Program International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
New funding opportunities
for producing and distributing documentaries realized through international co-productions
Through two different categories, the program aims to create synergy between producers from different continents and backgrounds: International co-production | feature-length documentary with potential to reach a global audience Deadline: 1 February 2016 Distribution of international co-production inventive distribution plans with global impact Deadline: 1 February 2016 (application only with final cut), 1 September 2016 (application with rough cut/final cut) Entry forms, regulations, and guidelines on how to submit are available on www.idfa.nl/ibfeurope
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DIRECTOR Anne Regitze Wivel PRODUCER Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær, Danish Documentary Production SALES AGENT: WIDE HOUSE
OPENING FILM, FEATURE LENGTH COMPETITION, DOCU COMPETITION DUTCH COMPETITION
A FAMILY AFFAIR
DIRECTOR Tom Fassaert PRODUCER Wout Conijn, Conijn Film CO-PRODUCER Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær, Danish Documentary Production
IDFA FORUM: ROUND TABLE
APOLONIA, APOLONIA
DIRECTOR Lea Glob PRODUCER Sidsel Lønvig Siersted, Danish Documentary Production SALES AGENT: WIDE HOUSE
IDFA FORUM: ROUND TABLE
SCHOOL OF LIFE
DIRECTOR Mikala Krogh PRODUCER Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær, Danish Documentary Production SALES AGENT: CAT & DOCS w w w. dani shdocum entary. com
Welcome to the 28th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam! Over the course of 12 days, IDFA is once again celebrating the creative documentary in the heart of Amsterdam. The festival is screening over 300 documentaries, ranging from the latest films from all over the world to carefully selected classics. The program is divided into three categories. The competitions (marked in blue throughout this guide and on our website) showcase IDFA’s discoveries: the best new films that are having their European or World Premiere at the festival. Our annual non-competitive sections (marked in green) include the best new films by the grand masters of documentary and the cream of the crop from the international festival circuit. While these two main sections give a birds-eye view of today’s world, several special focus programs (marked in orange) ask how we look at the world, questioning the documentary genre in various ways. For a brief overview of the various program sections, turn to page 16. And of course IDFA isn’t only screening documentaries; the festival also plays an active role in the documentary industry, working hard to bring new films to fruition and support new documentary talent. It does this through its two markets: Docs for Sale for completed documentaries, and IDFA Forum for projects that are seeking finance and co-production partners. Through the IDFA Bertha Fund, we offer assistance to documentary filmmakers in developing countries so they can find their voice and tell their stories. And with the IDFAcademy program, we help up-and-coming filmmakers to hone their skills. During the festival, many of these activities come together at the new Industry Office (see page 14), a one-stop service center for all IDFA guests.
Program Guide
Content 3 Introduction
4 Practical Information
6 Staff 8 Locations 12 Tickets
14 Industry Office 16 Program
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Program Sections Industry Screenings Program Day by Day Films A to Z
106 Talks, Concerts and Events 106 108 109 116
Special Events DocLab: Seamless Reality Extended Q&As IDFA Talks
118 Industry Activities 118 Industry Talks 120 Industry Sessions 122 Social Events
126 Markets, Funding and Training
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Docs for Sale IDFA Forum IDFA Bertha Fund IDFAcademy
135 Index of Premieres 136 Index by Program Section
Colophon Design Sjoukje van Gool, Gerald Zevenboom Editor Joost Broeren Copy Editor Andrew Maggiore Production Joost Daamen, Martijn van Dijk, Veerle Egbers, Laura van Halsema, Roos Hekkens, Jasper Hokken, Eveline Kaethoven, Sasja Koetsier, Ena Omerovic, Silvie van Oost, Martijn te Pas, Anne Schumacher, Caspar Sonnen, Wotienke Vermeer, Cathalijne de Wilde, Raul Ni単o Zambrano Photography Nichon Glerum, Ruud Jonkers, Felix Kalkman, Corinne de Korver Staff Photography Pieter Jan Van Damme, Lauren Murphy Print Drukkerij Damen, Werkendam International Sales Nick Cunningham International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Frederiksplein 52 | 1017 XN Amsterdam info@idfa.nl | www.idfa.nl
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FESTIVAL INFORMATION
Partners of IDFA
Main partners of the 28th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
BDDA
Partners
IDFA is subsidized and funded by
The festival program is supported by
IDFA-Mediafonds Workshop is supported by
IDFA Forum is supported by
IDFA Bertha Fund is supported by
Club IDFA
ABN AMRO Bank NV, Cardano, De Breij Evers Boon, De Nederlandsche Bank, Houthoff Buruma, JBR, Jean Mineur Mediavision, M.N. Léons BV, Rabobank Amsterdam, Rotaform, Van Caem Klerks Group BV, Weekbladpers Media
Donations to IDFA
AVROTROS, BNNVARA, De Gijselaar Hintzen Fonds, Embassy of Israel, EYE International, Embassy of the United States of America, Goethe-Institut, HUMAN, IKON, Institut Français des Pays-Bas, Kattendijke/Drucker Stichting, KRO-NCRV, NPO Sales, OUTtv, P.W. Janssen’s Friesche Stichting, Stichting Elise Mathilde Fonds, Stichting VEVAM Fonds, Stichting Zabawas
Suppliers
3PO, Arti and Amicitiae, Art Support BV Theaterproductiebureau, Bijlmer Parktheater, Brasserie Harkema, Café de Jaren, Citroën, Compagnietheater, De Balie, De Kleine Komedie, DeLaMar Theater, Event Engineers, EYE Film Instituut, FestivalTickets, Haghefilm Digitaal, Het Ketelhuis, Het Internationaal Danstheater, IndyVideo, Lichtwerk, MacBike, Melkweg, MeneM Systemen, NH Hotel Group, Podium Mozaïek, Rex International, The Screening Factory, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Tolhuistuin, VBVB Cultuurautomatisering, Videodock, Vlaams Cultuurhuis De Brakke Grond
Festival Trailer
Cape Rock, Jean Mineur Mediavision
IDFA would like to thank all friends of the festival.
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Staff
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Ally Derks Director
Cees van ‘t Hullenaar Managing Director
Adriek van Nieuwenhuijzen Head of Industry
Dirk Blikkendaal Head of Production / IT
David Leenders IDFA Forum Producer
Charlotte Reekers IDFA Forum Producer
Laurien ten Houten Docs for Sale & Guest Services Coordinator
Rudolf Kats Docs for Sale Producer
Eva Laurillard IDFAcademy Producer
Stien Meesters Industry Office Coordinator & Industry Talks
Maartje van Merwijk Industry Office Producer
Hanna Mattes Industry Office Matchmaker
Lara Sitruk Guest Services Producer
Jorinde van der Veen Guest Services Producer
Martijn te Pas Program Department Coordinator
Joost Daamen Senior Programmer
Wotienke Vermeer New Media Producer
Laura van Halsema Special Programs & Press Coordinator
Cathalijne de Wilde Head of Communication
Joost Broeren Industry Online
Ans van de Weerdhof Extended Q&As
Devika Partiman Extended Q&As
Clarissa Riemersma Financial Controller
Rada Sesic Jury Coordinator
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Yorinde Segal IDFA Forum Coordinator
Marloes den Hoed IDFA Forum Producer
Malka Jonas IDFA Forum Producer
Jacob van Niftrik Docs for Sale Producer
Swaze den Hartog Docs for Sale Matchmaker
Meike Statema Head of Education
Marije Veenstra Education Producer
Dymme Plomp Guest Services Manager
Clémence Girard Guest Services Producer
Noortje Koster Guest Services Producer
Duygu Özer de Kruijf Guest Services Producer
Raul Niño Zambrano Senior Programmer
Jasper Hokken Junior Programmer / IDFA.tv Producer
Roos Hekkens Junior Programmer
Caspar Sonnen Head of New Media / IDFA DocLab
Isabel Arrate Fernandez Managing Director IDFA Bertha Fund
Melanie de Vocht IDFA Bertha Fund Project Manager
Suze van Bohemen Sponsoring & Fundraising
Martijn van Dijk Sponsoring & Fundraising
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FESTIVAL INFORMATION
Annabet Langkamp Production & HR Coordinator
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Festival Venues Cinemas/Theatres 1
Pathé de Munt – Vijzelstraat 15
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Pathé Tuschinski – Reguliersbreestraat 26
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EYE – Ijpromenade 1
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De Brakke Grond – Nes 45
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Melkweg – Lijnbaansgracht 234a
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Kleine Komedie – Amstel 56-58
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Stedelijk Museum – Museumplein 10
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Het Ketelhuis – Pazzanistraat 4
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De Balie – Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10
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Podium Mozaïek – Bos en Lommerweg 191
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Bijlmer Parktheater – Anton de Komplein 240
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Tolhuistuin – IJpromenade 2
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DeLaMar Theater – Marnixstraat 402
Industry Venues 14
Café de Jaren – Nieuwe Doelenstraat 20-22 Festival Cafe & Restaurant/Guests Meet Guests
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Hotel NH Carlton – Vijzelstraat 4, 1st Floor
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Compagnietheater – Kloveniersburgwal 50
Industry Office/Guest Services/Guest Box Office IDFA Forum/IDFAcademy 17
Arti et Amicitiae – Rokin 112 Docs for Sale
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Calf & Bloom – Singel 461 IDFA Forum Kick-Off Drinks
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Brasserie Harkema – Nes 67 IDFA Forum Lunches
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S luizer – Utrechtsestraat 45 Filmmakers Dinners
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NFA – Markenplein 1 IDFA Film Academy Day
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Melkweg – Lijnbaansgracht 234a Awards Ceremony
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IDFA Office – Frederiksplein 52
Hotels 24
Hotel NH City Centre – Spuistraat 288-292
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Hotel NH Carlton – Vijzelstraat 4
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FESTIVAL INFORMATION
Directions
Trams operate until approximately 12:30 a.m.
EYE and Tolhuistuin
The ferries between Central Station and EYE go
(Screening locations) Take tram 4, 9 or 25 (direction Centraal Station) from Muntplein to Central Station. When you get off at Central Station, walk all the way through the station until you reach the back entrance/exit. Cross the road and go left to the ferry dock. Take one of the two ferries in the middle to Buiksloterweg; the crossing takes less than five minutes. When you get off the ferry, Tolhuistuin is directly to the left, with EYE (the large white building) a short walk further along the water. It takes between 30-40 minutes from Muntplein to EYE, depending on your wait for the ferry.
all night long.
Melkweg (Location of the Awards Ceremony) Starting from the Industry Office, turn right when you exit NH Carlton and take the first right into Reguliersdwarsstraat. Follow this all the way to the end until you reach Koningsplein (ca. 5 min). From here, you can take tram 1 (direction Osdorp de Aker), 2 (direction Nieuw Sloten) or 5 (direction Amstelveen Binnenhof ) and get off at tram stop Leidseplein. Or you can continue on foot, turning left onto Leidsestraat, following this until it ends at Leidseplein. When you reach Leidseplein, turn right onto Lijnbaansgracht, keeping the Stadsschouwburg to your left. De Melkweg is located on Lijnbaansgracht on your left-hand side. It takes about 15 minutes if you walk the entire distance and 12 minutes if you take the tram.
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Ketelhuis Take tram 24 (direction VU medisch centrum) from Muntplein and get off at Weteringcircuit. From there, take tram 10 (direction Van Hallstraat) and get off at stop Van Limburg Stirumstraat. From there, walk along the Van Limburg Stirumstraat, cross the canal and enter the Westergas area. After approximately 100 meters, turn left onto Pazzanistraat. The Ketelhuis is located on your right-hand side. It takes about 35 minutes in total.
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In Transit
Tickets Access to screenings • All passes give free access to the events at the Industry Office, the Industry Talks and various other offscreen activities (see page 118). • All passes give free access to the daily Guests Meet Guests drinks at Café De Jaren and various other socials events (see page 122). • All passes except the Docs for Sale Participants Pass give access to the Industry Screenings (see page 19). No ticket is needed; first come, first served.
Tickets • Pass holders are required to get tickets for all regular screenings and events, including the DocLab Live Cinema Events and the Master Class. • Pass holders can obtain tickets in three ways: • on our website, using your MyIDFA account; • in the IDFA app, using your MyIDFA account; • at the Guest Box Office and other festival box offices. • Pass holders (except Guest Pass Light and both Docs for Sale passes) can get free tickets for
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regular screenings on the same day or the following day. Tickets for any day thereafter can be purchased by these pass holders at a discount price of €5.00 per ticket. • Holders of the Guest Pass Light can obtain tickets at a discounted rate of €7.50 per ticket. • Tickets for special screenings (such as those including concerts) can be obtained at a discount price by all pass holders. • Tickets will be uploaded to your pass. Please have your pass ready for inspection when entering screenings. • To avoid empty seats, please cancel your tickets if you can’t make a screening. You can cancel tickets on our website using your MyIDFA account, or at the Guest Box Office. • If a screening is sold out, pass holders (except Guest Pass Light and Docs for Sale passes) can line up at the entrance to fill any “no show” seats. No ticket is needed; first come, first served. • There will be no admission after the starting time stated on the ticket.
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IDFA Daily
Newsletter
Every other day, a new print edition of the IDFA Daily will be available for your perusal, full of news, interviews and reviews. The Daily includes an extensive English section, which is also available online at www.idfa.nl/daily.
Are you signed up for the IDFA Newsletter yet? This monthly update keeps you informed about all of IDFA’s activities throughout the year and includes reminders for our festival deadlines, including film entry and accreditation. www.idfa.nl/newsletter
IDFA app Download the IDFA app for your iPhone (iOS 8 and 9 only) and Android smartphone (version 4.0.3 and up) for up-to-date program information, film trailers and the latest festival news. This year it is also possible to purchase tickets in the app, after you log in using your MyIDFA account. www.idfa.nl/app-english.
Social Media
IDFA.tv IDFA’s online documentary channel showcases full documentaries, festival reports, interviews and master classes. The current selection includes a number of films related to this year’s theme program Benjamin Barber: Jihad vs. McWorld 2015 as well as a collection of short films by Top 10 curator Errol Morris. www.idfa.tv/en
Follow us on Facebook (IDFA Industry and Press) and Twitter (@IDFAindustry and #IDFA), and we’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest industry events during the festival and all industry news throughout the year.
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FESTIVAL INFORMATION
Follow us
Industry Office A relocation to the NH Carlton Hotel is allowing IDFA to fulfill a long-standing ambition. Our new Industry Office is bringing together the existing festival services and adding a few new ones to boot. The Industry Office is open to all pass holders to meet up, network and do business.
Industry Desk
Location
November 19-25, 9:00-17:30 | 1st floor
NH Carlton Hotel (opposite PathĂŠ De Munt) Vijzelstraat 4 1017 HK Amsterdam E-floor and 1st floor
Services
Guest Desk and Guest Box Office Here, accredited guests can pick up their festival pass, obtain tickets and get general information about the festival and the city. November 17, 12:00-21:00;
At the Industry Desk, we can help you with any questions regarding the program for professionals. A matchmaker is on hand to connect you with IDFA staff members or consultants on various topics, and to inform you about talks, meetings and sessions.
