Escape from Danish colonialism
COLONIALISM: Greenlanders upend past patterns while exploring culture and identity
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.
Armour-plated schools
GUNS: Fear of school shootings in the US has created an entire industry dedicated to turning educational institutions penal.
IDFA announces final titles for 2020 edition
With less than a month from the 33rd edition of #IDFA, the festival has announced opening film, as well as
Hearts of darkness, dreams of light
CONGO: Honouring survivors of his Congo’s 2000 «Six Day War» seeking acknowledgment or financial compensation for their pains.
IDFA announces first competition films; Luminous, Frontlight, IDFA on Stage
The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has announced 90 films and performances across competition and non-competition programmes. The Dutch, short,
Neither banal nor evil
CONTROL: A search for understanding from a survivor of Aum Shinrikyo’s 1995 sarin gas attack on Tokyo’s subway.
Last stop utopia
CUBA: After ushering in the American Empire and its eventual revolt against it, Hubert Sauper takes an immersive look at Cuba and its people.
Fragments from Paris
HISTORY: In returning to Paris, German avant-garde filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger resurrects memories of the city that she called home through the 1960s.
Factory farming filth
FARMING: The filth and falsification at the heart of the factory farming system – responsible for up to 50 percent of the world’s climate change – is revealed.
IDFA Forum announces selections, new category & award
63 projects have been selected for the 2020 #IDFA Forum, the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam’s co-production and co-financing market. Featuring
IDFA 2020 adds Masters, Paradocs, and Best of Fests additions
International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has announced a slew of new films for its hybrid edition running 18 – 29
IDFA announces first films for 2020; Best of Fests & Gianfranco Rosi Top 10
IDFA has announced the first films of its 33rd edition. With 30 films in the Best of Fests programme, and