How to submit your interactive/immersive project for IDFA 2023
We are now accepting submitted performances and interactive/immersive projects for IDFA 2023. If you are submitting a film, please refer to our separate film submission page.
What we're looking for
We are open to all sorts of non-fiction artworks that use emerging media to represent reality, including web experiences, digital art, games, audio experiences, immersive experiences (such as VR/AR/MR, social VR and fulldome films), physical installations, live performances, and immersive theater.
We also encourage submissions of performances/live projects that combine documentary film elements with music, theater, dance, and/or emerging media.
Project submissions will be considered for IDFA DocLab, IDFA on Stage, and other program sections that explore different ways of showcasing documentary art.
How to submit your interactive/immersive project or performance
- Please read the regulations carefully before filling out the entry form.
- Go to MyIDFA (in the section ‘My Entries’) to submit the online entry form and pay the entry fee.
- For any questions about the submission process, take a look at our submission FAQs for interactive/immersive projects.
- If your question is not answered in the FAQs, get in touch with us.
- Please provide us with the appropriate viewing materials via a (password-protected) streaming/download link or by uploading supporting documentation.
We can preview interactive/immersive projects on most platforms and devices such as MAC, PC, iOS, Android, Oculus, VIVE, Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, etc. We can also consider projects made for other platforms, devices, and VR/AR headsets. For projects using custom platforms or devices, please specify what’s required in the online entry form.
For more information about the types of works IDFA can showcase, read about IDFA DocLab and our various program sections such as IDFA on Stage.
Submission deadline & fees
Accessibility
If you require assistance submitting your project because you have a disability, or you experience language barriers in the submission process, get in touch with us:
Phone: +31 (0)20 6273329
Email: doclab@idfa.nl
If your project is selected, we encourage you to provide more accessible formats for festival visitors with disabilities. We will contact you about how we can present your work in the best and most accessible way.
