The Montreal International Documentary Festival (french: Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montreal) is a Canadian

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...

festival, staged annually in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. In English, the festival now goes by the name Montreal International Documentary Festival, while retaining the French-language abbreviation RIDM).

History

The RIDM was founded in 1998 by documentary filmmakers who wanted to create a platform for new perspectives and innovative practices in documentary film. The program, organized around social, political and environmental themes, features distinctive films chosen for their unique perspective and artistic strengths. Workshops and panel discussions welcome audiences, professionals and partners alike.

Forum RIDM

Formerly known as “Doc Circuit Montréal”, the RIDM is also home to "Forum RIDM" Quebec's foremost documentary marketplace, established in 2004, to support and stimulate independent documentary production in

and to bring filmmakers, craftspeople, producers, distributors and programmers of every kind together.

Award winners

14^th edition (2011)

15^th edition (2012)

16^th edition (2013)

17^th edition (2014)

18^th edition (2015)

19^th edition (2016)

20^th edition (2017)

21^st edition (2018)

22^nd edition (2019)

23^rd edition (2020)

24^th edition (2021)

25^th edition (2022)

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Geographies of Solitude ''Geographies of Solitude'' is a Canadian documentary film by Jacquelyn Mills that was released in 2022. The film is guided by Zoe Lucas, a naturalist and environmentalist who lives on Nova Scotia's Sable Island, where she catalogues the island' ...

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Jacquelyn Mills Jacquelyn Mills is a Canadian documentary filmmaker. She is best known for her films '' In the Waves'' and ''Geographies of Solitude''. Early life Mills was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Career In 2008, Mills' short film, ''For Wendy'', won 5 ...

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References

External links

RIDM Official website
Film festivals in Montreal Film festivals established in 1998 Documentary film festivals in Canada 1998 establishments in Quebec Canadian documentary film awards

History

Forum RIDM

Award winners

14th edition (2011)

15th edition (2012)

16th edition (2013)

17th edition (2014)

18th edition (2015)

19th edition (2016)

20th edition (2017)

21st edition (2018)

22nd edition (2019)

23rd edition (2020)

24th edition (2021)

25th edition (2022)