Escales Documentaires

The Escales Documentaires de La Rochelle is an annual cultural event founded in 2001. Documentaries from all over the world may join the competition, whatever the theme and the length. After the selection process, 8 - 10 outstanding films compete for the International Grand Prize of Escales Documentaires and the Audience Award (worth 1000 euros). Films for young audiences compete for the Youth Award (1000 euro). The non-selected documentaries for the international contest may nevertheless be seen in the following parts of the festival: Page d'Histoire (selection of historical films), Vitrine Locale (local documentaries), Doc de la Mer (documentaries related to topic of the sea).