Learn more about accreditation at IDFA
Depending on your professional activities in the documentary field and your interest, IDFA offers a variety of accreditations providing access to the festival, IDFA’s markets Docs for Sale and IDFA Forum as well as the IDFAcademy program.
Accreditation is available from September 01. Please take careful note of our guidelines below before filling in our accreditation form.
Please note that different deadlines apply for application to the IDFAcademy program and IDFA Forum.
Cancellations
For professionals, IDFA 2020 is taking place online. If you intended to come to Amsterdam but it turns out you are not able to, you can attend IDFA online. If you still have to cancel completely, please let us know as soon as possible by e-mailing guestservices@idfa.nl. For further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
No refund policy
For all cancellations received after November 4, IDFA handles a no refund policy.
Copyright
The applicant will guarantee to have secured clearance from the copyright holders of any copyrighted materials included within the submitted accreditation for all purposes for which the material will be used, including the online Guest List, printed passes and printed/online festival related information guides. The applicant will guarantee to hold IDFA harmless from any claims from copyright holders in relation to use of the submitted material. IDFA reserves the right to disqualify any accreditation with unauthorized inclusion of copyrighted materials.
Updates to passes in 2020
With IDFA 2020 being solely online for international guests this year, we also have had to make changes in our access structure. Hopefully the listing below gives you enough information to make an informed decision on what accreditation suits you best. For more information about IDFA in light of the current state of the corona pandemic, see our COVID-19 info page.
€150 excl. 9% VAT
This accreditation gives access to:
€175 excl. 21% VAT
Due to high demand, the number of participants is limited to two participants per production company. All observer accreditations will undergo a selection process. To learn more about the setup of IDFA Forum 2020, please click here. To learn more about the setup of IDFA DocLab Forum 2020, please click here.
This accreditation gives access to:
€150 excl. 9% VAT
This accreditation gives access to:
One accreditation is included in the entry fee of a representative (producer, director, or sales agent) from the film selected for Docs for Sale. Additional Docs for Sale Participant accreditations can be purchased for €50 excl. 21% VAT.
This accreditation gives access to:
€125 excl. 9% VAT
IDFAcademy is open to emerging filmmakers and producers. Selection will be based on the information you provide and will be made mid-October. The deadline for application to IDFAcademy is September 1.
This accreditation gives access to:
€40 excl. 9% VAT
This accreditation gives access to: