IDFA Program Guide 2022 by IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

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Supporting artistic, independent, and critical voices from around the world In collaboration with filmmakers from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania the Fund strives toward a truly international documentary industry

IDFA Bertha Fund – Classic Funding opportunities for documentary filmmakers and producers living and working in IBF supported regions •

Development: For research, writing and/or production of a trailer

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Production & post-production: For all stages of production & postproduction

Deadlines: 10 December 2022 and 10 June 2023

IDFA Bertha Fund – Europe Minority Co-production Funding opportunities for producing documentary films realized through international co-productions between at least one European and one nonEuropean producer Minority co-production: Featurelength documentary films with potential to reach a global audience

The Netherlands Film Fund + IDFA Bertha Fund Co-production Scheme Funding opportunities for the realization of international documentary coproductions •

Feature-length documentary films which have previously been supported by IDFA Bertha Fund are eligible

Deadline: 1 April 2023

Deadline: 20 February 2023

Applications need to be submitted by a European partner

Applications need to be submitted by a Dutch partner

Visit www.idfa.nl/idfaberthafund for regulations and deadlines. Contact: idfaberthafund@idfa.nl

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Club IDFA ABN AMRO Bank NV, Artsen zonder Grenzen, deBreij, DLA Piper, Houthoff, JBR, Jean Mineur Mediavision, KidsRights, Le Poole Bekema, Loyens & Loeff, Rotaform, and Workx Advocaten. Donations to IDFA AVROTROS, Better Places, Buma Music in Motion, Cinecittà, Dutch CORE, Embassy of Sweden, EOdocs, Eye International, Goethe-Institut, Institut français des Pays-Bas, KRO-NCRV, LaScam, Lutfia Rabbani Foundation, and OUTtv.

Main Partners

Suppliers Allrent, Alvero, Arti et Amicitiae, Avenu Media, Beam Systems, Cinema De Vlugt, De Balie, DeLaMar Theater, Eden Hotels Amsterdam, Event Engineers, Eye, Felix Meritis, Filmtechniek BV, Fiona Online, Hertz, Het Ketelhuis, INDYVIDEO, International Theater Amsterdam (ITA), inVision Subtitling, JMT, Kriterion, MacBike, Mausolos, Mercure Amsterdam Centre Canal District, NH Hotel Amsterdam Centre, Noord e-bikes, Oberon, Prinsengracht Hotel, Rex International, Rialto, Royal Theater Carré, Stichting Audiovisuele Toegankelijkheid, Tim&Daan, Uniglobe Perfect Travel, VBVB Cultuurautomatisering, Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, and the Volkshotel.

Partners

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DocLab Research Collaborations include ARTIS-Planetarium, Atlas V, Bombina Bombast, Diversion cinema, East City Films, Kaspar AI, Eye Filmmuseum, National Film Board of Canada, ONX Studio, Polymorf, POPKRAFT, Sandman Studio, The Immersive Storytelling Studio (National Theatre), and Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond.

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Contributors Adriek van Nieuwenhuijzen (Head of Industry), Julia Yudelman (Senior Editor), Marjolein Polder (Communications Project Manager), Theo Imhoff (Designer), Emiel Efdée (Designer), Roxy Merrell (Copy Editor), Laurien ten Houten (Industry Relations & Talks Manager), Ellen Bannink (Development Coordinator), Eveline Kaethoven (Program Coordinator), Victoria Chernukha (Talks Editor), Nina van Doren (DocLab Researcher & Editor), Hugo van Noort (DocLab Intern).

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Useful information

Useful information: IDFA DocLab

Filmmaker Talks

Film Talks

Industry Talks

Industry Sessions

Industry Meetups

Think Tanks

Delegation project presentations

Social events

Industry and public program schedule

Films

New media & performances

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USEFUL INFORMATION Photo by Roger Cremers FESTIVAL CENTER

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Internationaal Theater Amsterdam (ITA), Leidseplein 26 Our new Festival Center is open to all accredited guests and visitors to meet up, catch a film or performance, and absorb a wide range of talks. Here you’ll find all guest information, the Guest Desk, Guest Box Office, Industry Desk, Consultancy Desk, Press Desk, and plenty of social and meeting spaces. The Festival Center is also home to our talent development program and daily Industry Talks and Consultancies.

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GUEST DESK ITA – Ajax Foyer Here, accredited guests can pick up their pass and get general information about the festival. Nov 8 | 12:00–21:00 Nov 9–19 | 9:00–21:00 Nov 20 | 10:00–14:00

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Tickets can be booked at idfa.nl and will be automatically uploaded to your pass. To avoid empty seats, please cancel your ticket if you can’t make it to a screening. Complimentary tickets can easily be returned through your MyIDFA account or by emailing service@idfa.nl There is no admission after the screening start time.

PRESS & INDUSTRY SCREENINGS Pathé City, Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 15-19 Press & Industry Screenings show all films selected for the International and Envision Competitions, world premieres from across the program, and a number of international premieres from other sections. Passholders must reserve a free ticket online to gain admission. Tickets are available the day before the screening starts and will be uploaded onto your pass. Nov 11–15 TICKET PRICES

GUEST BOX OFFICE

Regular rate €11.50

ITA – Bookshop This is where guests can book tickets for screenings and other events.

Guest discount €8.50 Networking passholders Amsterdam City passholders (blue diamond)

Nov 9–19 | 9:00–21:00 INDUSTRY DESK ITA - Bookshop At the Industry Desk, we can help you with any questions regarding IDFA’s activities for professionals. We guide you through the industry side of the festival, and keep you informed on our array of talks, sessions, and meetings. Nov 11–16 | 9:00–17:00 CONSULTANCY DESK

Students €5.75 CJP pass holders Amsterdam City passholders (green dot) ACCESSIBILITY As part of our ongoing commitment to delivering an inclusive festival experience, IDFA is working to remove several access barriers in our programming and services. For information regarding location access, audio descriptions, closed captions, sensory-friendly screenings, screenings with amplified sound, and more, please visit idfa.nl/accessibility

ITA – Koninklijke Foyer (Second floor) From the Saturday until the Wednesday of the festival, we have multiple consultants on-site for you to ask questions about distribution, grant writing, festival strategies, impact producing, and more. Stop by the Consultancy Desk to see the availability of our industry consultants or queue for a last-minute seat. Nov 12–16 | 10:00–16:00

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions about accessibility at IDFA, please get in touch with us via service@idfa.nl

PRESS DESK

AVAILABLE ONLINE

ITA – Marnix Salon The Press Desk is intended for members of the press. If you need information about the festival programs or guests, or want to arrange an interview, please send your request to our international press officer at annetakahashi@idfa.nl

In addition to all the festivities in Amsterdam, we have a few online services for you. The following are available to all guests, whether attending in person or online.

Nov 9–18 | 10:00–18:00 TICKETS •

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Guests with a Festival, Press, Forum, DocLab Forum, Producers Connection, or IDFAcademy pass can get up to 20 complimentary tickets for regular screenings and events, including live cinema events, after which they can purchase tickets with a discount. Guests with a Networking pass can purchase tickets with a discount. All passholders can purchase tickets for special screenings with a discount.

HEALTH & SAFETY AT IDFA 2022 At IDFA, the health of our visitors, guests, and employees is paramount. To read the most up-to-date protocols please refer to idfa.nl/covid-19.

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Press & Industry Library: Watch films from the IDFA 2022 selection online and on demand from November 10 to 20. Please note that films only become available in the Press & Industry Library after their premiere. Talks Library: Watch a selection of industry and audience talks online and on demand. Talks will be added to the Library approximately one day after happening in Amsterdam and will be made available until December 14. Guest List: Access company profiles, biographies, and contact information of all accredited guests through our online directory.

If you are accredited as an online Forum Observer, you’ll also have access to the recorded pitches, available within 24 hours after the live pitches for a limited period. 7

USEFUL INFORMATION Photo by Coen Dijkstra

DocLab is IDFA’s program for interactive and immersive non-fiction. Since 2007, we have been exploring the boundaries of the documentary genre with the exhibition of digital art, multi-sensory XR projects, live events, and experimental forms of theater and storytelling. Under the theme Nervous Systems, the sixteenth edition of DocLab returns to the heart of Amsterdam. EXHIBITION

LIVE EVENTS

Free admission, Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond Brakke Grond is the main location of the IDFA DocLab program. Here you can play, discover, and experience a selection of the best new interactive documentaries, XR installations, and performances. Register online for a free ticket. Nov 11–19 | 11:30–20:30 Nov 20 | 11:30–18:00

Ticketed admission, ARTIS Planetarium (Plantage Kerklaan 38–40) and Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond (Nes 45) DocLab’s Live Events are one-of-a-kind themed evenings with live screenings, artist talks, and interactive experiments. Dive deeper into the world of digital art and immersive documentaries, meet the creators, and hear the stories behind the projects in the official IDFA DocLab 2022 selection. Nov 11–18 | from 20:30

SPECIAL INSTALLATIONS & PERFORMANCES

MOTION CAPTURE STAGE

Ticketed admission, Arti et Amicitiae (Rokin 112) and Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond (Nes 45) For the experiences below, booking an advance ticket is necessary. Each of these projects has several showings per day. More information about these projects can be found in the list of new media and performances at the back of this program guide.

Walk-in admission / ticketed admission, Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond (Nes 45) In collaboration with ONX Studio, a joint initiative of Onassis USA and New Museum’s NEW INC, DocLab is presenting a public motion-capture stage this year.

