Opening Ceremony of the Festival Visions du Réel

17 April 2026, 18:30 to 22:30

Invitation to the Opening Ceremony of the Festival Visions du Réel, during which our Perception Change Award will be presented on 24 April.

PROGRAM

18:30 Cocktail reception

19:30 Opening remarks by:

Alain Berset, Secretary-General of the Council of Europe
Nuria Gorrite, State Councillor and Head of the Department of Culture, Infrastructure and Human Resources
Daniel Rossellat, Mayor of the City of Nyon
Carine Bachmann, Director of the Federal Office of Culture

20:30 Screening of the movie Cover-Up (2025) directed by Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus (English with French subtitles)

22:30 End

In partnership with Visions du Réel and the Perception Change Project of the UNOG.