«Cinema is about transcending us»
IDFA: Artistic Director Orwa Nyrabia on the safety measures, the new competition approach, and the current IDFA experience.
IDFA
Located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
IDFA offers an independent and inspiring meeting place for audiences and professionals to see a diverse and high-quality program. The diverse nature of the event applies to the form and content of the films as well as to the cultural backgrounds of the filmmakers. IDFA offers an alternative to mass entertainment and uniformity, confirming that there is an increasing need in audiences for high-quality films that delve deep and urge us to reflect.
ChileDoc descends on IDFA with diverse selection of Chilean productions
The 34th International Documentary Festival Amsterdam kicks takes place 17 – 28 November 2021. With the world’s documentary industry descending
A dream becomes a nightmare
LABOUR: On the front lines of the visible – and invisible – global platform economy.
IDFA announces main competition slate; opening film for 34th edition
The 34th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is just over two weeks away. Today, Artistic Director
Film editing – classical or not?
Editorial: After 40 years as film editor, Niels Pagh Andersen now has written an inspiring book combined with video interviews with 8 filmmakers. What did he learn on this long voyage?
IDFA adds special lost Dziga Vertov; announces Luminous and Frontlight titles
After disappearing for a century, Dziga Vertov’s long-lost masterpiece The History of the Civil War makes its world premiere via
IDFA announces 62 selected projects for 2021 IDFA Forum co financing/co production market
IDFA has announced the 62 documentary projects selected for IDFA Forum 2021. Celebrating its 29th edition this year from 20
The rise, fall, and rise of Russia’s free-spirited broadcaster
JOURNALISM: The story of Russia’s last national independent TV news station.
IDFA announces 2021 Masters, Best of Fests, and Paradocs selections
IDFA has added another 65 films to its 2021 festival lineup, 17 – 28 November, including the non-competitive program sections
When one book is always enough
AGEING:What can a group of retirees engaged in leisurely hours reading Proust have to tell us about the world we live in today?