The États généraux du film documentaire is an annual film festival held in Lussas, France, dedicated to creative documentary cinema. Recognized as one of France's major documentary events, it brings together professionals and the general public for a week in August, showcasing around 130 films, seminars, and professional meetings. The festival emphasizes exchange and debate rather than competition, with programming that includes contemporary works, retrospectives, and discussions on the evolution and diffusion of documentary film.