Description: Paul Anka lies in bed reading a book while on tour., Date: (Unknown, 1960s), Photographer: Pietro Pascuttini
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The 14th Annual Festival returns Friday to Sunday 21-23 February 2025

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Friday to Sunday 21-23 February 2025

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Official Selection

Official Selection for the 13th Annual, 2024 Festival

2024 Films

Official Selection

Official Selection for the 13th Annual, 2024 Festival

2024 Films

2024 Films

2024 Catalog

Belleville Downtown DocFest is a community oriented documentary film festival that seeks to promote awareness of cultural, economic and environmental consequences and to encourage civic participation resulting in positive change.

The 14th Annual Belleville Downtown DocFest 2025 will feature outstanding documentaries, filmmaker Q&As, and our Annual Gala Music Feature with a live concert at the historic Empire Theatre in downtown Belleville.

Passes are now on sale for the 2025 – 14th Annual Festival. Visit the Passes page to order your passes online

The 14th Annual Festival will be run from Friday February 21 to Sunday February 23, 2025.

We can’t wait to see you all again in 2025. Subscribe for email news and stay tuned for Festival announcements and news as we plan for the upcoming festival.

Belleville Downtown DocFest is all about celebrating film, music, art and culture – it’s all about our resilient community too. We look forward to welcoming you all back for DocFest 2025.

Last Year’s Official Festival Trailer (2024)

Official Films Selection (2024)

The Films page contains the full, 13th Annual, Downtown DocFest, Official Selection for 2024 – browse the films for trailers and more information about these incredible documentaries and the people behind them.

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