Slumberland* Interactive theater in VR

Arti et Amicitiae

Nov 11–20

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats* Interactive rave experience in VR

Arti et Amicitiae

Nov 11–20

Brakke Grond Horizon One-on-one interactive theater performance

Nov 11–16, 18–20

*For wheelchair-accessible showings of Slumberland and In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats, please visit de Brakke Grond. More information at idfa.nl/accessibility VR GALLERY Ticketed admission, Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond (Nes 45) A ticket to the VR Gallery gets you a 50-minute time slot to experience multiple VR projects of your choice, undisturbed. To watch all the projects on offer, you need to reserve 3 time slots. Nov 11–19 | 11:30–20:30 Nov 20 | 11:30–18:00 8

For the first time, DocLab and ONX come together to explore new possibilities in narrative and movement. Experience the technology that converts the live movements of dancers and performers into virtual reality at our motion capture stage, transported directly from ONX’s XR exhibition and production space in New York. Five ONX Member artist projects will be presented as live performances along with participatory workshops, demos, performances, and talks. Some sessions are free to attend; some special performances require an advance ticket. Discover the program at idfa.nl/mocap Nov 11–14 LOCATIONS Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, Nes 45 Arti et Amicitiae, Rokin 112 ARTIS-Planetarium, Plantage Kerklaan 38–40

New from the MIT Press

Meet the authors IDFA Industry Talk Monday, November 14 at 3pm Location: ITA Studio 1

Collective Wisdom Co-Creating Media for Equity and Justice By Katerina Cizek and William Uricchio; Contributions by Juanita Anderson, Maria Agui Carter and Detroit Narrative Age How to co-create—and why: the emergence of media co-creation as a concept and as a practice grounded in equity and justice.

Co-creation is everywhere: It’s how the internet was built; it generated massive prehistoric rock carvings; it powered the development of vaccines for COVID-19 in record time. Co-creation offers alternatives to the idea of the solitary author privileged by top-down media. But co-creation is easy to miss, as individuals often take credit for—and profit from— collective forms of authorship, erasing whole cultures and narratives as they do so. Collective Wisdom offers the first guide to co-creation as a concept and as a practice, tracing co-creation in a media-making that ranges from collaborative journalism to human–AI partnerships. Available in hardcover and eBook.

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FILMMAKER TALKS Filmmaker Talks are hour-long interviews with renowned documentary directors, focusing on their creative methods, body of work, and views on filmmaking.

Master Talk: Laura Poitras

Filmmaker Talk: Emma Davie

In an in-depth public interview, Artistic Director Orwa Nyrabia talks to Laura Poitras about her rebellious creative trajectory, Top 10 favorite films, and the political power in documentary art. Long prolific in the spheres of documentary and journalism, Poitras’ fearless filmmaking has changed the world as we know it. Her film My Country, My Country examined the US occupation in Iraq; The Oath shed light into the dark core of America’s war on terror; the Oscar-winning Citizenfour beared witness to Edward Snowden’s unfolding whistleblowing campaign; and Risk (2016) portrayed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Her films have marked dramatic milestones in recent history, while creating a film record of the US government’s civic rights violations. Laura Poitras has also taught filmmaking at Yale and Duke University, shared a Pulitzer Prize for public service with her reporting on the N.S.A.’s mass surveillance, and has been on the board of the Freedom of the Press Foundation.

An in-depth conversation with filmmaker and scholar Emma Davie. Together with writer Pamela Cohn, she will discuss her body of work, artistic choices, and views on cinematic art.

Her latest film All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, which won a Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival 2022, will be one of the center points of this Master Talk. FR 11 Nov, 15:45, Carré Public

This insightful session will also include excerpts from Davie’s various works as well as her new film The Oil Machine. Emma Davie’s filmmaking practice centers around profound creative collaboration both in front and behind the camera. In her work, she often experiments with narrative approaches and complex relationships between the observer and the protagonist. After directing a number of successful documentaries for television, including What Age Can You Start Being An Artist?, Gigha, Buying Our Island, and Flight, Davie co-directed I Am Breathing which won a Scottish BAFTA for Best Director. Another important inspiration in Davie’s career is performance theater, which shaped so much of Becoming Animal, a film she co-authored with Peter Mettler in 2018. Emma Davie served as a documentary programmer for the Edinburgh International Film Festival, was on the board of EDN, and currently runs the postgraduate course in documentary directing at Edinburgh College of Art. MO 14 Nov, 13:00, ITA: Studio 1 Public

IDFA Dialogue: What gender are film festivals? Inspired by the Not Yet Yes program and its thought-provoking viewpoint on queerness, Artistic Director Orwa Nyrabia sits across philosopher Simon(e) van Saarloos in an open, contemplative debate about unarticulated power dynamics in the documentary and film festival scenes. What happens if we borrow from the glossary of queerness and apply it to the film process? How would it affect our understanding of the relationship between the people in front of the camera and those behind it? Between a filmmaker and a decision-maker? Between a curator and a spectator? As influential cultural machines, what patterns do film festivals embody and enforce? How does equality mesh with systems designed around exclusivity and competition? This bold and critical examination will be accessible to industry guests and public audiences.

Filmmaker Talk: Nishtha Jain An inspirational hour-long conversation with renowned Indian filmmaker Nishtha Jain. Moderated by writer Pamela Cohn, this talk will focus on Jain’s creative credo and body of work, featuring excerpts from both The Golden Thread and earlier films. Nishtha Jain’s cinema explores the political in the daily, and sheds light on the mechanisms of invisible oppression. Her films peer into the cultural constructs like privilege, cast, class, and gender revealing their omnipresence in contemporary Indian society.

SA 12 Nov, 14:00, De Balie: Grote Zaal

Jain has also been working across various platforms including scripted film and virtual reality installations. Among the works to be discussed during this filmmaker talk are some of her most known documentary titles: City of Photos (2004), Lakshmi and Me (2007), and Gulabi Gang (2012).

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TU 15 Nov, 14:00, ITA: Studio 1 Public

IDFA TALKS

Filmmaker Talk: Kidlat Tahimik

Filmmaker Talk: Petra Lataster and Peter Lataster

An in-depth conversation with director, artist, and multidisciplinary performer Kidlat Tahimik. Writer Pamela Cohn talks to the prominent Filipino filmmaker about his body of work, creative process, and shifting boundaries between genres and cultures.

An inspirational, hour-long conversation with Petra Lataster-Czisch and Peter Lataster. Writer Pamela Cohn speaks with the renowned directors about their impressive filmography, views on cinematic art, and approach to working as a creative duo.

Kidlat Tahimik is considered the godfather of Philippine New Wave cinema. His very first film Perfumed Nightmare won the FIRPESCI Prize at Berlin Film Festival and was released in the US by Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope studio. Tahimik’s free, experimental, and uncompromising visual language employs various performative methods outside conventional dramaturgy. His films include: Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?, Turrumba, Orbit 50: Letters to My 3 Sons, Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi, and BUBONG! (Roofs of the World! UNITE!). Like in many of his films, the artist appears as a protagonist in the epic essay Balikbayan #1 Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III, which was awarded the Caligari Prize at Berlinale.

Peter and Petra Lataster have shared a cinematic path for more than twenty years, and collaborated on dozens of titles that earned an array of Dutch and international awards. An unconditional curiosity for human existence guides a lot of their work, which expands the territory of the regular and mundane into profound universes full of philosophical discoveries. Another signature of their repertoire is that many of their films follow intimate, deeply personal situations, and often engage filmmakers’ own family circle. At the intersection of these traits is Lataster’s new film Journey Through Our World, which will have its world premiere as part of the International Competition. This Filmmaker Talk will also explore other films, including Jerome Jerome, Miss Kiet’s Children, Not Without You. Selected excerpts will be highlighted as a part of the interview.

Tahimik has recently been working with shorter forms and installations, having multiple exhibitions in leading art institutions all over the world.

TH 17 Nov, 17:00, ITA: Studio 1

WE 16 Nov, 14:00, ITA: Studio 1

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FILM TALKS Film Talks are extended conversations between filmmakers, experts, and moderators that directly follow the screening of a film.

The Hamlet Syndrome + Talk hosted by the European Cultural Foundation

Bella Ciao + Talk hosted by the European Cultural Foundation

Theater maker Roza Sarkisian is united with five young Ukrainians in an intense process, to create a performance in which Shakespeare’s Hamlet and their reality come together. Moderated by writer and journalist Chris Keulemans, Antonina Setbur (Antiwar Coalition) and the film directors discuss the multifaceted role of art in a complicated world. Presented in collaboration with the European Cultural Foundation.

Followed by an interview with director Giulia Giapponesi and scholar Melanie Schiller. Moderated by journalist and film critic Dana Linssen, the conversation will discuss the intertwining of messaging between progressive movements and popular music.

FR 11, 15:30, Tuschinski 1

The Oil Machine + Talk hosted by VU

Colette and Justin + Talk Debut filmmaker Alain Kassanda and his grandparents explore their family history in this richly layered portrait, drawing together politics and personal memories. Followed by a conversation with the director and Eric Hynes, film programmer at the Museum of Moving Image in New York. FR 11, 17:00, Eye: Cinema 1

IDFA Hit: White Balls on Walls + Talk hosted by Het Parool Followed by a conversation with director Sarah Vos, Stedelijk Museum Director Rein Wolfs, and Head of Research & Curatorial Practice at Stedelijk Charl Landvreugd, moderated by Hadassah de Boer.

SA 12, 14:30, Kleine Komedie

IDFA and VU present The Oil Machine by Emma Davie in the context of climate law and policy making, followed by an extended conversation hosted by public international lawyer David Rossati. SA 12, 15:30, Rialto VU: Zaal 4

The 3 Rooms of Melancholia + Talk After the screening, director Pirjo Honkasalo and Laura Poitras will have an extended conversation about the creative process behind this multilayered, poetic film that reflects a whole range of fundamental human feelings around war. Their discussion will also touch upon the expression of masculinity in cinematic language. SA 12, 16:00, Eye: Cinema 1

FR 11, 18:30, Carré

Alis + Talk During workshops at a shelter in Bogotá, filmmakers Clare Weiskopf and Nicolas van Hemelryck delicately captured brave and poignant stories of its residents. Followed by a conversation with curator Eric Hynes, and the two directors of the film.

