IDFA
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Get out
RACISM: A row of tamarisk trees along a huge golf course in Palm Springs begs the question, can a tree be racist?
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Silent House
IRAN: The fortunes of three generations of an upper-middle-class Iranian family tracked across forty years of turbulent Iranian history.
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IDFA 2022: the complete winners
Following the announcement of IDFA Forum 2022 winners earlier in the week, the full list of awarded films at the 35th festival have now been announced. IDFA 2022 Awards Best Film: Apolonia, Apolonia (dir. Lea Glob) – Denmark, Poland, France Best Directing: Much Ado About Dying (dir. Simon Chambers) – Ireland, United Kingdom Best Editing:…
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IDFA Forum announces 2022 awards
The 2022 #IDFA Forum Awards have been announced, each coming with a cash prize of €1,500. For Best Pitch, Kani Lapuerta’s Niñxs (Mexico, Germany) was awarded. The film follows Karla, a 14-year-old trans girl, who, together with the director weave their stories of transition. Then, the award for Best Rough Cut went to Alison O’Daniel’s…
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Scientifically proven fiction
LEGENDS: Does Shangri-La really exist? From the mountains of Tibet to global archives, filmmaker Mirka Duijn seeks the answers.
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«You can feel the confidence and lack of compromise in the filmmaking»
IDFA: Modern Times Review speaks head programmers Laura van Halsema and Joost Daamen on the breakdown of programming such a vast selection of films, how to maintain a balanced lineup, the reasoning behind its 2022 focus programmes, and more.
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Dutch films to feature prominently across IDFA programme
With the 35th #IDFA officially underway, there are a total of 26 Dutch (co)productions in its line-up. No less than 19 films will be competing for one or more IDFA awards, and 20 (co)productions will be celebrating their world premiere at the festival. As the festival opened with one, Niki Padidar’s All You See, here…
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An eternal audition
IDENTITY: Encounters with three other «new comers» to the Netherlands, the IDFA opening film turns the spotlight on all of us as it ponders questions of belonging, who gets exclusion, and the constant reaffirmation of outsider status.
