In the increasingly competitive landscape of international film festivals, few artistic directors have shaped theirs as decisively as Emilie Bujès. Her nine year at Visions du Réel saw the Swiss festival grow into one of the ost important international platforms for non-fiction film, attracting an impressive range of renowned filmmakers focused on realit stories as well as a exciting new talents. Before seeking out a new challenge at the Geneva International Film Festival, her final edition of Visions du Réel asserts her bold curatorial vision with a program that challenges established perceptions of non-fiction cinema. In an interview on site with Lidanoir, Bujés reflects on the balance between artistic and social-political aspects of selected titles, why she avoids th term "documentary", the financial challenges international film festival face, and the complicated presence of AI.