The 2024 edition, to be explored through press coverage, was notably marked by the presence of over a hundred accredited journalists.
Here’s a selection of the many topics broadcasted, articles, and reports published internationally, nationally, and regionally.
International
Punch NG: FIPADOC, a prestigious international documentary festival
“The tour’s highlight was its participation in FIPADOC, a prestigious international documentary festival. Here, Nnaebue shared his valuable experiences in Nigerian documentary filmmaking, enriched by contributions from Mayeni Jones. His discussions at FIPADOC, particularly at the Nigeria Focus panel, underscored his commitment to nurturing documentary filmmaking in Nigeria and his belief in the untapped potential of Nollywood’s documentary segment.”
Grace Edema, February 12, 2024
Modern times review: The “Biarritz Immersive” program is set to captivate the public.
“Among the notable features this year, the “Biarritz Immersive” program is set to captivate the public with Noire, a powerful augmented reality experience that transports viewers to the segregated South of the United States. This program, along with others, illustrates FIPADOC’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of traditional documentary storytelling.”
January 11, 2024
Cineuropa: The 6th edition of FIPADOC has announced its winners.
“At the end of an edition held from January 19 to 27, which brought together numerous international professionals in Biarritz, the 6th edition of FIPADOC announced its winners. The international competition jury (Mo Scarpelli, Pawel Lozinski, and Sigal Yehuda) awarded Smoke Sauna Sisterhood by Estonian Anna Hints, already awarded for best direction at the Sundance Festival, winner of the European Film Award for Best Documentary, and in the running for the LUX Prize of the European Parliament.”
Fabien Lemercier, January 29, 2024
Fab UK : Fipadoc resonates with emotions, transformations, and revolutions
“Every year, Fipadoc resonates with emotions, transformations, and revolutions, both intimate and collective, during each session. The festival is for everyone! It encompasses all destinations, all genres of writing, and all tastes. The programming spans urban and rural, cultural and scientific worlds, from the nearest – the Basque country – to the most distant in Europe, Asia, or Africa. These are raw exhibitions, illuminated and placed within the context of narratives, telling us about the world, our worlds. Short, long, immersive, in series… presented by established directors and young talents.”
January, 5, 2024
Quebec Nouvelles: Noire leaves a lasting impression.
“Noire leaves a lasting impression. Andrés Jarach, who heads the Immersive department at FIPADOC, explains the sensations felt: ‘We are not just spectators. The experience becomes physical. And the memory we keep within ourselves resembles a lived emotion. This production may embody the best of what is being done in this rapidly growing field. ‘Technology is evolving rapidly, and the genre is reaching a certain maturity, with a focus on writing,’ observes Andrés Jarach, himself a filmmaker. Gone are the days of carrying computers on your back or wearing helmets like the Daft Punk.'”
January 30, 2024
National
Le Figaro : The Documentary Meeting
“Earlier this week, the main hall of Biarritz’s Gare du Midi hosted the screening of ’20 Days in Marioupol’, one of the highlights of Fipadoc 2024, the annual documentary gathering held at the end of January.”
Benjamin Puech, January 25, 2024
Télérama : Fipadoc launches 2024 by honoring unique writings
“The 6th edition of Fipadoc once again celebrated the great diversity of the documentary genre. Diversity of perspectives, creativity, and sensibilities: the international festival highlighted nearly 180 works, including feature-length, medium-length, and short films, and awarded fifteen of them. This award list combines journalistic impact, contemplation of the persistence of a world, or a poetic-political look at the female condition… As the first major documentary event of the year, Fipadoc launches 2024 by honoring unique writings, some of which will soon be discovered in theaters and on television.”
Virginie Félix, January 26, 2024
Le film français: The festival at the forefront of major French documentary events.
“While the audience attendance figures were not yet known at the time of our deadline, those for the professional days, renamed FIPADOC Pro this year, translate into a record figure, with 2,400 accredited, positioning the festival at the forefront of major French documentary events.”
Patrice Carré and F-P Peinard Lambert, February 2, 2024
Ecran Total: Netflix comes to FIPADOC with a documentary miniseries for the first time.
“Netflix comes to FIPADOC with a documentary miniseries for the first time, selecting Raël, the prophet of extraterrestrials. An illustration of the documentary line: ‘stories that have an impact and spark conversation. Larger than life, stranger than fiction,’ decrypts Dolores Emile, in charge of documentaries and streaming on the platform in France. ‘We are now part of the audiovisual ecosystem.'”
Isabelle Repiton, January 17, 2024
Mediakwest: M6 presents its editorial lines in Biarritz for the first time.
“Finally, FIPADOC Pro remains a welcoming place for new players and partners in documentary creation. Thus, M6 came to present its editorial lines in Biarritz for the first time, the National Music Center proposed a discussion on music documentaries, the pitches of first European films highlighted the emerging talents of the European continent, and our Nigerian Showcase highlighted young Nigerian talents welcomed to Europe for the first time.”
Paul-Alexandre Muller, January 26, 2024
Pioche! Magazine: Biarritz in winter, an unusual idea?
“Péloches Basques. Biarritz in winter, an unusual idea? On the contrary. From January 19 to 27, the FIPADOC takes place, a documentary festival with rare attention to both the aesthetics of the films presented (all recent) and the relevance of their subjects: the role of China in Africa (Eat Bitter), the impact of IKEA on forests (The Tree Hunter), rural medicine (The Last Visitor), and the beautiful La ferme des Bertrand.”
January 18, 2024
AFP: Italy and Africa in the spotlight.
“Paris, December 19, 2023 (AFP) – The 6th edition of FIPADOC, an international documentary festival, will offer 177 works to the public and professionals gathered in Biarritz from January 19 to 27, where Italy and Africa will be in the spotlight.”
Carole Suhas, December 19, 2023
Regional
Sud Ouest: Is this how men live?
“Is this how men live?” quote Aragon, the president of FIPADOC, Anne Georget, and her complicit general delegate Christine Camdessus, presenting the 2024 edition of the Biarritz documentary festival. It was launched with fanfare at the Gare du Midi on Friday to the sound of “Bella Ciao,” a historical-musical film ideal for infusing its communicative energy into the event.”
Véronique Fourcade, January 21, 2024
Sud Ouest: 160 documentary works from fifty countries.
“The programming will satisfy the most diverse appetites, with feature and short films, virtual reality, and series from around the world. The festival consists of nearly 160 documentary works from fifty countries, 250 sessions, and over a hundred meetings. Last year, 32,400 spectators flocked to it, and over 2,000 professionals participated in the dedicated days.”
December 22, 2023
Mediabask: The festival invites its spectators to embark on unique visual experiences.
“The FIPADOC festival invites its spectators to embark on unique visual experiences traversing the world and its different narratives. The range of possibilities remains wide open: stories from Europe, stories from Africa, immersions beyond the screens through Biarritz Immersive, and the celebration of sports through Olympiadocs.”
January 11, 2024
La semaine du Pays Basque: New features this year.
“Among the new features this year, screening venues, in addition to Biarritz theaters, in cinemas in Bayonne, Guéthary, and Saint Jean de Luz.”
February 2, 2024
