Premiers Regards 2026: a free documentary festival at CiNey in Paris

The Premiers Regards festival is back from November 6 to 8, 2026 at CiNey in Paris. After a year’s break, this student short documentary showcase presents its seventh edition, entirely free of charge. The lineup features fifteen films by students from around the world, divided between the national competition and the international selection.

Screenings are followed by discussions with the film teams. The festival thus lets audiences discover documentary approaches at the early stages of a project and later reunite with the creators to talk about their work. An on-film scratching workshop rounds out the program, offering another way to work with the images.

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Accessibility is a key part of the organizers’ plan. The event will be bilingual in French and French Sign Language (LSF): films will be subtitled for deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences, and all discussions will be interpreted in LSF and French. The venue is also accessible to people with reduced mobility.

This event adds to the lineup of cinema festivals to discover in Paris and Île-de-France, featuring a curated selection focused on early documentary works.

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