IDFA - Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

36. Edition

IDFA - Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

when:November 8th - 19th, 2023
address:Frederiksplein 52
1017 XN Amsterdam
The Netherlands
tel:+31(0)20 - 627 3329
fax:+31(0)20 - 638 5388
email:info@idfa.nl
website:festival.idfa.nl/
deadline:July 13th, 2023
entry form:Online submission

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam offers an independent and inspiring meeting place for audiences and professionals to see a diverse and high-quality program. The diverse nature of the event applies to the form and content of the films as well as to the cultural backgrounds of the filmmakers. IDFA offers an alternative to mass entertainment and uniformity, confirming that there is an increasing need in audiences for high-quality films that delve deep and urge us to reflect. Since 2007, the festival's New Media program IDFA DocLab showcases the best interactive non-fiction storytelling and explores how the digital revolution is reshaping documentary art.
In addition to the festival, IDFA has developed several professional activities, contributing to the development of filmmakers and their films at all stages. At co-financing and co-production market IDFA Forum filmmakers and producers pitch their plans to financiers; at Docs for Sale new documentaries are on offer to programmers and distributors; the IDFA Bertha Fund supports filmmakers and documentary projects in developing countries; and the IDFAcademy offers a international training programs for up-and-coming doc talents.

2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
  • Butterfly by Alessandro Cassigoli, Casey Kauffman: Luminous

  • Camorra by Francesco Patierno: Competition for Feature-Length Documentary

  • Dark corner by Fabio Caramaschi: Luminous

  • First movement of the immovable by Sebastiano d'Ayala Valva: Competition for First Appearance - Best First Appearance

  • Samouni Road by Stefano Savona: Best of Fests

  • Soyalism by Stefano Liberti, Enrico Parenti: Frontlight

2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2003
2002
2001
  • Sanpeet (poison) by Giuseppe Petitto, Enrico Pitzianti, Gianluca Pulcini: Silver Wolf Competition