Press

Find all relevant information for international and Dutch press here.

Press releases

September 9, 2025:

IDFA celebrates filmmaker Susana de Sousa Dias at IDFA 2025

September 23, 2025:

IDFA announces first competition titles

October 8, 2025:

IDFA announces 51 projects selected for IDFA Forum 2025

October 14, 2025:

IDFA reveals competition lineups for 38th edition

November 19, 2025:

IDFA Forum Awards announces 2025 winners

November 20, 2025:

A Fox Under a Pink Moon wins Best Film in the International Competition and Past Future Continuous wins Best Film in the Envision Competition

IDFA in the press

Selected highlights of IDFA in the media, ranging from in-depth articles, reviews and interviews with filmmakers. Read below. This overview is updated weekly.

IDFA's principles and guidelines

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Press conference

The final competition titles and the full selection have been announced on Tuesday, October 14 during the press conference. Watch it here:

Contact

For international and Dutch press enquiries (film previews, interview requests, press materials etc), please email press@idfa.nl.

For press enquiries about the IDFA Doclab programme and to register for the DocLab press tour on Friday 14 November at 16.00 p.m., please contact Michel Langendijk at michellangendijk@idfa.nl.