Europe + Talk In this observation of the daily reality of migrants in a major European city, Philip Scheffner cast Algerian actress Rhim Ibrir to re-enact Zohra’s story. Followed by a conversation with the director and Eric Hynes, film curator of the Museum of Moving Image in New York. SA 12, 17:30, Tuschinski 4

SA 12, 13:30, Tuschinski 1

IDFA TALKS

IDFA Hit: Bobi Wine: The People’s President + Talk

In viaggio + Talk

A charismatic ghetto pop star Bobi Wine decides to run for president, yet meets daunting opposition. The film that cleverly documents a deadly dangerous political game in Uganda will be followed by a conversation with the director Christopher Sharp, as well as the protagonist himself.

Following In viaggio, which presents a chaotic and unjust world, as seen through the eyes of Pope Francis, there will be a moderated conversation with Gianfranco Rosi. Together with critic Nicolas Rapold, the filmmaker will discuss his creative process, which involved layering of archive material, news reports, and footage from his earlier works.

SA 12, 20:00, Carré

MO 14, 14:00, Tuschinski 1

Silent House + Talk hosted by De Groene Amsterdammer We follow the fortunes of three generations of an upper-middle-class family against the backdrop of four decades of Iranian history. With the century-old family house in Tehran as a silent witness, the family’s story becomes a mirror of society. Followed by a conversation with Or Goldenberg from De Groene Amsterdammer and directors Farnaz Jurabchian and Mohammadreza Jurabchian. SA 12, 20:30, Kleine Komedie

African Moot + Talk (Oxfam Novib Special) Followed by an interview with director Shameela Seedat. The conversation will discuss this portrait of committed African youth, trying to shape the future of their continent. Presented in collaboration with Oxfam Novib. SU 13, 14:00, Tuschinski 1

Meet Marlon Brando & Maria Schneider, 1983 + Talk A 1966 film Meet Marlon Brando by David and Albert Maysles is presented alongside the new experimental Maria Schneider, 1983 which brings to life an archival testimony on abusive practices in the film industry. After the screening, visual artist Elisabeth Subrin will speak about her film in the framework of Focus Program: Around Masculinity. MO 14, 17:15, Tuschinski 4

Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles & When Spring Came to Bucha + Talk hosted by De Groene Amsterdammer This combined screening is followed by a conversation with Rutger van der Hoeven from De Groene Amsterdammer and directors Mila Teshaieva and Marcus Lenz. The talk will address the creative process behind both films, the current war in Ukraine, and the role of filmmakers in wartime. MO 14, 19:45, Kleine Komedie

Paradise + Talk As heatwave leads to huge forest fires in Siberia, villagers join forces to subdue the inferno they call the Dragon. A visually powerful film about the havoc that climate change can wreak. After the screening, director Alexander Abaturov will talk about his creative process with critic and film programmer Eric Hynes. SU 13, 14:30, Eye: Cinema 2

Racist Trees + Talk Can a tree be racist? Residents of Crossley Tract, a historically Black neighborhood in Palm Springs, wrestled with this curious question for decades, culminating in heated discussions on national TV. After the screening, critic Nicolas Rapold will speak with directors Mina T. Son and Sara Newens about the process behind the film. TU 15, 12:30, Tuschinski 4

The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived + Talk Lebanese director Heiny Srour put her life at risk in the early 1970s, filming the struggle for independence in Dhofar, Oman. This powerful feminist statement, where her primary focus is on the women fighters, is screened as part of the Focus Program: Around Masculinity. Followed by a live interview with the filmmaker. SU 13, 18:00, Eye: Cinema 2

The Etilaat Roz + Talk hosted by De Groene Amsterdammer As Kabul is recaptured by the Taliban, the passionate journalists of the Etilaat Roz daily newspaper grow increasingly concerned. Hopelessness and fear gradually take over in this penetrating film. Followed by a conversation with Editor-in-Chief of De Groene Amsterdammer Xandra Schutte and director Abbas Rezaie. TU 15, 14:30, Eye: Cinema 2

Father, Son and Holy War + Talk This daring two-part documentary explores the notion of manhood as it relates to violence, religious traditions, and the Hindu-Muslim conflict in the early ‘90s. Shown as part of Focus Program: Around Masculinity, and followed by a conversation with director Anand Patwardhan and IDFA programmer Sarah Dawson. SU 13, 20:00, De Balie: Grote Zaal

Wisdom Gone Wild + Talk A poetic and affectionate portrait of a born storyteller with dementia. Now that Rose, the Japanese-American mother of filmmaker Rea Tajiri, is sinking deeper into her dream world, her daughter and caregiver tells Rose’s complex life story. After the screening, film critic Nicolas Rapold will discuss the creative process with the director and her collaborators. TU 15, 15:30, Tuschinski 4

Camouflage + Talk Do those who live near the Argentinian army base Campo de Mayo still remember its dark past? Writer Félix Bruzzone’s mother was murdered there during the dictatorship. Now he travels this emotionally-charged landscape and meets the local people. The screening will be followed by a conversation with director Jonathan Perel and IDFA programmer Maria Campaña Ramia. SU 13, 20:30, Kleine Komedie

Blue ID + Talk Following their intimate report on the transition of Rüzgar Erkoçlar, who has to go through his journey of self-realization under extreme media scrutiny, Burcu Melekoglu and Vuslat Kara will talk about their film and the story behind it. The two directors will be interviewed by scholar Özge Calafato. TU 15, 18:30, Tuschinski 4

Free Money + Talk (Oxfam Novib Special) Followed by a conversation between Oxfam Novib chief human economist Esmé Berkhout and directors Lauren DeFilippo and Sam Soko about fair finance, distribution of wealth, and human economy. Presented in collaboration with Oxfam Novib. TU 15, 18:30, Tuschinski 1

IDFA TALKS

Ruthless Times – Songs of Care + Talk

The Arbor + Talk

The right to spend the final years of your life in dignity is threatening to become unaffordable. This unorthodox combination of classic documentary and musical is a sharp indictment of market forces in the care for the elderly in Finland. Followed by a conversation with director Susanna Hulke and film critic Nicolas Rapold.

This impressive reconstruction of Andrea Dunbar’s short life employs the voices of people from Dunbar’s circle to create an emotional expression of her autobiographical play The Arbor. Following the screening Artistic Director Orwa Nyrabia will speak to director Clio Barnard about her film that pushed boundaries between reality and fiction.

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FR 18, 18:15, Eye: Cinema 2

Mariupolis 2 + Talk

Look What You Made Me Do + Talk hosted by VEVAM

Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravičius returned to the ruined Ukrainian city of Mariupol, a hell on earth where life goes on amid the bombardments. He was killed by Russian troops, but his crew went on to finish the film. After the screening, there will be an extended program in collaboration with Free Press Unlimited.

The screening will be followed by an extended conversation with director Coco Schrijber. Presented in collaboration with Stichting VEVAM Fonds, the copyright holders organization for directors of film-and television productions in The Netherlands. FR 18, 20:00, Tuschinski 1

WE 16, 17:00, Eye: Cinema 2

Notes on Displacement + Talk

We, Students! + Talk hosted by OneWorld

In this meta portrayal, visual artist Khaled Jarrar takes a deep dive into the fear and disorientation felt by a Syrian family on the grueling journey to a better life. After the screening, a discussion will follow with the director himself and film critic Nicolas Rapold.

A nimble portrait following the lives of students Aaron, Benjamin, Nestor, and Rafiki in the Central African Republic. In this poverty-stricken country, the friends focus their hopes on the future. The screening is followed by a talk between OneWorld Editor-in-Chief Seada Nourhussen and IDFA’s Artistic Director Orwa Nyrabia.

WE 16, 18:30, Tuschinski 4

SA 19, 15:45, Eye: Cinema 2

Midwives + Talk hosted by Mama Cash

Mothers + Talk hosted by Female Economy & New Metropolis Nieuw West

Two women, a Buddhist and a Muslim, work together at a maternity clinic in Myanmar. The oppression of Rohingya Muslims in the country means it’s dangerous to treat Muslim women—but neither of these obstetricians take any notice of that. Followed by a conversation with moderator Nadia Moussaid director Hnin Ei Hlaing. Presented in collaboration with Mama Cash. WE 16, 18:30, Tuschinski 1

Four Amsterdam mothers explain how their sons got in trouble with the law and were subjected to a stigmatizing crime prevention program called Top400. Despite their powerlessness and frustration, they keep fighting for their children. Followed by a conversation with Female Economy and New Metropolis Nieuw-West. Moderated by Myriam Zahraoui. SU 20, 13:00, Cinema De Vlugt

On Boys, Girls and the Veil + Talk In his 1995 film, Yousry Nasrallah investigates the complex views young Egyptians have on gender and cultural norms. Years later, the same topics still stir lively debates in many societies. After the screening, Nat Muller will interview the renowned director as a part of this edition’s Focus Program: Around Masculinity. TH 17, 12:00, Eye: Cinema 1

Notes for a Film + Talk Director Ignacio Agüero portrays a story of a Belgian civil engineer, who in 1889 worked on a railroad across a brand new region of Chile: Araucanía. After this film, where the tumultuous past and the ever-changing landscape are a constant background presence, the renowned filmmaker will be interviewed as a part of Focus Program: Playing Reality. TH 17, 15:15, Tuschinski 4

Just an Alien + Talk The spiritually minded vagabond Zhighou Sun guides the viewer through the extraordinary world of the “Foreigners Street” Chinese amusement park in Chongqing, a surreal sanctuary full of strange structures, from UFOs to an Egyptian pyramid. After the screening film critic Nicolas Rapold will discuss the filming process with the director Weicheng Hua. FR 18, 15:30, Eye: Cinema 2

Heroic Bodies + Talk Through unique archive material and interviews with activists, Heroic Bodies presents a history of the development of women’s rights in Sudan. We see and hear how women have been oppressed, ignored, and abused for centuries, and what has changed. The screening will be followed by an in-depth discussion with director Sara Suliman. FR 18, 18:15, Tuschinski 4

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INDUSTRY TALKS Industry Talks dive into the key trends and urgent discussions currently defining the industry.

