IDFA 2019 Program Guide by IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Program

Program Guide

Markets

Training & Funding

Industry Program

Doc Talks

Social Events

Schedule

Films & Projects A-Z

Partners

Le Poole Bekem Loeff, PwC, Qel Amsterdam, Ro Network, Uitge Amsterdam, Va Partners

Main Partners

NEW: The Netherlands Film Fund & IDFA Bertha Fund Co-production Scheme Partners

Funding opportunities for the realization of international documentary co-productions

IDFA is subsidized and funded by

Feature-length documentaries which have previously been supported by IDFA Bertha Fund are eligible. Deadline: 3 March 2020 Applications must be submitted by the Dutch co-producer.

Supporting powerful documentaries and extraordinary filmmakers from Africa, Asia, Latina America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe IDFAcademy is supported by

IDFA Bertha Fund - Classic

IDFAcademy & NPO Fund Workshop / ZappDoc LAB is supported by Funding opportunities for documentary filmmakers and producers living and working in IBF supported regions

IDFA Bertha Fund - Europe Funding opportunities for producing and distributing documentaries realized through international co-productions

IDFA DocLab is supported by Development: For research, script and trailer production

International co-production: feature-length documentary with potential to reach a global audience ARTE, Flanders Audiovisual Fund, MIAP Foundation Deadline: 1 April 2020 Production & post-production: For all

stages of production & post-production Deadlines: DocLab research 10 December 2019, 10 June 2020 collaboration partners

Distribution of international co-productions: inventive distribution plans with global impact Deadline: open continuously from POPKRAFT, CreativeXR, Diversion cinema, The Immersive Storytelling Studio until October 2020 (NationalDecember Theatre), Het2019 Nieuwe Instituut Applications need to be submitted by a European partner.

Entry forms, regulations and guidelines on how submit are available IDFAto Forum is supported by on www.idfa.nl/idfaberthafund Contact: idfaberthafund@idfa.nl

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Welcome Disagree, Reflect, Collaborate This is indeed the golden age of documentary film. Not just because of higher budgets here or there, and not because of the few documentary films that manage to make millions in box office or on SVOD platforms. It is “golden” because we, as a global community, are not only the questioning reality in front of the camera, but also questioning ourselves, our ethics, gaze, our industry, and its “status quo” as context. It was common that a documentary film borrowed its raison d’etre from the importance of its subject matters. We are slowly moving forward from that. It is becoming more and more common to say that the necessity of documentary film comes from its cinematic language, artistic freedom, sincerity, and from its social or political relevance. None of this would have been meaningful if we did not already see the proof. It came in the form of a new wave of beautiful films. The films of IDFA 2019 dare to examine their subject matters with true complexity, without infantilizing their audiences. They interrogate cinematic language and search for their uniqueness. It is a selection of films that expose the anatomy of our world and that of their makers too. Films that re-imagine reality, re-write it, and take us to small corners of it, where we open again to the wide world, films that show us the world with lens so wide that we feel liberated from all the details that we keep quarreling about. This wave of necessary questioning, behind and in front of the camera, this wave of profound and positive doubt, is why we continue developing IDFA’s industry talks and think tanks. With all of you here, we have a meaning, or dare I say, we have a duty. This duty is to provide the platform to debate our documentary film world. To think about and discuss our survival, our creative quests, our relationship to technology, our economy, freedom, equality, opportunities... then, our community itself and the relationships between all of us.

Program Guide

Finally, all those urgent questions of national/ International, local/universal, privileged/underprivileged, representation/misrepresentation, North/South... can all be dealt with only when we meet and talk, and then, when we collaborate. IDFA’s markets and various social events are there for that. In our program, you will find films from about 75 countries this year. An unprecedented share for women filmmakers across all IDFA’s sections and components and a global representation that is again, a little bit wider. It is the golden age of documentary film, if we make it so, by meeting, disagreeing, reflecting, debating, collaborating, watching films, and discussing them.

Wishing you a memorable IDFA,

Orwa Nyrabia Artistic Director

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The NPO Fund is proud to support the following IDFA films: 180cc Angels on Diamond Street Carrousel Cloud Sister Foreplay Holy Moly King of the Cruise The Long River Slides The Man Who Looked Beyond the Horizon Once the Dust Settles Our Island Prison for Profit Sidik and the Panther They Call Me Babu Th

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Colophon Artistic Director: Orwa Nyrabia Executive Director: Cees van ’t Hullenaar Head of IDFA Industry: Adriek van Nieuwenhuijzen Coordination: Martine van Duijn, Marie-Louise Calame Production: Brigitte Ravensbergen, José Beesems, Joost Daamen, Laura van Halsema, Raul Niño Zambrano, Sarah Dawson, Jasper Hokken, Eveline Kaethoven, Marjolein Polder, Rana Farag, Jelte Zonneveld, Caspar Sonnen, Pien Visser, Wotienke Vermeer, Marije Veenstra, Meike Statema, Dymme Plomp, Veerle Egbers, Laurien ten Houten, Stien Meesters, Nadine Maaraba, Sasja Koetsier, Félicie Crijns Copy editors: Julia Yudelmann, Iris van der Spoel, Roxanne Merrell Design: Gerald Zevenboom Print: Damen Drukkers, Werkendam

IDFA Staff Please find all details of the IDFA staff and departments at our website (idfa.nl/staff).

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Premium Partner of the 32nd International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Partners Main Partners

Club IDFA ABN AMRO Bank NV, Allen & Overy, Being There, BlinkLane Consulting, deBreij, Great Communicators, Houthoff, JBR, Jean Mineur Mediavision, Le Poole Bekema, Loyens & Loeff, PwC, Qelp, Rabobank Amsterdam, Rotaform, Talpa Network, Uitgeefhuis Nieuw Amsterdam, Van Tunen + Partners

Donations to IDFA ABN AMRO Cultuurfonds, AVROTROS, Better Places, BNNVARA, Club chUrch, Dutch CORE, Embassy of Chile, Embassy of Denmark, Embassy of Switzerland, EOdocs, Eye International, German Films, Goethe-Institut, Human, Institut Français des Pays-Bas, Istituto Luce - Cinecittà, KRO-NCRV, LaScam, Lutfia Rabbani Foundation, OUTtv, P.W. Janssen’s Friesche Stichting, Sauna Nieuwezijds, Zabawas Foundation

Partners

In cooperation with NPO 2 (Dutch Public Broadcasting) IDFA will also broadcast 5 new documentaries on TV during the festival

IDFA is subsidized and funded by

Suppliers

IDFAcademy is supported by IDFAcademy & NPO Fund Workshop / ZappDoc LAB is supported by

IDFA DocLab is supported by ARTE, Flanders Audiovisual Fund, MIAP Foundation

DocLab research collaboration partners POPKRAFT, CreativeXR, Diversion cinema, The Immersive Storytelling Studio (National Theatre), Het Nieuwe Instituut

Alvero, Arti et Amicitiae, Art Support BV Theaterproductiebureau, Avenu Media, Beam Systems, Bijlmer Parktheater, Booking. com, Café de Jaren, Citroën Nederland, Compagnietheater, Copper IM, De Balie, De Kleine Komedie, DeLaMarTheater, Eden Hotels Amsterdam, Event Engineers, Eye, FedEx Express, FestivalTickets, Filmtechniek BV, Fiona Online, FilmTechniek BV, Green DCP, Hapeco, Het Ketelhuis, INDYVIDEO, inVision Subtitling, Jaar en Dag Media, Koninklijk Theater Carré, Kriterion, Lichtwerk, Lil’ Amsterdam Central Station, MacBike, Mausolos, Mercure Amsterdam Centre Canal District, NH Hotel Group, OBA, Oberon, Pakhuis de Zwijger, Podium Mozaïek, Prinsengracht Hotel, Rex International, Rialto, Stichting Audiovisuele Toegankelijkheid, Tolhuistuin, VBVB Cultuurautomatisering, Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, Volkshotel, Wheelhouse, Zuiderkerk

Festival campaign IDFA Forum is supported by

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Useful information Industry Hub

Industry Desk

The Industry Hub is open to all Pass holders to meet up, network, and do business. Here you’ll find all guest information, the industry ticket desk, and plenty of workspace. The Industry Hub is also home to our extensive Industry Program of sessions, talks, and consultancies to inspire and keep you up to date on the latest developments in the documentary industry. Location: De Brakke Grond, Nes 45, 1012 KD Amsterdam

At the Industry Desk, we can help you with any questions regarding the program for professionals. We guide you through the industry side of the festival, connect you with other professionals in various disciplines and keep you informed on our array of talks, meetings and sessions. De Brakke Grond – Foyer Nov 21-27 | 9:30-13:00, 14:00-17:30

Press Desk

Guest Desk

Press Desk is located next to Guest Services and is intended for members of the press. If you need information about the festival programs or guests, please do not hesitate to ask our international press officer. If you want to arrange an interview with a guest, please send your request to petrablaskovic@idfa.nl

De Brakke Grond – Witte Zaal

Nov 19 | 12:00-21:00

Nov 19 | 12:00-21:00 | Nov 20, 9:00-19:00

Nov 20-30 | 9:00-21:00

Nov 21 | 9:00-21:00 | Nov 22-27, 9:00-18:00

Guest Desk & Guest Box Office Here, accredited guests can pick up their festival pass, obtain tickets, and get general information about the festival.

Dec 1st | 10:00-14:00

Guest Box Office De Brakke Grond – Entrance Nov 20 –30 | 9:00-21:00

Industry Workspace A convenient and comfortable open space with a Wi-Fi connection for all accredited guests to work individually and communally. Nov 21-27 | 9:00-17:30

Stay updated

De Brakke Grond – Blauwe Zaal

Website

Industry newsletter

IDFA.nl is your go-to resource for tickets, program schedules, festival news, good reads, and all the audio-visual content available for IDFA 2019. Check our homepage for the latest details and navigating to your heart’s desire.

During the festival and throughout the year, our IDFA Industry newsletter keeps you informed about IDFA’s activities for filmmakers and film professionals, including program sneak peeks, important deadlines, and calls for our markets, training programs, and film fund. Sign up for this essential mailing on IDFA.nl/newsletter.

App Alongside the complete festival program, the IDFA2019 app is a quick and easy way to book tickets, find screening schedules, see all your planned meetings, and more. Download it in the App Store or the Google Play Store.

Social media

Daily guest newsletter All accredited guests receive an update every day of the festival with insider tips, our top picks for the day, and all the social events on offer. Check your inbox for our daily guest newsletter.

Want to join in the conversation? Follow us on Facebook at @IDFA.nl, Twitter at @IDFAindustry and Instagram on @idfafestival. Our official festival hashtag is #IDFA2019.

Video and Podcast

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

During IDFA we will register a number of talks, sessions and interviews that will be distributed in our industry newsletter throughout the year.

Tickets •P ass holders (except holders of the Festival Light Pass, both Docs for Sale passes, and the IDFA Forum Day Pass) can get up to 10 complimentary tickets for regular screenings starting November 4 at 12 pm at www.idfa.nl. Additionally, these Pass holders can order free tickets for screenings on the same day or the following day, if available. The Pass holders have 20 free tickets in total, after which they can buy tickets for the discounted rate. • Holders of the Festival Light Pass can obtain tickets at a discounted rate. • Tickets for special screenings can be obtained at a discounted rate by all Pass holders (except holders of both Docs for Sale passes and the IDFA Forum Day Pass). • Tickets will be uploaded to your pass. • Please have your pass ready before entering the screenings. • To avoid empty seats, please cancel your ticket if you can’t make it to a screening. Complimentary tickets can easily be returned. You can do this through your MyIDFA account at idfa.nl or through the IDFA app by clicking the “cancel transaction” button. • If a screening is sold out, Pass holders (except holders of the Festival Light Pass, both Docs for Sale passes, and the IDFA Forum Day Pass) can queue at the entrance to fill any “no show” seats. There are signs at every entrance marking where to wait. No ticket is needed; first come, first served. •T here will be no admission after the starting time.

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Prices Regular rate: € 11.50 Discount rate: € 8.50 (for holders of the Festival Light Pass, CJP Youth Pass, Amsterdam City Pass, and students)

Discounts All IDFA Pass holders get a €2.50 discount on entry to the Eye Film Museum’s exhibition on Andrey Tarkovsky.

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IDFA Program Now in its 32nd year, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam offers an independent and inspiring meeting place for audiences and professionals to see a diverse and high-quality program. IDFA offers an alternative to mass entertainment and uniformity, confirming that there is an increasing need for high-quality films that delve deep and urge us to reflect.

Documentary Film The creative documentary film is IDFA’s point of departure. These are films that are visually striking and express the filmmaker’s vision. The filmmaker makes artistic choices in the use of cinematic language to convey his or her visionThis artistic

approach is the festival’s most crucial selection criterion – originality, stylistic coherence, and cultural, political and/or historical value pay an important role as well.

Focal points  IDFA focuses on talent, new media, gender parity and cultural inclusivity. These focal points are implemented over the entire breadth of IDFAnot only in the festival programming, but also in the aforementioned activities for film professionals. They are key in further developing the genre, guaranteeing the multiformity of the documentary landscape, offering audiences and professionals varied stories and perspectives that lead to high-quality reflection, and solidifying IDFA’s own unique position.

Program Sections Guest Of Honor The cinematic oeuvre of Patricio Guzmán can be seen as an essay-style documentaries and as chronicles of the Chilean resistance to the Pinochet regime. His films have been enormously influential for over half a century, and we are overjoyed to welcome this living legend as our Guest of Honor at IDFA 2019

Patricio Guzmán’s Top 10 Every year IDFA’s Guest of Honor compiles their Top 10 favorite films that inspired them. This year Patricio Guzmán will present his Top 10 and an open to the public

Patricio Guzmán Every year IDFA selects work from the oeuvre of the festival’s Guest of Honor. 7 films by Patricio Guzmán will be shown during IDFA 2019

Focus Programs Re-releasing History The focus program includes 10 films comprised entirely of pre-existing footage such as archival material, home movies, and found footage. Marking the next installment in IDFA’s long-running series about the craft of documentary

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filmmaking, Re-releasing History looks to the filmmakers’ emotional, political act of re-interpreting history with a new gaze. Supported by the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, Beeld en Geluid.

It Still Hurts Pre-empting the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, IDFA presents a focus program that explores our world as a post-war world. It Still Hurts is the largest focus program of IDFA 2019, with 17 titles that raise questions on the many ways contemporary life is still defined by WWII—from case studies about the cold war and postcolonialism to cinematic meditations on victims and perpetrators.

The Villain Taking our cultural fascination with criminal infamy as a starting point, the focus program presents 10 films which look evil straight in the eye. All films in The Villain capture an intimate, sometimes terrifying confrontation between filmmaker and protagonist, showcasing a wide array of personifications and various strategies for getting behind the scenes of the criminal persona. In doing so, the program explores the overlap between fascination and identification, and the subjective bias that drives both humanization and disgust.

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This non-competitive premiere program section returns with the announcement of the 18 hard-hitting films that interrogate power, seek truth, and urge us to stand in solidarity with the world’s vulnerable populations. From street protests in Ouagadougou to body politics in Scandanavia, Frontlight showcases incredible filmmakers and protagonists standing up for their rights.

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Luminous includes films that immerse the viewer in a cinematic experience. These films are character-, story- or author-driven, and make the universal tangible through the individual. The program contains premieres only.

Best of Fests Striking documentary films from the international festival circuit are central to Best of Fests. The program showcases prize-winners, public favorites, and high-profile titles from the past year.

Masters Masters includes the latest films by auteurs whose work IDFA closely follows, and who have an unmistakable cinematographic signature. The section celebrates the great documentary filmmakers of our time with titles that span international, European, and Dutch premieres.

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DocLab Spotlight Part of IDFA’s new media program, IDFA DocLab Spotlight offers a selection of documentary art across disciplines by masters and new talents, as well as special research projects.

Spotlight: Venezuela & Spotlight: Sudan Diving into the urgent developments unfolding in Venezuela and Sudan, these sections include both film screenings and talks. With the Spotlights, IDFA aims to increase awareness, promote solidarity, and send a signal to the filmmakers: IDFA is standing by their side.

A Tribute to Pennebaker and Hegedus This exceptional program section pays tribute to filmmaking legends D.A. Pennebaker (1925–2019) and Chris Hegedus, whose partnership helped define documentary film as we know it today. Comprised of four titles, the program showcases touchstones of documentary cinema. IDFA’s audience program is supported by Fonds 21, Creative Europe Media, VSBfonds, Democracy and Media Foundation, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and Zabawas Foundation.

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IDFA on Stage presents a series of unique events that explore the space between documentary film and the performing arts. Supported by Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and Zabawas Foundation.

Paradocs Paradocs moves between film and art. Through innovative forms, the filmmakers seek freedom of the documentary genre .

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Paradocs moves between film and art. Through innovative forms, the filmmakers seek freedom of the documentary genre. This year, Paradocs remains part of our ongoing collaboration with Amsterdam Art and EYE, taking place during Amsterdam Art Weekend in the first weekend of IDFA.

