FIDMarseille (Festival international de cinéma de Marseille) is an international film festival held annually in Marseille, France.
The festival began in 1989 and was previously known as the Marseille Festival of Documentary Film.
In a typical year, the festival shows more than 50 narrative and documentary films and welcomes over 20,000 spectators.
The Festival has in recent years screened world premieres from notable filmmakers such as Lav Diaz, Mathieu Amalric, Angela Schanelec, Ben Rivers, and Albert Serra.
The festival sections and awards are each divided into competitive and non-competitive categories as the following
Special Awards apply to films across sections.
FIDLab is a co-production forum where selected films in different stages of production can find further partnerships. The program often consists of around 15 film projects from all over the world.
In 2025, in its 17th edition, they received 417 applications and selected 11 to be presented in Marseille during the festival.
FIDMarseille is known for its documentary selections and avant-garde narrative features.
FIDMarseille is part of the Doc AllianceâÂÂa creative partnership between several European film festivals.