Industry Talk: (Co-)Production in a changing financing landscape Hosted by DAE and DPA A deep dive for producers into the complexities of higher budget international co-production. A masterclass-like panel of experts explain the secrets of the trade, IP rights, rules of engagement, the ever-intimidating elements of recoupment schedules, and the famous CAMA—in a global production environment that sees more equity investment and higher contributions from equity-backed production houses and studios. As we enter a new and exciting age of expanded financing and distribution opportunities, how will this change production workflows? What are new guidelines and why are they growing in importance for European producers? What can we learn from the North American system of equity financing models? What should we defend without compromise in this new world? A panel of expert producers and European production powerhouses weigh in on these new considerations. Speakers: Ina Fichman (Intuitive Pictures) and Michael Haslund-Christensen (Elk Films) Moderator: Derren Lawford (DARE pictures) SA 12 Nov, 15:00, Felix Meritis: Shaffyzaal Passholders

These days, a documentary editor’s responsibility has grown due to the ever-multiplying amount of footage and choices that can be made. An editor must navigate between serving the director’s vision, uncovering the story the footage holds, and at the same time master the editing process, full of deadlines and expectations. Yaël has edited numerous successful documentaries such as: Invisible Demons, by Rahul Jain, which showed at Festival de Cannes 2021; Advocate, by Rachel Leah Jones, which showed at Sundance official selection 2019, and won the Emmy Award for Best Documentary and was shortlisted for an Oscar; Devil’s Pie: D’Angelo by Carine Bijlsma, Tribeca Film festival 2019; and Machines by Rahul Jain, IDFA 2016. Yaël is also a well-known story consultant, she worked for DokIncubator and Rough Cut Services, and is very good at exposing the problems in a cut that “just doesn’t seem to work, yet.” She has been teaching at the HEAD film department in Geneva for the last 10 years. From 1995 to 1999, Yaël worked as a script supervisor on various feature films in the U.S. including: Lisbon Story (Wim Wenders, 1994), Girlfight (Karin Kusama, 2000), and Hamlet (Michael Almeryda, 2000). She has directed two feature-length documentaries: Not for Sale (2003) and The Rabbi’s 12 Children (2007), as well as various shorter formats for TV.

Industry Talk: Co-creation is everywhere but hard to see

Speaker: Yaël Bitton

Often hidden in plain sight, co-creation is at the heart of many films and projects at IDFA. In this panel, creatives at IDFA will demonstrate the many ways in which they co-create within communities, using the internet, across disciplines and even with non-human systems such as buffalo herds and artificial intelligence. Illustrated with lots of clips, this panel of artists will share a wide array of creative practices that draw on collective filmmaking, restorative justice, community-centered philosophies and Indigenous epistemologies. While very diverse, together the panel aims to illustrate how co-creation in its multitude can offer new narratives, systems and new kinds of hope for our cinematic and collective futures.

Moderator: Annelotte Medema (NCE)

Speakers: Mario Valero (dir. Cross Words), Tessa Ratuszynska (dir. With these Hands), Tasha Hubbard (Buffalo Song Productions) and Juanita Anderson (coauthor Collective Wisdom) Moderator: Katerina Cizek (author, with William Uricchio and 12 co-authors, Collective Wisdom) SA 12 Nov, 16:00, ITA: Studio 1 Passholders

Industry Talk: NCE Masterclass with editor Yaël Bitton

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SU 13 Nov, 09:30, ITA: Studio 1 Passholders

Industry Talk: Innovations in (online) distribution – part III

Industry Talk: Producing – Beyond money

Hosted by Creative Europe desk NL

“Pro rata pari passu” is a basis of partnership that presumes all co-producers live in and contribute to a project from within similar paradigms. As the documentary world opens up and tries to expand its horizons, it becomes clear that simple financial contribution calculations are not fair or balanced. Then, in a creative documentary film environment, is the value of producing measurable only by the cash brought to the table? Let’s hear from professionals on their experiences and strategies around fairness, integrity and knowledge-sharing.

During the Industry Talk in November 2020, we asked the question: Will there be a role for virtual cinema, that arose opportunistically during the lockdowns, in the future? We also canvassed audiences’ appetites for docs from VOD platforms, library and new business models developing. In 2021, we looked back on the major changes and challenges in distribution caused by the pandemic and looked ahead to see which changes were there to stay. This year, we look into how stay-at-home habits can potentially clash with a desire to return to the physical cinema. The cinemas have opened but the physical market hasn’t restored yet. Worldwide theatrical markets are still down with about 30% and top 5 films dominate the box office. The tendency is to concentrate on how many bums are on the seats. But what could hybrid distribution bring the industry in terms of audience engagement, audience growth, and artistic development? How can virtual cinema, or theatrical with other types of VOD companion angles (including TVOD/SVOD/AVOD), help torpedo distributors and cinemas into the next era and how will it help filmmakers build an audience? Speakers: Anke van Diejen (Picl), Anna Germanidi (Modern Films) and Esther van Messel (First Hand Films) Moderator: Wendy Bernfeld (Rights Stuff, NL) SU 13 Nov, 16:00, ITA: Studio 1 Passholders

Industry Talk: Nicolas Philibert on his career as a filmmaker Hosted by LaScam An internationally renowned documentary director, Nicolas Philibert is one of the great filmmakers of the human condition and, for all lovers of cinéma du réel, he has been an essential reference point for the past thirty years. From Louvre City and Nenette, to In the Land of the Deaf, Every Little Thing, and the acclaimed Être et Avoir (which ran for a year in Amsterdam!)—Philibert can be credited with having reconciled the general public with documentary cinema, while never relinquishing his art or making the slightest concession. Since 2002, more than 130 tributes and retrospectives of his films have been organized around the world. Speakers: Nicolas Philibert and Anja Unger (LaScam) Moderator: Martijn Winkler (Vertov) MO 14 Nov, 10:00, ITA: Studio 1

Speakers: Guevara Namer, Alex Shiriaieff (B2B Doc), and Gugi Gumilang (In-Docs) Moderator: Brigid O’Shea (DAE), Guevara Namer (visual artist, filmmaker) MO 14 Nov, 15:00, Felix Meritis: Concertzaal Passholders

Industry Talk: Collective Wisdom Book – meet the authors Meet most of the authors and co-authors of IDFA’s recommended book of 2022, Collective Wisdom, the first book to trace the history and relevance of co-creation in media, especially within documentary forms, and emergent technologies. While co-creation is often hard to see, the 14 (!) authors/ co-authors argue co-creation is both ancient and digital, and that it’s very common yet often hard to see. They also emphasize co-creation carries with it big risks, alongside huge potential, as long as it is tied to equity and justice. In this lively, rotating series of panels, including special guests from the Indigenous Screen Office Delegation, this event will celebrate the book and ask crucial questions about the urgency of co-creation. MO 14 Nov, 15:00, ITA: Studio 1 Passholders

Industry Talk: Accessibility in industry events Festival industry markets are an essential space for the business of documentary, prime meeting ground for professional networking, knowledge-sharing and simply gathering as a community. What happens when this physical or online space by its design (or lack thereof) automatically excludes a part of the industry. This panel delves into industry event accessibility, looking at how festival and market organizations are taking informed steps to create and prioritize accessibility in their designs. Hearing from both filmmakers and festivals, it examines current processes and successful case studies in a European context and internationally.

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Speakers: Ondřej Kamenický (International Human Rights Film Festival One World), Amanda Upson (Tuck and Roll Productions, Fwd-Doc), Julia Yudelman (IDFA), Adi Hollander (Haptic Room Studies)

Industry Talk: Capturing reality in motion

Moderator: Jess Search (Doc Society)

For the first time this year, ONX and IDFA DocLab collaborate to present a special motion capture stage at the festival—exploring the artistic potential of motion capture technology for documentary art.

MO 14 Nov, 16:45, Felix Meritis: Concertzaal

This talk will dive into questions that working with this technology bring. How can we artistically push the creative treatment of reality through immersive and motion capture technology? What can we do with captured human movements and virtual environments, beyond action movies? What can documentary art and storytelling bring to the motion capture stage? And what does it mean to capture a body?

Industry Talk: Disrupt narrative, disrupt history

Keynote by: Kent Bye (Voices of VR Podcast) Speakers: Avinash Changa (WeMakeVR), Bombina Bombast (creator Slumberland), and ONX Studio Moderator: Sandra Rodriguez (VoulezVous) MO 14 Nov, 13:00, de Brakke Grond: Rode Zaal Passholders

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Hosted by Beeld & Geluid Archives provide a wondrous, almost endless source of image and moments of recorded stories/histories. Reshaping this material, artists and filmmakers question seemingly objective historical events, juxtapose and interrupt official readings of history, and shine a new light on past events that have shaped and continue to shape generations of people. History seems to repeat itself over and over so how can we reflect on impactful and painful events differently and break the cycle? What new stories can be born of histories? Selected for the Beeld & Geluid IDFA ReFrame Award 2022, filmmakers come together to reflect on the archival material they chose to form new narratives on persistent power structures that influence the world around us. Speakers: Alain Kassanda (dir. Colette and Justin) and Janaína Nagata (dir. Private Footage) TU 15 Nov, 10:00, ITA: Studio 1 Passholders

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Industry Talk: Laura Poitras x ICFR: Filmmakers at Risk

Industry Talk: The magic of impact for film

A necessary examination of the growing prosecution and incarceration of filmmakers around the world. An update from the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR) on the world’s current state, with a special focus on Iran, and also Turkey, Afghanistan, and Ukraine, among others. Hosted by Laura Poitras, IDFA’s Guest of Honor, who herself had experience with such harassment from authorities, and whose life and work are marked by a sense of solidarity towards the topic.

Hosted by Movies that Matter

The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR) is a non-profit foundation established in 2020 as a joint initiative of IDFA, IFFR, and EFA. ICFR’s mission is to lobby the global film community for the benefit of film professionals facing oppression or prosecution anywhere. ICFR has recently contributed to solidarity efforts towards the film communities of Iran, Ukraine, and Afghanistan. ICFR recent cases were mostly from Myanmar, Turkey, Iran, Sudan, and Egypt.