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Competitions and Awards IDFA Competition for Feature-Length Documentary IDFA’s flagship competition presents titles from established filmmakers. From intense visual experiences to intimate portraits, a great diversity of style and form typifies the yearly selection. IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary – € 20.000 (to be shared between Director and Producer) IDFA Award for Best Director – € 5.000 IDFA Award for Best Editing – € 2.500 IDFA Award for Best Cinematography – € 2.500

IDFA Competition for First Appearance The Competition for First Appearance offers a strong selection of first feature-length documentary films that demonstrate excellence and present us with a career to follow up with. Supported by the Friends of IDFA. IDFA Award for Best First Appearance – € 10.000 FIPRESCI Award – € 5.000 Supported by the Friends of IDFA

IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling The projects in the IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling reveal the latest selection of beautiful interactive stories and unexpected artistic applications created for the digital screens and devices around us. IDFA DocLab Award for Digital Storytelling – € 5.000 Special Jury Award for Creative Technology – € 2.000

IDFA DocLab Competition for Immersive Non-Fiction

IDFA Competition for Dutch Documentary The best and brightest Dutch filmmakers compete in the IDFA Competition for Dutch documentary, including both well-known filmmakers and promising new talent. 2Doc IDFA Award for Best Dutch Documentary – € 7.500 Supported by NPO 2Doc.

IDFA Competition for Mid-Length Documentary The films in the Competition for Mid-Length Documentary are between 40 and 70 minutes long These films stick to no predictable rules, abandon traditional conventions, and carve out a new space for imagination. IDFA Award for Best Mid-Length Documentary – € 7.500

IDFA Competition for Short Documentary A selection of international short films compete in the IDFA Competition for Short Documentary, reflecting an aesthetic and remarkably bold approach to documentary filmmaking. IDFA Award for Best Short Documentary – € 5.000

IDFA Competition for Student Documentary The filmmakers of the future are already here… with a fresh view of the world, and of filmmaking. All selected for the IDFA Competition for Student Documentary have in common that they are searching for a cinematic signature. IDFA Award for Best Student Documentary – € 2.500

IDFA Competition for Kids & Docs

The definitions of documentary are challenged in the IDFA DocLab Competition for Immersive Non-Fiction. Makers immerse you in diverse sensory experiences and experimental technology. IDFA DocLab Award for Immersive Non-Fiction – € 5.000 Special Jury Award for Creative Technology € 2.000

IDFA takes young audiences seriously, offering them the best and most entertaining documentary films in the IDFA Competition for Kids & Docs. IDFA Award for Best Children’s Documentary – € 5.000

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IDFA Competition for Creative Use of Archive Our new competition made possible by The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (Beeld en Geluid), the IDFA Competition for Creative Use of Archive pays tribute to one of the pillars of documentary filmmaking: the archive. Beeld en Geluid IDFA ReFrame Award for best creative use of archive – € 5.000

ADDITIONAL AWARDS VPRO IDFA Audience Award All films that screen in the competition programs, as well as all films made in the past year that screen in other program sections, compete for the VPRO IDFA Audience Award worth € 5.000.

NPO Fund - Karen de Bok Talent Award This prize is awarded to one of the projects in the IDFAcademy & NPO Fund Workshop, and consists of a grant of € 25.000 for the development of the project and € 5.000 for the production of a teaser.

Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Documentary Stipend With this stipend, the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds awards a documentary talent with a grant of € 50.000 that allows the recipient to make a documentary about a subject of their choice. The award is intended for a documentary filmmaker with a proven track record who has already earned modest recognition in the documentary field.

IF/Then Global Pitch Award This live pitching event at IDFA 2019 accompanies a new funding and distribution opportunity: one winning project will receive a production grant of $ 25,000 from RYOT Films and will have the opportunity to participate in TFI’s year-round IF/ Then Shorts Program, which provides year-round mentorship and career development opportunities. Additionally, a second project will be awarded an honorable mention prize of $ 1.000.

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Longreads My Selection of 10 Films

Archive Affection

By Patricio Guzmán

by Alina Marazzi

As IDFA’s Guest of Honor, Patricio Guzmán was invited to compile a program consisting of 10 of his favorite films. He expounds on the reasons why each of these films became personal favorites, introducing the selection as follows: “I was thrilled when IDFA asked me to select my 10 favorite films. That said, I soon realized that it’s no easy matter to choose from all the films I like, and thus give a place of honor to some and not to others, while there are a vast number of films that have left images etched in my memory. On the other hand, the fact that it’s hard to choose is also a good sign, because it means that there’s always interesting work to see. My selection is simple in that it brings together films that describe the world, life and different countries, in an understandable and enjoyable way.” Read the whole article at idfa.nl/longreads.

What is it that attracts us so much about images from the past? How come we feel so seduced by the archive? So much has been written about the so-called “archive fever” that has, since the early days of cinema, infected filmmakers and viewers. This “fever” refers both to the practice of searching and finding film images from previous times, and the subsequent process of reassembling these images into new film narratives.

The Duty of Memory in the Films of Patricio Guzmán: Resisting Obstinate Oblivion by Pamela Biénzobas

The Re-releasing History Program at IDFA 2019 presents different approaches to “re-viewing” history and “re-cycling” cinema. Some filmmakers use documentary-type footage, others opt for TV media images, while still others employ private images such as family home movies. The editing styles, the use of sound and music elements, and the visual effects employed are all different, as are the archive sources of the material used, but one thing all these films have in common is the attempt to investigate the fallacy of truthfulness in how our world is represented. Read the whole article at idfa.nl/longreads.

When memory fails, history is either forgotten or rewritten at the convenience of whoever holds the most powerful pen and paper. For nearly half a century, the work of Patricio Guzmán has been driven by the “duty of memory,” especially in relation to the 1970s and 1980s in Chile. When the budding filmmaker felt compelled to document the “Chilean socialist experience,” it was clear to him that he was living history in the making, and that it was vital to keep a record of it as it happened. What he and his small crew filmed during those three years was an account in the present tense. The narrative construction of his recent documentaries often resorts to analogies. Invariably driven by the subject of collective memory, he now interweaves different historical periods and matters. Though the violence of the coup and the dictatorship is always at the core, he also incorporates more ancient atrocities that have shaped the identity of Chile as the country we know today. Read the whole article at idfa.nl/longreads.

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The Inheritance of War by Pamela Cohn

Theaters of Complicity (Or, Are You Loathsome Tonight?) by Neil Young

Deeply entrenched scars of the never-ending effects of war—because war on our planet has been never-ending—is the theme of a special program at this year’s festival. It Still Hurts consists of 12 films from the last 35 years that cinematically explore the psycho-social-economic-political fallout of two world wars in particular, and the more concentrated (and clandestine) ones occurring on every continent. The reverberations of damage on scales never imagined before the turn of the 20th century still resonate strongly in the present day. Curated by IDFA’s artistic director Orwa Nyrabia and senior programmer Laura van Halsema, the collection of films is a bid to get a jump on the imminent anniversary meant to celebrate 75 years of peace since the end of World War II. In this wide-ranging film program accompanied by an exhibition, Mr. Nyrabia is suggesting, perhaps, “We might not want to over-congratulate ourselves just yet.” These ambitious documentaries meticulously chronicle ever-expanding states of neo-colonialism: systems of societal control orchestrated remotely and secretly; genocides; civil wars; environmental destruction; deadly immigration policies; occupations; and, corporate-funded state violence—contemporary allegories of Europe’s defining wound. Read the whole article at idfa.nl/longreads.

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The appeal of antagonist roles among actors is proverbial: the devil has all the best tunes, and most of the best lines, too. Villains, evildoers and miscreants appeal to performers—and audiences—for their many layers of complexity. While cinema audiences have delighted in hissing myriad Wo/Men We Love To Hate since the days of Lon Chaney, Tod Slaughter and Eric Von Stroheim, matters are much trickier in the non-fiction arena. The wrongs committed by real “villains”—such as the eclectic gallery of rogues featuring in this year’s special IDFA program—can yield terrible consequences for real people. Their victims bleed, they suffer physical and/or economic hardship, they die. And when extreme villainy occurs at the upper echelons of government, they can die in vast numbers, in horrible ways, leaving hideously deep societal scars. Any documentary filmmaker electing to tackle such subject matter is entering hazardous waters indeed: circumspect sensitivity is a given, and thorny questions of responsibility inescapably proliferate. Read the whole article at idfa.nl/longreads.

IDFA DocLab IDFA DocLab is a curated playground for

ized and funded byinteractive and immersive documentary.

Launched in 2007 and open to artists working across disciplines, DocLab has developed into one of the world’s leading platforms for showcasing new forms of documentary art and storytelling: from virtual reality (XR) and artificial intelligence to immersive theater; from games and web docs to interactive installations and location-based experiences.

ABN AMRO Cultuurfonds, AVROTROS, Better Places, BNNVARA, Club chUrch, Dutch CORE, Embassy of Chile, Embassy of Denmark, Embassy of Switzerland, EOdocs, Eye International, German Films, Goethe-Institut, Human, Institut Français des Pays-Bas, Istituto Luce - Cinecittà, KRO-NCRV, LaScam, Lutfia Rabbani Foundation, OUTtv, P.W. Janssen’s Friesche Stichting, Sauna Nieuwezijds, Zabawas Foundation In cooperation with NPO 2 a festival program Every year, DocLab presents (Dutch Public Broadcasting) with exhibitions, live events5 and IDFA will also broadcast new a conference documentaries on TV during geared towards a wide audience. For the the festival emerging new media industry, DocLab offers two Suppliers competitions, a co-production and co-financing market, talent Alvero, development Arti et Amicitiae, and an R&D program Art Support BV Theaterto commission, research and develop new works productiebureau, Avenu that pushMedia, the boundaries Beam Systems,of digital art and inter Bijlmer Parktheater, Booking. active media.

com, Café de Jaren, Citroën Nederland, Compagnietheater, Copper IM, De Balie, De Kleine s Komedie, DeLaMarTheater, IDFA DocLab is supported by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate of the Netherlands, CLICKNL, Eden Policy Hotels Amsterdam, Event Engineers, Eye, FedEx Netherlands Film Fund, Mondriaan Fund, ARTE, HTC VIVE, Flanders Audiovisual Fund and MIAP Foundation. Express, FestivalTickets, Filmtechniek BV, Fiona Online,and Vision, POPKRAFT, Research Institute for Sound & NPO Fund Workshop / Zapp-Collaborations: MIT Open Documentary Lab and The Netherlands FilmTechniek BV, Green DCP, pported by Theatre) and Het Nieuwe Instituut. CreativeXR, Diversion cinema, The Immersive Storytelling Studio (National Hapeco, Het Ketelhuis, INDYVIDEO, inVision Subtitling, Jaar en Dag Media, Koninklijk Theater Carré, Kriterion, Lichtwerk, Lil’ Amsterdam s supported by Central Station, MacBike, Mausolos, Mercure Amsterdam Centre Canal District, ARTE, Flanders Audiovisual Fund, MIAP Foundation NH Hotel Group, OBA, Oberon, Pakhuis de Zwijger, Podium Mozaïek, Prinsengracht Hotel, Rex International, rch Rialto, Stichting Audiovisuele partners Toegankelijkheid, Tolhuistuin, VBVB Cultuurautomatisering, POPKRAFT, CreativeXR, Diversion cinema, TheREALITY Immersive Storytelling Studio THEME: DOMESTICATING Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke (National Theatre), Het Nieuwe Instituut Grond, Volkshotel, Wheelhouse, How we shape technology, Zuiderkerk

DocLab Program and technology shapes us

This year, DocLab’s Domesticating Reality supported by program explores the nature of physical space in computational times. How does technology shape our perception of physical reality? How does it affect the way we behave and the way we tell stories? How does it affect our bodies, our und is supported by homes and the places we inhabit?

Every technology we create subsequently shapes us: from fire to cooking, from language to machines and algorithms; from cave paintings to photography, cinema and the internet. Looking back, we see how they inspire new dreams and fears, new habits, new perceptions, and, ultimately, a new physical reality. It’s an age-old cycle, yet the effects of new technologies always take us by surprise. Even if we saw them coming. Today, we find ourselves deeply immersed in digital technology— Increasingly by default instead of by choice. As traditional boundaries between physical and

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Domesticating Reality presents almost 40 documentary experiences, ranging from virtual reality to interactive cinema; from immersive theater to dome screenings and from AI experiments to a private audio walk inside the house of a random stranger. These works use existing and emerging technologies to tell human stories; to play with our perceptions of time and space, and to challenge our most human behaviors.

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Domesticating Reality includes stories about climate change, gentrification, the post-human body, robots and online dating. But it also invites you to explore the potential of artificial intelligence for theater and cinema, to find your physical doppelgängers or to take a mesmerizing audio walk that remixes the sound of the city around you into something far beyond the present. Finally, IDFA DocLab itself is also literally exploring new physical realities by changing its main location to Tolhuistuin (next to Eye Film Museum) and expanding into various other venues across Amsterdam.

EXHIBITIONS & VR CINEMA The main DocLab exhibition venue is Tolhuistuin, presenting over 30 immersive installations and experiences from 11:00-21:00 (admission free). It includes new works by Vincent Morisset, Sanne De Wilde, Ali Eslami, Tabitha Rezaire, Hsin-Chien Huang, Moniker, and the mesmerizing audio walk Only Expansion by Duncan Speakman. Additional DocLab exhibitions include the immersive Ayahuasca Exhibition at Eye (regular ticket needed) and the DocLab VR Cinema (regular ticket needed) and pop-up exhibitions in Lil’ Amsterdam at Central Station (admission free).

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EVENTS & PERFORMANCES At various new locations throughout the festival, DocLab presents a number of live events, performances and immersive theater experiments. With Artificial: Room One by Ontroerend Goed, Oscar Raby’s A Machine for Viewing, the single-person experience Look Inside and the Live Cinema Event Artificial Futures. Exploring new forms of immersive documentary cinema, DocLab also presents three special screenings in the ARTISPlanetarium, Amsterdam’s largest dome screen. With works by o.a. Metahaven, Agnieszka Polska and Jan Kounen.

CONFERENCE On Saturday 23 November, the annual DocLab conference brings together digital pioneers, artists and thinkers for a full day of inspiring presentations, visions of the future and collective experiments. Speakers this year include Vincent Morisset, Agnieszka Polska, William Uricchio, Moniker, Metahaven and Lena Herzog. The conference includes lunch, networking drinks and a live performance of A Machine for Viewing. DocLab Interactive Conference, SA 23 10:00–18:00 Compagnietheater

Visit DocLab This year, DocLab and its main exhibition can be found at Tolhuistuin, next to the Eye Film Museum. At Tolhuistuin, over 30 interactive installations, immersive experiences, audio walks, video installations and live performances are being presented, as well as live events and industry events. To get to this new heart of the DocLab festival program, just take the free ferry behind Amsterdam Central Station. The trip across the water takes only five minutes. But DocLab is also expanding into various other locations this year: from the annual Interactive Conference at Compagnietheater to special exhibitions at Eye and Amsterdam Central Station, to a series of dome screenings at the ARTIS-Planetarium. Our staff on-site will be more than happy to help you with your reservations and tickets.

FREE AND ON-SITE RESERVATION The exhibition at Tolhuistuin and the Pop-Up Exhibition at Lil’ Amsterdam in Central Station are free, but some projects require reservations. At each location, reservations can be made for free at the DocLab Reservation Desk for projects available there on that day. The Reservation Desk is open 11:00-21:00. Reservations can only be made for the day itself. Advance booking of free slots isn’t possible. TOLHUISTUIN DocLab: Exhibition, FR 22 to SA 30 11:00–21:00, SU 1 11:00–18:00 DocLab: Opening Night, FR 22 20:00, by invitation LIL’ AMSTERDAM CENTRAL STATION Pop-up Exhibition, TH 21 to SA 30 11:00–19:00, SU 1 11:00–18:00

REGULAR TICKET SALES For the projects and events below, a ticket is required. These can be bought online, in the IDFA app or at the IDFA Box Office at various festival locations. Lil' Amsterdam Central Station DocLab: VR Cinema – FR 22 to SU 1 hourly – €8,50

A VR Cinema ticket provides you a personal slot for watching VR films at Central Station, without having to wait in line or reserve a slot at the exhibition in Tolhuistuin. You can choose a fixed menu or make a personal selection from all available VR films: Inhabited House, The Waiting Room VR, Dinners, Last Whispers, -22.7, Lagos at Large. Tolhuistuin DocLab: Artificial Futures – SU 24 20:00–21:30 (Concertzaal) €11,50/€8,50 Compagnietheater DocLab: Interactive Conference (including A Machine for Viewing)– SA 23 10:00–18:00 €42,50 IDFA On Stage: A Machine for Viewing – SA 23 19:00–20:00 €11,50/€8,50 Eye Ayahuasca - The Shamanic Exhibition FR 22 NOV to SU 1 DEC hourly slots (Waterfront) €11,50/€8,50 ARTIS-Planetarium DocLab: A Night at the Planetarium #1 SA 23 20:00–21:30 ARTIS-Planetarium €11,50/€8,50 DocLab: A Night at the Planetarium #2 MO 25 20:00–21:30 ARTIS-Planetarium €11,50/€8,50 DocLab: A Night at the Planetarium #3 SA 30 20:00–21:30 ARTIS-Planetarium €11,50/€8,50 Secret location Look Inside FR 22 to SU 1 hourly slots, secret location €8,50

INDUSTRY EVENTS For industry, the DocLab Forum kicks off at Tolhuistuin on Sunday 24 November with project presentations, prototype showcases and the R&D Summit. The DocLab Forum continues on Monday at Compagnietheater with roundtable presentations and one-on-one meetings. Open to all Forum Pass holders.