Press Desk At the Press Desk, you can submit interview requests and inquire about all other festival information. Additionally, six viewing booths are available for holders of a Press Pass at Docs for Sale, located in Arti et Amicitiae. November 17, 12:00-21:00; November 18-28, 9:00-21:00; November 29, 10:00-14:00 | 1st floor
November 18-28, 9:00-21:00;
Screening Room
November 29, 10:00-14:00 | 1st floor
All accredited guests have the opportunity to reserve a screening room for groups of up to 10 people for a maximum of three consecutive hours. The screening room is located at Docs for Sale location Arti et Amicitiae. Reservations can be made one day in advance at the Industry Desk.
Writing Room A workspace for all accredited guests. WiFi connection and computers are available. November 19-27, 9:00-21:00 | E-floor
November 21-28, 10:00-17:00 | Arti et Amicitiae
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Pandora’s Promise
INDUSTRY OFFICE
Consultancies
Industry Talks
Renowned industry experts are on hand for consultancies, with focus on a different subject every day. You can book one-on-one meetings at the Industry Desk. The full list of consultants is available at idfa.nl/industryoffice.
Stay up-to-date on industry developments with seven Industry Talks on such subjects as impact evaluation, co-production and sound design. The daily Industry Talks are being held at De Brakke Grond, as they have been for the past few years. See page 118 for the full program. November 19-25,
Industry experts
First Aid Doc Clinic The very best in documentary doctoring, open to all pass holders. Documentary experts Jannie Langbroek and Marijke Rawie are here to answer your questions about all aspects of the documentary industry, from distribution to financing and from co-productions to festival strategy. November 19-27, 10:00-17:00 | E-floor
Talks and Meetings Industry Sessions
Three times a day, topics such as film rights, video-on-demand and rough cut editing are discussed in an intimate setting. Also, meet the next generation of documentary talent: every morning, several directors are presented whose first or s econd film is premiering at IDFA. See page 120 for the full program.
15:00-16:30 | De Brakke Grond – Rode Zaal
Meet the Staff Every day, various members of the IDFA staff are available at the Industry Desk for an informal meeting and to answer any questions you might have. Please go to the Industry Desk for the full schedule. November 19-25, 10:00 | 1st floor
New Arrivals Are you new at the festival? You’re welcome to meet us at the Industry Desk for an introduction to the festival. Our matchmaker can connect you with other professionals at the Guests Meet Guests cocktail hour (see page 122) in Cafe De Jaren straight after. November 19-25, 17:30 | 1st floor
November 19-25, 10:30, 11:30, 13:30 | E-floor
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Program Sections IDFA Competition for
Masters
Feature-Length Documentary
ew works by renowned documentary N auteurs.
Documentaries longer than 60 minutes. Supported by VPRO.
IDFA Competition for
Best of Fests
Documentaries by first-time filmmakers.
Documentaries that have made an impact on this year’s international festival circuit.
IDFA Competition for
Panorama
Mid-Length Documentary
hought-provoking films about urgent T and current topics from all over the world.
First Appearance
Documentaries between 40-60 minutes.
IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling
Paradocs
The best digital and interactive documentaries.
ocumentaries on the cutting edge of D film and art, truth and fiction, narrative and design.
IDFA Competition for Dutch Documentary
Music Documentary
The best films by Dutch documentary filmmakers. Supported by Beeld en Geluid.
ocumentaries that live for music, D capturing a band, an orchestra or a musician. Presented in collaboration with Melkweg and supported by 3voor12.
IDFA Competition for Student Documentary Student documentaries from film academies around the world. Supported by ARRI.
IDFA Competition for Kids & Docs he best new international youth T documentaries.
IDFA DOC U Competition selection from the IDFA program, A judged by a jury between 15 and 18 years old.
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Don’t Blink – Robert Frank
special program of interactive instalA lations, live cinema events and industry talks, presented in collaboration with De Brakke Grond. Supported by Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AFK) and Creative Industries Fund NL.
A retrospective on Robert Frank, including a selection of his films and a photo exhibition. Presented in collaboration with the Stedelijk Museum.
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows
Paradocs:
A program of six Dutch documentaries linked to international counterparts, selected by media historian Bert Hogenkamp. Supported by Beeld en Geluid.
Amsterdam Art Weekend A program of 14 recent works of video art from Amsterdam galleries, De Rijksakademie and De Ateliers, presented during the Amsterdam Art Weekend. Supported by Ammodo.
Top 10 and Errol Morris Retrospective
This year’s guest of honor Errol Morris presents his Top 10 favorite documentaries. IDFA is also screening a retrospective of his work. Supported by Dutch Cultural Media Fund.
Benjamin Barber: Jihad vs. McWorld 2015
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DocLab: Seamless Reality
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IDFAcademy Results
Films resulting from one of IDFAcademy’s four workshops (see page 133).
Films from developing countries that were made possible with a grant from the IBF (see page 130). Films screening on the Dutch Public Broadcaster NPO after IDFA.
Political theorist Benjamin Barber has selected 15 films from the IDFA program that deal with the subjects of his seminal book Jihad vs. McWorld in today’s world. Supported by Democracy and Media Foundation.
Sounds Real Five renowned sound designers have each selected two films that illustrate the important, but invisible role of sound in documentary. Supported by Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds.
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SCREENWRITING | dEvElOPMENT NETWORkING | TRAINING
WRITING FOR ThE SCREEN SCRIPT dEvElOPMENT WORkShOP
TRAINING FOR MENTORS PROJECTS & PROCESS
Three-month process guided by experienced advisers for European screenwriters and teams of writers, producers or directors with a documentary or feature film project in development.
Workshop for professionals working as mentors in the field of script and story development (fiction and documentary), such as screenwriters, developers, consultants, script editors, filmmakers, producers, commissioning editors, trainers and decision makers.
Seven-day session, coached development period, follow-up session. APPlICATION dATE | 1ST dECEMbER 2015 WORkShOP IN TübINGEN | GERMANy 15 Th – 23Rd APRIl 2016 with the support of MFG Filmförderung Baden Württemberg and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
APPlICATION dATE | 1ST MARCh 2016 WORkShOP AT FIlMCAMP | NORWAy JuNE 2016 with the support of FilmCamp AS.
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Four-day session, round-off after a coaching period. APPlICATION dATE | 1ST JuNE 2015 WORkShOP IN FINlANd | OCTObER 2016 with the support of the Finnish Film Foundation.