Documentary and impact have always been intrinsically linked for many filmmakers. Time and time again, impact work has proved its ability to create a dialogue in society, change politics and influence decision makers. So much so, producing impact for film has become an industry on its own over the past two decades. What is the state of impact production now? How do we define impact? What and who do you need to make an impact campaign? How to finance an impact campaign? Does impact now only belong to impact producers? What is the role of the filmmaker when shaping the impact campaign? This Talk brings together impact focused professionals, filmmakers who have achieved serious impact with their films, to examine and help us shape the next phase of a great movement.

Keynote by: Moataz Abdelwahab (Team One Productions)

Keynote: Eefje Blankevoort (Prospektor)

Speakers: Sara Ishaq (Comra Films), Vanja Kaludjercic (Festival Director IFFR) and Orwa Nyrabia (Artistic Director IDFA)

Speakers: Danielle Turkov (Think-Film), Laure de Peretti de la Rocca (The StoryBoard Collective), Rob Williams (Participant), and Sam Soko (dir. Free Money)

Moderator: Laura Poitras TU 15 Nov, 12:00, ITA: Studio 1 Passholders

Industry Talk: Exploring new horizons for children’s documentaries Aimed at professionals interested in the realm of youth documentaries, this afternoon features different program elements designed to stimulate and inspire industry professionals and keeping them up-to-date about the latest developments in the field. The session will tap into various industry perspectives relevant when working with narratives for younger audiences. Based on knowledge-sharing and exchange, the afternoon will also feature a case study and will highlight a recent research initiative initiated by IDFA and supported by the Netherlands Film Fund. The survey translates earlier exploratory discussions and support models for children’s documentaries into a concrete proposal, looking at the genre’s prospects and how to reinforce (international) production further. Speakers: Signe Zeilich-Jensen, Inka Achté & Hanna Karppinen (directors, Jasmin’s Two Homes), Aleksandra Derewienko (Cat&Docs), Mandy Bezema (VPRO Jeugd), Liisa Karpo (Napa Films, Jasmin’s Two Homes), and Christine Kecher (The New York Times, Op-Docs) Moderator: Ulla Haestrup TU 15 Nov, 15:00, Felix Meritis: Concertzaal Passholders

Moderator: Margje de Koning (Artistic Director Movies that Matter) TU 15 Nov, 16:00, ITA: Studio 1 Passholders

Industry Talk: Documentary Theater – Processing from the inside The discipline of drama therapy uses the power of theater and storytelling to facilitate personal growth and healing. This encounter will further celebrate a batch of both classic and new films that have used this practice to deeply moving results when directors collaborate with their protagonists to create a bespoke universe of internal exploration and performance. Together, filmmaker and subject(s) learn to objectify trauma and pain and then re-subjectify those stories through autobiography, sound, vision, poetry, and dance—using all the creative tools in their arsenal. By facilitating these explorations of hidden emotions and feelings in a safe and controlled environment, this practice has evolved in the documentary form as long as the genre has been around. In what will certainly be a dynamic and exciting talk, with two of the directors featured in this year’s Focus Program: Playing Reality, we will explore what it means to work within this active and experiential approach that aims to help people address various issues—including trauma and pain, mental illness, relationship problems, and personal goal-setting, by processing past experiences and working through challenging life situations. These filmmakers believe that all of us have an innate capacity for creative expression and that when individuals explore their inner lives through drama and re-enactment, they can access hidden parts of themselves and develop new ways of relating to others, and most importantly, to themselves, resulting in fresh and innovative cinematic portraits. Speakers: Brian Hill (dir. The Not Dead) and Roberta Torre (dir. Le favolose The Fabulous Ones) Moderater: Pamela Cohn WE 16 Nov, 10:00, ITA: Studio 1 Passholders

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Industry Talk: Europe Conference - Being Europe, seeing Europe

Industry Talk: Dutch Docs in Motion - Aspirations of the Dutch documentary industry

Hosted by Arte

Hosted by NAPA

IDFA and Arte are proud to launch a new addition to its Industry Talks program. The Europe Conference aims to celebrate and examine the stakes of documentary production in the continent, and the necessity of a pan-European view, and policies, for the well-being and the progress of our field. The stakes are not simply about money or regulation but mostly about ideas and creative reflection.

The Dutch documentary industry is in motion. It has always been strong and resilient, but beneath the surface it deals with challenges; a high demand for content and insecurity about funding opportunities, not to mention the impact of the crises the world is dealing with. The dynamics of our times call for introspection; what defines our industry, now and in the future? How do we take our projects to an even higher level, make films that are reflective of these times, increase our international visibility, and how can we best reach our audiences?

Cross-border co-production between European countries is incomparable to those in any other region. A similar approach to the administrative, financial, and the existential aspects of the profession allows for a more collegial environment. However, this does not come without risks. The idea of Europe itself is being challenged every day. A more resilient European film space needs to empower its foundations, and to offer an open understanding of Europe. A Europe that is collaborative, that realizes its privileges and its shortcomings. A Europe that is not Euro-centric. “Worlding Europe” is the new catchphrase to contemplate. For more details on the program and speakers, visit idfa.nl WE 16 Nov, 15:00, Felix Meritis: Concertzaal Passholders

In a program for and by professionals, we will discuss these developments. But above all we will focus on the ambitions and dreams of the industry. What conditions are needed to ensure a flourishing, durable industry, to realize those dreams? What part do policy makers, funds, broadcasters, and film makers and producers themselves play in this? For more details on the program and speakers, visit idfa.nl The main language of this talk will be Dutch. TH 17 Nov, 13:00, ITA: Studio 1 Passholders

Industry Talk: New Tech – Manufacturing the truth In this Talk, artists and filmmakers will discuss the new technologies they use in their media practice. These technologies vary from deepfake techniques to Artificial Intelligence. They will also discuss the ethical implications of their work. How and when do you inform audiences about the tricks of the trade regarding the media they use? How might we assess a media technology’s potentials to enable good work, and its capacities to produce intentional or unintentional harm—and who is responsible for making these assessments? William Uricchio will start the session with a short overview of what can be learned from old media technologies when they were new. Speakers: Amer Shomali (dir. Theft of Fire, IDFA Forum 2022), Ali Eslami (dir/prod A Stretch of Time), and Francesca Panetta (incoming Director AKO Storytelling Institute, UAL) Moderator: William Uricchio (MIT Open Documentary Lab) WE 16 Nov, 16:00, ITA: Studio 1 Passholders

Industry Talk: Connecting Dutch docs in a changing market Hosted by The Netherlands Film Fund What are current developments and how can Dutch documentary makers stay connected? Which shifts in the documentary field are we currently seeing and how well do Dutch documentaries fit the international demands and standards? This session reflects on the position and perspective of Dutch documentary films in the international financing and distribution market. It will also stimulates a dialogue with Dutch producers, filmmakers, and market partners consisting of a sales agent, a festival programmer, and a head of industry. In addition, international film professionals will share their perspective in this fast-changing market and the audience will be encouraged to participate in the conversation. For more details on the program and speakers, visit idfa.nl TH 17 Nov, 10:00, ITA: Studio 1 Passholders

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INDUSTRY SESSIONS Industry Sessions bring you up to speed on the latest developments in the industry.

Industry Session: How to position your film

Industry Session: How to work with Al Jazeera

The choices you make early on to create the identity and distribution path of your film will determine how the film industry as well as the audience perceive it. Some elements are fully in your control: The synopsis you write, the stills you choose, or the poster you create. The next steps are more complicated: Determining the right festival premiere and distribution launch, and importantly the sales agent who can help you make these decisions. Square Eyes’ Wouter Jansen shares insights on these elemental moments in the life of your film.

A leading player in the documentary financing environment, with a catalogue of films that played at IDFA, Cannes, Locarno, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Tokyo Docs, DokLeipzig among others, the Al Jazeera Media Network offers multiple channels, services and subsidiaries focusing on journalism and documentary all around the world. Al Jazeera Documentary Channel (AJD) is the main broadcaster that exclusively offers documentaries in the Arab world, routinely collaborating with filmmakers worldwide. This panel provides a full overview of commissioning and collaboration opportunities with the first independent news channel in the Arabic-speaking region, and beyond.

Square Eyes is a world sales agency which works with outstanding non-mainstream films that take narrative and aesthetic risks. We develop bespoke release strategies for bold, author-driven features as well as shorts. Recent titles we’ve worked with are A Night of Knowing Nothing by Payal Kapadia, Anhell69 by Theo Montoya, Afterwater by Dane Komljen or the short films One Thousand and One Attempts to be an Ocean by Yuyan Wang and Neighbour Abdi by Douwe Dijkstra.

Speakers: Adel Ksiksi and Jamel Dallali Moderator: Rudy Buttignol SUN 13 Nov, 10:00, Felix Meritis: Shaffyzaal Passholders

Speaker: Wouter Jansen SA 12 Nov, 10:00, Felix Meritis: Koepelzaal Passholders

Industry Session: How to work with a sales agent Shoshi Korman of Cinephil and Monica Hellström of Ström pictures take you through the essentials steps towards a successful distribution path. How to navigate the world of festivals to find the right place to release your film? How to develop an individual strategy for different types of docs and collaborate as a team. This session will analyze how they worked on FLEE, He’s My Brother and A House Made of Splinters. Cinephil is an international sales and advisory firm, with astrong reputation for securing international distribution, broadcasting and financing deals for documentaries from around the world on behalf of producers and directors. With a history of selling unique and award-winning films, Cinephil also acts as a strategic advisor and co-producer.