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IDFA Forum Selection Round Table Pitch After Work Erik Gandini  Sweden

How to Save a Dead Friend Marusya Syroechkovskaya  Russia

Production Fasad  Co-production Indie Film, House of Real

Production Docs Vostok   Co-production Sisyfos Film Production

Alice in Mother's Land Zhanna Agalakova

Is There Anybody out There? Ella Glendining

Croatia

United Kingdom

The Art of Stealing Jorien

Lisbon in the Backmirror Marcelo Gomes

Production LEWA Productions

van Nes The Netherlands

Production Submarine Docs  Co-production Alexander Nanau Production SRL

Clouds Tuija Halttunen

Production Hot Property Films

Portugal, Brazil

Production Misti Filmes, Ukbar Filmes

Madaniya Mohamed Subahi

Germany

People You May Know Katharina Gellein Viken  United Kingdom

Production Renegade Pictures

Robin Bank Anna Giralt Gris  Spain

Production GusanoFilms  Co-production Velarium Arts

The Trap Mayte Carrasco, Marcel Mettelsiefen  Germany

Production Looks Film & TV GmbH

Untitled Amanda Mustard Film Rachel Beth Anderson,

Amanda Mustard  United States

Production Luke Malone, Amanda Mustard   Executive Producer Rachel Dretzin, Ark Media

Finland

Production Wacky Tie Films

Production Film Five GmbH  Co-production Mohamed Subahi

Cowboy Love Manuel

Milisuthando (Working

Production Gema Films

Production The Good Black Project

The Daughter of Genghiz  Christian Als,

Moosa Lane Anita Mathal

Production Les Films du Balibari  Co-production DS Productions, Steps - Generation Africa

Production Larm Film

Young Plato Neasa Ní

Abramovich  Argentina

Kristoffer Juel  Denmark

Production Elk Film   Co-production Pumpernickel Films, Mantaray Film

Eternal Me Hans Block, Moritz

Riesewieck  Germany

Production Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion

The First 53 Years Avi Mograbi  France

Production 24images   Co-production Les Films d'Ici, Avi Mograbi Films

The Golden Thread  Nishtha

Jain  India

Production Raintree Films  Co-production Koleks doo DOKUDOM, Taskovski Films

Hossain Taimi Arvidson

United States, Bangladesh

Production Brette Ragland, Neaz Mahmud Roni

Title) Milisuthando Bongela  South Africa

Hopland  Denmark

Museum of the Revolution Srđan Keča

Serbia, Croatia

Production Restart, UZROK  Co-production Nutprodukce

My Father's Silence Aliona

van der Horst  The Netherlands

Production Docmakers

Pandora's Box Zhao Liang

France, China

Production Les Films d'Ici, Zhao’s Image Production Ltd. Co-production CNEX Ltd.

Paradise Karl Malakunas  United States

Production Thoughtful Robot Productions  Co-production AJE Media Productions

The Witnesses from the Shadows Ousmane Samassekou  France, Mali

Chianáin, Declan J McGrath Ireland, United Kingdom

Production Aisling Productions, Solisiú Films

Round Table Pitch Arts & Culture  Fashion Reimagined Becky

Hutner  United Kingdom

Production DUCK Productions

The Garden That Doesn't Exist Tamar Tal Anati  Italy

Production Alto Piano  Co-production Tamar Tal Films, Alte Celluloid Fabrik GbR

Kabul Melody Sahra Mani  Afghanistan

Production Afghanistan Doc House  Co-production 24images

Parked Life Peter Triest  Belgium

Production Savage Film  Co-production Docmakers

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Masha, Out of the Realm of Memory  Giedre Žickyte  France

Production ZED   Co-production Moonmakers, VFS Films

Nam June Paik Man on the Electronic Superhighway Amanda Kim

United States

Production JBS Arts, Curatorial

Sunset and the Mockingbird

Jyllian Gunther  United States

Production Wonderful6, Jyllian Gunther

Wika! Agnieszka Zwiefka  Poland

Production My Way Studio, Anna Stylińska  Co-production ma.ja.de

Round Table Pitch Children's Documentaries  Art Mysteries Martijn Blekendaal, Finbarr Wilbrink  The Netherlands

Production Cerutti Film   Co-production Indi Film GmbH

Kristos, the Last Child Giulia Amati  Italy

Production Blink Blink Prod  Co-production Les Films de l'oeil sauvage, Bad Crowd

Merilin and Her Cousins Hanna Heilborn

Sweden

Production Elin Kamlert

Round Table Pitch DocLab  #AMiNORMAL Mika Orr

France

Production Upian  Co-production Mikooka Productions

Artificio Jorge Caballero, Anna Giralt Gris  Canada, Colombia

Kusunda Gayatri

Kaspar Piotr Winiewicz, Dawid

Production NowHere Media

Production Makropol

Parameswaran, Felix Gaedtke  Germany, Nepal, United States

Love and Seawater Lisa

Gorny  Denmark

This is For You Mercedes

Harewood, Ewan Cass-Kavanagh   United Kingdom

Arturo  France

One Gram Karim Ben Khelifa

Australia

Production Lisa Harewood

France

Production Lucid Realities

Ride Around Planet Finance Marije Meerman, Femke Herregraven  The Netherlands

Production K.O. Productions

They Call Me Asylum Seeker Tamara Shogaolu

Netherlands, United States  Production Ado Ato Pictures

DocLab Presentations  Alexa, Call Mom! Charlotte Simpson, Nitzan Bartov, Nouf Aljowaysir   United States   Ark Deniz Tortum, Kathryn

Hamilton  Turkey

Production Atlas V

Transplant Oscar Raby  Production VRTOV

Under the Skin João Inada

Brazil

Production Coqueirão Pictures   Co-production Luz Mágica Produções, Quanta Studios, Tarantula Productions, Sete Léguas Filmes

Rough Cut Projects  Art of Repression Estephan Wagner, Marianne Hougen-Moraga  Denmark  Production Final Cut for Real

Between Fire and Water Viviana Gómez

Echeverry, Anton Wenzel  Colombia

Production Viso Producciones

Production Institute of Time BV  Co-production Deniz Tortum

I See for You Cille Hannibal,

Atomic Vacation Cyril

Production Final Cut for Real

Production Cloudred

La Plaza  Chile

Tsiboulski, Illya Szilak  United States

Christine Hanberg  Denmark

Porvenir Alfredo Pourailly De

Club Colombia Jan Rothuizen

Production Panchito Films, 55 Sur Media

Production Zesbaans, Lies Wijnterp

The Tigress Dino Osmanovic,

Going Back Home VR Catalina Alarcon

Production Funfairfilms GmbH

Production Mucha Media, Mimbre Producciones

Tobias Alexa Bakony  Hungary

The Netherlands

Chile

The Greatest Wait Razan

AlSalah  France

Production IDA.IDA  Co-production Momento!, Kngfu, Concept Studio

Philipp Fussenegger  Germany

Production Filmfabriq Kft.

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Production Cuiba Media Inc.  Co-production Submarine Channel, Remco Vlaanderen

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IF/Then shorts global pitch with RYOT Films Climate change is seen and felt in every region. It has devastating impacts on our ecosystems, economic well-being, energy supply, food security, and more. We believe the documentary film community has a responsibility to highlight these issues and ground this topic for the public.

Out of six finalists, one winning pitch team will receive a grant of USD $25,000 from RYOT Films and will participate in TFI’s year-round IF/Then Shorts Program. Additionally, a second project will be awarded an honorable mention prize of USD $1,000.  Nov 26, 10:00 – 12:00, Brakke Grond, Rode Zaal |

Tribeca Film Institute is taking the charge by partnering with IDFA and RYOT Films through a new funding and distribution opportunity for climatethemed short documentaries: the IF/Then Shorts Global Pitch.

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Projects:   Buried Dead Mountain   Primrin Puarat   Producer Sirada Bunsermvicha  Country Thailand

A constantly expanding dumpsite in Chonburi has grown as tall as a mountain. Composed of over 3 million tons of waste, its notorious stench stretches across several kilometers. While Choburi was positioned as a central base to drive the Thai economy, its development brings an environmental catastrophe in its wake.

Mountain Man

Vena Aquática

A View from the Edge

Amada Torruella

Chloe White

Producer Seth Gadsden

Producer Jodie Taylor

Country El Salvador

Country United Kingdom

The lives of three fisherwomen intertwine as they tackle the environmental degradation of their homeland from climate change, water mismanagement and human displacement.

A striking meditation on loss and impermanence, through the personal cost of coastal erosion. Told by residents of various cliff-edge towns across the United Kingdom, as they lose their beloved homes to the sea.

Cemetery Of Green Souls

The Third Season

Polen Ly

Stephanie Saxemard

Country Cambodia

Producer Zephrine Royer

A mother joins her small indigenous tribe to fight against commercial loggings in their ancestral forest, enduring countless risks and violence in process.

Country Dominica

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Arun Bhattarai  Country Bhutan

One of Bhutan’s first glaciologists hikes for days through dangerous terrain, risking his life to measure the rapidly receding glaciers of the Himalayas.

The life of a young boy in Dominica who searches for normalcy after Hurricane Maria.

IDFA Forum Harvest IDFA Competition for FeatureLength Documentary Sunless Shadows  Mehrdad Oskouei

Israel, Canada, Switzerland, 2019, 108 min

Iran, Norway, 2019, 74 min

Production Home Made Docs

Production Oskouei Films

Co-production Filmoption International, Close Up Films

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IDFA Competition for First Appearance Aswang Alyx Ayn G. Arumpac  Philippines, France, Norway, Qatar, Germany, 2019, 85 min  Production Cinematografica films   Co-production Les Films de l'oeil sauvage, Stray Dog

Best of Fests Advocate Rachel Leah Jones, Philippe Bellaiche

Collective Alexander Nanau   Romania, Luxembourg, 2019, 109 min  Production Alexander Nanau Production, Samsa Film, HBO Europe  Pitched in 2016

Cunningham Alla Kovgan

Productions AS, Razor Film

Germany, France, United States, 2019, 93 min

Pitched in 2017

Production Achtung Panda! Media GmbH, Arsam

Smog Town  Meng Han

International, Chance Operations  Co-production Bord Carde Films, RSI, La Maison,

2019, 80 min

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IDFA Competition for Kids & Docs Anbessa Mo Scarpelli  United States, Italy, 2019, 86 min  Production Rake Films  Pitched in 2017

Winter Lake Petteri Saario  Finland, 2019, 15 min  Production Citizen Jane Productions  Pitched in 2017

Hunting for Hedonia Pernille Rose Grønkjær  Denmark, 2019, 87 min  Production Danish Documentary Production  Pitched in 2016

One Child Nation Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang China, United States, 2019, 85 min  Production Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang, Julie Goldman, Christoph Jörg, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn  Pitched in 2017

Our Time Machine Yang Sun, S. Leo Chiang  China, 2019, 81 min  Production Walking Iris Media, Breezy Doc  Co-production Fish + Bear Pictures: Violet Feng, Shanghai Eternity Media & Culture Co., Ltd  Pitched in 2015

Scheme Birds Ellen Fiske, Ellinor Hallin Sweden, United Kingdom, 2019, 86 min  Production Sisyfos Film Production AB, GID Films Ltd  Pitched in 2017

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Best of Fests, Spotlight: Sudan Talking About Trees Suhaib

Masters Love Child Eva Mulvad

Gasmelbari France, Sudan, Germany, Chad, Qatar, 2019, 93 min

Production Danish Documentary

Production AGAT Films & Cie

Pitched in 2017

Co-production Goï-Goï Productions, Made in Germany Filmproduktion, Vidéo de Poche, Doha Film Institute  Pitched in 2015

Frontlight iHuman Tonje Hessen Schei   United States, China, Switzerland, United Kingdom, 2019, 99 min  Production UpNorth Film   Co-production Made in Copenhagen

Denmark, 2019, 112 min

DocLab Domesticating Reality, IDFA DocLab Spotlight -22.7°C  Jan Kounen, Molécule, Amaury La Burthe  France, 2019  Production Zorba Production, ARTE, Novelab  Pitched in 2017

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Pitched in 2016

Nerd_Funk Ali Eslami, Mamali Shafahi

This Is Not a Movie Yung Chang

Production Alllesss

Canada, Germany, 2019, 106 min

Pitched in 2018

Netherlands, France, Iran, 2019, 9 min

Production National Film Board of Canada, TINAM Inc., SUTOR KOLONKO  Pitched in 2016

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Luminous A Boarding School Shalahuddin Siregar  Indonesia, 2019, 105 min  Production Day Zero Films UG  Pitched in 2017

A Comedian in a Syrian Tragedy  Rami Farah  France, Denmark, Syria, Jordan, Norway, Qatar, 2019, 95 min  Production OSOR, SHASHAT Multimedia Productions, Final Cut for Real, Sant & Usant  Pitched in 2017

A Tunnel Nino Orjonikidze, Vano Arsenishvili   Georgia, Germany, 2019, 90 min  Production Artefact Production  Co-production Ventana Film  Pitched in 2018

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Program Guide

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IDFAcademy Harvest selected for IDFA 2019 IDFA Competition for First Appearance Aswang Alyx Ayn Arumpac

IDFA Competition for Kids & Docs Anbessa Mo Scarpelli

Philippines, France, Norway, Qatar, Germany, 2019, 85 min

Italy, United States, 2019, 86 min

World Premiere

Summer School 2016

Summer School 2018

Dutch Premiere

To the Moon and Back Sara Kolster

My Darling Supermarket Tali Yankelevich

Netherlands, 2019, 16 min

Brazil, Denmark, 2019, 80 min

Kids & Docs Workshop 2018

World Premiere Summer School 2015/2019

Speak So I Can See You Marija StojniÄ&#x2021; Serbia, Croatia, Qatar, 2019, 73 min World Premiere Summer School 2018

Foreplay Anne van Campenhout Netherlands, 2019, 15 min. World Premiere Kids & Docs Workshop 2018

Best of Fests Buddha in Africa Nicole Schafer

IDFA Competition for Dutch Documentary Behind the Blood Loretta van der Horst

South Africa, Sweden, 2019, 93 min

Netherlands, United Kingdom, 2019, 86 min

Summer School 2013

World Premiere Summer School 2017

Carrousel (also selected for IDFA Competition for Mid-Length Documentary) Marina Meijer Netherlands, 2019, 68 min World Premiere IDFAcademy & NPO-fonds workshop 2017

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Tiny Souls Dina Naser Jordan, Qatar, France, 2019, 86 min Dutch Premiere Summer School 2017

Luminous The Forbidden Strings Hasan Noori Iran, Afghanistan, Qatar, 2019, 72 min World Premiere Summer School 2017

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DocLab research collaboration partners

IDFA Bertha Fund

POPKRAFT, CreativeXR, Diversion cinema, The Immersive Storytelling Studio (National Theatre), Het Nieuwe Instituut

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The IDFA Bertha Fund supports independent, IDFA Bertha Fund is supported by the Bertha critical, and artistic voices from Africa, Asia, Foundation, Creative Europe Media, ASN Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Bank and the Netherlands Film Fund. Europe with the aim of stimulating and empowering the documentary IDFA filmsector in these Bertha Fund is supported by regions. Through different funding schemes, the Fund provides development, production, and distribution grants.

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In addition to financing, the Fund offers filmIDFA-19-Colophon.indd 1 makers support in their creative and production processes through tailor-made consultancies as well as access to training programs and IDFA’s markets. Supported filmmakers are also invited to participate in the different industry events that IDFA has to offer, where they can broaden their international network and knowledge of the documentary industry. In 2019 the Fund has supported 29 new projects through its different granting schemes. Among the supported projects is the IDFA 2019 opening film Sunless Shadows by Mehrdad Oskouei. Another 13 brand new films supported by the Fund and 1 previously released film are screening at IDFA 2019. Besides offering financial support to filmmakers, the Fund sees to it that the supported filmmakers can participate in the different industry activities of IDFA. At IDFA 2019, 5 supported projects will be pitched at the IDFA Forum, and a variety of supported filmmakers will attend IDFAcademy and will be Observer at IDFA Forum. In addition, a selection of films that were supported by the Fund will be available at Docs for Sale.

