38th IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
13.11.2025–23.11.2025
Amsterdam, Niederlande
28.05.2025
Regular Deadline Features
28.05.2025
Regular Deadline Shorts
24.04.2025
Early Deadline Features
24.04.2025
Early Deadline Shorts
10.07.2025
Late Deadline Features
10.07.2025
Late Deadline Shorts
03.07.2025
Special Deadline
performances/interactive/immersive new media proje
Accepted formats: Short Film, Feature Length Film, XR / Immersive
Section Profile
| Section | |
|---|---|
| IDFA Competition for Short Documentary | |
| IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary | For Children; For Youths |
| Frontlight (shorts) | |
| Envision Competition (shorts) | |
| Envision Competition (feature & midlength) | |
| International Competition | |
| Frontlight (features) | |
| Luminous | |
| IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling | |
| IDFA DocLab Competition for Immersive Non-Fiction | |
| Youth Competition | |
| Best of Fests | For Children; For Youths |
| Signed | For Children; For Youths |
Supported Sections
| Section* | SWISS FILMS Support short films |
SWISS FILMS Support feature-length films |
SWISS FILMS Support XR |
BAK Succès Festival |
MEDIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDFA Competition for Short Documentary | yes |
yes |
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| IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary | yes |
yes |
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| Frontlight (shorts) | yes |
yes |
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| Envision Competition (shorts) | yes |
yes |
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| Envision Competition (feature & midlength) | yes |
yes |
|||
| International Competition | yes |
yes |
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| Frontlight (features) | yes |
yes |
|||
| Luminous | yes |
yes |
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| IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling | yes |
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| IDFA DocLab Competition for Immersive Non-Fiction | yes |
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| Youth Competition | yes |
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| Best of Fests | yes |
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| Signed | yes |
*Films participating in these sections can apply for support measures / receive Succès points