On Vous Ment Mockumentary Film festival - 9th edition, will take place from May 3 to 11 in Lyon, France.

This one of a kind event is dedicated to mockumentary genre films, that is to say fiction films that follow the conventions of documentary. This festival claims to be a place of reflexion about the influence and the manipulation of images.

Campaigning for artistic freedom to expand at its best, our festival is open to professional productions as well as self-produced films.
During a weekend of celebrating the mockumentary genre, we want deconstruction, punk amusement and childish gullibility to coexist.

The submitted films will be seen and put to the vote by a prestigious jury – no pressure, cool it ! - and the winners will be awarded with prizes.

Awards & Prizes

- Colin McKenzie Price - Best Feature Film
- Best Short Film
- Audience award
- Pinocchio prize of the best performance

Rules & Terms

>>> Topic and length at liberty

IMPORTANT : Compulsory : Mockumentary genre, films of fiction displaying the content and shape features of documentary films.
Mockumentary, analog horror, Fake documentary, pseudo-documentaries and « found footage » are accepted into our selection but not docudramas (documentaries that partly contain fiction facts) are not.
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  • Rob Hatch-Miller

    The director of our film, an American low budget independent mockumentary comedy, was able to attend and had a great experience at the festival in Lyon. Our screening, in a good sized theater, was packed and we even won the audience award! Thank you Nicolas and team for your hospitality and for including our film in your great, very unique festival.

    May 2025
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  • Ilgın Saçan

    Excellent organization, even though I couldn't attend in person, the effort and dedication towards the screening and promotion of the film were perfect. It is a good feeling to see people who invest in this genre, also works hard to organize this lovely festival. Merci!

    May 2022
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