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20-08-10 | IDFAcademy Summer School kick-off

Monday 23 August the IDFA Summer School (23 - 28 August) will start in cultural center De Brakke Grond.

09-08-10 | JVF supported documentary Pequeñas Voces selected for Venice Days 2010

The Jan Vrijman Fund supported documentary Pequeñas Voces has been selected for this year’s Venice Days.

05-08-10 | New guest pass this year: IDFA Guest Pass “Light”

Accreditation for IDFA 2010 begins August 16. Accreditation possibilities will expand with a new, slimmed down guest pass.

05-08-10 | This year’s IDFA will be one day longer

Every year, IDFA is drawing larger and larger crowds. In order to offer space to more people, this year IDFA will be one day longer.

26-07-10 | Jan Vrijman Fund concludes May selection 2010

In July, the Jan Vrijman Fund held this year's second and final selection round. 23 projects from developing countries were selected.

26-07-10 | IDFAcademy Summer School announces 2010 selection

Sixteen projects have been selected for IDFA's third international Summer School, which will take place from 23 - 28 August.

05-07-10 | IDFA documentary program in Beijing

IDFA continues its China tour with a documentary program in Beijing’s UCCA cultural center from June 27-July 11.

08-06-10 | Jan Vrijman Fund and Hubert Bals Fund on tour in Africa

The beginning of July marks the official start of the Hubert Bals Fund and Jan Vrijman Fund's 'Cinema Mondial Tour' across film festivals in Africa.

07-06-10 | Soccer Docs theme program on IDFA TV

Marking the world cup soccer in South Africa, IDFA TV is showing a series of classic football documentaries.

25-05-10 | Danish documentary Armadillo wins in Cannes

War documentary Armadillo is the Grand Prix winner of the Semaine de la Critique in Cannes. Armadillo was pitched at IDFA's FORUM last year.

06-05-10 | IDFA present at World Expo 2010 in China

From 13 through 16 May, IDFA will present a documentary program in the Dutch Culture Centre at the World Expo in Shanghai, China.

06-05-10 | Waterlife wins Webby Award for best web documentary

No less than four projects from IDFA's Doc Lab were announced as winners of this year's Webby Awards this Tuesday, 4 May.

04-05-10 | Film Transit's Jan Rofekamp named 2010 Doc Mogul at Hot Docs

On Tuesday 4 May, Hot Docs presented Jan Rofekamp with the 2010 Doc Mogul Award, recognizing an individual who has made an essential contribution to the documentary industry.

04-05-10 | New EDN Financing Guide is available online

The EDN Financing Guide, the comprehensive tool for locating international financing for documentaries, is now available.

27-04-10 | Ten films from IDFA selection in the running for Golden Gate Award

No less than ten documentaries shown at IDFA are currently in competition at the San Francisco International Film Festival.

22-04-10 | Freetime Machos & Monica and David competing at Tribeca

The 9th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival kicked off yesterday in NYC. Twelve docs compete in the World Documentary Competion.

21-04-10 | Five IDFA Doc Lab projects nominated for a Webby

On Tuesday 13 April 2010, nominations were announced for the Webby Awards, also known as the ‘Oscars of the internet’.

15-04-10 | Enemies of the People, The Poot and Book of Miri win at Full Frame

On Sunday 11 April, the US documentary film festival Full Frame announced its winners. Two of them premiered last year at IDFA.

21-04-10 | La Danse and The Most Dangerous Man in America win at Brazilian documentary festival

The 15th edition of It’s All True, Brazil’s international documentary film festival, took place last month in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo.

08-04-10 | IDFA Doc Lab guest at new media fest SXSW

The SXSW Music, Film & Interactive Festival took place last month in Austin, Texas. IDFA Doc Lab was there.

31-03-10 | Tambogrande & The Bridge released for free on IDFA TV

The MoMA in New York recently screened films from the archives of IDFA's Jan Vrijman Fund. Two films can now be seen online.

09-03-10 | New world docs released for free on IDFA TV

The MoMA in New York recently screened films from the archives of IDFA's Jan Vrijman Fund. Two films can now be seen online.

08-03-10 | Audience favorite The Cove wins Oscar

The 82nd Academy Awards took place on 7 March. The Oscar for best feature documentary went to The Cove.

17-02-10 | JVF supported film wins Cinema for Peace Award

On Monday 15 February, the Iranian documentary Women in Shroud won the Cinema for Peace Award for Justice in Berlin.

16-02-10 | IDFA TV releases new documentary classic

The Underground Orchestra: Acclaimed portrait of uprooted subway musicians in Paris (Heddy Honigmann, 1997).

04-02-10 | MoMA spotlights Jan Vrijman Fund Films

The Museum of Modern Art in New York is showcasing Jan Vrijman Fund films at the 9th edition of Documentary Fortnight.

04-02-10 | Documentary nominations Oscars 2010

Nominated feature documentaries are: Burma VJ, The Cove, Food, Inc., The Most Dangerous Man in America and Which Way Home.

04-02-10 | Jan Vrijman Fund Films at Berlinale

The Berlin film festival will be screening three films that have been supported by IDFA's Jan Vrijman Fund.

01-02-10 | IDFA congratulates Sundance documentary winners

During the closing ceremony last Saturday, Sundance awarded three documentaries screened at the previous IDFA.

26-01-10 | 'Women in Shroud' nominated for humanitarian award

The Iranian documentary Women in Shroud has been nominated for the Cinema for Peace Award for Justice.

25-01-10 | Haiti documentaries released for free to support relief efforts

IDFA TV is now streaming two insightful documentaries about Haiti. With this, IDFA wants to support relief efforts.

14-01-10 | Drona & Me competes for Crystal Bear

Clever portrait of autistic boy, which premiered at IDFA 2009, has been selected for festivals in Berlin, New York and Prague.
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