International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)

NAME OF FESTIVAL: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)

SINCE: 1988

WHERE: Amsterdam, Netherlands

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

Since its launch in 1988, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has been one of the world's leading documentary film festivals, dedicated to the exhibition and promotion of ground-breaking creative documentaries.

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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)

Fat Front directed by Louise Unmack Kjeldsen and Louise Detlefsen

IDFA Reveals 70 Documentary Films on 2019 Lineup

IDFA has added 70 news documentary films to the 2019 lineup, along with a well deserved Lifetime Achievement Award for filmmaker Jørgen Leth.

Steve Bannon in THE BRINK directed by Alison Klayman

IDFA Reveals First 2019 Documentary Selections + Patricio Guzmán Restrospective

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam announced the first film selections for IDFA 2019, the Retrospective of Patricio Guzmán, and a special tribute to D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

World Premiere of DIRTY GOD to Open 48th International Film Festival Rotterdam

The world premiere of Dirty God by Dutch filmmaker Sacha Polak will open the 48th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Anand Patwardhan (India), The IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary Film Reason, The film is a broad-ranging examination of Indian society, where secular rationalists are hunted down as they attempt to stem the rising tide of religious and nationalist fundamentalism. Photo: Nichon Glerum International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam 2018, Award Show in de Stadsschouwburg.

2018 IDFA Awards – REASON Wins Top Award for Best Documentary

Reason by Anand Patwardhan won the Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary at the awards ceremony of the 31st International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.

2018 IDFA to Open with Afghan Documentary KABUL, CITY IN THE WIND

Kabul, City in the Wind by Aboozar Amin, a sobering, intimate and warm account of daily life in Kabul during the silent intervals between suicide bombings, will open this year’s 31st International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Alex de Ronde’s DEAF CHILD Wins IDFA Audience Award

Deaf Child by Alex de Ronde has been voted the winner of the VPRO IDFA Audience Award – the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam’s big audience prize.

THE OTHER SIDE OF EVERYTHING Wins IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary

The Other Side of Everything wins the Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary at the 30th edition of IDFA in the Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam.

30th IDFA to Open with World Premiere of Egyptian Documentary AMAL

The 30th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) will open on November 15 with the world première of Amal by Egyptian director Mohamed Siam.

NAILA AND THE UPRISING, Story of the Role Women Played in First Intifada, Premieres at DOC NYC

Naila And The Uprising Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Julia Bacha (Budrus, My Neighbourhood), Naila And The Uprising tells the remarkable story of Naila Ayesh, who played a key role in the First Intifada

7 African Films Win Durban FilmMart Awards 2017

The Durban FilmMart (DFM), the industry development program of the Durban Film Office and Durban International Film Festival ended on a high note with the awards ceremony

‘Sonita” “Boudewijn de Groot – Come Closer ” Win Audience Awards at IDFA

Sonita by Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami is the winner of the IDFA Audience Award at the 2015 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Sonita – which was made with support from the IDFA Bertha Fund – also won the IDFA DOC U Award. Boudewijn de Groot – Come Closer by Suzanne Raes took the IDFA Music Audience Award. Sonita, tells the story of 18-year-old Afghan Sonita Alizadeh, who lives illegally in Iran and dreams of a career […]

Don Juan Wins Best Feature-Length Documentary Award at 28th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Jerzy Sladkowski’s Don Juan won the VPRO IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary and Ukrainian Sheriffs by Roman Bondarchuk won the IDFA Special Jury Award for Feature-Length Documentary at the 28th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam IDFA award ceremony. The prize for the best Dutch documentary went to Ester Gould for A Strange Love Affair with Ego. The festival’s opening film A Family Affair by Tom Fassaert was awarded the IDFA Special Jury Award for […]

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