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Sunny Side Of The Doc Wraps 35th Edition, Pledges Support For Documentary Field In Time Of “Societal Polarization, Rise Of Extremism”
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Sunny Side of the Doc, the world’s biggest documentary-focused marketplace in the world, wrapped its 35th edition Thursday, after gathering 2,100 participants over four days in La Rochelle, France.
The anniversary event brought together major broadcasters, streamers, foundations, distributors, financiers, and museums from around the world, as well as 90 exhibitors, all looking to acquire, sell, or co-produce nonfiction content for a global audience. Delegations from 40 countries attended, including Australia, Spain, Brazil, Canada, Nigeria, and China.
“We’re very pleased,” Mathieu Béjot, Sunny Side’s head of strategy and development, said regarding this year’s gathering. “Everybody is telling me they had great meetings, concrete meetings. There’s a kind of atmosphere in La Rochelle, we’re graced with a beautiful sunshine for three days. And it does help. It makes Sunny Side sunny. But it’s not just about the weather — it’s the right people being here, concrete meetings with fellow producers, with international broadcasters, for instance. So, the feedback right now is extremely positive.”
The 35th Sunny Side took place at a dramatic moment for France and for Europe as a whole. French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly earlier this month after a far-right French party surged in elections for the European Parliament. Macron called new legislative elections for France, which will begin at the end of the month. In the U.K., Brexit architect Nigel Farage is running on an anti-immigration platform as a candidate of the Reform UK party in the country’s general election, set for July 4. Right wing parties have gained increasing support in Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain. And in the U.S., Donald Trump
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