Industry Consultancies: with IDFA Bertha Fund The Fund hosts two round-table sessions, open for filmmakers and producers from supported countries, during which the Fund's Project Manager Mélanie de Vocht will talk about the different funding schemes and answer your questions. Nov 22, 15:00 – 16:00, Brakke Grond, Steegzaal

More info at idfa.nl/ibf-at-idfa-2019

Program Guide

Nov 25, 10:00 – 11:00, Brakke Grond, Steegzaal

IDFA Bertha Fund Harvest

IDFA Competition for Feature-Length Documentary Sunless Shadows (IDFA Opening Film)

No Gold for Kalsaka Michel K. Zongo

Mehrdad Oskouei Iran, Norway, 2019, 74 min

World Premiere

IDFA Competition for First Appearance Aswang Alyx Ayn Arumpac Philippines, France, Norway, Qatar, Germany, 2019, 85 min

Burkina Faso, Germany, 2019, 80 min Dutch Premiere

Talking About Trees *(Spotlight: Sudan) Suhaib Gasmelbari France, Sudan, Germany, Chad, Qatar, 2019, 93 min Dutch Premiere

Tiny Souls Dina Naser

World Premiere

Jordan, Qatar, France, 2019, 86 min

Dutch Premiere

Brazil, Denmark, 2019, 80 min World Premiere

Frontlight The Letter Christopher King, Maia Lekow

Kenya, 2019, 84 min

My Darling Supermarket Tali Yankelevich

Smog Town Meng Han 2019, 80 min World Premiere

World Premiere

Luminous A Comedian in a Syrian Tragedy Rami Farah

A Tunnel Nino Orjonikidze, Vano Arsenishvili Georgia, Germany, 2019, 90 min

France, Denmark, Syria, Jordan, Norway, Qatar, 2019, 95 min

World Premiere

Best of Fests 143 Sahara Street Hassen Ferhani

The Forbidden Strings Hasan Noori Iran, Afghanistan, Qatar, 2019, 72 min

Algeria, France, Qatar, 2019, 104 min

World Premiere

Dutch Premiere

Spotlight: Sudan Beats of the Antonov Hajooj Kuka

South Africa, Sweden, 2019, 93 min

Sudan, South Africa, 2014, 68 min More info at idfa.nl/ibf-harvest-2019

Buddha in Africa Nicole Schafer Dutch Premiere

Khartoum Offside *(Spotlight: Sudan) Marwa Zein Sudan, Denmark, 2019, 76 min Dutch Premiere

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IDFA Bertha Fund Projects at IDFA Forum Round Table Pitches Cowboy Love Manuel Abramovich

Forum Observers Between Two Wars Alina Gorlova

In Development Argentina

Rough cut stage Ukraine, Latvia, Germany

Production Gema Films

Production Tabor Production, Avantis, Bulldog Agenda

Forum Observer Maksym Nakonechnyi

The Golden Thread Nishtha Jain In post-production India, Bosnia-Herzegovina, United Kingdom Production Raintree Films, Koleks doo DOKUDOM,

Reas Lola Arias Argentina  In Development

Taskovski Films

Production Gema Films

Forum observer Gema Juárez Allen

Pandora's Box Zhao Liang In production France, China, Hong Kong Production Les Films d'Ici, Zhao’s Image Production

Roma Olga Zhurba In Production  Ukraine, The Netherlands

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Production Moon Man, Tangerine Tree

Forum Observer Darya Bassel

The Witnesses from the Shadows Ousmane Samassekou In Development France, Mali, South Africa

The Shubert Effect Aleksandr Elkan In Development  Russia

Production Les films du balibari, DS Productions,

Production Docs Vostok

Steps - Generation Africa

Forum Observer Ksenia Gapchenko

Rough Cut Project Porvenir Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza Rough cut stage Chile

Zinder Aicha Macky In Production  Niger, France, Germany, South Africa  Production Tabous production, Les films du balibari, Corso

Production Panchito Films, 55 Sur Media

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Forum Observer Clara Vuillermoz

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More IDFA Bertha Fund IDFA Bertha Fund participants at IDFAcademy Airborne Shaunak Sen In Development India Production Aman Mann IDFAcademy participants Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann

Children of the Mist Diem Ha Le In Production Vietnam

IDFA Bertha Fund projects at Docs for Sale All supported films selected for IDFA 2019 are at Docs for Sale 2019. On top of that, the following supported films are also available there:

A Great Trip to a Small Country Mariana Viñoles Uruguay, 2019, 106 min World Sales Cordon Films

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Production Varan Vietnam CO.

Victoria Solano Ortega Colombia, United Kingdom, 2019, 83 min

IDFAcademy participants Diem Ha Le, Swann Dubus

World Sales Illumina Films

Do You Love Me Lana Daher

More info at idfa.nl/ibf-at-idfa-2019

In Development Lebanon, Germany Production Lana Daher, Wood Waters Films IDFAcademy participant Lana Daher

I, Poppy Vivek H Chaudhary In Production India Production Vivek H Chaudhary IDFAcademy participant Vivek H Chaudhary

Roma Olga Zhurba In Production Ukraine, The Netherlands Production Moon Man, Tangerine Tree IDFAcademy participant Olga Zhurba

The Witnesses from the Shadows Ousmane Samassekou In Development Mali, France, South Africa Production DS Productions, Les films du balibari, Steps – Generation Africa IDFAcademy participant Ousmane Samassekou

Zinder Aicha Macky In Production Niger, France, Germany, South Africa Production Tabous Production, Les films du balibari, Corso Film, Steps – Generation Africa IDFAcademy participant Aicha Macky

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Industry Program IDFA offers an extensive program of talks, sessions, and consultancies to inspire and keep you up to date on the latest developments in the documentary industry. This year we have created a new and improved Industry Hub at de Brakke Grond where these activities take place.

Talks and Sessions Various types of talks and sessions at de Brakke Grond bring you up to speed on the current developments in the industry. Industry Talks cover larger trends and urgent discussions. Industry Sessions cover a broad range of topics presented by experts in the field. Filmmaker Talks put renowned filmmakers in the spotlight with hour-long conversations, while Doc Talks follow film screenings with in-depth interviews between filmmakers, experts, and moderators. Several talks, sessions, and other programs are hosted by partner organizations. Detailed information and locations are available at idfa.nl.

Industry Meetups The Industry Hub hosts a diverse range of meetups which include, expert round tables in our Meet the Experts program; Invitation-only Think Tanks that dive into the subjects discussed in the Industry Talks and Summits in het Groene Paleis and Compagnie Theater. Meet the Delegations The Industry Hub will host a series of pitches showcasing projects from around the world. In this new addition to the program, these meetups will mostly consist of project pitches and roundtable discussions, where upcoming and established filmmakers will pitch their newest documentary projects. Delegations from Argentina, Korea, Palestine, Poland and Ukraine have created an exciting selection of new projects from their respective country and/or region. More information on the delegations is available at the Industry Desk and on idfa.nl/delegations. Nov 23-27, 15:30-17:30, de Brakke Grond, Tuinzaal

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Industry Consultancies

Press & Industry Screenings

The Industry Hub offers three types of consultancies: group consultancies in the Meet the Experts program; pre-registered group consultancies with experts in a specific field; and walk-in consultancies for general advice. Detailed information and availability for all consultants is available at the Industry Desk and on idfa.nl.

Films from the IDFA Competition for Featurelength Documentary, the IDFA Competition for First Appearance, and the IDFA Competition for Dutch Documentary, as well as a selection of films from the program sections Frontlight and Luminous are screened during Press & Industry Screenings. You don’t need a ticket to attend these screenings, but you will be required to present your IDFA pass at the door. Seating is on a first-come-first-serve basis. The Press & Industry Screenings include several documentaries that were pitched at previous editions of the IDFA Forum. The complete program can be found on our website, in the program guide, and in the IDFA App.

Meet the Experts Various experts share their knowledge with small groups of participants in hour-long sessions guided by a moderator, offering professionals knowledge on different subjects and creating networking opportunities. Accredited guests can register for the sessions one day in advance at the Industry Desk. More information on the experts is available at the Industry Desk and on idfa.nl/ meettheexperts.

Nov 21-26, Pathé Tuschinski and Pathé De Munt

Nov 23-27, 13:30-14:30, de Brakke Grond, Tuinzaal

Pre-registered Group Consultancies Renowned industry experts are on hand for consultancies focusing on a different subject every day, such as handling film rights, impact producing, distribution, and much more. For these group consultancies professionals are expected to prepare their specific questions in advance. Accredited guests can register for the group consultancies a day in advance at the Industry Desk.More information on the consultants is available at the Industry Desk and on idfa. nl/groupconsultancies. Nov 23-27, 10:00-18:00, de Brakke Grond, Steegzaal

Walk-in Consultancies Documentary experts Jannie Langbroek and Marijke Rawie are on hand for daily walk-in consultancies, answering questions about various aspects of the documentary industry, such as potential co-production partners, funding possibilities, pitching a project, or finding a sales agent. Walk in and book your consultancy. Nov 21-24, 10:00- 14:30, de Brakke Grond, Steegzaal Nov 25-27, 10:00-14:30, de Brakke Grond, Blauwe Zaal

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Industry Talks, Sessions and Meetups Industry Talk: Who owns history? The politics of memory preservation IDFA’s Re-Releasing History focus program celebrates the work of documentary filmmakers who concentrate on the questioning and reinterpreting of the historic image, both public and private. Filmmakers, who - by recontextualizing and assigning new meanings to archival material- invite us to see pre-existing footage in new ways and rethink the realities made from these materials. Yet how do these filmmakers implement these modes of appropriation, compilation and collage in their work in order to re-edit a certain view of the past? And how do film archives handle these works and the way that their collections are used to reframe history? An Industry Talk organized in collaboration with the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision.

Guests David Shields (Marshawn Lynch: A History), Susana de Sousa Dias (Still Life), Sandra Beerends (They Call Me Babu) and Ruurd Blom (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision) Moderator June Givanni (curator and founder of the Pan African Film Archive). Nov 23, 15:00, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal

Industry Talk: SVOD and the battle for European content The arrival of multiple SVOD platforms in Europe in 2020 will not only drastically alter our media landscape; it may also unleash a battle for European documentary content and talent. With new EU legislation demanding platforms to include at least 30% EU content within their catalogs, developing original content for the European audio-visual market is now an important business strategy. What are the strategies of streaming giants toward European content development and what are the opportunities and challenges for the documentary field? During this special Industry Talk, leading market analyst Guy Bisson (Research Director at Ampere Analysis) will present a forecast of these market trends and reflect on the impact this may have for the documentary sector. Keynote speaker: Guy Bisson (Research Director at Ampere Analysis) Moderator Simon Kilmurry (President of the International Documentary Association) Nov 25, 15:30, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Passholders

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Industry Talk: Surviving as a documentary filmmaker (in Europe) This Talk opens with recent European research revealing that most documentary filmmakers deal with long hours, unpaid work and instability of income. There is only a handful of filmmakers making a living just on their own films. How does one survive as a documentary filmmaker? By opening some cash books, looking at an example for joining forces and having European film funds and associations respond to the financial situation of documentary filmmakers, this talk examines flaws in the system and investigates how to move towards a healthier documentary landscape with shared responsibilities. Industry Talk in collaboration with Creative Europe Desk NL and Flanders.

Industry Talk: Filming ’the other’; entitlement or privilege? We have been moving towards a more holistic (multi)perspective on history and society and are entering a new phase now. The question arises: Can people make films wherever and about whoever they want? Or: What makes one entitled to shoot a certain film? How do you position yourself as a filmmaker towards your subject? Can the West tell stories in a non-Western context? What determines one’s gaze? This Talk will invite filmmakers from across the globe to elaborate on awareness, gaze and entitlement. Guests Kivu Ruhorahoza (EUROPA; Based on a True Story), Sinan Cankaya (Cultural anthropologist), Mischa Hedinger (African Mirror). Moderator Mirthe Frese Nov 26, 15:00, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Passholders

Guests Aliona van der Horst (Docmakers) & Claus Ladegaard (DFI), Pauline Durand-Vialle (FERA), Marcus Vetter (Filmmaker) Moderator Rebecca Day Nov 24, 14:45, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Passholders

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Industry Talk: Beyond Story; the filmmaker’s voice

movies that matter, both personal, journalistic and creative. Help them tell their story.

The industry tends to mold documentary films into story (structures), but there are other ways to shape a film. This Talk takes artistic expression as a starting point: Where do original ideas, a wider range of visual approaches and storytelling structures (and thereby diversity) come from? Non-narrative thinkers and filmmakers will be invited to tackle the key question: (How) can we reshape the gatekeepers’ reasoning and taste, that frequently seems determined by the hero’s journey?

Nov 22, 15:00, Brakke Grond Tuinzaal

Guests Arne Bro (Vice-Director of the National Film School of Denmark), Marija Stojnic (Speak So I Can See You), Coco Schreiber (Filmmaker) a.o. Nov 27, 14:30, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Passholders

SESSIONS Industry Session: World Wide Webdocseries hosted by the NPO Fund Step into the world of international webdocs. Hosted by Martijn Winkler (director of the award-winning webseries Swipe), renowned filmmakers specialized in web documentaries will show their work. Michael Fromchenko and Assaf Machnes (Gimel, Israel) and Mea Dols de Jong (Netiquette, The Netherlands) will explain the development and production of their webseries and the do’s and don’ts in creating online content. Learn from the experiences of these filmmakers and watch inspiring trailers and episodes. The event is preceded by two short presentations: Documentaire Producenten Nederland (DPN) will show the results of a survey amongst documentary producers and present future steps, and Impact Makers will launch their brand new Impact Makers Toolkit. (Dutch spoken)

Nov 22, 09:15, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Passholders

Industry Session: Filmmakers for refugees An initiative by and with the support of a growing number of international film professionals: from Lesbos to a global network of workshops for refugee filmmakers. Forced migration is becoming a permanent crisis at our doorstep. Among the destitute crowds in the camps, from Lesbos to Bangladesh, live hundreds of aspiring filmmakers. Help them learn the craft, make

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Industry Session: Collectif 50/50 Equality to restore the balance of power Julie Billy and Laurence Lascary give a presentation on the movement Collectif 50/50: the initiative which created the image of the 82 female directors on the red carpet of Cannes Film Festival 2018 against gender-based discrimination in the film industry. The collectif has turned this powerful moment into a movement and continues to create many initiatives that go against the unequal treatment of women in the industry, they strive for equality to restore the balance of power, on every level of power. Billy and Lascary will explain how the opportunity to work in an egalitarian and inclusive environment, and the equal sharing of power will promote profound creative renewal. They tell the story behind the birth of the movement, explain the several initiatives created and they will also question what still needs to be changed to reach these goals. What is the call to action to all of us and how international bounds are necessary to make these changes persistent. Nov 23, 10:00, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Passholders

Industry Session: Masterclass editing by Anne Fabini hosted by NCE Anne Fabini is a renowned editor who worked on many award-winning fiction and documentary films. Starting her career as an assistant editor on Lola Rennt, she edited documentaries like Return to Homs (Sundance grand jury award), Of Fathers and Sons (Oscar nominee), More than Honey (best editing award) and feature films like The Tale (Golden Globe nominee). She is also member of the Rough Cut Service, a group of renowned international editors who help filmmakers with storytelling and structure during editing. The masterclass will be moderated by Dutch editor Pelle Asselbergs and is hosted by the NCE (Netherlands Cinema Editors).

Nov 23, 12:00, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Passholders

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Industry Session: US Funding Opportunities for Non-American Filmmakers

Industry Session: Sustainable digital film logistics

In this crash course on film funding opportunities in the United States, filmmaker/funding strategist Tracie Holder, who has raised more than $2.5 million for her own projects, will cover the basics of documentary funding available to non-American filmmakers and the most effective ways to access it. She will cover the major U.S. film funders, what and how much they fund, and how to best approach them. She will also talk about fiscal sponsorship, what it is and why you need it, and how to avoid common film funding mistakes. If time permits, she will dive into the essentials of grant-writing.

hosted by Filmfetch In this session, Filmfetch tells you how you can power up your digital film logistics workflow, using their service. Filmfetch helps you to never lose track of your film library again: everything in one place for your festival or customer, ready to be sent to every corner of the world. It’s accessible to everyone, even for those who do not have access to an open internet. Without putting extra pressure on our natural resources, because Filmfetch believes that digital film should be sustainable. And starting in 2020, the planning of screenings and ticketing will also become easier and more efficient. How? Come and find out!

Nov 24, 10:00, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal

Nov 24, 10:00, Brakke Grond Tuinzaal

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Industry Session: Stand up for your rights!

Industry Session: B2B Doc presents new talents

hosted by LaScam In this Industry Session, we will dive into the new EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market to discuss the impact on European filmmakers. Renowned filmmakers Patricio Guzmán, Emma Davie and Alexander Nanau set the scene on how they deal with their authors’ rights, the income it generates, comparing their experiences and what to expect from the new EU legislation. A talk moderated by Martijn Winkler, former president of the Dutch Directors Guild and current board member of the Federation of European Film Directors (FERA). Get yourself informed on this important subject! In collaboration with LaScam, French-speaking Society for Documentary Authors.

The Baltic to Black Sea Documentary Network (B2B Doc) includes filmmakers from Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Russia. The organization is a platform for project development and co-production aimed primarily at experienced producers and distributors from EU countries. Five years in existence, the network has already promoted multiple successful documentaries, which received recognition at major film festivals. The first B2B Doc event at IDFA brings a selection of projects in various stages of development—all with potential for international co-production and distribution. Nov 24, 11:45, Brakke Grond Tuinzaal Passholders

Guests Patricio Guzmán, Alexander Nanau and Emma Davie Moderator Martijn Winkler Nov 24, 12:45, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Passholders

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Industry Session: Alex Gibney on documentary series

Industry Session: Europe’s VOD platforms strike back

hosted by Videoland Documentary series are in high demand. But creating them is a different ball game. In this Industry session award-winning Alex Gibney gives an insight on how he creates his work. Gibney has a longstanding career as producer and director in documentary filmmaking of both feature length as series. His career starting in the ‘80s includes Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005), Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) and Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015) and documentary series like Death Row Stories (2014-2019) and Dirty Money (2018), he is now at IDFA to present his newest film Citizen K. In this session, Gibney will talk about how working on documentary series for different platforms work, what it means to enter complex surroundings and characters and themes on the dark side and how you interweave these in good storytelling. Learn from the best! This session is hosted by Videoland. Videoland and IDFA join forces in a new collaboration: Videoland Academy.

