Attendees

Delegations

A-Doc
A-Doc is a US-based network of nonfiction film workers committed to reimagining our field and harnessing storytelling to strengthen our communities and shape our own futures. As A-Doc marks its 10th anniversary, we are hosting a delegation of six current and rising nonfiction film changemakers at Getting Real '26. These individuals demonstrate community leadership both within and beyond the film industry, and are looking to strengthen the creation and impact of documentary storytelling. This cohort reflects A-Doc’s decade-long commitment to building a documentary ecosystem rooted in mutual care, sustainability, and accessibility, and to ensuring that the people shaping that future have a seat at the table.

Palestine Film Institute
Palestine Film Institute (PFI) is dedicated to preserving and promoting the Palestinian narrative and cinematic beyond tradition. We are pleased to take part in the Getting Real Conference, which strengthens our long-standing partnership with the International Documentary Association (IDA). During Getting Real, four Palestinian filmmakers will showcase their work-in-progress documentaries. This provides an excellent opportunity for filmmakers and producers to engage directly with key names in the film industry, including decision-makers, funding bodies, and festival programmers. PFI’s mission with this delegation is to create good conditions that facilitate meaningful connections, advancing projects, fostering partnerships, and open opportunities for long-term production and distribution.

In-Person Attendees (All Access Passholders)

Virtual Attendees (Virtual Together Passholders)

Testimonials From Past Getting Reals

“My experience was incredible. All of the staff and volunteers were kind and helpful. All of the filmmakers I met were so ready and willing to connect and share knowledge. There were many last-minute changes, but the email communication was clear and consistent, making it easier to navigate all the moving pieces. All in all, it was an incredible experience.” —Thanh Tran

Testimonials From Past Getting Reals

“I loved it. The quality of the curation was absolutely stellar, and attending was a communal event in the best sense: I really appreciate how you welcomed everyone from top-level industry insiders to film students (and all the rest of us in between) on an equal level. It felt democratic, accessible, inclusive. To be clear, I only attended the ‘live’ events, not the virtual ones, since I was there on-site. I really appreciated the variation in the programming, which had a clear theme, but which allowed for every talk to unfold on its own terms. In my experience, the talks felt genuine, honest, and ‘human’ in a way that some industry events do not manage to achieve. There was political commitment and a shared sense of cause, and I appreciate how it was made clear in text and talk that this was a forum in which everyone was encouraged to freely speak their mind and voice their opinion. I also really liked the ones about form and craft/art, as well as the one about using AI for concrete practices. For all those reasons, I find it hard to single out highlights, as Getting Real was so very rewarding as a complete experience. Also, it should be said that it was really great FUN too.”

—Mads K. Mikkelsen

“I loved connecting with the people there. The people were really great. I feel like I made some really organic connections, and it was also nice to reconnect in person with some folks that I had met virtually during the pandemic.”

—Anonymous