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Seven Canadian documentaries will compete in the national competition at RIDM in Montreal. The festival has presented the full format of the 2026 edition of the festival, including its competition streams. The national competition includes gathering of itil Directed by Myna Ishulutak and Aïda Maigre-Touchet. The Doctor notes that three generations of Inuit gather in Nunavut for an annual summer tradition. Meanwhile, Shi my name is tom (petty tom)Filmmaker Andre-Line Beauparlan tells the story of a mother raising a family with mental health issues. In a hybrid film Nowhere, everywhere (everywhere and nowhere), Francois Jacob takes the audience through the artist’s creative interpretation of an interview with the philosopher Alain Denots.
The national competition documents further play into the form Everything else is noise By Nicolas Pereda, a docu-comedy about a botched interview. The competition also features Jessica Johnson and Ryan Ermacora Concrete turned to sandShocking study on oyster farmers in B.C. on the beach Ladies and gentlemen, Brian MulroneyDirected by Matthew Rankin and Bass bookDirected by Ashley Duong. The latter serves as RIDM’s closing night film.
Meanwhile, eight titles make up the international art competition: Alea jacarandas Hassan Ferhan (France/Algeria), Doggerland Kim Ekberg (Sweden), foam of the worlds by Anna Marziano (Italy/Germany), Hanabi by Anna Vaz (France/Brazil), Letters from Internal Exile Eloy Enciso Cachafeiro (Spain), Mom, you’re not dead yet. But you. And when you do, you will finally be alive again. By Advik Benny (South Africa/USA), Revolutionaries never die By Mohanad Yaqub (Palestine/Belgium/Qatar) and bends down By Celine Keridroy and Aline Suter (Switzerland/France).
Filmmakers making feature debuts that push the boundaries of the documentary form promote the New Visions competition, where, full disclosure, I’ll be on the jury. that shale properties above the water line Elisa Sepulveda Rudoff (Chile/France), Incomplete calendar By Sanaz Sohrab (Canada/Iran/Turkey/Venezuela), acha acha By Mamadou Dia (Senegal/France), Crossings: Calle Ziarat By Roozbe Akhbari (Canada/Portugal/Oman/Iran), I heard that they are not going to see each other anymore By Ka Kee Wong (Hong Kong/Taiwan/Turkey, UK), In The Sweet Arms By Julian Flavin (Canada/USA), A wonderful year Sister of Angelica Rufieri (Norway). Our house was buried in land that we never found By Deimer Quintero Vertel (Colombia).
This year’s RIDM lineup includes 127 films in feature, short and medium-length works representing 54 countries. The festival opens with the winner of the Sundance World Film Jury Grand Prize Hold the mountain Shows on November 19 will continue until November 29. Get the full lineup at RIDM.ca.