In these times of flux, VOD platforms across Europe are gaining strength in order to compete against the marketing forces of global SVOD players, offering an alternative model for the online distribution of documentaries in multiple territories. Who are these European VOD platforms and what is their strategy vis-a-vis the global SVOD market leaders? How do they approach the online distribution of documentaries and docuseries and what are their main challenges? In this Industry Session, representatives of leading European VOD platforms provide an insight into their strategies and best practices concerning the online distribution of documentaries in this shifting media landscape.

Nov 24, 19:30, Brakke Grond Tuinzaal Passholders

Industry Session: SOLO, a one-manband story and case study hosted by Europa Distribution In this panel we will take an in-depth look at the documentary SOLO, brought to life by a one-manband and his team(s). We will show how each link in the film value chain brings the film to life, creating additional creative and financial value at each step, and how every part of the chain needs to work together for the sake of the film. Join us to explore the world of SOLO thanks to a talk between Artemio Benki, its creator, director, producer and distributor (Sirena Films and Artcam Distribution), Manuela Buono, its sales agent (Slingshot Films) and Mathias Noschis (Alphapanda). This session is hosted by Europa Distribution, the European network of independent film publishers and distributors.

Guests Jaume Ripoll (FilmIn), Kiril Gjozev (CineSquare), David Page (Filmdoo), Silvia Cibien (Eurovod) Moderator Øve Rishoj Jensen Nov 25, 12:30, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Passholders

Industry Session: Call for Short Docs for Immersive Learning hosted by Lyfta Lyfta is a subscription-based, global learning platform where teachers and pupils can access stunning immersive storyworlds with short non-fiction films at their core. Founded by documentary filmmakers, Lyfta knows first-hand that real-life human stories are a powerful tool for learning and can inspire and empower a generation of globally aware, empathetic change-makers. Lyfta commissions and licenses high-quality, character-led stories from all over the world for their global platform. At IDFA 2019, Lyfta will launch its second open call for short documentary stories. Join the session to find out more!

Nov 25, 11:30, Brakke Grond Tuinzaal Passholders

Nov 25, 10:00, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Passholders

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Industry Session: The Use of Archive Footage in your Documentary hosted by NBF Using film footage correctly without copyright infringement is unnerving and challenging; but is it really? With this seminar, we dive into the practical peculiarities of using archival content and aim to clarify common misunderstandings and fears surrounding the rights and the use of copyright material. Talks and panel discussion with producer Pieter van Huystee, producer of Farewell, and representatives of Getty Images and the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. Nov 25, 19:30, Nederlandse Filmacademie Passholders

Industry Session: IF/Then Shorts Global Pitch with RYOT Films Climate change is seen and felt in every region. It has devastating impacts on our ecosystems, economic well-being, energy supply, food security, and more. We believe the documentary film community has a responsibility to highlight these issues and ground this topic for the public. Tribeca Film Institute is partnering with IDFA and RYOT Films through a new funding and distribution opportunity for climate-themed short documentaries: the IF/Then Shorts Global Pitch. Out of six finalists, one winning pitch team will receive a grant of USD $25,000 from RYOT Films and will participate in TFI’s year-round IF/Then Shorts Program. Additionally, a second project will be awarded an honorable mention prize of USD $1,000.

Nov 26, 10:00, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Passholders

Industry Session: Selling your story: creating the right audiovisual marketing materials For this Industry Session, we invited experienced trailer editor Fraser Bensted to tell you all about creating audiovisual marketing materials for your film. Bensted takes you along the theoretical and creative process of producing and will show you the impact these materials can have on the positioning of a film, and its reception by the chosen target audience. Covering theatrical trailers, sales promos, mood reels or taster tapes and teasers, this will be an in-depth examination of the thoughts and considerations being made when the time comes for a film to be pitched or sold to potential financiers, buyers or the general public. Focussing on documentary trailers but also looking at drama, we will see how a film can be shaped into various marketing materials in order to be presented in a way that creates maximum engagement with an audience. Nov 26, 13:00, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Passholders

Industry Session: The director’s voice; opening up to other ways of creating documentary films The Western world has become so skilled in producing well-crafted documentaries relying on Aristotle’s narrative arc that the films tend to become formulaic with a danger of losing sincerity and artistic originality—the foundation of diversity. In this Industry Session, Arne Bro (Vice-Director of the National Film School of Denmark) challenges the conventions with different structural and pictorial approaches to documentary filmmaking by screening various examples and analyzing their structure, their pictorial language and the artistic motives and methods behind them. Nov 27, 10:00, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Passholders

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Industry Session: Festival strategy for shorts in the long run With plenty of film festivals out there and new ones popping up every day, it’s easy to get lost trying to find the ones that suit your film (and you) best. When and where to start whilst working on your film, what festivals to screen at in the beginning and what choices to make after having your premiere? How can you get the most out of your festival run? What are the possibilities for spreading and screening your film online? In this workshop, Marija Milovanovic from Lemonade Films (Austria) and Wouter Jansen from Some Shorts (The Netherlands) will explain the best way to get your short film out into the world. Nov 27, 12:45, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Passholders

MEETUPS Industry Meetup: IDFA Producers Network

Industry Meetup: K-docs pitching

Get acquainted with Korean directors, producers and their projects during the K-Docs Pitching event. The event is supported by Korea Communications Agency and Korean Radio Promotion Association. Don't miss this exciting event. Nov 23, 15:30, Brakke Grond Tuinzaal Passholders

Industry Meetup: EDN General Assembly Open to all EDN members, the annual General Assembly will offer information about EDN’s activities over the past working year and will present the management and the board’s position in relation to the upcoming year. Issues raised by the members will be discussed in plenary, and members will be offered the opportunity to ask questions to the board and the EDN team. Nov 24, 10:00, Compagnie - Grote Zaal

The Producers Network is the key industry event for producers looking for new international co-production partners. The event brings together producers from all over the world through informal round table discussions, where participatns can meet and learn more about co-production and financing possibilities in specific countries and regions. It is a great opportunity to meet a large number of the producers attending the festival. Following the Producers Network, we invite participatns to continue their conversation and get to know each other better during an informal networking lunch hosted by Région Grand Est.

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Nov 23, 09:30, Brakke Grond Tuinzaal

Guests Sigal Yehuda (Founder and Executive Director

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of Close-Up), Julie Trébault (Director of PEN America’s

Industry Meetup: Fresh Dutch Docs - a Preview

Industry Meetup: IDA Global Advocacy Meeting - Building networks across borders At this gathering, IDA invites organizations with representatives from documentary and film associations all over the world. Documentary groups will talk about current issues and challenges the documentary world is facing—such as sustainability (for the filmmaker and for the field), freedom of expression and freedom of the press, financing for documentaries, and censorship and government control. Special guests will present their initiatives and work with freedom of expression.

Artists at Risk Connection (ARC)), Hassan Fazili (Director of Midnight Traveler (IDFA 2019)). Nov 24, 13:30, Compagnie - Kleine Zaal

SEE NL presents trailer previews of new Dutch documentaries. Dutch directors and producers with a film in competition at IDFA are present to meet international film professionals attending the event. This edition features some key international programmers, sales agents and distributors who will share the current vision and direction of their festivals or companies. Lunch and congeniality hosted by Eye, DPN, Dutch CORE, Netherlands Film Fund and Vevam.

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Nov 23, 12:00, Tuschinski 3

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Industry Meetup: IDFA Film Fund Summit 2019 Join us at the second edition of the annual IDFA Summit. It brings together documentary consultants of different European film funds to discuss best practices and current developments within the industry. Nov 24, 10:00, Het Groene Paleis Courantzaal

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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Industry Meetup: Meet Palestine: Inheriting the Documentary

Industry Meetup: Think Tank - Discussing Diversity with Documentary Festivals

Palestinian filmmakers meet again at IDFA to discuss what is at stake in documentary production on Palestine. This Meetup will include a Q&A with directors screening at the festival, followed by one-on-one meetings with documentaries in development.

Join this follow-up of the Think Tank held at IDFA 2018, which started a conversation with the world’s leading documentary festivals on how to implement and enforce a policy of inclusion within their respective programs, organizations and audiences.

Nov 24, 15:30, Brakke Grond Tuinzaal

Nov 26, 14:00, Brakke Grond Bovenkamer

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Industry Meetup: Meet the Argentinian Delegation

Industry Meetup: Meet the Ukrainian Delegation

Get acquainted with Argentine and Latin American directors, producers and their projects at this delegation meetup.

A curated showcase of four Ukrainian creative documentaries, each exploring complex social issues through personal dramas. The variety of approaches and cinematic styles provides insight into the Ukrainian documentary boom.

Nov 25, 15:30, Brakke Grond Tuinzaal Passholders

Industry Meetup: Think tank on SVOD and the battle for European content Directly following the Industry Talk on 25 November, IDFA hosts a Think Tank with key executives of the documentary industry to reflect on the strategies of leading SVOD players on the development of (original) content and the impact this may have for the documentary industry at large. Nov 25, 17:30, Brakke Grond Bovenkamer By invitation

Industry Meetup: Network Meeting of the European Women’s Audiovisual Network EWA – European Women’s Audiovisual Network invites you to join a series of networking round tables led by Tamara Tatishvili (Strategy and Partnerships Manager, EWA Network) and Brigid O’shea (Head of Industry, DOK Leipzig, EWA Member). During this informal event, hosted for the third time, EWA is looking to connect female talent with industry professionals and broaden their networks. These round tables are organized thematically, covering subjects such as festival strategy, pitching your project with power and chasing the money. There will be a focus on identifying concrete needs within these subjects and generating potential action. There will be space to share your latest projects. EWA seeks to connect like-minded professionals and make their time at IDFA as fruitful as possible.

Nov 26, 15:30, Brakke Grond Tuinzaal Passholders

Industry Meetup: Meet the Experts - Short edition The short film and short documentary are gaining more visibility and popularity via various new media outlets. But what does this mean, practically, for filmmakers working in the shorts genre? Where should you go to finance and distribute your film? Which festivals and platforms reach the biggest audience and earn the most revenue? Are you a short filmmaker? Come and meet some of the commissioners, distributors, buyers and platform representatives in a round table setting. Nov 27, 11:15, Brakke Grond Tuinzaal Passholders

Industry Meetup: Meet the Polish Delegation A showcase presenting Polish creative documentary projects in progress. It consists of the pitching of the projects developed at the DOC LAB POLAND program. This presentation is followed by round table discussions with the decision makers. Nov 27, 15:30, Brakke Grond Tuinzaal Passholders

Nov 26, 09:30, Brakke Grond Tuinzaal Passholders (upon registration)

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Filmmaker Talks Filmmaker Talks are a series of conversations with renowned documentary directors: inspirational, hour-long talks covering their body of work, creative methods, and views on documentary filmmaking, illustrated with excerpts from their own films. This year, IDFA is honored to welcome Patricio Guzmán, Chris Hegedus, Oeke Hoogendijk, Marianne Khoury, Waad al-Kateab and Yolande Zauberman to take the stage.

Filmmaker Talk: Oeke Hoogendijk National and international acclaimed documentary maker Oeke Hoogendijk shares her method, artistic choices and sources of inspiration in an hour-long conversation accompanied by excerpts of her work. Oeke Hoogendijk studied theater direction at the Utrecht School of the Arts (1990) and television documentary at the Media Academie. Her first documentary, A Happy Time (1998), tells the story of the so-called ‘Barneveld Group’: a list of “prominent Jewish Dutch citizens” appointed by the German occupier. As the deportation trains traveled to and from the concentration camps, seven hundred Jews on this list were detained in De Schaffelaar castle in Barneveld. The film was awarded with the Dutch Academy Award ‘Het Gouden Beeld’ and the ‘Eurocomenius Award’ in Vienna. After this film she made, among others, The Holocaust Experience about the holocaust industry in America, that premiered during IDFA 2002, and the four-part documentary series Het Nieuwe Rijksmuseum about the large-scale renovation and redesign of the Rijksmuseum, with which they won many international prizes. Oeke’s latest film, My Rembrandt, will premiere at IDFA this year.

Filmmaker Talk: Patricio Guzmán IDFA’s Guest of Honor 2019, the Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán, will share his views on documentary making at the Filmmaker Talk. We will watch a selection of film fragments from his own work and his Top 10 favorite films, which he compiled especially for IDFA. Be sure to attend the Filmmaker Talk featuring this extraordinary documentary maker and IDFA Guest of Honor! One of the few living legends of documentary cinema today, Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán’s body of work has been influential for over 50 years. His work as a young filmmaker at the end of the 1960s and throughout the 1970s— beginning with his first film On Torture and Other Forms of Dialogue (1968) and particularly with his masterpiece trilogy The Battle of Chile (1974-1979)—framed the world’s understanding of what happened in his home country during and after the infamous Pinochet military coup d’état. Patricio’s films inspired a global wave of revolutionary cinema and ignited the movement we now call ‘committed cinema.’ In the past ten years, Patricio realized an award-winning trilogy— consisting of Nostalgia for the Light (2010), The Pearl Button (2015), and The Cordillera of Dreams (2019)—which takes the brutal experience of the Chilean people under dictatorship to a figurative place that examines the basic elements of nature. The last title, The Cordillera of Dreams, will be screened ahead of the Filmmaker Talk in Tuschinski 1. Don’t miss this extensive introduction to IDFA 2019’s Guest of Honor! Nov 22, 13:00, Tuschinski 1 Get your ticket at the Guest Box office

Nov 21, 17:00, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Get your ticket at the Guest Box office

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Filmmaker Talk: Marianne Khoury

Filmmaker Talk: Waad al-Kateab

Egyptian documentary director, producer and distributor Marianne Khoury talks about her body of work, creative methods and views on documentary filmmaking in this hour-long conversation with writer Pamela Cohn, highlighted by excerpts from her films. A Cairo-based filmmaker, Marianne Khoury gravitated towards cinema after graduating with a degree in economics from Cairo and Oxford. For more than three decades, Marianne has collaborated with iconic filmmaker Youssef Chahine. She produced and co-produced over 30 feature films and documentaries that won awards in regional and international festivals. Acting as a conduit between artists and the cinema industry, Marianne was instrumental in introducing the first edition of the Panorama of the European Film in Cairo in 2004. Her latest initiative, The Dahshur Workshops, is dedicated to the mentoring and development of films made by emerging Egyptian and Arab talent. As a director Marianne is known for The Times of Laura (1991),Women Who Loved Cinema (1992) and Zelal (2010), which received critical acclaim and was an official entry in the Venice Film Festival and won the FIPRESCI at the Dubai Film Festival. Marianne’s film Let’s Talk is part of the IDFA Competition for Feature-Length Documentary this year.

Enjoy an inspirational, hour-long conversation with documentary director Waad al-Kateab. She’ll talk about her work as a citizen journalist who became a world class professional journalist after years of covering the ruthless siege and bombardment of her city, Aleppo. Highlighted with excerpts from her work, she’ll talk about how this resulted in her documentary For Sama, an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. In January 2016 Waad al-Kateab started documenting the horrors of Aleppo for Channel 4 News in a series of films titled Inside Aleppo. The reports she made for Channel 4 News on the revolution and the government’s use of extreme violence in Syria, and the most complex humanitarian crisis in the world, became the mostwatched pieces on the UK news programme. The series won 24 awards, including the 2016 International Emmy for breaking news coverage. Waad was a marketing student at the University of Aleppo when protests against the Assad regime swept the country in 2011. Like many hundreds of her fellow Syrians, she became a citizen journalist documenting the war, teaching herself how to film. When she and her family were evacuated from Aleppo in December 2016, she managed to get all her footage out of the war. For Sama is screened in the Best of Fests section at IDFA this year.

Nov 22, 16:00, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Get your ticket at the Guest Box office

Nov 24, 17:00, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Get your ticket at the Guest Box office

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Filmmaker Talk: Chris Hegedus

Filmmaker Talk: Yolande Zauberman

Enjoy an inspirational, hour-long conversation with renowned documentary director Chris Hegedus. Writer Pamela Cohn talks to her about her body of work, creative methods and views on documentary filmmaking, highlighted by excerpts from her films. Chris has directed, shot, and edited documentary films for over forty years. She received the prestigious DGA award for Startup.com, chronicling the first Internet boom/bust. Along with D.A. Pennebaker, she directed the 1992 Clinton campaign film, The War Room, nominated for an Academy Award. Other films include Elaine Stritch at Liberty (Emmy), The Energy War series, Town Bloody Hall, Delorean, Moon Over Broadway, Depeche Mode 101, Down From the Mountain, Only the Strong Survive, Al Franken: God Spoke, Kings of Pastry and recently HBOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Emmy nominated Unlocking the Cage. Chris is the recipient the Golden Eagle CINE award and of lifetime achievement awards from several organizations including the International Documentary Association. She received the Film Studies Award from Yale, where she taught filmmaking for eight years.

