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The festival
The Sport Doc Festival aims to showcase a fast-developing audiovisual genre that is particularly stimulating for the sports ecosystem.
A WORD FROM ROLAND GISCARD D’ESTAING
CREATOR OF THE DEAUVILLE SPORT DOC FESTIVAL
« Inspired by the global success of documentaries and docuseries and the proliferation of new formats around sport, creating such an event, to value innovation and creativity and gather the profession, has become a no-brainer. The educational power of sport no longer needs to be demonstrated. This is why Deauville Sport Doc Festival is part of a momentum that shows sport as an accelerator of positive changes in our Society »
OUR PURPOSE
Sports documentaries offer a special way of looking at sport, with a different way of telling the story than live action or the press. It gives us a glimpse into the complex world of top-level sport, and the human stories of personal and collective commitment that mirror our society.
THE DEAUVILLE SPORT DOC FESTIVAL IS
An international event, born in a city committed to sport and social values
A festival highlighting the societal virtues of sport and its role models on the field and in society. A festival highlighting the societal virtues of sport and its role models on the field and in society.
An ambition to enhance the educational and pedagogical dimension of sports documentaries
The first professional market bringing together all players in the sector (producers, partners, distributors, institutions)
A WORD FROM PHILIPPE AUGIER, MAYOR OF DEAUVILLE
« I’m delighted that the first sports documentary festival has chosen Deauville as its permanent home. The Deauville Sport Doc Festival is a new opportunity for the town to demonstrate its dynamism. That of a city open to the world, at the forefront of culture, sport and the media. We have made sport a priority for the town, as it is today a place where central values are transmitted. »
THE FESTIVAL SITE
Centre Internationale de Deauville, Heart of the Festival and the Pro Market
Screening of documentaries in competition
Opening and Awards Ceremonies
Ornano Auditorium
International sports documentary market
Exhibition and meeting halls
Master class & private screening rooms
AN ENGAGED PLACE
Our events will be held in certified establishments, attesting to their commitment to sustainable, eco-responsible management of our event activities.
