Emilie Bujès on Visions du Réel

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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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:56 How Emilie made a start in the film world
• 2:54 Introduction to Visions du Reel and her role there
• 6:48 Hybrid films at Visions du Reel
• 11:05 How contemporary art curation has inspired her work in film
• 12:47 Programming at Visions du Reel
• 17:00 The programming process
• 21:30 Advice for filmmakers looking to submit to Visions du Reel
• 24:15 On being a jury member at Sundance
• 26:05 On teaching university students
• 28:41 Recent films that resonated with Emilie
• 38:16 On what longer films offer
• 42:22 Links