Documentary director Yolande Zauberman talks to writer Pamela Cohn in an inspirational, hourlong session about her body of work, creative methods and views on documentary filmmaking, highlighted by excerpts from her films. Yolande is one of the most exceptional voices of French documentary cinema. An author without filter, without inhibition, experienced in the most sensitive subjects and in the most scorching fields of investigation. Born in Paris, graduated in art history and economics, Yolande Zauberman started to work on films with director Amos GitaĂŻ. In 1987, she made her first documentary on apartheid in South Africa, Classified People, which won the Grand Prix at the Paris Film Festival. Her second film, Caste Criminelle (1989), shot in India, was selected at the Cannes Film Festival. Three years later, she directed her first fiction with I Ivan, you Abraham, which won the Youth Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. A multidisciplinary artist, alternating between documentary and fiction, feature film and short film, video art and narrative art, Yolande Zauberman invented her own voice of expression through films that have always sparked lively debates and sometimes controversy. Her latest film, M, is screened in the Best of Fests section of IDFA this year.

Nov 26, 17:30, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Get your ticket at the Guest Box office

Nov 27, 17:00, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Get your ticket at the Guest Box office

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IDFA Doc Talks During the festival, we offer an extensive talks program to immerse you in the art of documentary filmmaking. Whereas our Industry Program includes various talks, sessions, and meetups exclusively for professional guests, Doc Talks and Filmmaker Talks are open to all visitors. Booking in advance is recommended.

1982 + Doc Talk In the interview following this screening of 1982, film critic Nicolas Rapold talks to director Lucas Gallo about his use of Argentinian television footage broadcasted during the Falkland War. How did his montage shed a new light on both the material itself and this episode in recent history? In the context of focus program Re-releasing History. Nov 22, 19:15, Eye Cinema 2

Advocate + Doc Talk hosted by De Groene Amsterdammer After the screening, a journalist from De Groene Amsterdammer will talk to Dutch human rights lawyer Liesbeth Zegveld about her work and that of main character Lea Tsemel, an Israeli lawyer who defends the rights of Palestinians.

Advocate + Doc Talk, co-presented by IDFA & De Balie After the screening, Mirthe Frese interviews a.o. director Rachel Leah Jones and Lea Tsemel, human rights lawyer and protagonist of the film. They’ll discuss various high profile cases in Tsemel’s career and topics such as discrimination in the Israeli justice system. This program is part of IDFA x De Balie. Nov 24, 20:30, De Balie - Grote Zaal

Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer + Doc Talk Following the screening, the director will discuss his work, his life and the viewpoints held by his father, Russian filmmaker Andrej Tarkovski. The conversation will take place in the context of the Tarkovsky solo exhibition and film programme currently running in Eye, and led by film critic Dana Linssen and Eye curator Jaap Guldemond. Nov 22, 18:30, Eye Cinema 1

Nov 27, 21:15, Tuschinski 1

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Beats of the Antonov + Doc Talk hosted by Movies that Matter

The Cause + Doc Talk, co-presented by IDFA & De Balie

Followed by a conversation about Sudan’s musical tradition. An expert from Movies that Matter will talk to the director about how music— an integral part of daily life in Sudan—offers a new perspective on national identity and the Sudanese conflict. Taking place in the context of IDFA’s program Spotlight Sudan.

Part of this screening are a spoken word performance by Venezuelan poet Rachel Diaz and an extended conversation with directors Andrés Figueredo and Kim Bartley in the context of IDFA’s Spotlight Venezuela. What role is there for films and filmmakers in depicting the ongoing changes in their country? This program is part of IDFA x De Balie.

Nov 21, 17:30, De Balie - Grote Zaal

Born in Evin + Doc Talk, co-presented by IDFA & De Balie Extended conversation with former political refugee Akram Beiramvand who was imprisoned in Evin for eight years, moderated by De Balie program editor Parwin Mirrahimy. During this talk we will elaborate on how the imprisonment still affects the lives of prisoners and their relatives. This program is part of IDFA x De Balie. Nov 28, 20:30, De Balie - Grote Zaal

The Brink + Doc Talk Followed by a conversation between director Alison Klayman and IDFA programmer Sarah Dawson, in the context of focus program The Villain. How do you get up close and personal with one of the figureheads of the rise of global right-wing populism, who doesn’t mind being the bad guy? How does one get under the skin of a master of spin, who thinks there’s no such thing as bad publicity? Nov 25, 16:00, Kleine Komedie

Nov 26, 20:30, De Balie - Grote Zaal

Citizen K + Doc Talk hosted by De Groene Amsterdammer Following the screening of a documentary on oligarch Michail Chodorkovski, the director and Derk Sauer (Dutch founder of The Moscow Times newspaper) will discuss the recent history of post-Soviet Russia and its transition from communism to capitalism. Conversation led by Coen van de Ven (De Groene Amsterdammer). Nov 25, 15:15, Tuschinski 1

Collective + Doc Talk hosted by European Cultural Foundation After the screening, director Alexander Nanau and a few main characters, including journalists Mirela Neag, Catalin Tolontan, and whistleblower Camelia Roiu, talk about corruption and the aftermath of the Colectiv disaster that led to the resignation of the social democratic government in Romania. Nov 26, 15:15, Tuschinski 1

Earth + Doc Talk, co-presented by IDFA & De Balie With an introduction by an ecological agricultural architect on the fact that we all live from the earth everyday. We take its existence for granted; it seems to be invincible, indestructible. If we consider our planet to be an organism, its crust is by far its most delicate organ. In what way can we handle this delicate creature more consciously? This program is part of IDFA x De Balie. Nov 22, 20:30, De Balie - Grote Zaal

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

The Euphoria of Being + Doc Talk

IDFA Hit: My Rembrandt + Doc Talk

Followed by a talk with the filmmaker Réka Szabó, a renowned Hungarian film and theater director, on her film’s contemporary reflection on surviving the Holocaust. Moderated by IDFA Associate Programmer María Campaña Ramia, in the context of IDFA’s focus program It Still Hurts.

After the premiere, protagonists Taco Dibbits (director of the Rijksmuseum) and Jan Six (art dealer) and the film’s director talk about the appeal of Rembrandt’s paintings, which continues to cause a stir in the art market today. IDFA Hits are films that we feel deserve a larger audience. Made possible by BankGiro Loterij.

Nov 21, 21:15, Eye Cinema 2

For One More Hour with You + Doc Talk After the screening, film critic Nicolas Rapold interviews director Alina Marazzi about this personal tribute to her mother, who died when Marazzi was seven years old, made using home movies and diary excerpts. In the context of focus program Re-releasing History. Nov 23, 19:30, Eye Cinema 2

Heimat Is a Space in Time + Doc Talk Followed by a talk with director Thomas Heise, exploring the process through which he made the film. By connecting the dots of his own family’s history, Heise builds a collective history of his country, Germany, spanning over a period just short of one century. Moderated by film programmer and author Pamela Cohn, in the context of focus program It Still Hurts.

Nov 24, 20:30, Carré Zaal

IDFA Hit: Push + Doc Talk After the film, Ronald Ockhuysen, editor-in-chief of Het Parool, will talk about the world of gentrification, real estate mafia and venture capitalism with director Fredrik Gertten and protagonist Leilani Farha from the UN. IDFA Hits are films that we feel deserve a larger audience. Made possible by BankGiro Loterij. Nov 24, 10:30, Carré Zaal

Nov 25, 11:30, Tuschinski 4

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IDFA Hit: The Apollo + Doc Talk hosted by Black Achievement Month & John Adams Institute After the screening, radio DJ Angelique Houtveen will talk with the director and music connoisseurs about the soul music greats featured in the film, and how the legendary history of the Apollo theater is inextricably linked to that of the African-American identity. In collaboration with Black Achievement Month and the John Adams Institute. IDFA Hits are films that we feel deserve a larger audience. Made possible by BankGiro Loterij. Nov 24, 13:45, Carré Zaal

iHuman + Doc Talk After the screening, the director and experts from the film will discuss the far-reaching consequences of artificial intelligence (AI)—one of the greatest challenges of modern times. Could it be the best development in the history of mankind? Or will it have a disastrous effect on society? Nov 24, 10:00, Tuschinski 1

Khartoum Offside + Doc Talk hosted by Movies that Matter Following the screening, a conversation will take place on this extraordinary portrait of female soccer players in Khartoum, who dream of attending the World Cup as the Sudanese national team. An expert from Movies that Matter interviews the director about the obstacles the team members have to overcome to realize that goal. Nov 21, 15:00, De Balie - Grote Zaal

Liberators Take Liberties + Doc Talk hosted by De Groene Amsterdammer Followed by a Doc Talk about this film by feminist filmmaker Helke Sander, that examines a sensitive, unspoken reality. Led by Xandra Schutte, editor-in-chief of De Groene Amsterdammer, in the context of focus program It Still Hurts. Nov 27, 11:30, Eye Cinema 2

La Mami + Doc Talk, co-presented by IDFA & De Balie

This screening is followed by an extended conversation led by IDFA’s associate programmer María Campaña Ramia with the director and a representative of Dutch sexworkers. Does Mami’s ‘safe haven’ bring freedom and financial independence to the women in the film, or does it hold them firmly in its grip, precisely because of the financial benefits it brings? This program is part of IDFA x De Balie. Nov 25, 20:30, De Balie - Grote Zaal

Marshawn Lynch: A History + Doc Talk Followed by an interview with director and author David Shields by film critic Eric Hynes about his essay on the media and its ties to racism, for which he used thousands of hours of media footage about NFL star Marshawn Lynch. In the context of focus program Re-releasing History. Nov 23, 16:45, Eye Cinema 2

Max Richter’s Sleep + Doc Talk This premiere is followed by a conversation with the director, composer Max Richter and artist Yulia Mahr about the creative process of Sleep, Richter’s eight-hour composition meant to fall asleep with. What sacrifices did they have to make in the build-up to the ambitious performance in Los Angeles that is central to the film? Nov 21, 18:45, Tuschinski 1

A Moment of Innocence + Doc Talk Followed by an interview with director Mohsen Makhmalbaf, led by film critic Eric Hynes. Meditating on the opposition of the archetypal figures of antagonist and protagonist, the two discuss memory, perspective and idealization in this autobiographical film, in which past and present collide. In the context of focus program The Villain. Nov 26, 16:30, Eye Cinema 2

No Gold for Kalsaka + Doc Talk hosted by ASN Bank After this screening, the filmmaker and Sjirk Prins, ASN Sustainablitiy Analyst, discuss the film in which a British multinational promises the people of Kalsaka in Burkina Faso heaps of gold, but in reality only robs them of their livelihoods. Left with nothing but an environmental disaster, they seek justice. Nov 28, 15:30, Eye Cinema 1

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One Day in People’s Poland + Doc Talk Screening followed by an interview with director Maciej Drygas, led by film journalist Eric Hynes, in the context of IDFA’s focus program Re-releasing History. How did Drygas use various sources—both image and text—in this razor-sharp commentary on daily life in communist Poland in 1962? Nov 24, 16:45, Eye Cinema 2

Out of the Present + Doc Talk After the screening, film journalist Nicolas Rapold interviews director Andreï Ujica in the context of IDFA’s focus program Re-releasing History. How did Ujica bring meaning to the endless stream of images he had at his disposal for this film, which consists entirely of archival footage? Nov 24, 19:15, Eye Cinema 2

Oxfam Novib Selection: Máxima + Doc Talk A big goldmine in Peru wants to expand operations, and that would mean swallowing up the little plot of land belonging to Máxima. But she’s not about to go down without a fight. With impressive tenacity she battles it out against greed and corruption. Q&A led by Mirthe Frese with the filmmaker and an expert from Oxfam Novib. Nov 24, 13:00, Tuschinski 1

Oxfam Novib Selection: Overseas + Doc Talk How do you protect yourself against sexual harassment? How do you react to an abusive boss? In the Philippines, prospective housekeepers participate in role-playing games to learn how to deal with their wealthy and demanding future employers overseas. Q&A led by Mirthe Frese with the filmmaker and an expert from Oxfam Novib. Nov 25, 18:45, Tuschinski 1

Oxfam Novib Selection: The Forum + Doc Talk Every year, the international elite gather at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to talk privately about global issues. Marcus Vetter was the first filmmaker to be granted behind-thescenes access. Q&A led by Mirthe Frese with the filmmaker and an expert from Oxfam Novib. Nov 26, 18:30, Tuschinski 1

Private History & The Danube Exodus + Doc Talk After the screening, film journalist Eric Hynes interviews director Péter Forgács—in the context of IDFA’s focus program Re-releasing History—about his film The Danube Exodus, which consist of found footage from amateur films. Through the lens of an uninhibited amateur filmmaker, Forgács gives an unprecedented perspective on World War II. Nov 26, 19:00, Eye Cinema 2

Queer Day: Fabulous + Doc Talk Queer dancer Lasseindra gives a voguing masterclass in her native French Guiana. Conversations with participants give an impression of the Caribbean macho culture, but during the lessons they show their most feminine side. Followed by an interview with the protagonist. Queer Day screens exceptional films in Eye. In collaboration with media partner OUTtv, Club chUrch and Sauna Nieuwezijds. Nov 25, 21:45, Eye Cinema 1

Queer Day: XY Chelsea + Doc Talk An intimate investigative portrait of transgender whistleblower Chelsea Manning, who now that she’s out of prison can fully experience and give shape to her new gender identity. Followed by a conversation with the filmmaker. Queer Day screens exceptional films in Eye. In collab. with media partner OUTtv, Club chUrch, and Sauna Nieuwezijds. Nov 25, 19:00, Eye Cinema 1

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Radio Silence + Doc Talk, co-presented by IDFA & De Balie This screening is followed by an extended conversation with director and journalist Carmen Aristegui—the film’s main character— led by IDFA’s associate programmer María Campaña Ramia. In Mexico, where corruption, violence, and oppression prevail, the importance of independent journalism is immeasurable. How can further restrictions on independent journalism be prevented? This program is part of IDFA x De Balie. Nov 23, 20:30, De Balie - Grote Zaal

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised + Doc Talk hosted by Movies that Matter As part of IDFA’s Spotlight Venezuela program, this screening is followed by an interview with the director led by an expert from Movies that Matter. They’ll discuss the rise and fall of former Venezuelan left-wing president Hugo Chávez, which this film meticulously captures. Nov 26, 17:30, De Balie - Grote Zaal

Sidik and the Panther + Doc Talk, co-presented by IDFA & De Balie Followed by a conversation with the director and with publicist and filmmaker Beri Shalmashi about the Kurdish cause. What is needed for peace and reconciliation for the Kurdish people? How do turmoil and war affect your Kurdish identity? Led by Sherin Seyda, program maker of De Balie. Part of IDFA x De Balie. Nov 29, 20:30, De Balie - Grote Zaal

State Funeral + Doc Talk After the screening, film journalist Eric Hynes interviews director Sergei Loznitsa in the context of IDFA’s focus program Re-releasing History. Loznitsa’s precise image and sound editing of the rich archival footage creates both a revival of Stalin’s state funeral and a critical reflection from a contemporary perspective on the propaganda material used. Nov 28, 20:00, Eye Cinema 2

Still Life + Doc Talk After the screening, film journalist Nicolas Rapold interviews director Susana de Sousa Dias in the context of IDFA’s focus program Re-releasing History. Not only does she use archival footage, she also explicitly edits it. Using zooms, slomos and sound, she appropriates the material and gives it new meaning. Nov 25, 18:15, Eye Cinema 2

Sunless Shadows + Doc Talk A program that’s part of Orange the World, the International Campaign against Violence against Women, initiated by the United Nations. From 25 November, ‘16 Days of Action against Violence’ will begin and the Netherlands will be coloring orange, to focus on a future without violence against women and girls. Nov 25, 21:00, Eye Cinema 2

Talking About Trees + Doc Talk After the screening, Seada Nourhussen (chief editor of OneWorld) interviews the main characters: four friends and directors who set up a film club to try to keep Sudan’s film culture alive. How do you let people experience the magic of film under a repressive regime, which is entirely against film? Nov 24, 16:00, Brakke Grond - Grote Zaal

Talking About Trees + Doc Talk, co-presented by IDFA & De Balie This screening is followed by an extended conversation with directors Suhaib Gasmelbari, Hajooj Kuka, and Marwa Zein, who have documented recent developments in Sudan—a country ravaged by an ongoing civil war and split along cultural and ethnic lines. What role is there for film and filmmakers in depicting the ongoing changes in their country? This program is part of IDFA x De Balie. Discount available for Cineville-members. Nov 21, 20:30, De Balie - Grote Zaal

The Cave + Doc Talk How do you run an underground hospital in a besieged area in Syria that’s under constant bombardment? As if that wasn’t challenging enough, the manager and her female colleagues also have to deal with deep-rooted sexism. With introduction by Jannet Vaessen (WOMEN Inc.). Nov 28, 18:00, Tuschinski 1

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VPRO Extra: The Forum + Doc Talk

Warheads + Doc Talk

After the screening, Joris Luyendijk will discuss the following question with Klaus Schwab (World Economic Forum founder), Jennifer Morgan (Greenpeace International director), the director and the producer of the film: who profits from the World Economic Forum? The entire world, or just the elite? VPRO offers something Extra during IDFA: a special screening followed by an interview with makers and special guests.