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Films from the IDFA Competition for Feature-Length Documentary, the IDFA Competition for First Appearance, the IDFA Competition for Mid-Length Documentary and the IDFA Competition for Dutch Documentary get an Industry Screening, accessible to holders of all passes except the Docs for Sale Participant Pass. No ticket or reservation is required – all you have to do is present your pass at the door (first come, first served). November 19-23 | Tuschinski 3, Munt 12, Munt 13
First Appearance Competition
Dutch Competition
First Appearance Competition
Alisa w krainie wojny Liubov Durakova, Alisa Kovalenko
De jongensdroom Walther Grotenhuis, Cinta Forger
Feiyue Wu, Xiaoyu Qin
Alisa in Warland WP
Poland, 2015, DCP, 90 min A candid, personal self-portrait by a young woman traveling through Ukraine after the outbreak of the revolution. th 19 16:15 Munt 12
A Boy’s Dream WP
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 75 min A portrait of Theo Jansen, who’s trying to add a new species to nature with his remarkable strandbeesten (“beach animals”). th 19 12:15 Munt 12
Mid-Length Competition
Mid-Length Competition
Aline Portugal, Julia De Simone
Eldora Traykova
Aracati WP
Brazil, 2015, DCP, 62 min As the wind blows across northeastern Brazil, people talk about the changes here. Meanwhile, the landscape speaks its own language. fr 20 10:30 Tuschinski 3
Mid-Length Comp. & Benjamin Barber
At Home in the World IP Et hjem i verden Andreas Koefoed
Denmark, 2015, DCP, 58 min At a Danish Red Cross school, young refugees are being prepared for regular education. Among them is an introverted Chechnyan named Magomed. su 22 16:00 Munt 12
Dutch Comp. & Music Documentary
Boudewijn de Groot – Come Closer WP
Boudewijn de Groot – Kom nader Suzanne Raes
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 89 min The Dutch singer-songwriter B oudewijn de Groot prepares for a final concert in which he will bid farewell to his greatest hits. fr 20 13:15 Tuschinski 3
Cambridge WP
Bulgaria, 2015, DCP, 64 min Being born a Roma brings disadvantages from the start. The village of Dolni Tsibar in Bulgaria puts all its hope in the emancipatory effect of good education. su 22 10:30 Munt 12
Feature-Length Competition
Carolina’s World WP El mundo de Carolina Mariana Viñoles
Uruguay, 2015, DCP, 70 min An affectionate portrait of 20-year-old Caro, who has Down syndrome. Sitting at her mother’s kitchen table, she talks openly about her life. fr 20 12:00 Munt 13
First Appearance Competition
Chechen WP Beata Bubenets
Russia, 2015, DCP, 76 min The Chechen Ruslan Arsajev seizes every opportunity to fight against the Russians, including in Ukraine. A portrait of a displaced mercenary from the front line of the crisis. sa 21 15:15 Tuschinski 3
Chinese Verses IP
China, 2015, DCP, 96 min Chinese factory workers use poetry to break with their anonymity in candid expressions of their feelings and their hardships. th 19 14:00 Munt 12
Feature-Length Competition
Clear Years WP Les années claires Frédéric Guillaume
Belgium, 2015, DCP, 75 min An intimate and candid account of a man watching through his camera lens as his family falls apart. sa 21 16:00 Munt 13
Mid-Length Competition
Coups de foudre WP Christophe Reyners
Belgium, 2014, DCP, 51 min Five women talk in harrowing detail about a personal relationship that saw the love of their life gradually transform into their tormentor. th 19 15:00 Munt 13
First Appearance Competition
Credit for Murder IP Vladi Antonevicz
Israel, Russia, 2015, DCP, 85 min A shocking video on YouTube showing two boys being brutally murdered brings filmmaker Vladi Antonevicz into the darkest recesses of neo-Nazi Russia. fr 20 12:45 Munt 12
Feature-Length Competition
Don Juan WP Jerzy Sladkowski
Sweden, Finland, 2015, DCP, 92 min A funny and painful portrait of 22-yearold Oleg, whose mother Marina is trying to liberate him from his lethargic state. sa 21 12:15 Munt 13
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INDUSTRY SCREENINGS
Industry Screenings
Mid-Length Competition
Dutch Competition
Mid-Length Competition
Ugis Olte
Catherine van Campen
Valeria Testagrossa, Nicola Grignani, Andrea Zambelli
Double Aliens IP
Latvia, Georgian Republic, 2015, DCP, 56 min A breathtaking road movie about Samtskhe-Javakheti, an isolated region in the republic of Georgia, where Georgians and Armenians live together in suppressed hostility. sa 21 10:30 Munt 12
Dutch Competition
Eritrea Stars WP John Appel
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 55 min The Dutch city of Gorinchem welcomes Eritrea’s soccer team with open arms. Will the refugee players make their dreams come true? fr 20 13:45 Munt 13
Feature-Length & Dutch Competition
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A Family Affair WP Tom Fassaert
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 110 min Hoping to gain insight into his family history, Tom Fassaert heads to South Africa to visit his grandmother Marianne. Meanwhile, Marianne has something else in mind. mo 23 12:15 Munt 12
Mid-Length Competition
The Fog of Srebrenica IP Izmaglica Srebrenice Samir Mehanovic
Scotland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2015, DCP, 60 min Survivors of the siege of Srebrenica talk about the events leading up to the mass murder of 8,372 Bosnian men. fr 20 12:00 Tuschinski 3
Mid-Length Comp. & Benjamin Barber
For Kibera! IP Kati Juurus
Finland, 2015, DCP, 56 min A radio personality named Dallas lives in the “celebrity slum” of Kibera, Kenya, where more than 200 NGOs are active. Meanwhile, residents feel little effect from all this help. su 22 12:15 Munt 12
Garage 2.0 WP
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 85 min A funny, abrasive and moving portrait of the Kooijman car dealership as the company struggles to survive in harsh times. th 19 12:00 Tuschinski 3
Irrawaddy Mon Amour WP Italy, 2015, DCP, 58 min In a small community in Myanmar, a wedding between two men is organized in secret. sa 21 15:30 Munt 12
Mid-Length Competition
Dutch Competition
Grumant: ostrov kommunizma Ivan S. Tverdovskiy
Jheronimus Bosch, geraakt door de duivel Pieter van Huystee
Grumant: Island of Communism IP
Jheronimus Bosch, Touched by the Devil WP
Russia, 2014, DCP, 54 min Every year, a group of Russian seasonal workers returns to bleak Barentsburg on the island of Svalbard to perform dangerous work in the mines. th 19 13:30 Munt 13
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 83 min A team of Dutch art historians crisscross the world to unravel the secrets of paintings by Hieronymus Bosch. th 19 11:30 Munt 13
First Appearance Competition
First Appearance Competition
Imam Hasanov
Jonas and the Backyard Circus WP
Mid-Length Competition
Brazil, 2015, DCP, 80 min In this chronicle of the miracle of childhood and the agony of growing up, 13-year-old Jonas dreams of becoming a circus artiste. sa 21 17:15 Tuschinski 3
Holy Cow WP
Azerbaijan, Germany, Romania, 2015, DCP, 80 min Tapdyg’s revolutionary idea to buy a European dairy cow sparks unrest in his tiny, remote village. su 22 10:00 Tuschinski 3
Horse-Being WP
Etre cheval ou Pony Girl Starfighter Jérôme Clément-Wilz
France, 2015, DCP, 63 min Karen is training with an American cowboy for her transformation into a horse. A poetic reflection on humanity, gender, life, love and nature. fr 20 15:00 Tuschinski 3
First Appearance Competition
In California WP Charles Redon
France, 2015, DCP, 78 min A tribute to atormented love story in diary style by a young filmmaker who finds out that his girlfriend – a ballerina – has a secret. su 22 17:15 Tuschinski 3
Dutch Competition
Inside the Chinese Closet WP Sophia Luvara
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 70 min A sensitive portrait of two young Chinese homosexuals grappling with their parents’ shame and denial. sa 21 14:15 Munt 13
Jonas e o circo sem lona Paula Gomes
Mid-Length Competition
Life of a Butterfly IP Zycie motyla Piotr Bernas
Poland, 2015, DCP, 50 min An intimate portrait of 33-year-old Polish heavyweight Marcin Rózalski: his aggression, drive and longing for a better life. th 19 16:30 Munt 13
First Appearance Competition
Look Love EP Dui kan Yun Ye
China, 2015, DCP, 146 min Two Chinese children, one dirt poor, the other filthy rich. They both long for affection, but neither have parents who can offer it. sa 21 10:00 Tuschinski 3
First Appearance Competition
