International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam

Selecting films and new media projects for the festival

All festival submissions are reviewed thoroughly and carefully by our international programming team. At IDFA, selecting is a highly collaborative process that involves a dedicated team of experienced programmers, associate programmers, and program advisors. These experts from around the world join in the discussion that leads up to IDFA’s final selection. The selection process is overseen by IDFA’s artistic director.…

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Eritrea Stars

The Dutch city of Gorinchem welcomes Eritrea’s soccer team with open arms. Will the refugee players make their dreams come true?

The Earth is Blue as an Orange

With bombs falling all around their home in Ukraine, Anna and her four children manage to keep the chaos of war at bay by making a film about their experiences.

Art and Craft

Landis has been producing fake works of art for 30 years and has never earned a penny for it. He donates them to museums, which accept them with gratitude.

The Lifeguard

Oscar-nominated director Maite Alberdi’s first feature film: an observational portrait of a young lifeguard at odds with the rest of the beach. What happens when emergency strikes?

The Specialist

Revered director Eyal Sivan’s archival film on the Adolf Eichmann trial. Taking a cue from Hannah Arendt, Sivan hones his gaze on Eichmann the person. Who was he really?

Classics to watch at home

Anniversary of the Revolution

Possibly the first feature-length documentary ever made, Dziga Vertov's long lost film portrays the Russian Revolution first-hand.

Episode 3 - Enjoy Poverty

Artist Renzo Martens launches a project in Congo where he enlists the locals to document their own poverty.

The Other Man - F.W. de Klerk and the End of Apartheid

A reconstruction of the end of apartheid in South Africa, viewed from the perspective of former President de Klerk.

Public Housing

Frederick Wiseman, master of the direct cinema tradition, closely follows life in a dreary Chicago suburb.

Return to Homs

An intimate portrait of a group of young battling revolutionary friends in the Syrian city of Homs, which is slowly turning into a ghost town.

IDFA Special: The Natural History of Destruction

Don't miss the Dutch premiere of the new Sergei Loznitsa film on June 8th in Amsterdam >

Selecting films and new media projects for the festival

Support Iranian Filmmakers Mina Keshavarz and Firouzeh Khosravani

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New films to watch at home

Eritrea Stars

The Earth is Blue as an Orange

Art and Craft

The Lifeguard

The Specialist

Classics to watch at home

Anniversary of the Revolution

Episode 3 - Enjoy Poverty

The Other Man - F.W. de Klerk and the End of Apartheid

Public Housing

Return to Homs

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