International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Notes
- The festival takes place since 1988.
- Since 1988 the festival traditionally asks a filmmaker to compile a program of his or her favorite ten (Top 10) documentary films which then will be screened for the festival's audience.
- Since 2001 the festival has abolished the distinction between video and film and initiated one competition for the long documentary (exceeding 60 minutes) and one for the short documentary (60 minutes or under).
- Since 2005 the festival has a section for mid-length documentaries (30-60 minutes) and a section for short documentaries (30 minutes or under).
Awards
Amnesty International - DOEN Award
Amnesty International - DOEN Award - Special Mention
Amsterdam Human Rights Award
Audience Award
Best Dutch Documentary
Best Dutch Documentary - Special Mention
Best Feature-Length Documentary
Best International Documentary
Best Mid-Length Documentary
- The award is the successor of the Silver Wolf award.
Best Mid-Length Documentary - Special Mention
Best Roundtable Pitch
Best Short Documentary
- The award is the successor of the Silver Cup award.
Best Student Documentary
Best Student Documentary - Special Mention
Best of Fest
Cultuurfonds Documentary Stipend
DOC U! Award
DocLab Award
Envision Competition
FIPRESCI Prize
FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention
First Appearance Award
First Appearance Award - Special Mention
Green Screen Award
IDFA Award for Best Children's Documentary
IDFA Award for Best Children's Documentary - Special Mention
IDFA Award for Best Cinematography
IDFA Award for Best Directing
IDFA Award for Best Editing
IDFA Award for Best Film in the Envision Competition
IDFA Award for Best First Feature
IDFA Competition for Dutch Documentary
IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling
IDFA DocLab Immersive Non-Fiction Award
IDFA Forum Award for Best Pitch
IDFA Kids & Docs Competition
IDFA ReFrame Award for Creative Use of Archive
IDFA ReFrame Award for Creative Use of Archive - Special Mention
IDFA Special Jury Award
Joris Ivens Award
Mediafonds Documentary Award
Movies That Matter Award
Music Documentary Audience Award
Oxfam Global Justice Award
Panorama
Peter Wintonick Special Jury Award for First Appearance
Planet Me Minidoc Competition
Silver Cub
Silver Wolf
Silver Wolf - Special Mention
Special Jury Award
Special Mention
Wisselzak Trophy
Zapper
Historical Timeline
1988
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Bert Haanstra.
1989
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Krzysztof Kieslowski.
1990
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani.
1991
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by 'Agnès Varda'.
1992
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Robert Kramer.
1993
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Dennis O'Rourke.
1994
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Johan van der Keuken.
1995
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Barbara Kopple.
1996
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Jan Vrijman.
1997
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
1998
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Kazuo Hara.
- 185 films are shown to a paying audience total of 51,000. 800 guests and 160 press people are accredited.
- 188 films are shown to a paying audience total of 56,000. 1140 guests and 160 press people are accredited.
1999
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Werner Herzog.
- 211 films are shown to a paying audience total of 62,000. 1300 guests and 165 press people are accredited.
2000
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Michael Apted.
2001
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Kim Longinotto.
- For the first time in its history, the festival does not make a distinction between film and video documentaries.
2002
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Walter Salles and João Moreira Salles.
2003
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Ulrich Seidl.
2004
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Jannie Langbroek.
2005
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Hany Abu-Assad.
2006
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Alan Berliner.
2007
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Maziar Bahari.
2008
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Nikolaus Geyrhalter.
2009
- This year's filmmaker's Top 10 is compiled by Eyal Sivan.