Yan Ting Yuen
Marie Brumagne, Bram Van Cauwenberghe
Australia, Norway, 2015, DCP, 150 min A collage of joy and brutality in Afghanistan. Local gang members take acting roles in a Pashtun film directed by an open-minded Australian. th 19 16:00 Tuschinski 3
Mid-Length & Dutch Competition
Feature-Length Competition
DOC U
Mijn Kanker Meral Uslu
Da lu chao tian Zanbo Zhang
Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
Mr. Hu and the Temple WP The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 55 min By building a Buddhist temple in the Netherlands, Mr. Hu attempts to bridge the gap between old and new, East and West. fr 20 14:30 Munt 12
Remember Your Name, Babylon WP
Belgium, 2015, DCP, 77 min They crossed the sea in search of a better life, and now they camp among long rows of greenhouses, waiting. mo 23 16:00 Munt 13
My Cancer WP
The Road WP
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 55 min This frank, personal account of breast cancer treatment revolves around the relationship between doctor and patient. sa 21 17:00 Munt 12
China, Denmark, 2015, DCP, 95 min The construction of a gigantic highway in China puts three parties at odds with each other: local residents, the construction company and the laborers. su 22 16:30 Munt 13
Feature-Length Competition
Natural Disorder IP Naturens uorden Christian Sønderby Jepsen
Denmark, 2015, DCP, 97 min A journalism student named Jacob Nossell is too disabled to be normal, but too normal to accept his fate. su 22 11:45 Munt 13
Feature-Length Competition
Next Stop: Utopia WP Apostolos Karakasis
Greece, 2015, DCP, 91 min Greek factory workers recapture their deserted workplace. The movement becomes the face of solidarity, but for how long? sa 21 17:30 Munt 13
Feature-Length Competition
Patient WP
Paciente Jorge Caballero
Colombia, 2015, DCP, 70 min A mother fights and fears for her terminally ill daughter in this monumental indictment of the barbaric bureaucracy controlling the Colombian health care system. su 22 10:00 Munt 13
First Appearance Competition
Rough Stage WP Karmil pinnal Toomas Järvet
Estonia, Palestine, 2015, DCP, 74 min Despite disapproval from those around him and a lack of resources, Palestinian Maher is determined to put on the first modern dance performance in Ramallah. fr 20 18:00 Munt 12
First Appearance Competition
Roundabout in My Head IP Fi rassi rond-point Hassen Ferhani
Algeria, France, Lebanon, Qatar, 2015, DCP, 100 min The magnificent caverns of a slaughterhouse in Algiers serve as a microcosm of Algerian society. fr 20 10:30 Munt 12
Mid-Length Competition
Salamanca WP
Ruslan Fedotow, Alexandra Kulak
Russia, 2015, DCP, 40 min Scenes of family life in stylized blackand-white, accompanied by the voice of amanlooking back on his youth ina deeply religious Mexican community. su 22 17:15 Munt 12
Feature-Length Competition
Snow Monkey IP George Gittoes
Feature-Length Competition
Sonita WP
Iran, Germany, Switzerland, 2015, DCP, 90 min Illegally living in Tehran, an 18-year old Afghani refugee named Sonita dreams of being a rapper in this exciting document of her search for her own path in life. fr 20 17:15 Munt 13
Feature-Length & Dutch Competition
A Strange Love Affair with Ego WP Ester Gould
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 90 min Admiration for her sister Rowan’s self-confidence prompts filmmaker Ester Gould to explore our narcissistic society, with disconcerting results. fr 20 10:00 Munt 13
First Appearance Competition
Strung Out IP Bat zona Nirit Aharoni
Israel, 2015, DCP, 110 min In this raw film debut, director Nirit Aharoni films heroin addict prostitutes in Tel Aviv to find out who her mother was. mo 23 11:30 Munt 13
Mid-Length Competition
The Successor WP Il successore Mattia Epifani
Italy, 2015, DCP, 52 min Vito Alfieri Fontana inherited the arms company Tecnovar, that produced landmines for about 30 years. Is he guilty of the devastation they cause? fr 20 16:30 Tuschinski 3
INDUSTRY SCREENINGS
Dutch Competition
Thru You Princess
First Appearance Competition
This Is Exile: Diaries of Child Refugees WP
David Dawkins
Mani Y. Benchelah
England, Lebanon, Switzerland, 2015, DCP, 56 min An intimate portrait of Syrian children fleeing to neighboring Lebanon to escape the violence of civil war. sa 21 11:45 Munt 12
Feature-Length Competition, Music Doc.
DOC U
Thru You Princess EP Ido Haar
Israel, 2015, DCP, 80 min A virtual musical encounter between a cappella singer Princess Shaw from New Orleans and Israeli composer-producer Kutiman leads to an Internet hit. th 19 14:00 Tuschinski 3
Feature-Length Competition
Thy Father’s Chair WP Antonio Tibaldi, Alex Lora
USA, Italy, 2015, DCP, 72 min The elderly Orthodox Jewish twin brothers Abraham and Shraga look on as a team of cleaners arrives to clean up their Brooklyn home. fr 20 15:30 Munt 13
Feature-Length Comp. & Benjamin Barber
IDFAcademy Results
Ukrainian Sheriffs WP
Roman Bondarchuk
Ukraine, Latvia, Germany, 2015, DCP, 80 min A tragicomic portrait of a two-man team of sheriffs in a remote Ukrainian village disturbed by everyday incidents and political developments. sa 21 10:00 Munt 13
First Appearance Competition
A Walnut Tree WP Ammar Aziz
Pakistan, 2015, DCP, 81 min Feeling homesick for a country that no longer exists due to war, a refugee looks back on his lifein the green Tirah Valley. su 22 15:30 Tuschinski 3
The Wedding Contract EP USA, 2014, DCP, 92 min Love between East and West, or how an American man wins his Balinese bride in a very traditional way: by kidnapping her. fr 20 16:00 Munt 12
First Appearance Competition
DOC U
When the Earth Seems to Be Light WP Rotsa dedamitsa msubukia Salome Machaidze, Tamuna Karumidze, David Meskhi
Georgian Republic, Germany, 2015, DCP, 75 min Impressions from the lives of young skaters, artists and musicians in the republic of Georgia, creating their own open spaces. su 22 12:00 Tuschinski 3
Dutch Competition
The World According to Monsieur Khiar WP
De wereld volgens Monsieur Khiar Sjors Swierstra
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 55 min The Dutch war photographer Jeroen Kramer hopes to forget his traumatic past by obsessively following the life of the mysterious Monsieur Khiar in Beirut. th 19 10:45 Munt 12
INDUSTRY SCREENINGS
Mid-Length Comp. & Benjamin Barber
DOC U
CATALAN FILMS & TV proudly congratulates all Catalan Productions selected at IDFA FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
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THY FATHER’S CHAIR by Antonio Tibaldi, Alex Lora GraffitiDoc, No Permits Produktion, Inicia Films
WE ARE NOT ALONE by Pere Joan Ventura Films 59, Asuntos y cuestiones varias
PARADOCS
MASTERS
(SELF)EXHIBITIONS by Florencia Aliberti
THE PEARL BUTTON by Patricio Guzmán Atacama Production, Valdivia Film, Mediapro, France 3 Cinema
DOCS FOR SALE 35 AND SINGLE by Paula Schargorodsky Dream Big Pictures, Motto Pictures, Talatala A FARM OF PASSAGE by Silvia Munt Intent Produccions, TVC GABO: THE CREATION OF GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ by Justin Webster Justin Webster Productions, Horne Productions
FALCIANI’S LIST: BANKING’S BIGGEST WHISTLEBLOWER? by Ben Lewis Gebrueder Beetz Filmprod., Polar Star Films SPAIN: FACING UNCERTAINTY by Sergio Ghizzardi, Jaume Grau Media 3.14, Idéale Audience Int., ARTE, TVC TCHINDAS by Marc Serena, Pablo Garcia de Lara Producciones Doble Banda
CATALAN COMPANIES ATTENDING IDFA Al Pati Produccions / Alba Sotorra / Arpa Films / Bogaloo Films / Brutal Media / BW Productions / Camille Zonca / Compacto / Connectats / DocsBarcelona / ESCAC / Films 59 / Florencia Aliberti / Gusano Films / Intactes / Jopergon / Lastor Media / Luki Media / Nanouk Films / Paral·lel 40 / Polar Star Films / Pro-Docs / Talatala Filmmakers / Televisió de Catalunya / Un Capricho de Producciones
Program Day by Day | Films A to Z
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The Things I Cannot Change Tanya Ballantyne
12:30
People with Good Intentions
Frederick Wiseman
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 55’
13:00
A Flickering Truth
13:00
Pietra Brettkelly Best of Fests, 91’
14:00
12:00
Welfare
15:15
Marcia Tambutti Allende Best of Fests, 98’
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 167’
Hans Koekoek
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 42’
14:30
14:30
Liang Zhao
Michael Matheson Miller
Behemoth 15:00
Beyond My Grandfather Allende
Poverty, Inc.
