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    Explore the online magazine IDFA 2020: A Year in Review

    Explore the online magazine IDFA 2020: A Year in Review

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    • March 1, 2021

    After a year of lockdowns, where does IDFA stand? In the new online magazine IDFA 2020: A Year in Review, our staff consider this urgent question from a variety of perspectives. From pushing the envelope in our festival programming and embracing new documentary formats to supporting filmmakers and film professionals in entirely new ways, the first year of the pandemic put us to the test. But sometimes, testing is what we do best. …

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    New ITA and IDFA collaboration explores crossover of theater and documentary film

    New ITA and IDFA collaboration explores crossover of theater and documentary film

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    • March 4, 2021

    The dialogue between cinema and theater is as old as cinema itself. The two art forms have never stopped influencing each other. Documentary film has been drawing on theater for decades, both directly, in the case of films made inside the space of theater, and indirectly, using theatrical elements and stylistic vocabulary. Theater, on the other hand, is playing more and more with documentary elements. …

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    New ITA and IDFA collaboration explores crossover of theater and documentary film

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    First IDFA Bertha Fund selection of 2021 supports ten projects with 125k total

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    Pathways: Film selections to watch at home

    New in the collection

    • As we expand our online collection, we invite you to explore a selection of our most recent additions. The following documentary films and new media projects are now available to stream on IDFA.nl. Happy watching!

    Solidarity in times of distancing

    • In a time when “social distancing” is the motto, we are all discovering that "solidarity" should be the word.

    Children's documentaries to watch for free

    • Watching documentaries helps children form opinions, broadens their view, and playfully teaches them to be critical of what they are shown.

    Tips in our Online Collection

    Collective

    • Thriller by Alexander Nanau.

    No Crying at the Dinner Table

    • Three members of a Vietnamese-Canadian family open up about their emotions.

    Hoop Dreams

    • Two young basketball players pursue their dream to play in the NBA.

    African Mirror

    • Collage of archive material which showcases how Europeans have projected their ideal image on Africa.

    The Dead Nation

    • Documentary about the uprise of anti-semitism in Romania in the 1930's.

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