Sunny Side of the Doc Opens 37th Edition After Surviving Near-Cancellation
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Matthew Carey
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Summary
Sunny Side of the Doc, the international documentary marketplace in La Rochelle, France, is opening its 37th edition after nearly being cancelled due to the loss of a key European grant. The event was saved when France's Centre National du Cinéma (CNC) stepped in with financing, and Documentary Campus partnered to help organize. The marketplace serves the global nonfiction filmmaking community, providing a vital platform for documentary producers, distributors, and broadcasters to connect, pitch projects, and conduct business.
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Faced with the cancellation of a key European grant, Sunny Side announced last December it wouldn't happen in 2026.
A recognition of the event's importance to the nonfiction filmmaking community prompted the Centre National du Cinéma (CNC), an agency of France's Ministry of Culture, to step up with financing.
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