Masters, 90’
Best of Fests, 91’
How to Change the World Jerry Rothwell Best of Fests, 110’
16:00
16:00
Land Without Bread Luis Buñuel
16:45
Surire
Bettina Perut, Ivan Osnovikoff
17:00
Best of Fests, 80’
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 30’
Let There Be Light John Huston
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 58’
17:00
Censored Voices Mor Loushy
Best of Fests, 84’
18:00
18:00
France Is Our Mother Country
18:30
Rithy Panh
Bright Leaves
Masters, 74’
19:00
Ross McElwee
19:15
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 107’
The Siren of Faso Fani 20:00
20:00 IDFA Opening Night A Family Affair
IDFA Opening Night A Family Affair
Feature-Length, Dutch & DOC U Competition, 110’
Feature-Length, Dutch & DOC U Competition, 110’
Tom Fassaert
21:00
By invitation
Tom Fassaert
Tomer Heymann
Best of Fests, 89’
20:00
Panorama, 100’
20:15
In Jackson Heights Frederick Wiseman Masters, 190’
21:00
By invitation 21:30
Tales of the Grim Sleeper
Nick Broomfield
22:00
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 105’
Smith, James O. – Organist USA: Europe (Part 1) Klaus Wildenhahn
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 55’
Partly German and English spoken and not subtitled.
Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe Johan van der Keuken
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 31’
23:00
24:00
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19:15
Mr. Gaga
Michel K. Zongo
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
WOENSDAG 18 NOVEMBER
21:45
Live from New York! Bao Nguyen
Best of Fests, 90’
DE MUNT
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DE MUNT
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PROGRAM DAY BY DAY
TUSCHINSKI 6
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9:00
10:00 10:00
11:00
12:00 12:30
Welfare
Frederick Wiseman
12:00
Beyond My Grandfather Allende
Ann Shin
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
Marcia Tambutti Allende Best of Fests, 98’
13:00
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 167’
My Enemy, My Brother
12:15
K2 - Touching the Sky
Stig Björkman Masters, 114’
Eliza Kubarska
13:00
Call Me Marianna
Atlan
Moein Karimoddini Panorama, 62’
14:15
Grozny Blues
Best of Fests, 91’
15:15
Exotica, Erotica, Etc. Evangelia Kranioti
The Russian Woodpecker Chad Gracia Best of Fests, 82’
Best of Fests, 73’
16:00
14:00 14:00
Nicola Bellucci
14:45
Michael Matheson Miller
13:00 13:00
Best of Fests, 75’
14:30
Poverty, Inc.
12:00 12:00
Best of Fests, 17’
Karolina Bielawska
Best of Fests, 72’
11:00
Best of Fests, 104’
15:00 15:00
15:15
Flotel Europa Vladimir Tomic Best of Fests, 71’
16:00 16:00
Land Without Bread Luis Buñuel
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 30’
Let There Be Light John Huston
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 58’
17:00
17:00
Censored Voices Best of Fests, 84’
17:45
Master and Tatyana Giedre Zickyte Best of Fests, 84’
18:30
Lampedusa in Winter
17:15
Mor Loushy
Tell Spring Not to Come This Year Saeed Taji Farouky, Mike McEvoy Best of Fests, 82’
Jakob Brossmann
17:45
17:00 17:00
Best of Fests, 93’
I Am Dublin
David Aronowitsch, Ahmed Abdullahi, Sharmarke Binyusuf, Anna Persson
18:00 18:00
Best of Fests, 75’
Bright Leaves Ross McElwee
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 107’
19:15
19:15
Mr. Gaga
Panorama, 100’
Nice People
19:30
Tomer Heymann
20:00
Racing Extinction Louie Psihoyos
What Happened, Miss Simone? Liz Garbus
Music Documentary, Masters, 102’
Best of Fests, 90’
20:00
Best of Fests, 92’
20:00 20:00
A Sinner in Mecca Parvez Sharma Best of Fests, 79’
21:00
Smith, James O. – Organist USA: Europe (Part 1) Klaus Wildenhahn
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 55’
Partly German and English spoken and not subtitled.
Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe Johan van der Keuken
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 31’
19:00 19:00
Anders Helgeson, Karin af Klintberg
21:00 21:00 21:30
A Young Patriot
21:45
Live from New York! Bao Nguyen
Best of Fests, 90’
Du Haibin
22:00 22:15
The Nightmare Rodney Ascher Best of Fests, 90’
Keith Richards: Under the Influence Morgan Neville
Music Documentary, 82’
22:15
The Confessions of Thomas Quick
Best of Fests, 106’
22:00 22:00
Brian Hill Masters, 94’
23:00 23:00
24:00 24:00
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10:00
Compilation program put up by main partner VPRO. For tickets see www.vpro.nl/evenementen.
Eduardo Coutinho
10:00 VPRO Preview
10:00
Last Conversations 10:30
Masterclass Suzanne Raes
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Masters, 87’
Stanley Nelson Masters, 114’
Using examples from her work, director Suzanne Raes talks about the art of knowing everything, and then forgetting as much as you can.
11:00
10:15 10:30
The Unknown Known Errol Morris
Poverty, Inc.
The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On
Catherine van Campen Dutch Competition, 85’
Kazuo Hara
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 122’
12:45
Michael Matheson Miller
Return of the Atom
Best of Fests, 91’
13:00
Paradocs, 68’
12:00
Garage 2.0 12:30
Sergio Oksman
Errol Morris Retrospective, 104’
12:00 Industry Screening
12:00
On Football
Mika Taanila, Jussi Eerola Best of Fests, 110’
13:00
Fata Morgana Werner Herzog
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 79’
14:00 Industry Screening
14:00
Thru You Princess Ido Haar
14:45
Feature-Length Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, Music Documentary, 80’
10 Billion - What’s on Your Plate?
15:00
15:15
Valentin Thurn
Banking Nature
Panorama, 102’
Sandrine Feydel, Denis Delestrac
Wastecooking - Make Food, Not Waste Georg Misch
Afghanistan Night Stories Alka Sadat
Panorama, 60’
Panorama, 80’
Panorama, 90’
16:00 Industry Screening
16:00
14:45 15:00
Snow Monkey
16:15
George Gittoes
It Felt Like a Kiss
Feature-Length Competition, 150’
Adam Curtis
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 54’
17:00
17:15 17:30
Pelota II with Extended Q&A
Pelota II
Jørgen Leth, Olatz González Abrisketa
19:00
Masters, 71’
19:45
Followed by an in-depth conversation between director Tom Fassaert and film theorist Bill Nichols.
