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Schedule Documentaire Paviljoen

Taming the Garden

Fri, Oct 16 17:30 - 19:08

Fri, Oct 16 20:00 - 21:55

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The opening film of IDFA 2026: White Tiger Column

A training camp for Myanmar’s resistance movement lasts 45 days. Up close, we follow a group of young people who have decided to fight for their freedom. A moving and visually striking portrait of a courageous generation.

Main competitions now revealed

IDFA DocLab competitions unveiled

Luminous: from observation to experimentation

Frontlight explores the realities of today

IDFA Forum unveils 47 projects

Short film competition titles revealed

DocLab explores Shared Realities

Signed: filmmakers with a signature beyond the canon

Best of Fests: favorites from around the world

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