Visions du Réel programme revealed, tickets now on sale

The posters and signs for the Visions due Réel film festival have now gone up around Nyon and the festival programme has now been revealed. Tickets to films are now available for purchase. The festival takes place  from the 25th April to the 3rd May. Printed programmes can be found around the town, in the tourist office etc. A festival for the public, not just for the professionals   If you have never been to this festival before, it is one of the major documentary film festivals in Europe and many film makers, programme buyers from TV stations  descend on Nyon for Visions du Réel.  It's one of the busiest times for the town's restaurateurs too! However, this festival is definitely for the general public as well and  it will also interest an Anglophone audience. Many films that are screened are subtitled in English and they are often shown twice throughout the festival.  Living in Nyon will be at the festival  (as in previous years) and we will reviewing some of the films on offer.

This year, it's a special  20th anniversary year for the festival and there will be lots going on including the installation of shipping containers next to the Salle Communale! These will be used to create a welcome centre for film festival visitors. There will be entertainment in the street provided by the theatre team that entertain the crowds at Paléo, there will be live music concerts and lots more!

Opening film of festival on 24th AprilThe film that will be shown the night before the festival begins on the 24th April at 19:00 at the Thèatre de Marens will be "The Optimists". This is the story of a female Norwegian volley ball team, where the age of the team ranges from 60 -98!  Find out what happens when they play in a competition against a Swedish male volley ball team of a similar age! See  this you Tube video here of the trailer of the film,   This avant-première is offered free by the town of Nyon and is usually very popular, so get your tickets and your seat early!

More information to come on this festival nearer the time, keep watching this space!