Followed by a talk with director and artist Romuald Karmakar, delving into his work on the film and his career that is equally marked by criticism of military and militarization as by the search for a concise and intensive cinematic language. Moderated by film programmer and author Pamela Cohn, in the context of focus program It Still Hurts.

Nov 24, 17:00, Carré Zaal

VPRO Extra: This Is Not a Movie + Doc Talk Director Yung Chang and main character Robert Fisk, well-known Middle East expert and a passionate (but also criticized) foreign correspondent, have a conversation after the screening. Led by Barbara Truyen, they’ll talk about the relationship between journalism and reality, knowing that the latter doesn’t always comply to the laws of film. VPRO offers something Extra during IDFA: a special screening followed by an interview with makers and guests. Nov 27, 13:00, Tuschinski 1

Nov 21, 16:45, Eye Cinema 2

Wrong Elements + Doc Talk Followed by an in-depth chat between filmmaker and novelist Jonathan Littell and IDFA’s Artistic Director Orwa Nyrabia, examining the complexity of the labels “victim” and “perpetrator” in Littell’s film and in his award-winning literary works. In the context of focus program It Still Hurts. Nov 26, 16:00, Brakke Grond - Grote Zaal

You Think The Earth Is a Dead Thing + Doc Talk, co-presented by IDFA & De Balie Followed by a conversation on postcolonial activism led by De Balie program editor Emily Rhodes. We will discuss the past and present of colonialism on the island of Martinique, the after-effects of the global slave trade, and its devastating impact on the island’s ecology and agriculture. How do we breathe new life into this dead earth? This program is part of IDFA x De Balie. Nov 27, 20:30, De Balie - Grote Zaal

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ABN AMRO Cultuurfonds, AVROTROS, Better Places, BNNVARA, Club chUrch, Dutch CORE, Embassy of Chile, Embassy of Denmark, Embassy Guests Meet Guests of Switzerland, EOdocs, Eye International, German Films, All IDFA guests are invited to meet, exchange Goethe-Institut, ideas Human, Instiand have a drink at the daily Guests Meet tut Français des Pays-Bas, Guests cocktail hour. Istituto Luce - Cinecittà, Let’sLutfia get together in one of our new venues Lil’ KRO-NCRV, LaScam, Rabbani Foundation, OUTtv, Central Station! Amsterdam P.W. Janssen’s Friesche Nov 21, 18:00, Lil’ Club Stichting, Sauna Passholders Nieuwezijds, Zabawas Foundation In cooperation with NPOfor 2 Sale Happy Hour Docs (Dutch Public Broadcasting) All Docs for Sale guests (TV buyers, sales agents, IDFA will also broadcast 5 new distributors and festival programmers) and documentaries on TV during Forum attendees are invited for this daily the festival happy hour. Suppliers We invite you to join for drinks on behalf of Autlook Filmsales, Eye International, Rise and Shine World Alvero, Arti et Amicitiae, Sales, CAT&Docs, Dutch CORE Art Support BV Theaterand IMCINE. productiebureau, Avenu Media, Beam Systems, autlookfilms.com | eyefilm.nl | riseandshine-berlin. Bijlmer Parktheater, de |Booking. catndocs.com | dutch-core.nl | imcine.gob.mx com, Café de Jaren, Citroën Nov 22-26, 17:00, Arti et Amicitiae Nederland, Compagnietheater, DocsDe for Kleine Sale & IDFA Forum Passholders Copper IM, De Balie, Komedie, DeLaMarTheater, Eden Hotels Amsterdam, Event Engineers, Eye, FedEx Express, FestivalTickets, Filmtechniek BV, Fiona Online, FilmTechniek BV, Green DCP, Hapeco, Het Ketelhuis, INDYVIDEO, inVision Subtitling, Guests Meet Guests Jaar en Dag Media, Koninklijk hosted by ChileDoc Theater Carré, Kriterion, Lichtwerk, Lil’ Amsterdam All IDFA guests are invited to meet, exchange Central Station, ideas MacBike, and have a drink at the daily Guests Meet Mausolos, Mercure Amsterdam Guests cocktail hour. Centre Canal District, invites you to one of our new venues Lil’ NH Hotel Group,Chiledoc OBA, Oberon, Amsterdam Pakhuis de Zwijger, Podium Central Station. ChileDoc is the brand Mozaïek, Prinsengracht that gathers the Chilean documentary sector Hotel, Rex International, under two identifying principles: the associative Rialto, Stichting Audiovisuele nature of the community and the diversity of the Toegankelijkheid, Tolhuistuin, productions. Both qualities are what has been VBVB Cultuurautomatisering, Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke defined as “The Outlier Way”, and are also compoGrond, Volkshotel, Wheelhouse, nents of the nation and territory. ChileDoc works to Zuiderkerk promote Chilean documentary all over the world. This year IDFA proudly greets one of the most Festival campaign important Chilean filmmakers, Patricio Guzmán. KesselsKramer Come and celebrate with ChileDoc! chiledoc.cl

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Industry Meetup: IDFA Producers Network Lunch - hosted by Région Grand Est Following the Producers Network round table event, we invite participants to continue the conversation and get to know each other better during an informal networking lunch. The image industry gathers artistic, economic and attractiveness challenges for our territories. That is why the Région Grand Est (France) is pursuing a volunteer and dynamic policy in favour of cinema and audio-visual sectors. Almost 9 million euros of regional funds (in partnership with the CNC) are earmarked for the entire industry. Région Grand Est’s support fund for documentary helps more than 50 projects come to fruition each year. Join them in this Meetup! grandest.fr Nov 23, 12:00, Brakke Grond Restaurant Boven By invitation

Guests Meet Guests - hosted by Doc/it and ITA/ICE All IDFA guests are invited to meet, exchange ideas and have a drink at the daily Guests Meet Guests cocktail hour. Doc/it and ITA - Italian Trade Agency invite you to meet the Italian delegation. For the eighth year running, Italy attends with an official delegation of professionals. It’s organized by Doc/it, the official association of Italian documentary producers and filmmakers, in collaboration with ITA - Italian Trade Agency, the Governmental agency that supports the business development of Italian companies abroad and promotes the attraction of foreign investment in Italy. ice.it | documentaristi.it Nov 23, 18:00, Zuiderkerk Foyer Passholders

IDFA Dance Night Saturday night fever, IDFA style. DJ Ed Rock brings his vinyl singles and will be playing both classics and brand new tracks. Expect soul, rock, world, reggae, hiphop and beyond. 23 nov, 22:00-02:00, Café De Jaren Public

IDFA DocLab Forum Lunch - hosted by Adam Mickiewicz Institute

IDFA Forum & DocLab Drinks - hosted by DPN

As a welcome break from the busy DocLab Forum and Rough Cut Screenings, the lunch offers an informal setting to meet, greet, and eat. The mission of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute is to promote Polish culture abroad. It supports, commissions, produces, and distributes projects in the fields of new media, design, film, art, and music. It also hosts Digital Cultures, an annual event held in Warsaw, Poland, serving as a condensed creative platform for the exchange of new media technologies, and cultural practices. Join us for DocLab Forum Lunch to discuss how we can work together on your next project! iam.pl

Celebrating the future of documentary storytelling. The IDFA Forum will kick off this year’s edition with an informal meet and greet. Documentary Producers Netherlands (DPN) is the association of Dutch documentary producers. It represents the majority of Dutch documentary producers and promotes their common interests. The Dutch film industry has a strong tradition in documentary filmmaking and is known for its open attitude towards international co-production and distribution. documentaireproducenten.nl Nov 24, 21:00, Tolhuistuin IJzaal By invitation

Nov 24, 12:30, Tolhuistuin Concertzaal Docs for Sale & IDFA Forum Passholders

Queer Day Drinks Guests Meet Guests - hosted by Polish Docs, HBO Europe and DOC LAB POLAND All IDFA guests are invited to meet, exchange ideas and have a drink at the daily Guests Meet Guests cocktail hour. We invite you to celebrate the presence of Polish Docs, HBO Europe and DOC LAB POLAND documentary films at IDFA 2019! Within the frames of the Polish Docs project, Krakow Film Foundation promotes Polish documentary films at international festivals and film markets, recommends them to festival programmers, sales agents, and decision makers. HBO Europe is one of the most important documentary film producers in Poland and other European countries. The company’s original production is focusing on feature documentaries and documentary series with high production values. DOC LAB POLAND is Poland’s biggest program for consulting, presenting and promoting documentary films. It has hosted approximately 100 projects in development or editing stage, as well as another 180 producers attending DLP Co-production Market. polishdocs.pl | hbo-europe.com | doclab.pl

After the screening of XY Chelsea everybody is welcome to the yearly Queer Day Drinks at the foyer. Hosted by media partner OUTtv. After the screening of XY Chelsea everybody is welcome to the yearly Queer Day Drinks at the foyer. Hosted by media partner OUTtv. Nov 25, 20:45, Eye Foyer Zaal 1 Public

IDFA Forum Producers’ Breakfasts - hosted by KCA and RAPA

Nov 24, 18:00, Zuiderkerk Foyer

Producers meet each other over coffee and croissants! The pre-arranged table setting will ensure you meet colleagues you would like to establish a relationship with. Documentary filmmakers from various backgrounds in Korea are attending IDFA and presenting their projects on Korean Pitching Day. Korean Pitching Day is programmed with the support of Korea Communication Agency and Korea Radio Promotion Association. Want to meet Korean filmmakers? Sign up for the Producers Breakfasts! kca.kr | rapa.or.kr

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Nov 25, 08:30, Compagnie - Foyer Upstairs Nov 26, 08:30, Compagnie - Foyer Upstairs Nov 27, 08:30, Compagnie - Foyer Upstairs By invitation

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IDFA Forum Lunch - hosted by Chicken & Egg Pictures A welcome break from the busy pitch schedule, the daily lunch offers an informal setting to meet, greet, and eat. In honor of the recipients of the 2019 Chicken & Egg Award, Chicken & Egg Pictures cordially invites you to join the Forum Lunch. Chicken & Egg Pictures is a U.S.-based media organization that supports women nonfiction filmmakers whose artful and innovative storytelling catalyzes social change. We envision an inclusive media industry in which women and gender nonconforming filmmakers, representing a range of experiences and backgrounds, are fully supported to realize their artistic goals and build fulfilling careers in the documentary film industry. chickeneggpics.org Nov 25, 12:45, Zuiderkerk Foyer

Guests Meet Guests - hosted by ARTE All IDFA guests are invited to meet, exchange ideas and have a drink at the daily Guests Meet Guests cocktail hour. During this Guests Meet Guests reception, ARTE is treating you to drinks. ARTE is a public service television channel. Its exceptional creativity and the high quality of its programs are the foundation of ARTEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success and uniqueness. The channel builds bridges between television and the internet and can be seen by everyone, anywhere and at any time. ARTE is now available in five languages. It offers, in addition to French and German versions, a selection of programs on the web with English, Spanish, Polish, and Italian subtitles. arte.tv | arte.tv/en | arte.tv/es | arte.tv/pl | arte.tv/it Nov 25, 18:00, Zuiderkerk Foyer Passholders

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IDFA Forum Lunch - hosted by Film Center Serbia A welcome break from the busy pitch schedule, the daily lunch offers an informal setting to meet, greet, and eat. Film Center Serbia: Film Fund, Financial Institution, Film Commission, Organization. Film Center Serbia (FCS) is a government institution working under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia. FCS was founded to creatively stimulate and administrate financial support to the Serbian film industry, aimed at directing and managing its strategic development. fcs.rs Nov 26, 12:45, Zuiderkerk Foyer IDFA Forum Passholders

Guests Meet Guests - hosted by Catalan Films & TV, DocsBarcelona and Creative Europe Desk - MEDIA Catalonia All IDFA guests are invited to meet, exchange ideas and have a drink at the daily Guests Meet Guests cocktail hour. Catalan Films, DocsBarcelona and Creative Europe Desk â&#x20AC;&#x201C; MEDIA Catalonia invite you to meet the Catalan delegation attending IDFA 2019. Catalan Films & TV 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 and financing market, an international documentary training program, and the largest distribution brand and documentary exhibition network with 80 venues in Spain. catalanfilms.cat | docsbarcelona.com | europacreativamedia.cat Nov 26, 18:00, Zuiderkerk Foyer Passholders

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IDFA Forum Lunch - hosted by Ukrainian Institute & Docudays UA within the ‘Ukraine: Here We Go!’ project A welcome break from the busy pitch schedule, the daily lunch offers an informal setting to meet, greet, and eat. Within the framework of the ‘Ukraine: Here We Go!’ project, Docudays UA promotes Ukrainian documentary films at international festivals and film markets. The Ukrainian State Film Agency provides state support at all stages of film production, as well as for promotion and distribution of Ukrainian films and co-productions with Ukraine. The Ukrainian Institute is a public institution that promotes Ukrainian culture internationally and develops cultural links between Ukraine and other countries. docudays.ua | dergkino.gov.ua | ui.org.ua

Guests Meet Guests - hosted by Thessaloniki Documentary Festival All IDFA guests are invited to meet, exchange ideas and have a drink at the daily Guests Meet Guests cocktail hour. Raise awareness, call for action: The 22nd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (06–15.03.2020), is among the most important documentary festivals in Europe and an Oscars documentary feature qualifying festival. The TDF celebrates the art of documentary via a rich program of films, events, initiatives, and the Agora Doc Market, a lively hub for film professionals. The TDF holds three competition sections: for feature, first/ second feature, and for VR documentaries, with awards summing up to € 33,000 in total. filmfestival.gr Nov 27, 18:00, Zuiderkerk Foyer Passholders

Nov 27, 12:45, Zuiderkerk Foyer IDFA Forum Passholders

IDFA Forum Closing Drinks - hosted by Piece of Magic Entertainment Let’s celebrate all the new collaborations and inspiring encounters flowing from the IDFA Forum days. Say farewell to your Forum friends and start looking forward to next year! Based in Amsterdam, Piece of Magic Entertainment is an international theatrical distribution company, bringing a diverse range of worldclass events and acclaimed documentaries to cinema audiences across the world. Marrying our unique content with highly identifiable target audiences defines what we do. Our cinema network reaches thousands of screens across 90+ countries, from multiplex to arthouse cinemas. Our in-house sales and marketing team and wide film festival network enable us to develop effective and far-reaching campaigns. pieceofmagic.com

Awards Ceremony and Documentary Ball The highly anticipated IDFA Awards Ceremony will start at 8:30 p.m. As of 10:30 p.m. we can bring a toast to the winners. Passholders may collect a ticket for the Awards Ceremony at the Guest Desk from Tuesday 26 November. Accessible through Eye Film Museum. 27 nov, 20:00, Eye By invitation

IDFA Dance Night & Thank You party Thank you to all who made IDFA 2019 possible! This year, after all the reflecting on the world around us, distorting mirrors will lead you into a Cirque du Freak! Time to wind down, let your freak flag fly, sing some songs in our karaoke corner, put your skates on and roll the night away. 30 nov, 22.00-03.00, Lil’Amsterdam By invitation

Nov 27, 17:00, Compagnie - Café Docs for Sale & IDFA Forum Passholders

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Films selected by VPRO. Get your tickets at vpro.nl/evenementen.

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Marcus Vetter

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The Forum

Who Are We?

Frontlight [Passholders]

Luminous [Passholders]

Ballad of Roaming Spirits

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20:45

Nikolaus Geyrhalter

Pia Hellenthal

Earth

Masters

Luminous [Passholders]

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Chile, Obstinate Memory

IDFAcademy Opening Session: Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Patricio Guzmán

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Retrospective

14:15

Tuschinski 4 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal

Project Presentations IDFAcademy & NPO Fund Workshop Followed by the award ceremony of the Karen de Bok Talent Award.

Best of Fests

Li Xiaofeng, Kai Jia

10:30

Tuschinski 3 Brakke Grond Grote Zaal

Searching Eva

20:30

The Euphoria of Being Réka Szabó

Best of Fests, Focus: It Still Hurts

18:15

20:45

Sung-A Yoon

Hassan Fazili

Overseas Best of Fests

Midnight Traveler Best of Fests

[By invitation]

Tuschinski 5 Brakke Grond Tuinzaal Tuschinski 6 Brakke Grond Steegzaal

13:00

18:45

21:00

[IDFAcademy Passholders]

Camila Guzmán Urzúa

Yuki Kawamura

The Sugar Curtain

IDFAcademy: Meet the Participants

Norie

Patricio Guzmán’s Top 10

Best of Fests

10:00

18:00

20:30

[Passholders]

Marcelo Gomes

Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang

Industry Consultancies: Walk-in Consultancies Walk in for your one-on-one consultancy.

Lil’ Club

Public Screenings

Waiting for the Carnival Masters

One Child Nation Best of Fests

18:00

Guests Meet Guests [Passholders]

Wednesday 20 November

Public Screenings

Thursday 21 November

21 21 november november 2019 2019 10:00 10:00

Tuschinski 1

12:00 12:00

11:00 11:00

10:00

Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be

Feature-Length Competition

Masters

13:15

14:15

Patricio Guzmán’s Top 10 Marcus Vetter

Heddy HonigmannEdgar Hagen

2 Minutes Silence, Press & Industry: Please Who Are We?

21 november 2019

Focus: It Still Hurts Luminous [Passholders]

Georgi Lazarevski [Passholders]

Patricio Guzmán’s Top 10

10:00[Passholders] 11:00 10:00

12:00

Tim Travers Hawkins

Natalie Johns

Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts

15:30

16:30

Immortal

18:30

13:00

11:00

Mehrdad OskoueiBest of Fests

13:30

Tuschinski 2 Brakke Grond 5 Tuinzaal

Molly Stuart

Student Competition, Focus: It Still Hurts 19:00

Patricio Guzmán’s Top 10 Barbet Schroeder Focus: The Villain in G Major Travel

Followed by the award ceremony of the Karen de Bok Talent Award.

