Each year, Nyon welcomes professional and amateur lovers of film from all walks of life; visitors almost magnetically drawn to the rich geographical, political, social and human discoveries that documentary filmmaking allows. More and more festivals now screen a growing number of documentaries alongside feature films. Instead of seeing this as competition, Visions du Réel, Festival international de cinéma Nyon, sees the resonance of its work as an explorer, purveyor and promoter of documentary filmmaking.

As an internationally renowned Festival and the largest Swiss documentary film festival, screening almost 200 films, the majority of which are world or international premières, Visions du Réel aims to be exploratory above all else. By exploring global creativity in film, it seeks out new artistic trends and today’s social and human issues.