Industry Session: How to get most out of your short The short film genre is a world on its own. In her role as co-director of IF/ Then Shorts at Field of Vision, presenter Caitlin Mae Burke has traveled this specific, exciting world with over 75 shorts from around the globe, from development through distribution as they found their own unique paths to success. Questions about financing, distribution potential, festival strategy and more? In this session, Caitlin gives answers and takes you into the big world of shorts. Speaker: Caitlin Mae Burke SUN 13 Nov, 11:00, Felix Meritis: Shaffyzaal Passholders

Cinephil has facilitated the sales and financing of well over a hundred films. Cinephil represented (and produced) the 2013 Academy Award nominee, The Gatekeepers; 2014 Academy Award nominee, The Act of Killing. Recent titles include three-time Academy Award nominee FLEE, by Jonas Poher Rasmussen; two-time Academy Award nominee Collective, by Alexander Nanau, Gunda, by Victor Kossakovsky; and Sundance winner A House Made of Splinters. Ström Pictures is an international documentary and feature film production company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The goal is to help artists transform their potential into features, documentaries and animated films with high artistic ambition of creative individuality, yet reflecting valid issues of our times. Believing that international co-productions are the most accurate answer to the needs of multicultural audience, Ström Pictures engages in projects with worldwide potential as the main or minor producer. Speakers: Shoshi Korman (Cinephil) and Monica Hellström (Ström Pictures) SA 12 Nov, 11:00, Felix Meritis: Koepelzaal Passholders

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INDUSTRY MEETUPS

THINK TANKS

These invitation-only gatherings promote discourse, collaboration, and connection across borders.

By invitation only, Think Tanks dive deeper into various industry-related topics. DocLab R&D Summit: Round Table Sessions

DocLab R&D Summit An integral component of the IDFA DocLab research program is the R&D Summit, a think tank event for experts from all corners of the interactive and immersive storytelling industry to explore next steps in developing the medium. This event presents information gained from research, case studies, prototypes, and other new initiatives in the new media field. DocLab R&D Summit Lunch is hosted by Sandman Studios / Sandbox Immersive Festival. SU 13 Nov, 10:00, de Brakke Grond: Rode Zaal By invitation

Industry Meetup: DAE General Assembly DAE – Documentary Association of Europe is the members network for documentary professionals from inside and outside of Europe. The association acts and advocates for everyone working in documentary storytelling professions. We have three main activities: creating a stable and strong network of professionals who regularly collaborate and share information and experience with each other; curating, collating, and creating an abundance of resources and opportunities for the members; and lobbying on a pan-European and international level for the best conditions for documentary education, financing, and distribution.

Cross-sector focus meetings with topics and themes from the IDFA R&D program. SU 13 Nov, 13:00, @droog: White Space By invitation

Think Tank: DAE’s Documentary Film Financing Companion One thing we know for sure about financing and distributing documentaries is that we are in a near-constant state of evolution. In the last years, no organizations have been monitoring the who and how of things. DAE is planning a new ambitious tool for the documentary community, a holistic, online Documentary Film Financing Companion. We invite participants of this Think Tank to lay a foundation for the collecting and sharing of relevant data on all sectors financing and distributing documentaries across the globe. TU 15 Nov, 15:00, Felix Meritis: Sterrenzaal By invitation

To find out more: www.dae-europe.org SU 13 Nov, 12:30, Felix Meritis: Shaffyzaal By invitation

Industry Meetup: Ukrainian Programmers Delegation Festival representatives and film programmers gather at the Docs for Sale Husley Lounge in Amsterdam to celebrate documentary and honor their Ukrainian colleagues, the Ukrainian Programmers Delegation 2022. In partnership with Docudays UA. MO 14 Nov, 13:00, Felix Meritis: Huslylounge By invitation

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DELEGATION PROJECT PRESENTATIONS Coming from all over the world, these professional filmmaker associations attend the festival to network, offer insight into local documentary industries and resources, and discuss possibilities for co-production.

Delegation Project Presentation: South Korea Korean Pitching Day is sponsored by Korea Communications Agency (KCA) and Korea Radio Promotion Association (RAPA). Eight projects are selected by EBS International Documentary Festival (EIDF) industry pitching. The projects have already received mentorship on story composition, trailer editing, and pitching strategies. By expanding the network between overseas documentary industry and Korean documentary production, the initiative would like to contribute to the diversity of international documentary platforms. The eight projects tells the universal humanism from the perspective of Koreans. As the projects are in the stage of development, they will be developed into works with global competitiveness through opinions and feedback from documentary industry officials around the world. When the projects are completed, the films aim to be introduced through various windows from all over the world. SA 12 Nov, 14:00, Felix Meritis: Koepelzaal Passholders

Delegation Project Presentation: Emergence Magazine x IF/Then Shorts Emergence Magazine and IF/Then Shorts, an initiative of Field of Vision, are proud to debut the inaugural SHIFTING LANDSCAPES – Emergence Magazine x IF/Then Shorts Lab with this work-in-progress screening at IDFA. Three film teams exploring stories of migration (of people, animals, ideas, and the abstract) in India, Japan, China, Iceland, and beyond will present their work to interested industry professionals at this event, after which the filmmakers will be available for continued conversation. Marking the first partnership between IF/Then Shorts and Emergence Magazine, this year-long lab focuses on short-documentary production, cohort collaboration, and mentorship, and offered filmmakers $25,000 in grant support, individual project mentorship, and career advancing public activations to assist in the completion and distribution of high profile projects via IF/Then Shorts and Emergence Magazine. WE 16 Nov, 09:00, Felix Meritis: Shaffyzaal Passholders

Delegation Project Presentation: Palestine Film Institute presents Palestine Film Institute (PFI) is inviting 3 Palestinian filmmakers to present their upcoming feature documentaries projects. The selected projects will be participating in the Palestine Documentary hub session during IDFA. The filmmakers will be presenting their projects in front of key invited professionals and decision makers. Each director will have 15 minutes in total to present and speak about their projects. PFI will promote these projects and create a space for the selected directors to meet the international network and be a part of the industry activities during the festival. As part of the delegation, we will facilitate the directors’ meeting and share their upcoming film projects with potential international partners and the larger festival network, curated for directors and producers who are seeking to make the most out of their time in Amsterdam. Each director will participate in a program tailored to their project, developed in collaboration with PFI industry consultants. SA 12 Nov, 17:00, Felix Meritis: Koepelzaal Passholders

Delegation Project Presentation: IDF presents East Doc Series Documentary series are becoming a popular format, but in central and Eastern Europe such projects are only scarcely reaching the international market, although there is potential in topics and talents, as well as interest from the audience and producers. In 2020, the Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) introduced a new activity for supporting this format: The East Doc Series. The program is designed to provide necessary feedback, skills, networking opportunities, and know-how exchange between experts and film professionals coming from Central and Eastern Europe. The five projects presented within this special IDFA presentation were part of the East Doc Platform pitches and took part in the training programme aimed to bring new ideas from experts and provide connections with broadcasters, funders, producers, and more. The overall IDF programme for the CEE series is devised in synergy with our own dedicated training programme Ex Oriente, which works with series projects in development and will introduce a stand-alone training programme for series in 2023. The presentation will be moderated by Christian Popp (YUZU Productions) WE 16 Nov, 12:00, Felix Meritis: Shaffyzaal Passholders

SOCIAL EVENTS IDFA’s daily social events are unmissable occasions for guests to mingle and network.

Guests Meet Guests All IDFA guests are invited to meet, exchange ideas, and have a drink at the daily Guests Meets Guests cocktail hour. TH 10, FR 11 and WE 16 Nov, 18:00, Café Kuyl Passholders

Docs for Sale: Happy Hour We invite you to join for drinks on behalf of our sponsors: Autlook Filmsales, DutchCORE, Lightdox, Millenium Docs Against Gravity, Rise and Shine World Sales, and SEE NL. FR 11 to WE 16, 17:00, Felix Meritis: Huslylounge Docs for Sale & IDFA Forum Passholders

IDFA DocLab: Exhibition Opening Drinks - hosted by Onassis Foundation Festive opening of the DocLab Nervous Systems exhibition. Drinks hosted by the Onassis Foundation, partner of the ONX + DocLab MoCap Stage.

IDFA Forum: Producers Connection Drinks hosted by Scenery Closing a full day of Producers Connection activities, these drinks bring all participants together for a celebratory toast. 2022 has already been a special year for Amsterdam-based media company Scenery. Multiple projects are being released on international platforms, notably Human Playground for Netflix. An extraordinary new docuseries about unique sports across the globe, from age-old rituals to billion-dollar businesses. Directed by Tomas Kaan and narrated by Idris Elba. Amsterdam is our hometown, and we want to celebrate our recent success with the lively documentary community during IDFA. That is why we are hosting the Producers Connection Drinks. In the ever-changing landscape of cinema, we want to build bridges between big markets, global streamers, and the stories of our finest filmmakers. We are looking for groundbreaking stories and bold ideas. Therefore, we would love to connect with you. www.scenery.eu SA 12 Nov, 16:30, Felix Meritis: Zuilenlounge By invitation

FR 11, 20:30, de Brakke Grond By invitation

Guests Meet Guests - hosted by ITA – Italian Trade Agency and Doc/it

IDFA Forum: Producers Connection Lunch - hosted by FeverFilm & Posta

All IDFA Guests are invited to meet, exchange ideas, and have a drink at the daily Guests Meet Guests cocktail hour.

Following the Producers Connection presentations, the project teams and participating independent producers are invited for an informal lunch together.

ITA – Italian Trade Agency and Doc/it – Italian Documentary Association invite you to meet the Italian delegation attending IDFA 2022. For the eleventh year running, Italy attends with an official delegation of professionals organized by ITA, the governmental agency that supports the business development of Italian companies abroad and promotes the attraction of foreign investment in Italy, in collaboration with Doc/it, the official association of Italian documentary producers and filmmakers.

Amsterdam-based post-production companies FeverFilm & Posta invite you for a lunch during Producers Connection. As a key player in offering full-service picture and sound post under the same roof, we are open for collaboration on documentary co-productions. With a long and award-winning track record in sound design, re-recording mix, grading, and finishing for international documentaries, we welcome you to have a chat with us. feverfilm.nl | posta.nl

ww.ice.it | www.documentaristi.it SA 12 Nov, 18:00, Felix Meritis: Zuilenlounge, Shaffyzaal and Huslylounge Passholders

SA 12 Nov, 13:00, Felix Meritis: Teekenzaal By invitation

IDFA Forum: Producers Breakfast - hosted by RAPA & KCA

IDFA Markets Drinks – hosted by Screen Scotland

Producers at IDFA Forum meet each other over coffee to kick-start the day together. The pre-arranged table seating ensures that participants meet colleagues from countries they’re interested in learning more about.