Focus: It Still Hurts

15:3015:45

18:1518:30

Focus: The Villain

Michel Khleifi Luminous Focus: It Still Hurts

Tuschinski 4 Munt Lil’ Club 9

13:30

12:30

Lemebel

Atomic: LivingBorn in Evin

Joanna Reposi Garibaldi in Dread and Maryam Zaree

Promise

Best of Fests

Mark Cousins

14:30

Yuki Kawamura

Best of Fests, Focus: It Still Best of Fests Hurts

10:45

Tuschinski Munt 10 5

13:15

11:45

Breakfast in Kisumu

Mid-Length Competition

21:00

11:15

Patricio Guzmán’s Top 10

Y in Vyborg Pia Andell

12:30

11:00

Aïcha Chloé Boro

10:00

Best of Fests

11:45

10:15

Mark Cousins

Focus: It Still Hurts 12:00 13:00

11:00

Rachel Leah Jones, Ilya Povolotsky First Appearance Competition Philippe Bellaiche

Breakfast in Kisumu

12:30

Hall Project Mr. Death: The Rise The StuartWhere We Belong and Fall of Fred John Akomfrah Jacqueline Zünd A. Leuchter, Jr. Focus: Re-releasing Best ofHistory Fests Errol Morris

Cunningham Inna de Yard: The Soul of Jamaica Alla Kovgan

Yuki Kawamura

Peter Webber

Best of Fests

14:00 14:00

Masters

16:00

15:00

11:30

12:00

Citizen K Press & Industry:

Alex Gibney The Forum Masters

Marcus Vetter

13:00

Souls Shooting the MafiaPress & Industry: TinyThe Brink NaserKlayman Kim Longinotto Who Are We?DinaAlison Masters

Edgar Hagen

Frontlight [Passholders] 10:30

Munt 12 Grond Eye Cinema 2 Brakke Grote Zaal

Luminous [Passholders]

11:00

13:00

Balolé, the IDFAcademy Golden Wolf Opening Aïcha Chloé Boro Session: Mohsen Best of Fests Makhmalbaf

Landless

Camila Freitas Best of Fests

[Passholders]

10:15

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. Errol Morris

Focus: It Still Hurts

12:30

Villain

18:00

LuminousLuminous, Focus: Re-releasing History

23:00

22:00

I Never Climbed Honeyland the Provincia Ljubomir Stefanov, Ignacio Agüero Tamara Kotevska Masters

Best of Fests

20:45

Scheme Birds All Against All

Ellen Fiske, Ellinor Hallin Luuk Bouwman Best ofCompetition Fests Dutch

Best of Fests

16:45

Inna de Yard: The Warheads + Doc Talk Soul of Jamaica Romuald Karmakar Peter Webber Masters

Patricio Guzmán’s Top 10

14:30 14:15

22:00

Retrospective

21:15

19:30

Natalia Solórzano Vásquez Lucas Gallo

Advocate Hi, AI

Li Xiaofeng, Kai Jia

The Battle of Chile: Patricio Guzmán

21:00

Moving1982 So Slowly

17:4518:00

Press & Industry:

21:45

theCompetition Bourgeoisie First Appearance

20:00

19:00 19:00

Best of Fests

16:30

15:45

Vincent Monnikendam

Focus: It Still Hurts

18:30

21:0021:15

Smog Town

Aswang The Euphoria of + Doc Talk AlyxBeing Ayn Arumpac

Meng Han

First Réka Appearance SzabóCompetition Best of Fests, Focus: It Still Hurts

First Appearance Competition

Followed by an interview with the director.

17:00

15:30

Girl Alone Desert One Project Presentations Javier Ávila & NPO IDFAcademy Barbara Kopple BestWorkshop of Fests Fund Masters

Best of Fests Gianfranco Rosi Focus: The Villain

The Insurrection of Alyx Ayn Arumpac

Aswang

Luminous [Passholders]

Mother Dao, the Turtlelike

13:00

Moritz Schulz

Summerwar

Rachel Jones, Isa Leah Willinger Ballad of Best Best of Fests Bellaiche of Fests, Focus: Roaming The Best of Fests Spirits Philippe

14:00

Where El We Belong Sicario, Room Jacqueline Zünd164

Meng Han

17:00

Masters

15:1515:30

14:15

21:00

Jakub Hejna Alexe Poukine

Best of Fests Best of Fests

Focus: It Still Hurts

Munt 11 Eye Cinema Tuschinski 31

19:30

Forman vs.That Forman Which Does Not Kill Helena Třeštíková,

John Skoog Javier Ávila

Best of Fests

Student Competition First Appearance Competition

17:00

16:15

14:30

Ridge Girl Alone

Scheme Birds Shorts: Automated Ellen Fiske, Ellinor Hallin Lives

18:30

Smog Town

Best of Fests

21:30

20:45

Froth

Best of Fests

Short Competition 16:45

15:45

Norie

19:00

Advocate

Frontlight Ignacio Agüero Masters

Luminous

17:45

Student Competition

Chasing Yehoshua I Never Climbed Provincia Shaythe Fogelman

Mira Burt-Wintonick Natalia Solórzano Vásquez

Denize Galiao

14:30

13:00

21:0021:15

16:15

Saudade

FrontlightPatricio Guzmán Retrospective

19:00

Dina Naser

Tiny Souls

21:45

Toni Morrison: The Battle of Chile: The Pieces I Am The Insurrection of Bourgeoisie Timothy the Greenfield-Sanders

Wintopia Moving So Slowly Luminous

Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell

Atomic: Living Landless in Dread and Freitas Camila Promise Best of Fests

Balolé, the Golden Wolf

21:15

19:30

15:15

Best of Fests

Thursday 21 November november 2019 Munt 12 9

18:15

16:15

Sebastian Brameshuber Best of Fests

Best of Fests Masters

Public Screenings

Dorothee Myriam Best ofKellou Fests

[Passholders] Marianne KhouryMoritz Schulz Feature-Length Competition Student Competition

18:30

Let’s Talk Guests Meet GuestsSummerwar

Masters

Movements of a Nearby Mountain

Mischa Hedinger Alex Gibney

Patricio Guzmán’s Top 10 18:00

Luke Lorentzen Helena Třeštíková, Best of Fests Jakub Hejna

13:45

12:00

African Mirror Citizen K

21:30

La jetéeShorts: Chris Marker Automated Lives

Florence Lazar Competition First Appearance

Midnight Family Forman vs. Forman

Barbet SchroederFocus: Re-releasing History Best of Fests Best of Fests

Tuschinski 6 Munt 11

Munt 13Grond Brakke Brakke Grond Grote Rode Zaal Zaal

You Think The Earth Froth Is aPovolotsky Dead Thing Ilya

Short Competition 16:00 16:45

15:45

14:00

General Idi Amin Selfie The Stuart Hall Project Ridge Dada: A Self Portrait Agostino Ferrente John Akomfrah John Skoog Focus: The Villain

Munt 10 13

Luminous Frontlight

Denize Galiao

Best of Fests, Focus: It Still Hurts

Focus: It Still Hurts

Frontlight

Johnson-Spain ShayInes Fogelman

Student Competition, Focus: It Still Hurts 19:00

In Mansourah, You Cunningham SeparatedAlla Us Kovgan

Norie

of Fests Timothy Best Greenfield-Sanders

Becoming Black Chasing Yehoshua

Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell

11:00

21:45

For Sama Toni Morrison: The Pieces Am WaadI al-Kateab, Edward Watts

Molly Stuart

Student Competition

Best of Fests

21:15

Objector

Saudade

Sebastian Brameshuber

Best of Fests

23:00

21:0021:15

Ma’loul Celebrates Wintopia Destruction MiraIts Burt-Wintonick

16:15

Movements of a Nearby Mountain

22:00

Patricio Guzmán’s Top 10

Premiere followed by an interview with composer and main character Max Richter.

Best of Fests

Industry Consultancies: African Walk-in Mirror Consultancies Mischa Hedinger Walk in for your one-on-one consultancy.

Y in Vyborg

Luminous Competition Feature-Length

Best of Fests, Focus: It Still Hurts

13:45

Patricio Guzmán’s Top 10

21:00 Pia Andell

Natalie Johns Marianne Khoury

Ksenia Okhapkina

11:15

[Passholders]

Chris Marker

20:00

19:00

Max Richter’s Sleep + Doc Talk Let’s Talk

Immortal

Patricio Guzmán’s Top 10

Tuschinski 3 Brakke Grond 6 Steegzaal

La jetée

18:3018:45

2 MinutesMeet Silence, Man withFamily the IDFAcademy: Selfie the ParticipantsTheMidnight Please Golden Soles [IDFAcademy Agostino Passholders] Ferrente Luke Lorentzen Heddy Honigmann Omar Amiralay Best of Fests Best of Fests

Georgi Lazarevski

10:00

21:00

Mid-Length Competition

18:00

17:00

15:4516:00

13:15 13:00

The General IdiIllusionist Amin Dada: AAlain SelfCavalier Portrait

Luminous

Objector

[By invitation] 11:15

10:45

Ines Johnson-Spain

Focus: It Still Hurts

Li Xiaofeng, Kai Jia

16:00

14:15

Masters Hurts

Feature-Length Competition

Becoming Black

Michel Khleifi

Mafia IsBorn Not in What XY Chelsea EvinProject Presentations In Mansourah, You It UsedMaryam to Be ZareeIDFAcademy & NPOTim Separated Us Travers Hawkins Fund Workshop Best Dorothee of Fests Franco Maresco Best of Fests, Focus: It Still Myriam Kellou

IDFA OpeningLemebel Film: Joanna Reposi Garibaldi Sunless Shadows

21:15

Ma’loul Celebrates Its Destruction

Luminous Ksenia Okhapkina [Passholders] Best of Fests

15:00

Best of Fests

Premiere followed by an interview with composer and main character Max Richter.

The Man with the Press & Industry: Golden Soles Ballad of Omar Amiralay Roaming Spirits Focus: The Villain

For Sama

Luminous

Florence Lazar

14:00

23:00 23:00

21:45

Max Richter’s Sleep + Doc Talk

You Think The Earth Is a Dead Thing

13:00

22:00 22:00

21:00 21:00

18:45

10:30

IDFAcademy Opening Session: Mohsen Makhmalbaf

20:00 20:00

19:00 19:00

15:45

Best of Fests

11:15 11:30

The Illusionist Press & Industry: Alain Cavalier The Forum

18:00 18:00

17:00 17:00

XY Chelsea

Franco Maresco

Mehrdad Oskouei

Travel in G Major Frontlight

Tuschinski 14 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal

16:00 16:00

15:00 15:00

13:00

IDFA Opening Film: Sunless Shadows

Tuschinski Tuschinski23

Tuschinski Brakke Grond 3 Grote Zaal

14:00 14:00

13:00 13:00

That Which Does Not Kill

18:30

19:30

21:4522:00

Lech Kowalski

Lucas Gallo

Ljubomir Stefanov, Sophie Bédard Marcotte Best Tamara of Fests Kotevska

Blow It to Bits 1982

Alexe Poukine

Masters

Best of Fests

Followed by the award ceremony of the Karen de Bok Talent Award.

Followed by an interview with the director.

L.A.Honeyland Tea Time

Luminous, Focus: Re-releasing History

Best of Fests

[By invitation]

Eye Cinema 1 Brakke Grond Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Tuinzaal Eye Cinema Kriterion 1 2 Brakke Grond Steegzaal

13:00 13:00

15:30

17:00

18:00

19:00

Kim Longinotto [IDFAcademy Passholders]

Alison Klayman

Filmmaker talk: Oeke

Isa Willinger

Benjamin Langeland, Stian Servoss

Shooting the Meet Mafiathe ParticipantsThe Brink IDFAcademy: Masters

Best of Fests, Focus: The Villain

Hoogendijk

14:00

15:30

16:45

[Passholders]

Vincent Monnikendam

Masters

Focus: It Still Hurts

Mother Dao, the Turtlelike

Patricio Guzmán’s Top 10

Best of Fests

An inspirational conversation with the renowned director.

10:00

Industry Consultancies: Walk-in Consultancies Walk in for your one-on-one consultancy.

Hi, AI

Best of Fests

20:45

21:15

All Against All No Crying at the Dinner Table Luuk Bouwman Dutch Competition Carol Nguyen Student Competition

Anticlockwise Jalal Vafaee

Warheads + Doc Talk Nikolaus Geyrhalter Romuald Karmakar Earth

Once Aurora

Mid-Length Competition 21:0021:15

18:30

Euphoria TheThe Hissing of of + Doc Talk BeingSands Summer

Living and Knowing You’re Alive

RékaMourao Szabó Catarina

Alain Cavalier Followed by an interview with Masters the director.

Best of Fests, Focus: It Still Hurts Paradocs

an interview ThisFollowed Film Is by About Me with the director. Alexis Delgado Búrdalo

Brakke Grond Rialto Bovenzaal Lil’ Club Grote Zaal Brakke De BalieGrond Rode GroteZaal Zaal

Public Screenings

13:00

El Sicario, Room 164

15:30

18:00

Barbara Kopple

Lech Kowalski [Passholders] Nicole Schafer Masters Best of Fests

Desert One

Gianfranco Rosi

15:00

Khartoum Offside + Doc Talk hosted by Movies that Matter

Marwa Zein

Best of Fests, Spotlight: Sudan

Followed by an interview led by Movies that Matter.

Paradocs, Focus: The Villain 21:3021:45

19:00

Blow ItBuddha to Bits in Africa Guests Meet Guests

Masters

Focus: The Villain

18:30

17:00

17:30

19:00

Filmmaker Beats of the AntonovOnce Aurora talk: Oeke + Doc Talk hosted by Benjamin Langeland, Hoogendijk Movies that Matter Stian Servoss Best of Fests An inspirational Hajooj Kuka Spotlight: conversation with Sudan the renowned Followed by an interview led director. by Movies that Matter.

L.A. Tea Time Ibrahim: A Fate to Define Sophie Bédard Marcotte of Fests Lina Best Al Abed Best of Fests

20:30

21:15

No Crying the Talking About Trees +at Doc Dinner Table by IDFA & De Balie Talk, co-presented Carol Nguyen Suhaib Gasmelbari

Thursday 21 November Student Competition Best of Fests, Spotlight: Sudan

Anticlockwise Interview with three directors. Vafaee Discount for Jalal Cineville members.

Mid-Length Competition

Public Screenings

14:00

Eye Cinema 2

Thursday 21 November

21 november 2019

Brakke Grond Grote Zaal

10:00

12:00

11:00

16:45

Mother Dao, the Turtlelike

Vincent Monnikendam

El Sicario, Room 164

13:00

The Euphoria of Being + Doc Talk

Followed by an interview with the director.

Best of Fests, Focus: It Still Hurts

18:30

21:45

Lech Kowalski

Sophie Bédard Marcotte

Blow It to Bits

18:00

17:00 17:00

Brakke Grond Rode Zaal Kriterion 1 3 Tuschinski

15:30

Press & Industry:

The Forum

Who Are We?

Marcus Vetter

Edgar Hagen

Frontlight [Passholders]

Carol Nguyen

Student Competition

Anticlockwise Jalal Vafaee

Mid-Length Competition 21:00

Alain Cavalier

Catarina Mourao

Living and Knowing You’re Alive

Roaming Spirits

The Hissing of Summer Sands

Masters

Li Xiaofeng, Kai Jia

Paradocs

This Film Is About Me

Luminous [Passholders]

Alexis Delgado Búrdalo

Paradocs, Focus: The Villain 21:30

19:00

Buddha in Africa

IDFAcademy Opening Session: Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Ibrahim: A Fate to Define

Nicole Schafer

Lina Al Abed

Best of Fests

[Passholders]

14:15

De BalieGrond Brakke Grote Zaal Rode Zaal

15:00

17:30

Khartoum Offside Project Presentations + Doc&Talk hosted by IDFAcademy NPO Movies that Matter Fund Workshop

11:00

Lil’ Amsterdam Brakke Grond Central TuinzaalStation

20:30

Beats of the Antonov + Doc Talk hosted by

Talking About Trees + Doc Talk, co-presented by IDFA & De Balie

Hajooj Kuka

Best of Fests, Spotlight: Sudan

Suhaib Gasmelbari

Movies that Matter

Zein Followed byMarwa the award Best Fests, de Spotlight: Sudan ceremony of theofKaren Followed by an interview led Bok Talent Award. [By invitation]by Movies that Matter.

23:00

No Crying at the Dinner Table

18:30

10:30

Rialto Bovenzaal Brakke Grond Grote Zaal

21:15

Best of Fests

Press & Industry:

Luminous [Passholders]

22:00

21:00

Benjamin Langeland, Stian Servoss

An inspirational conversation with the renowned director.

Nikolaus Geyrhalter Ballad of Masters

Best of Fests

20:00