Outre-mer Demain documentary festival, Digi Mart USA News (Paris, France): The second edition of the Outre-mer Demain international documentary film festival closed Sunday, November 8, with a concert by New Caledonian artist Marcus Gad. Organized by the overseas division of France Télévisions in partnership with the Forum des images, the event brought together in Paris a selection of the best documentaries from three major festivals supported by France Télévisions.
Those festivals are the FIFO (International Film Festival of Oceania) in French Polynesia, the FIFAC (International Documentary Film Festival Amazonie-Caraïbes) in French Guiana and the FIFOI (International Indian Ocean Film Festival) on La Réunion. Sponsored by climatologist Jean Jouzel, this edition placed the climate and environmental challenges of overseas territories at the heart of its programming and discussions.
“We had two ambitions during these five days: to build common ground and to produce social value,” said Sylvie Gengoul, director of the overseas division of France Télévisions, at the closing ceremony.
Over five days, the festival presented 12 documentary films, three roundtables, two concerts, a photo exhibition and a podcast program. More than 3,000 spectators attended the screenings, roundtables and concerts at the Forum des images, an average of 200 people per session.
To help surface stories, identify talent and ease entry into the audiovisual industry, a pitching workshop was organized in partnership with ADJUCA (Association of Young Overseas Territory Residents for Cinema and Audiovisual Media). A jury of three producers, three writer-directors and three France Télévisions representatives honored three young overseas writers and filmmakers, whose pitches will be supported and developed by the overseas division.
Awards were given jointly to Sam Cargnelli and Marie Baille for Pekhai, and to Albane Harmange for Saint-Barth, l’île blanche.
During the festival, a jury composed of director Maxime Jean-Baptiste, director Léa Mormin-Chauvac, producer Laurence Lascary and director and producer Sébastien Folin announced the winners of the Film TonPeyi short documentary competition, initiated by the overseas division. The award-winning films will be published on La1ere.fr, the overseas digital platform of France Télévisions, and on Slash, the group’s digital channel aimed at viewers aged 18 to 30.
First prize, Film TonPeyi from La1ere.fr: Tete papa aw by Marilène Nomed (Guadeloupe). Second prize, Ultra Fier from La1ere.fr: Kapab by Maniel Nativel (La Réunion).
Third prize, Espoir jeune from La1ere.fr: Nouvelle Vie by Timothée Poupelin (French Guiana).
Throughout the festival, audiences voted for their favorite documentary among the 12 selections. For this second edition, the Audience Award went to Manae Feleu, capitaine Futuna by Tarik Ben-Ismaïl.
