For Sama directed by Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts won the VPRO IDFA Audience Award of the 2019 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
NAME OF FESTIVAL: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
SINCE: 1988
WHERE: Amsterdam, Netherlands
WEBSITE: www.idfa.nl/industry
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: Since its launch in 1988 IDFA has been one of the world’s leading documentary film festivals, dedicated to the exhibition and promotion of ground-breaking creative documentaries.
IDFA 2019 Winners – IN A WHISPER Wins Best Documentary
Directors Heidi Hassan and Patricia Pérez Fernández are the winners of the 2019 International Film Festival Amsterdam Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary with In a Whisper.
IDFA 2019 Opens with Call for Gender Parity and Inclusion
21-year-old Canadian-Vietnamese director Carol Nguyen opened the 32nd International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam with a call for diverse representation in the film industry.
IDFA Unveils Main Competition Lineup, + World Premiere of SUNLESS SHADOWS
The world premiere of Sunless Shadows directed by Mehrdad Oskouei will kick off the 32nd edition of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.
IDFA 2019 Adds 72 Documentary Films incl Dutch Competition, Spotlight on Venezuela and Sudan
72 documentary films have been added to the lineup for International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2019 including Dutch competitions, alongside Spotlight on Venezuela, and Sudan.
IDFA Reveals 70 Documentary Films on 2019 Lineup
IDFA has added 70 news documentary films to the 2019 lineup, along with a well deserved Lifetime Achievement Award for filmmaker Jørgen Leth.
IDFA Reveals First 2019 Documentary Selections + Patricio Guzmán Restrospective
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam announced the first film selections for IDFA 2019, the Retrospective of Patricio Guzmán, and a special tribute to D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
World Premiere of DIRTY GOD to Open 48th International Film Festival Rotterdam
The world premiere of Dirty God by Dutch filmmaker Sacha Polak will open the 48th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam.
2018 IDFA Awards – REASON Wins Top Award for Best Documentary
Reason by Anand Patwardhan won the Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary at the awards ceremony of the 31st International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.
2018 IDFA to Open with Afghan Documentary KABUL, CITY IN THE WIND
Kabul, City in the Wind by Aboozar Amin, a sobering, intimate and warm account of daily life in Kabul during the silent intervals between suicide bombings, will open this year’s 31st International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Alex de Ronde’s DEAF CHILD Wins IDFA Audience Award
Deaf Child by Alex de Ronde has been voted the winner of the VPRO IDFA Audience Award – the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam’s big audience prize.
THE OTHER SIDE OF EVERYTHING Wins IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary
The Other Side of Everything wins the Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary at the 30th edition of IDFA in the Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam.
30th IDFA to Open with World Premiere of Egyptian Documentary AMAL
The 30th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) will open on November 15 with the world première of Amal by Egyptian director Mohamed Siam.
NAILA AND THE UPRISING, Story of the Role Women Played in First Intifada, Premieres at DOC NYC
Naila And The Uprising Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Julia Bacha (Budrus, My Neighbourhood), Naila And The Uprising tells the remarkable story of Naila Ayesh, who played a key role in the First Intifada
7 African Films Win Durban FilmMart Awards 2017
The Durban FilmMart (DFM), the industry development program of the Durban Film Office and Durban International Film Festival ended on a high note with the awards ceremony
LA CHANA by Lucija Stojevic Wins IDFA Audience Award
La Chana by Lucija Stojevic has won the VPRO IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Audience Award. La Chana is a portrait of flamenco queen ‘La Chana’, who returns to the stage after a 23-year absence.
Zaradasht Ahmed ‘s ‘NOWHERE TO HIDE’ Wins IDFA Award for Best Documentary
Nowhere to Hide by Zaradasht Ahmed won the IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary and Still Tomorrow by Jian Fan won the IDFA Special Jury Award for Feature-Length Documentary at the 29th IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Peter Triest PARKED LIVES wins Mediafonds Documentary Award 2016 at Opening of IDFA
At the opening of the 2016 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), the Mediafonds Documentary Award 2016 was presented to Peter Triest for his his film Parked Lives.
IDFA’s Paradocs To Present a Special Program Based Around the Work of Visual Artist Johan Grimonprez
During the upcoming IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, which starts on 16 November, IDFA’s Paradocs will present a special program based around the work of visual artist Johan Grimonprez.
IDFA to open with Dutch Director Guido Hendrikx’s STRANGER IN PARADISE
The 29th edition of IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam opens on November 16, with Stranger in Paradise by Dutch director Guido Hendrikx
60 Documentary Projects Selected for IDFA Forum 2016
From November 21 through 23, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam IDFA’s international co-finance and production market IDFA Forum will take place in the Compagnietheater in Amsterdam.
29th IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Unveils Lineup of 297 Films
The lineup for the upcoming 29th IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam taking place from November 16 to 27, will feature 297 titles
O.J.: Made in America Documentary Series to Screen at Upcoming IDFA
During the upcoming IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, the festival will show the documentary series O.J.: Made in America by director Ezra Edelman.
2016 IDFA to Present Themed Program Focusing on Slow Documentary
At the upcoming 2016 IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, the festival’s themed program The Quiet Eye will investigate slow documentary, presenting documentary projects that take as their starting point the experience of time in real life.