38th IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
13.11.2025–23.11.2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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 |
| Dead Angle: Institutions | For Children; For Youths |
| School Program | 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 |
|||
| Envision Competition (feature & midlength) | yes |
yes |
|||
| International Competition | yes |
yes |
|||
| Frontlight (features) | yes |
yes |
|||
| Luminous | yes |
yes |
|||
| IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling | yes |
||||
| IDFA DocLab Competition for Immersive Non-Fiction | yes |
||||
| Youth Competition | yes |
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| Best of Fests | yes |
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| Signed | yes |
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| Dead Angle: Institutions | yes |
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| School Program | yes |
*Films participating in these sections can apply for support measures / receive Succès points