Visions du Réel
vision du réel vision reality internationally renowned documentary film festival held april year nyon switzerland established nyon international documentary film festival event adopted current name largest swiss documentary festival inception festival promoted swiss film film otherwise inaccessible — created eastern bloc country behind iron curtain open worldwide entry weeklong festival directed film critic jean perret since festival founded moritz de hadeln later headed locarno international film festival berlin international film festival venice international film festival shortlived new montreal filmfest wife erika de hadeln motivation time strictly political believed documentary idea documentary could change society live time television controlling everything moritz de hadeln directed festival assisted erika took head festival early year nyon international documentary film festival erika de hadeln negotiated film authority east europe russia — worked documentary filmmaker including joris ivens roman karmen george rouquier basil wright henri storck event served template film festival followed including amsterdam munich year festival invite pay tribute guest honor made significant contribution field documentary andor fiction film honoree awarded prestigious honorary award previously “prix maître du réel” past recipient include claire denis werner herzog claire simon peter greenaway alain cavalier barbet schroeder richard dindo vision du réel part doc alliance – creative partnership seven european documentary film festival international feature film competition burning light international competition national competition international medium length short film competition opening scene grand angle latitude vdrindustry international feature film competition sesterce d’or — best feature film jury prize — innovative feature film special mention interreligious award burning light international competition sesterce d’or — best medium length feature film jury prize — innovative medium length feature film special mention national competition sesterce d’or — best medium length feature film jury prize — innovative feature film special mention international medium length short film competition sesterce d’or — best medium length film jury prize — innovative medium length film special mention sesterce d’argent — best short film youth jury prize — innovative short film grand angle sesterce d’argent prix du public — best feature film vdr industry vdrpitching award vdrwork progress opening scene tënk postproduction award head–genève postproduction award dae encouragement award dok leipzig award unifrance doc award – bernard glasson – maurice ruey denys gilliéron – armand forel – gaston nicole – jérôme bontron – peter tschopp – jean schmutz – claude ruey since raymond loretan – moritz de hadeln – erika de hadeln – jean perret – luciano barisone since emilie bujès official website french german english