International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam
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| Location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| Founded | 1988 |
| Hosted by | IDFA |
| Language | International |
| Website | http://www.idfa.nl/ |
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.
In IDFA's main competition programs, the best new documentaries of the year compete for six different awards.
Prize: €12,500.00 (The jury may also present a Special Jury Award)
Prize: €10,000.00
Prize: €5,000.00
Prize: €5,000.00
Prize: €2,500.00
Prize: €5,000.00
In addition to the competitions, IDFA presents several non-competitive film programs:
Prize: €5,000.00
Prize: €1.500.00
Prize: €125,000.00
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