Celebrating the future of documentary storytelling. The IDFA Markets will kick off this year’s editions with an informal meet and greet.

Korean filmmakers are looking forward to meet you! RAPA is Global Media Education Institute based on South Korea government and the Global Pitching Academy (GPA) is a main documentary training program. You can meet the GPA producers and directors during the IDFA Forum Producers Breakfast. Documentary filmmakers from various backgrounds in Korea will be presenting their projects on Korea Pitching Day (hosted by KCA). Do you want to meet Korean filmmakers? Sign up for the IDFA Forum Producers Breakfast! rapa.or.kr | kca.kr SU 13 and MO 14 Nov, 08:00, Felix Meritis: Zuilenlounge By invitation

Guests Meet Guests - hosted by German Films & German Documentaries All IDFA Guests are invited to meet, exchange ideas, and have a drink at the daily Guests Meet Guests cocktail hour.

Screen Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Documentary Institute, is delighted to host 2022’s IDFA inaugural Market Drinks. This event provides an exceptional opportunity for key industry decision makers and producers from around the world to connect with Scotland’s filmmakers that will spark creative business, market, and co-production opportunities. Screen Scotland is the national body that drives development of all aspects of Scotland’s film and TV industry, through funding and strategic support. Screen Scotland is part of Creative Scotland and delivers these services and support with funding from Scottish Government and The National Lottery. Our program of growth for film and TV in Scotland includes developing Scotland’s skills base, growing creative, business, market, and international opportunities, stimulating an increase in production infrastructure, and supporting Scotland’s talent pool to deliver outstanding content. We also create international connections and co-production opportunities for Scotland’s producers and filmmakers at markets and festivals across the globe. www.screen.scot SU 13 Nov, 21:00, VondelCS Docs for Sale & IDFA Forum Passholders

German Films Service + Marketing GmbH is the national information and advisory center for the promotion of German films worldwide and the official external representation for German films appointed by the federal government of Germany.

IDFA Forum: Lunch - hosted by Chicken & Egg Pictures

In cooperation with the German Documentary Association (AG DOK), German Films is promoting German documentaries all over the world. German Films organizes pre-selection screenings, collective submissions to international documentary festivals, provides information for filmmakers and festivals, coordinates umbrella stands for documentary filmmakers, and organizes co-production meetings. Together with the German Documentary Association, the label German Documentaries was developed. It provides a website and an online catalogue with further information on German documentary productions.

In honor of the recipients of the 2022 Chicken & Egg Award, Chicken & Egg Pictures cordially invites you to join the Forum Lunch. Chicken & Egg Pictures is a US-based nonprofit organization providing a global community of women and non-binary documentary filmmakers with creative and financial support to realize their cinematic visions and build fulfilling careers in a gender-inclusive media industry.

www.german-documentaries.de | www.agdok.de | www.german-films.de SU 13 Nov, 18:00, Felix Meritis: Zuilenlounge, Shaffyzaal and Huslylounge Passholders

French Docs Drink at IDFA Hosted by Unifrance, LaScam, Région Grand Est and Institut français NL, in partnership with L’Œil d’or. Come and mingle with international documentary professionals during the French Docs Drink, also attended by French documentary talents, producers and sales agents attending IDFA 2022. SU 13 Nov, 19:00-21:00, De Balie By invitation

A welcome break from the busy pitch schedule, the daily lunch offers an informal setting to meet, greet, and eat.

www.chickeneggpics.org MO 14 Nov, 13:00, Westerkerk IDFA Forum Passholders

Guests Meet Guests - hosted by I Am The Earth All IDFA guests are invited to meet, exchange ideas, and have a drink at the daily Guests Meets Guests cocktail hour. An invitation to find out more about I Am The Earth, a documentary film created by Marca Chile that shows initiatives from Chileans who are providing innovative solutions to address the transformation of the planet by climate change. Directed by Chilean talents such as: Maite Alberdi, María Paz González, Sebastián Fernández, and Santiago Correa, and produced by the company Fabula. marcachile.cl MO 14 Nov, 18:00, Felix Meritis: Zuilenlounge, Shaffyzaal and Huslylounge Passholders

IDFA Forum: Producers Breakfast Designed to connect international producers with each other over coffee, the Producers Breakfast event invites accredited producers at the Forum to kick-start the day together. Producers can indicate countries they’d be curious to get to know better, and we will plan table seating accordingly. TU 15 and WE 16 Nov, 08:00, Felix Meritis: Zuilenlounge By invitation

IDFA Forum: Lunch - hosted by Al Jazeera Documentary Channel A welcome break from the busy pitch and presentation schedule, the daily lunch offers an informal setting to meet, greet, and eat. A key film industry player, Al Jazeera Documentary Channel (AJD) marks its 16th anniversary on January 1. The past decades have been filled with thousands of documentary stories created by talented Arabs and international filmmakers, initiatives, and awards. AJD is the main broadcaster that exclusively offers documentaries in the Arab world, covering a wide range of topics, it presents unique stories enriching the lives of millions of people and inspiring future generations of great filmmakers. Since 2007, AJD has commissioned and co-produced thousands of inspiring titles; many were awarded in notable international festivals globally, including, but not limited to, IDFA, Sundance, Cannes, Locarno, CPH:DOX, HotDocs, Tokyo Docs, K-Docs, Sunnyside, DOK Leipzig, AJB DOC, and many others. doc.aljazeera.net

IDFA Forum: Lunch - hosted by Chiledoc A welcome break from the busy pitch and presentation schedule, the daily lunch offers an informal setting to meet, greet, and eat. In Chile, we like to say that we are a country of documentary filmmakers. Because our documentary cinema has a long tradition where we have dedicated ourselves to work with reality with passion and from a diversity of points of view. We are now in a special moment where we feel very proud of our cinematography and filmmakers. Today, the Chilean documentary is on the world map and at a key moment, where co-productions are growing and where also the relationships with other Latin American countries are stronger. We are here to build new alliances and promote networks that will let us work together in the future. Let’s enjoy this instant and the opportunity to share, to meet each other again, and to hear each other in person. Chiledoc, powering Chilean documentaries! chiledoc.cl WE 16 Nov, 13:00, Westerkerk IDFA Forum Passholders

TU 15 Nov, 13:00, Westerkerk IDFA Forum Passholders

Guests Meet Guests - hosted by Catalan Films and DocsBarcelona All IDFA guests are invited to meet, exchange ideas and have a drink at the daily Guests Meets Guests cocktail hour. Catalan Films and DocsBarcelona invite you to meet the Catalan delegation attending IDFA 2022. Catalan Films is the driving force behind the internationalization of the Catalan audiovisual industry, establishing local, national, and international connections. DocsBarcelona is a consolidated project devoted to documentary offering an international competitive festival, a financing market, an international documentary training program, and the largest distribution brand and documentary exhibition network in Spain. catalanfilms.cat | docsbarcelona.com TU 15 Nov, 18:00, Felix Meritis: Zuilenlounge, Shaffyzaal and Huslylounge Passholders

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PARTNERS OF THE INDUSTRY PROGRAM AND IDFA TALKS IDFA Forum is supported by

Guests Meet Guests are hosted by

Docs for Sale Happy Hour is hosted by

Producers Connection is supported by

Producers Connection Lunch and Drinks are hosted by

IDFA Markets Drinks are hosted by

Forum Lunches are hosted by

Industry Program is hosted by

Film Talks are hosted by

D E S I G N C AT H E R I N E Z A S K

Photo by Karlijn van Diepen

GET TO KNOW OUR MARKETS AND FILMMAKER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES On the following pages, you’ll find the comprehensive festival schedule for industry and general audiences. We also welcome over a thousand guests through our markets and filmmaker support activities. Here’s a taste of what goes on during the festival.

SUPPORTING FILMMAKERS AT THE FESTIVAL IDFACADEMY DURING IDFA One of our flagship talent development programs, IDFAcademy gives emerging international filmmakers the opportunity to meet a broad spectrum of highly esteemed documentary professionals willing to share their knowledge of the industry. This year the program moves to Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, our new Festival Center, where 100 selected filmmakers convene from November 10 to 13. With half the participants flying into Amsterdam from outside Europe, this edition of IDFAcademy stands as our most international to date. Activities include Filmmaker Talks, round table discussions, intimate group sessions, and case studies—all geared towards orienting talents within the international documentary market. Find the IDFAcademy program at idfa.nl/idfacademy-at-idfa IDFA BERTHA FUND The IDFA Bertha Fund supports independent, critical, and artistic voices from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania with the aim of stimulating and empowering the creative documentary sector in these regions. In addition to providing development and production grants year-round, the Fund gives support to filmmakers during the festival through tailored consultancies, training, and industry events to broaden their international network and knowledge. As a guest of IDFA, you can find IBF-supported filmmakers everywhere in the festival selection this year—from Best of Fests all the way to the Envision Competition—as well as in IDFAcademy, the Forum selection, the Docs for Sale catalogue, and the Talks program. Learn more about the IDFA Bertha Fund at IDFA 2022 via idfa.nl/ibf-at-idfa

IDFA’S MARKETS: TOGETHER UNDER ONE ROOF AT FELIX MERITIS IDFA FORUM IDFA Forum is one of the most influential meeting places for filmmakers, creators, and producers working on ground-breaking creative documentaries and new media projects. Now in its 30th year, our co-financing and co-production market has moved into its new headquarters, where sixty of the strongest documentary projects being developed and produced globally are presented from November 12 to 16. In addition to the 22 projects selected for the market’s flagship Forum Pitch category, and the six projects selected for the annual Rough Cut Presentations, this year marks the second edition of the Producers Connection, an exclusive producer-to-producer showcase of twelve selected projects ripe for international co-production. We’re also delighted to expand IDFA DocLab Forum this year into a two-day event with a showcase of twenty interactive and XR projects. Read more about the Forum at idfa.nl/idfaforum DOCS FOR SALE Docs for Sale facilitates the sales and distribution of high-end documentary films, providing one-on-one meetings, bespoke services, and strategic know-how for IDFA-selected films as well as other outstanding titles on today’s market. Over the years, it has grown into one of the world’s premier markets and distribution incubators for documentary cinema, welcoming artistic documentary films from all over the world. Now located under the same roof as IDFA Forum, Docs for Sale welcomes the industry in a whole new way this year: The year-round catalogue, curated meetings, viewing booths, and happy hours are joined by new networking spaces open to all market guests. The team has also created specialized how-to guides for navigating shorts, children’s documentaries, and making the most of the market for IDFA-selected film teams. Last but not least, consultants are on hand and available to advise on a wide variety of topics such as distribution and PR strategies, impact, and more. Explore Docs for Sale at idfa.nl/docsforsale

Wednesday November 9

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VPRO Preview

Program compiled by the VPRO. Tickets available at vpro.nl/idfa

Industry Wednesday program 9 November 09:00

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IDFA Opening Night

Carré

22:00

All You See

LEGEND What do the labels mean?