21:00
22:00
Best of Fests, 77’
19:30 19:45
The Road
Zanbo Zhang
Grozny Blues
Best of Fests, 73’
Pere Joan Ventura
Best of Fests, 104’
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program, 78’
21:45
Natalia Bruschtein
France Is Our Mother Country Rithy Panh Masters, 74’
Errol Morris Retrospective, 103’
Nicola Bellucci
We Are Not Alone
Time Suspended Evangelia Kranioti
Errol Morris
Feature-Length Competition, 95’
21:00
22:45
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 55’
The Thin Blue Line
Bill Guttentag, Michael Ware
Feature-Length, Dutch & DOC U Competition, 110’
22:30
Chris Marker
19:00
Only the Dead
22:00
Exotica, Erotica, Etc. 23:00
Best of Fests, 92’
Anders Helgeson, Karin af Klintberg
19:00
A Family Affair Tom Fassaert
Michel K. Zongo Best of Fests, 89’
A Family Affair with Extended Q&A
20:00
Nice People
The Siren of Faso Fani
Followed by an in-depth conversation between sports commentator Mart Smeets and director Jørgen Leth.
18:00
17:30
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevitch
Best of Fests, 64’
22:15
In Defense of the Rocket Martin Ginestie
Fast, Cheap and Out of Control Errol Morris
Errol Morris Retrospective, 82’
Paradocs, 5’
Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise Mark Cousins Paradocs, 71’
24:00
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10:00
Liang Zhao
On Football
Masters, 90’
Sergio Oksman Paradocs, 68’
10:30
A German Youth Jean-Gabriel Périot Best of Fests, 93’
11:15
12:00
The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On
12:00
Meru
12:15 Industry Screening
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin
Kazuo Hara
Best of Fests, 89’
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 122’
11:00
Dutch Competition, 55’
Magnus Gertten Best of Fests, 76’
10:45 Industry Screening
The World According to Monsieur Khiar Sjors Swierstra
Every Face Has a Name
A Boy’s Dream 12:45
A Young Patriot Du Haibin
9:00
11:00
12:00 12:00
Masters, 188’
Feiyue Wu, Xiaoyu Qin
Grumant: Island of Communism
14:00 14:00
Panorama, 125’
Afghanistan Night Stories
15:00 15:00
15:15
Alka Sadat
Master and Tatyana
Panorama, 60’
Ivan S. Tverdovskiy
Mid-Length Competition, 5
First Appearance Competition, 96’
Guy-Marc Hinant
14:45
Dutch Competition, 83’
13:30 Industry Scre
Chinese Verses
Birobidzhan
Pieter van Huystee
13:00 13:00
14:00 Industry Screening
14:15
Jheronimus Bos Touched by the
Dutch Competition, 75’
Over the Years
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
11:30 Industry Scre
Walther Grotenhuis, Cinta Forger
Best of Fests, 106’
13:30
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Behemoth
10:15
PROGRAM DAY BY DAY
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15:00 Industry Scre
Coups de foudre
Christophe Reyners
Mid-Length Competition, 5
Giedre Zickyte Best of Fests, 84’
16:15 Industry Screening
16:15
It Felt Like a Kiss
Alisa in Warland
Adam Curtis
16:00 16:00
Liubov Durakova, Alisa Kovalenko
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 54’
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevitch
Holy Cow
Chris Marker
Imam Hasanov
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 55’
17:45
First Appearance Competition, 80’
I Am Dublin
In Transit
Albert Maysles, Lynn True, Nelson Walker, Ben Wu, David Usui
18:30
Best of Fests, 75’
Pablo Iraburu, Migueltxo Molina Panorama, 83’
19:15
Errol Morris
Cecilia
Errol Morris Retrospective, 103’
18:00 18:00
Mid-Length Competition, 5
18:00
Hot Sugar’s Cold Adam Bhala Lough Music Documentary, 85’
Walls
19:00
The Thin Blue Line
Piotr Bernas
17:00 17:00
17:15
Masters, 76’
David Aronowitsch, Ahmed Abdullahi, Sharmarke Binyusuf, Anna Persson
Life of a Butterfl
First Appearance Competition, 90’
17:00
16:30 Industry Scre
19:00 19:00
Pankaj Johar
20:00
Panorama, 85’
Carolina’s World
20:00
20:00 20:00
Garage 2.0
Mariana Viñoles
Catherine van Campen
Feature-Length Competition, 70’
Dutch Competition, 85’
Paula Gomes
In California
Fast, Cheap and Out of Control
22:00
Tig
Errol Morris
Kristina Goolsby, Ashley York
Errol Morris Retrospective, 82’
Best of Fests, 90’
Best of Fests, 71’
21:00 21:00
First Appearance Competition, 80’
21:30 21:45
Charles Redon
First Appearance Competition, 78’
22:00 22:00
22:15
Salero
Mike Plunkett Panorama, 76’
Kingdom of Shadows Panorama, 73’
22:00
Oriented
Jake Witzenfeld Panorama, 80’
22:45
Bernardo Ruiz
23:00 23:00
24:00 24:00
1:00
Program Guide
Flotel Europa Vladimir Tomic
20:45
Jonas and the Backyard Circus
20:15
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Patricio Guzmán
10:30
Stamping Ground Hans Jürgen Pohland, George Sluizer
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 83’
11:30 Industry Screening
Jheronimus Bosch, Touched by the Devil
12:00
Pieter van Huystee Dutch Competition, 83’
n Warland
Teboho Edkins
In Limbo
Antoine Viviani
14:00
10:30
11:00
The Dybbuk of Wanderin with Extend
After the screen talks to Benjam
The Dybbuk of Wanderin
Krzysztof Kopcz
Panorama, Benjamin
Woodstock
13:00
Ivan S. Tverdovskiy
Mid-Length Competition, 54’
13:30
Calling Ukraine
13:45
Jean Counet
Jungle Sisters
Panorama, 12’
Chloe Ruthven
According to Protocol
Panorama, 80’
15:00
IDFAcademy passholders & Invitees
15:30
15:00 BG Rode Zaal Industry Talk: Master and Talent
15:00 Industry Screening
Coups de foudre Christophe Reyners
Mid-Length Competition, 51’
16:00
16:30 Industry Screening
Life of a Butterfly Piotr Bernas
17:00
Maiko - Dancing Child Åse Svenheim Drivenes
16:00
Panorama, 70’
De Nederlandse documentairefilm 19651990 boekpresentatie Dutch spoken.
Mid-Length Competition, 50’
I Am Sun Mu Adam Sjoberg
18:00
Hot Sugar’s Cold World Adam Bhala Lough Music Documentary, 85’
Panorama, 87’
18:15
14:00
For all passholders
IDFAcademy and DocLab Academy participants meet each other during the IDFAcademy Welcome drinks.
IDFAcademy passholders & Invitees
16:00
17:00
Best of Fests, 71’
20:00
20:00
Ben van Lieshout
Morgan Neville, Robert Gordon
Best of Enemies
Paradocs, 73’
Human
Masters, 88’
Yann Arthus-Bertrand Best of Fests, 190’
21:00
22:00
Oriented
Jake Witzenfeld Panorama, 80’
23:00
20:00
DocLab Live: Seamless Reality Opening Night A festive introduction to the DocLab: Seamless Reality program, exploring the blurring lines between our physical and virtual realities.
