News

    Read all the latest news from the festival and IDFA's year-round programs here, in addition to in-depth articles.

    Filters:
    Category
    354 Results
    Clear filters

    Lea Glob on her journey with Apolonia Sokol

    • Festival
    • November 20, 2022
    • Vladan Petković

      Danish filmmaker Lea Glob has triumphed at IDFA, winning Best Film in the International Competition with her third film, and her first solo-directed effort, Apolonia, Apolonia. Filmed over a period of 13 years, it charts the trajectory of the titular protagonist, but also of the filmmaker herself.

      More info

      Blue ID wins NPO IDFA Audience Award

        Blue ID by Burcu Melekoglu and Vuslat Karan has won the NPO IDFA Audience Award, the grand public prize of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).

        More info

        Apolonia, Apolonia wins Best Film in the International Competition and Manifesto wins Best Film in the Envision Competition

          The winners of IDFA's 35th edition competition programs were announced at the Awards Ceremony taking place at ITA (Internationaal Theater Amsterdam) on Thursday November 17th. Apolonia, Apolonia by Lea Glob was the winner of the IDFA Award for Best Film. Angie Vinchito won the IDFA Award for Best Film in the Envision Competition for Manifesto (Russia).

          More info

          ‘Producing - beyond money’ talk addresses inequalities in the co-production landscape

            ‘Producing - beyond money,’ the Industry Talk that took place this week at Felix Meritis, looked at how the current funding and co-production landscape relying on Western European and North American systems often falls short of addressing the needs of the regions where the most topical and sought-after stories are coming from, such as Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Southeast Asia.

            More info

            Laura Poitras x ICFR: Knowing you are not alone is key

              A particularly moving Industry Talk took place on Tuesday at ITA, where IDFA Guest of Honor Laura Poitras led the conversation with representatives of the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (IFCR): IFFR Director Vanja Kaludjercic, ICFR coordinator Sara Ishaq and IDFA's Artistic Director Orwa Nyrabia.

              More info

              Niñxs, The Tuba Thieves, We Speak Their Names In Hushed Tones win IDFA Forum Awards

                Earlier this evening, the IDFA Forum Awards were announced in Felix Meritis. Kani Lapuerta’s project Niñxs won the IDFA Forum Award for Best Pitch, Alison O'Daniel’s The Tuba Thieves took home the IDFA Forum Award for Best Rough Cut, and the DocLab Forum Award went to We Speak Their Names In Hushed Tones by Omoregie Osakpolor. Each award includes a cash prize of €1,500. The Tuba Thieves will also receive closed captioning and subtitles from inVision Subtitling.

                More info

                Co-creation is everywhere: with friends, communities, VR, and buffalo

                  Co-creation is one of the big themes of this year's IDFA, and at an Industry Talk entitled "Co-creation is everywhere but hard to see" over the weekend, we had the chance to learn about various forms of this ancient creative activity that we are now rediscovering.

                  More info

                  Three women filmmakers on directing the personal

                    The IDFAcademy Talk "Directing the personal", which took place at ITA on Saturday morning, gathered three women filmmakers with films in the IDFA program: Niki Padidar with the IDFA Opening Film All You See, which screens in Luminous; Lea Glob with Apolonia, Apolonia which is in International Competition; and Biserka Šuran with Scenes with My Father, which is showing in Envision Competition.

                    More info

                    Not Yet Yes

                    • Festival
                    • November 13, 2022
                    • Simon(e) van Saarloos

                      What does queerness without a closet look like? A queerness that defies the existing structures, a queerness that refuses to come out, because you will simply land in a society seeped with encapsulating normativity?

                      More info

                      It's OK to be nervous: DocLab opens at de Brakke Grond

                        After several years spent in Tolhuistuin, IDFA DocLab has returned to the heart of Amsterdam with exhibitions, live shows, VR experiences, digital art installations, and motion capture performances in de Brakke Grond and Arti et Amicitiae, as well as fulldome projections at ARTIS-Planetarium.

                        More info
                        ...

                        This website uses cookies.

                        By using cookies we can measure how our site is used, how it can be further improved and to personalize the content of online advertisements.

                        Read
                         here everything about our cookie policy. If you choose to decline, we only place functional and analytical cookies