Our program includes tailored events such as one-on-one speed meetings, group consultations, panel discussions, workshops, and social gatherings, all designed to help you grow your network, promote your projects, or enhance your company’s visibility.
Attendees can also discover our curated showcases of Docs-in-Progress, Spotlighted Projects and Delegations from across the globe, offering a sneak peek at future standout documentaries from today’s most creative doc talents.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are participating independently — as a filmmaker not selected as part of one of our curated strands (Docs-in-Progress, Spotlighted Projects, or Delegations) — your access to our networking activities will be limited. In particular, you may only be graned last-minute access to our Meet the Pros Speed Meetings and Group Consultations, depending on availability. However, you will be able to sign up for our Ask Me Anything consultations, on a first come, first served basis, the day before the targeted session. We strongly encourage you to read the FAQ below to better understand how Cannes Docs works and how to make the most of your experience!
A Welcoming & Inclusive Community
Cannes Docs is committed to fostering a welcoming environment and an inclusive space for documentary filmmakers of all backgrounds and origins. At its heart, Cannes Docs is all about (re)connecting with your peers and with the doc film community as a whole, with the goal of expanding and strengthening your network, and helping you find the right allies for the future advancement of your filmmaking career.
Being part of Cannes Docs is also a very efficient way to immerse oneself in the creative documentary ecosystem and better comprehend its inner workings, values, philosophy and ethics. It’s also a great way to gain visibility in the documentary scene so as to be identified as an active, dedicated, and passionate filmmaker in the doc industry.
Discover & Celebrate Doc Day
One of the standout events at Cannes Docs is Doc Day, a full-day celebration of documentary cinema featuring exclusive keynotes, panel discussions, and masterclasses with inspiring documentary filmmakers in selection at Cannes, alongside prominent industry executives.
Doc Day is the perfect opportunity to take a step back and reflect on how the documentary genre is continuously evolving as a marketplace, as an artistic form, and as a tool to raise awareness, drive global change and challenge perceptions.
It is also an unmissable moment for the entire doc community in Cannes, coming together joyfully to strengthen and enrich human connections and precious friendships, which are crucial in helping us all forge ahead tenaciously and never waver in our love for docs!
Explore the Cannes Docs Experience
For a deeper look into the Cannes Docs experience, go to our 2025 SCHEDULE page and download our PROGRAM OVERVIEW for a one-pager recap of all our events! Each edition offers a diverse array of sessions and formats, allowing participants to create a personalized, enriching experience.
And to get a feel of the event’s atmosphere, explore our photo albums of previous editions: 2022, 2023 and 2024.