Abbreviations for program sections

The colors used in the schedules and A to Z lists provide more information about the films, projects, and events.

In the schedule you will find abbreviations indicating the IDFA program sections a film is selected for.

All screenings of films that have their European, international, or world premiere at IDFA are listed in red , as well as Press & Industry and Market Screenings. All screenings of films that have previously screened in Europe or the Netherlands are listed in blue. All new media projects are listed in yellow. All events are listed in grey. IDFAcademy Harvest Films developed at one of IDFAcademy’s talent programs. IDFA Forum Harvest Films that previously pitched at IDFA Forum. IDFA Bertha Fund Films supported by the IDFA Bertha Fund.

IC International Competition EC Envision Competition SC IDFA Competition for Short Documentary YC IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary LM Luminous FLT Frontlight OS IDFA on Stage PD Paradocs M Masters BF Best of Fests T10 Top 10 RS Retrospective: Laura Poitras FP Focus: Playing Reality FM Focus: Around Masculinity INF IDFA DocLab Competition for Immersive Non-Fiction DST IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling DS IDFA DocLab Spotlight

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Thursday 10 November 10 November 10:00

11:00

Public screenings

12:00

13:00

12:30

Opening film: All You See

Tuschinski 1

14:00

15:00

13:00

Bobi Wine: The People’s President

17:00

18:00

Mothers

16:45

11:30

10:00

Tuschinski 6

Citizenfour

14:00

Aurora’s Sunrise

13:00

Flag Wars

12:30

12:00

Munt 11

14:45

Sisterhood

13:15

13:00

Mutzenbacher

Eye: Cinema 1 12:00

Eye: Cinema 2

Kriterion 1

A Little Love Package

Riotsville, USA

15:00

Camouflage

20:30

Loving Martha

19:30

The Arbor

17:45

18:30

15:00

The March on Rome

21:00

SC, BF

18:30

18:00

Fragile Memory

Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot

Till the End & Jaime

African Moot

21:00

De Humani Corporis Fabrica

Rialto De Pijp: Bovenzaal De Balie: Grote Zaal

FLT

Cosmic Chant. Niño de Elche

SC, EC

The Silence of The Banana Trees & Scenes with My Father

19:30

All That Breathes

15:00

21:00

Money, Freedom, a Story of CFA Franc

16:00

21:15

The United States of America

Colette and Justin

17:30

FLT

American Journal

How to Save a Dead Friend

Munt 13

20:30

17:45

15:45

Terror Contagion & Risk

While We Watched

Innocence

21:15

18:15

Parallel World

T10

Matter Out of Place

12:45

Munt 12

Anhell69

SC, BF

20:00

Return to Homs

15:45

Dreaming Walls

Solmatalua & Foragers

The Oath

17:00

20:45

18:30

Striking Land

The Oil Machine

My Country, My Country

Steel Life

17:00

15:30

Notes for a Film

Munt 10

Black Mambas

13:00

Munt 9

23:00 M

The Natural History of Destruction

20:30

17:30

SC, BF

Is There A Pine on the Mountain & The Super 8 Years

Things I Could Never Tell My Mother

22:00

21:15

The Hamlet Syndrome

Tuschinski 5

21:00

Danse Macabre

17:00

13:30

20:00 FLT

NPO 2Doc Primeur

Tuschinski 3

Tuschinski 4

19:00

18:30

Werner Herzog – Radical Dreamer

NPO 2Doc Primeur

Tuschinski 2

16:00

15:00

Gigi la Legge

21:15

Scala

21:00

The New Greatness Case

Industry Thursdayprogram 10 November 09:00

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Thursday November 10 12:00

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Munt 13

Market Screening

18:00

Café Kuyl

Guests Meet Guests

ONTROEREND GOED

Funeral “A theatrical ritual about the finiteness of things, that brings people together, whatever they believe, are or think.”

TOM STRUYF

FindingWillard “A multimedial, filmic travelogue around development and decay, care and community in a small American town.”

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The Pawnshop

Tuschinski 1

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18:45

Wildcat

+ Talk Followed by an

21:00

A Little Love Package

13:30

12:00

14:30

Caesar Must Die

Tuschinski 5

17:30

15:15

This Is Not a Film

15:00

12:30

11:45

Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot

Munt 11 10:30

The Yellow Ceiling

Will You Look at Me & A Sound of My Own

11:00

Everything Will Be OK

14:00

In viaggio

Eye: Cinema 1 12:00

Salaam Cinema

Eye: Cinema 2

IDFA Hit All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

20:00

21:00

17:00

Colette and Justin

Beyond Extinction: Sinixt Resurgence

20:30

Light Falls Vertical + Talk

Stuntwomen

Black Mambas

15:00

Nothing Compares

21:15

18:00

How to Save a Dead Friend

21:00

Cosmic Chant. Niño de Elche

20:00

IDFA on Stage Between Nothingness and Infinity, I Began to Weep

Frascati 1

20:30

IDFA on Stage The Eagle & the Tortoise

Frascati 2 18:45

ONX + DocLab MoCap Stage: Showcase

de Brakke Grond: Rode Zaal 11:30

de Brakke Grond

DocLab: Nervous Systems Exhibition & VR Gallery

Arti et Amicitiae

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats & Slumberland

Immerse yourself in two collective VR experiences as part of IDFA DocLab. Enter a magical dream world with the immersive performance Slumberland or go on a multi-sensory search for an illegal rave in 1989 (In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats).

A Provincial Hospital

20:30

Opening Night DocLab: Nervous Systems exhibition

BF, LM

Presented by De Balie.

De Balie: Filmzaal 12:00

Shorts Cityscapes

Foragers

17:30

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

21:00

Mutzenbacher

Kleine Komedie

IDFA Hit All You See

18:30

Rialto De Pijp: Bovenzaal 15:00

21:30

FLT

Followed by a discussion with special guests. 18:15

SC, EC

We, Students!

Personality Crisis: One Night Only

IDFA Hit White Balls on Walls

The Silence of the Banana Trees & Scenes with My Father

De Balie: Grote Zaal

21:00

18:30

Master Talk: Laura Poitras

FLT

Paradise

18:15

15:45

Blue ID

Followed by a conversation with Alain Kassanda.

15:00

Kriterion 1

A House Made of Splinters

FLT

18:00

Europe

12:30

Carré

20:30

Mom

15:00

Fragile Memory

NPO 2Doc Primeur

Money, Freedom, a Story of CFA Franc

14:00

Alis

17:30

16:15

21:00

Youth Films: 14+

Polaris

FLT

Kenya

19:30

Ruthless Times – Songs of Care

13:30

18:30

21:15

PD, BF

Just an Alien

Aftersun

14:45

The Porters & Away

Shorts Higher Dimensions

16:15

The River Is Not a Border

Munt 10

20:30

18:15

T10

FLT

The Etilaat Roz

FLT

My Paper Life

Munt 9

20:45

R 21 aka Restoring Solidarity

FLT

Bella Ciao

FLT

17:45

Pornomelancolía

Tuschinski 6

21:00

Trained to See – Three Women and the War

23:00

Meet Me in the Bathroom

Silent House

Every Little Thing

Tuschinski 4

18:00

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extended conversation with the filmmaker.

Tuschinski 2

Munt 13

18:00

The Hamlet Syndrome

14:00

Munt 12

17:00

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Industry Friday 11 program November 09:00

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Friday November 11 11:00

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Market Screening

Tuschinski 3

Press & Industry Mothers

16:00 FLT

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Press & Industry A Way To B

19:00 M

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Press & Industry Apolonia, Apolonia

12:45

Market Screening

Tuschinski 6 09:00

Pathé City 2

Press & Industry Colette and Justin 09:15

Pathé City 3

Press & Industry Scenes with My Father 09:30

Pathé City 4

Market Screening

11:15

Press & Industry Paradise 11:00

Press & Industry Light Falls Vertical

13:45

11:30

13:15

Press & Industry Silent House

Press & Industry Just an Alien

Press & Industry Loving Martha

13:30

Press & Industry Mom

12:00

Munt 9

Market Screening 15:45

Carré

Master Talk: Laura Poitras 18:00

Café Kuyl

Guests Meet Guests

Elsa

PARTNER IDFA 2022

Saturday 12 November 12 November 10:00

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Silent Love

12:45

10:30

12:30

Loving Martha 10:00

Munt 9

Home Is Somewhere Else

13:00

10:30

11:00

10:30

Titicut Follies

Munt 13 10:00

Eye: Cinema 1

13:00

T10

13:15

10:30

Inside My Heart

20:45

M, BF, FLT

My Lost Country

20:30

20:00

10:00

Carré

de Volkskrant-dag

13:00

Kriterion 1

Innocence

Rialto De Pijp: Bovenzaal

While We Watched

10:00

The United States of America 12:45

FLT

10:00

14:00

12th & Delaware

11:30

A House Made of Splinters

21:00

18:45

The Pawnshop

14:45

Werner Herzog – Radical Dreamer

11:00

21:30

10:00

11:00

Solmatalua & Foragers

Bella Ciao + Talk

17:30

FLT

Dreaming Walls

Followed by an extended conversation with the filmmaker. 13:00