The 35th #IDFA has announced its final programming selections and opening film for the festival taking place in Amsterdam from November 9-20.

The festival opens with the world premiere of All You See (dir. Niki Padidar). Contemplating questions of what it means to belong, who gets excluded, and how outsider status is continually reaffirmed, Padidar’s multi-layered feature powerfully foregrounds the sensation of being looked at. Honest, painful, and even humorous encounters with three other immigrants to the Netherlands are stylistically interwoven between Padidar’s own personal history, opening up a vulnerable space of articulation with global resonance.

The International Competition will present 13 singular films that absorb us in cinematic worlds of human emotion, looking across generations for rich sources of meaning, while the Envision Competition offers 12 unparalleled films, each of them stylistically arresting, as visionary filmmakers forge new cinematic languages. Also announed are the 12-titles making up the Immersive Competition, which showcases the growth of the immersive art form on all fronts. With 10 selected titles, the Digital Storytelling Competition builds on the rich history of interactive storytelling with both established names and newcomers.