On Saturday June 23 members of the Ukrainian diaspora and art and film communities in the Netherlands will gather on Museumplein in Amsterdam to raise awareness about the plight of Ukrainian political prisoner and award-winning filmmaker Oleg Sentsov. They will demand that the government of the Russian Federation release him and other illegitimately detained Ukrainian political prisoners.
On Thursday May 17 IDFA organized a special preview of Hale County This Morning, This Evening in Pathé Tuschinski. This is a sometimes funny, but often touching portrait of an Afro-American community in the American South – a region known for its history of slavery and poverty. Afterwards IDFA’s new artistic director Orwa Nyrabia talked with film director RaMell Ross about his experiences in Hale County.
Pakhuis de Zwijger is closing the cultural season with a series of open air screenings: nine brilliant documentaries from the IDFA-program. The screenings take place at the square in front of Pakhuis de Zwijger (Piet Heinkade 179, Amsterdam). The movies start at around 10 pm, entrance is free. English subtitles, or English spoken.
On Thursday May 17 IDFA organizes a special preview of Hale County This Morning, This Evening in Pathé Tuschinski. This film will also be screened during IDFA 2018. Afterwards IDFA’s new artistic director Orwa Nyrabia speaks with film director RaMell Ross.
Are you longing to see some of the documentaries of IDFA 2017? That's possible. There are still some documentaries to watch either in the cinema, on television or online!
The Best of IDFA on Tour presents four IDFA-award winning films in one program. Please take note: The films are Dutch subtitled only.
Up-and-coming virtual reality artist Ali Eslami creates a journey through the history of European bloodbaths in this immersive experience, now available to download.
Interdisciplinary artist Jonathan Harris was IDFA's guest of honor this year. Watch the video of his Master Talk during IDFA 2017 at the top of the page.
Alex de Ronde’s Deaf Child has won the VPRO Audience Award 2017. This was announced on Friday night at the Westergastheater in Amsterdam.
The documentary series Kids on the Silk Road, produced by Maria Stevnbak Westergren for Danish production house Toolbox Film, has won the Best Roundtable Pitch at the IDFA Forum 2017.