Cannes Docs

Telefilm Canada, in partnership with RIDM, the Montreal International Documentary Festival, is proud to showcase exceptional Canadian talent at this year’s Marché du Film. Our commitment to fostering innovative documentaries shines through these four compelling feature documentaries, while celebrating the diversity of the local film industry. All projects are in their final stages of production and poised for global distribution opportunities.

Screen Scotland and Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI) are delighted to bring to Cannes four bold, compelling and ambitious feature documentaries, proudly showcasing Scotland as a world-class hub for documentary filmmaking and international co-production. Screen Scotland is the national body that drives the development of all aspects of Scotland’s film and TV industry, through funding and strategic support. SDI champions the independent documentary field, through the nurturing of filmmakers and audiences.

The Five Nordics is the umbrella organization for the Danish Film Institute, Finnish Film Foundation, Icelandic Film Center, Norwegian Film Institute and Swedish Film Institute. We are excited and proud to present five projects from filmmakers who deliver documentaries on a high professional level with a great diversity of stories. All projects are in the final stages of production and soon ready to hit festivals and markets.

Docs by the Sea is an Indonesian-based platform dedicated to supporting emerging Asian documentary filmmakers through mentorship, funding opportunities, and industry networking. As part of its international expansion, Docs by the Sea continues to showcase its Docs-in-Progress 2026 selection through prestigious global partnerships, such as its ongoing collaboration with Cannes Docs, to amplify Asian voices on the world stage.

Amid the ongoing struggle to preserve and sustain Palestinian narrative and cinematic continuity, the Palestine Film Institute (PFI) engages international platforms such as Cannes Docs as spaces for structured connection and collaboration. Through this Showcase, four Palestinian feature documentaries in progress are presented, offering filmmakers and producers the opportunity to engage directly with decision-makers and festival programmers. PFI’s role in this Showcase is to support the conditions through which these encounters can translate into meaningful outcomes, by advancing projects, fostering partnerships, and opening pathways for long-term production and circulation.

Welcome to our presentation of four compelling documentary projects currently in development in Spain. We are delighted to showcase the outstanding creativity and distinctive voices that characterize Spanish documentary filmmaking. In recent years, Spanish filmmakers have achieved a strong international profile, engaging audiences worldwide through bold ideas and powerful storytelling. The projects featured in this edition of Cannes Docs reflect this dynamic energy, exploring a wide range of themes and viewpoints with universal appeal. Join us in celebrating the strength of documentary cinema and the remarkable talent emerging from Spain!

The alliance between Chile and Colombia presents four documentary projects that embody the vitality, diversity, and global reach of contemporary Latin American cinema. These are films where the intimate and the political intertwine to explore new narrative forms. Projects in advanced stages of production, driven by strong authorial visions and open to partnerships for their completion and international circulation. Powered by ChileDoc and Proimágenes Colombia, with the support of the Colombian Film Development Fund.

CIRCLE is an international training initiative for women and gender-expansive filmmakers. It offers a supportive space to consult, collaborate, exchange ideas, and strengthen skills creatively and critically with guidance from leading industry experts. Founded in 2018 with its flagship programme CIRCLE Doc Accelerator, it added CIRCLE Fiction Orbit in 2023 for mid-career teams developing narrative features, and in 2026, CIRCLE Expanded Orbit exploring emergent media forms.