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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

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Location
  
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hosted by
  
IDFA

Website
  
http://www.idfa.nl/

Founded
  
1988

Language
  
International

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is the world's largest documentary film festival held annually since 1988 in Amsterdam.

The festival was initially held at the Leidseplein area in the centre of Amsterdam. The festival has since spread to a number of other locations. Cinemas and other institutes that have hosted the festival are: de Balie, Pathé City Theater, Filmmuseum Cinerama, Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam, Paradiso, the Ketelhuis, the Hotel American, Tuschinski Cinema, Pathé De Munt multiplex, Theatercompagnie and Arti et Amicitiae.

The objective of the IDFA is to promote creative documentaries and to present them to as wide an audience as possible. It started as a small festival and has grown to an eleven-day festival, screening more than 200 documentaries and attracting nearly 120,000 visitors.

Apart from its international film program, the variety of genres and the many European and world premieres featured each year, the festival also hosts debates, forums and workshops.

Prizes

In IDFA's main competition programs, the best new documentaries of the year compete for six different awards.

  • The VPRO IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary for best documentary over 60 minutes in length.

    • Prize: €12,500.00 (The jury may also present a Special Jury Award)

  • The NPS IDFA Award for Best Mid-Length Documentary for best documentary between 30 and 60 minutes in length.

    • Prize: €10,000.00

  • The IDFA Award for Best Short Documentary for best documentary under 30 minutes in length.

    • Prize: €5,000.00

  • The IDFA Award for Best First Appearance for best debut film.

    • Prize: €5,000.00

  • The IDFA Award for Best Student Documentary for best student documentary from film academies around the world.

    • Prize: €2,500.00

  • The Dioraphte IDFA Award for Dutch Documentary for best Dutch documentary.

    • Prize: €5,000.00

    In addition to the competitions, IDFA presents several non-competitive film programs:

  • Nederland 2 IDFA Audience Award for best film as voted by audience.

    • Prize: €5,000.00

  • IDFA DOC U! Award for the youth jury’s favorite film.

    • Prize: €1.500.00

  • Mediafundprize Documentary for the winner of the IDFA Documentary Workshop.

    • Prize: €125,000.00

    References

    International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Wikipedia
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