MAY 23 was Doc Day

IMPACT AND SOLUTIONS WITH DOCUMENTARY FILMS PLAGE DU GRAY D’ALBION -

9:30am to 12:00pm La Croisette, Cannes

Welcoming Café & Croissants

Opening words by the CNC - Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée Filmmaker

Amos Gitaï in conversation with Film Critic Jean-Michel Frodon, about his film WEST OF THE JORDAN RIVER (FIELD DIARY REVISITED) selected at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs

Documentaries in the Post-Truth Era

In a world evolving from a society of facts to one of big data, with fake news and populism invading the spheres of social networks, politics and press, documentary filmmakers are an essential voice to bring independent analysis through creative storytelling. Featuring: Carrie Lozano, Director, IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund • Kathleen Lingo, Executive Producer, Op-Docs, The New York Times • Kathy Im, Director, Journalism & Media, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation • Laurent Richard, Investigative Filmmaker, Premières Lignes & Founder of Freedom Voices Network • Gonzalo Lamela, Director, Films For Transparency Moderated by Wendy Mitchell, Screen International

OLYMPIA THEATRE -

3:30pm to 5:30pm

5, rue de la Pompe, Cannes Welcoming words by Anne Georget, President, Scam, and Laurent Vallet, Chairman & CEO, Ina, to introduce L’Œil d’or – Documentary Award Introduction by Cara Mertes, Director, JustFilms - Ford Foundation

Filmmaker Jude Ratnam in conversation with Cara Mertes, Director, JustFilms - Ford Foundation, about his film DEMONS IN PARADISE selected at the Festival de Cannes in Official Selection - Special Screening

Women Voices from the Arab World The Doc Day brings voices from audacious women from the Middle East and North Africa who are empowering films with a chance to have an impact and propose solutions. Featuring: Kaouther Ben Hania, Filmmaker, BEAUTY AND THE DOGS selected at the Festival de Cannes in Official Selection - Un Certain Regard • Jihan El-Tahri, Filmmaker, Producer, Writer, Visual Artist • May Odeh, Filmmaker, Producer • Diana El Jeiroudi, General Director, DOX BOX 

Filmmaker Barbet Schroeder in conversation with Ally Derks, Robert Bosch Academy Fellow, about his film THE VENERABLE W. selected at the Festival de Cannes in Official Selection - Special Screening