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Emilie Bujès on Visions du Réel

July 31, 2023 Adam James Smith Season 1 Episode 8
Emilie Bujès on Visions du Réel
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On Documentary
Emilie Bujès on Visions du Réel
Jul 31, 2023 Season 1 Episode 8
Adam James Smith

In this episode, I talk with Emilie Bujès, Artistic Director of  Visions du Réel, a leading documentary film festival held annually in Nyon, Switzerland. Emilie covers what it means to lead a documentary film festival, the approach to programming at Visions du Réel, her background in the contemporary art world, and some of the films she loves. 

Visions du Réel website: www.visionsdureel.ch/en/ 
Visions du Réel YouTube page: www.youtube.com/user/visionsdureel


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In this episode, I talk with Emilie Bujès, Artistic Director of  Visions du Réel, a leading documentary film festival held annually in Nyon, Switzerland. Emilie covers what it means to lead a documentary film festival, the approach to programming at Visions du Réel, her background in the contemporary art world, and some of the films she loves. 

Visions du Réel website: www.visionsdureel.ch/en/ 
Visions du Réel YouTube page: www.youtube.com/user/visionsdureel


Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to keep up to date with new episodes. If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a review.

“On Documentary” podcast page: www.adamjamessmithfilm.com/on-documentary
Adam James Smith’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/ajsfilm
Contact: ajsfilm@alumni.stanford.edu

Introduction
How Emilie made a start in the film world
Introduction to Visions du Reel and her role there
Hybrid films at Visions du Reel
How contemporary art curation has inspired her work in film
Programming at Visions du Reel
The programming process
Advice for filmmakers looking to submit to Visions du Reel
On being a jury member at Sundance
On teaching university students
Recent films that resonated with Emilie
On what longer films offer
Links