Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) — Montréal
Thursday, November 19 to Sunday, November 29, 2026 · Montréal, Quebec, Canada
The festival
The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) offers every fall a rich and bold panorama of auteur documentary cinema, bringing together unique perspectives, emerging voices and renowned filmmakers. The 29th edition, from November 19 to 29, 2026, features 127 films from 54 countries, including 25 world premieres, 19 North American premieres, 22 Canadian premieres and 28 Quebec premieres.
The festival recentres on the Quartier Latin, with the Cinémathèque québécoise as its headquarters; To Hold a Mountain, by Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić, opens the festival on November 19 at Salle Pierre-Mercure. The RIDM Forum, the industry strand, runs November 20 to 25.
Key facts
Name: Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM). Place: Quartier Latin and other Montreal cinemas — headquarters at the Cinémathèque québécoise, opening at Salle Pierre-Mercure, Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Period: Thursday, November 19 to Sunday, November 29, 2026. Genres: Documentary cinema. Official website: ridm.ca.