By invitation 22:00
Among the B
Hemal Trivedi, Mohammed Al
18:00
22:00
Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation Barbara Kopple Masters, 93’
22:00
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in WestBerlin 1979 - 1989
21:00
23:00
1:00
1:00
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Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program, 94’
21:15
Steve Jobs: T in the Machi Alex Gibney
22:00
24:00
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Kurt Langbein
20:00
Jörg A. Hoppe, Klaus Maeck, Heiko Lange Music Documentary, 92’
Land Grabbi
With an introdu Benjamin Barbe
24:00
30
Among the B with Extend
18:45
Sketches of Siberia 20:30
16:00
Best of Fests, Benjam Barber Program, 84’
19:00
Vladimir Tomic
A Syrian Lov
Chris Kijne spea screening with B Barber and the d
Annekatrin Hendel
19:00
Flotel Europa
After the screen and Benjamin B director Sean M
15:00
A conversation between Victor Kossakovsky and Tom Fassaert.
Fassbinder
20:15
A Syrian Lov with Extend
Sean McAlliste
Panorama, 92’
20:00
13:15
Masters, Benjamin B
16:30 BG Rode Zaal IDFAcademy Welcome Drinks 17:30
18:00
13:30 BG Rode Zaal IDFAcademy Welcome & Introduction: Meet the Participants
Anne-Marieke Graafmans
arance Competition, 80’
do Ruiz
10:00
12:30
Panorama, 49’
Gomes
a, 73’
By invitation
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 184’
Grumant: Island of Communism
and the ard Circus
om of Shadows
10:30 BG Rode Zaal Project Presentation IDFA-Mediafonds Workshop
12:00
13:30 Industry Screening
arance Competition, 90’
a, 83’
K
Mike Wadleigh
13:00
Durakova, ovalenko
aburu, txo Molina
MELKWEG RABOZAAL
Coming of Age
arance Competition, 96’
Industry Screening
BRAKKE GROND RODE ZAAL
12:00
Student Competition, 63’
r Grotenhuis, orger
11:00
Panorama, 85’
mpetition, 75’
se Verses
BRAKKE GROND EXPOZAAL
The Pearl Button
11:00
mpetition, 55’
Wu, Xiaoyu Qin
2
10:00
Masters, 82’
wierstra
Industry Screening
EYE CINEMA
9:00
10:00
World According nsieur Khiar
’s Dream
1
9:00
Industry Screening
Industry Screening
EYE CINEMA
Masters, Benjamin B
With an introdu Benjamin Barbe
STEDELIJK MUSEUM
KLEINE KOMEDIE
PROGRAM DAY BY DAY
MELKWEG RABOZAAL
OTHER VENUES
9:00
Nederlandse Filmacademie – 09:45 IDFA Film Academy Day
10:00
Kick off with all international film students.
By invitation
10:30
11:00
The Dybbuk: A Tale of Wandering Souls with Extended Q&A
After the screening Chris Kijne talks to Benjamin Barber.
The Dybbuk: A Tale of Wandering Souls
12:00
13:00
14:00
Krzysztof Kopczynski
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program, 85’
13:15
A Syrian Love Story with Extended Q&A
After the screening Chris Kijne and Benjamin Barber talk with director Sean McAllister.
A Syrian Love Story Sean McAllister
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program, 76’
15:00
16:00
16:00
Among the Believers with Extended Q&A
Chris Kijne speaks after the screening with Benjamin Barber and the directors.
17:00
DAILY SERVICES
Among the Believers Hemal Trivedi, Mohammed Ali Naqvi
NH Carlton E-floor 9:00 – 21:00 IDFA Writing Room
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 84’
Workspace for all accredited guests. Wifi connection and computers available.
18:00
NH Carlton E-floor 10:00 – 17:00 First Aid Doc Clinic
18:45
19:00
Kurt Langbein
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program, 94’
With an introduction by Benjamin Barber.
19:30
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank Laura Israel
20:00
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank, 82’
By invitation
21:00
21:15
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine Alex Gibney
22:00
Documentary experts Jannie Langbroek and Marijke Rawie answer your questions about all aspects of the documentary industry, from distribution to financing, and from co-productions to festival strategy.
Land Grabbing
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program, 128’
With an introduction by Benjamin Barber.
DOCLAB EXPO: SEAMLESS REALITY Brakke Grond 9:00 – 23:00
The DocLab: Seamless Reality exhibition showcases thirty installations and interactive projects, including experiments with artificial intelligence and smell as a narrative means. The selection includes a striking number of virtual reality projects, transporting the audience to different realities. Some installations have varying opening hours (11:00–21:00). On site reservation may be required.
Admission Free
SOCIAL EVENTS
De Jaren Café – 09:00 IDFA Filmmakers Breakfast
Kick-start your day by meeting fellow filmmakers and IDFA staff over coffee and croissants. Hosted by ARRI.
By invitation
De Jaren Café – 18:00 Guests Meet Guests
Exchange ideas at the daily cocktail hour! Hosted by the Documentary Filmmakers’ Association.
For all passholders
23:00
24:00
1:00
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TUSCHINSKI 2
TUSCHINSKI 3
TUSCHINSKI 4
TUSCHINSKI 5
TUSCHINSKI 6
DE MUNT
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9:00
10:00
10:00 In Transit
Albert Maysles, Lynn True, Nelson Walker, Ben Wu, David Usui
10:30 Industry Screening
10:30
Aracati
Masters, 76’
A Syrian Love Story
Aline Portugal, Julia De Simone
11:00
11:00
Cecilia
Mid-Length Competition, 62’
12:00
14:00
Tabloid
Errol Morris
12:00 Industry Screening
Errol Morris Retrospective, 87’
The Fog of Srebrenica Samir Mehanovic
Mid-Length Competition, 60’
13:00
11:30
Panorama, 85’
No Home Movie Masters, 115’
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program, 76’
Pankaj Johar
11:30
Chantal Akerman
Sean McAllister
12:45
Janis: Little Girl Blue
13:00
Masterclass Errol Morris Director Errol Morris will talk with film theorist Bill Nichols about his own films and the insights offered by his Top 10 selection.
13:15 Industry Screening
13:15
Suzanne Raes
Stig Björkman
Boudewijn de Groot Come Closer 14:00
The Confessions of Thomas Quick
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
Dutch Competition, Music Documentary, 89’
Amy Berg
Music Documentary, Masters, 104’
13:45
Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation
Masters, 114’
Barbara Kopple Masters, 93’
Brian Hill Masters, 94’
15:00
15:00
15:00 Industry Screening
Hemal Trivedi, Mohammed Ali Naqvi
Jérôme Clément-Wilz
Among the Believers
Horse-Being
16:00
15:30
Mid-Length Competition, 63’
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 84’
15:45
Imagine Waking Up Tomorrow and All Music Has Disappeared
16:15
Chechen
Beata Bubenets
First Appearance Competition, 76’
Stefan Schwietert
16:30 Industry Screening
Paradocs Shorts 1
Compilation of beyond the frame docs: Captive Horizon, Still Holding Still, The Rate’s Cut, (Self)exhibitions, Exodus, 90’
Music Documentary, 86’
The Successor Mattia Epifani
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. Errol Morris
Mid-Length Competition, 52’
17:00
16:15
Errol Morris Retrospective, 91’
17:30
Jheronimus Bosch, Touched by the Devil
18:00
17:45
Pieter van Huystee
18:00
18:00
Teboho Edkins
Jorge Caballero
Coming of Age
Dutch Competition, 83’
18:30
Eritrea Stars
Patient
Student Competition, 63’
Feature-Length Competition, 70’
20:00
21:00
22:00
Student Competition, 22’
Sempervirens
Student Competition, 46’
Dutch Competition, 55’
18:00
Look Love 18:30
Class Struggle: Film from the Clyde
Yun Ye
First Appearance Competition, 146’
Cinema Action
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 83’
On Behalf of... The Union and Its Members 20:00
The Wedding Contract
20:15
Sonita with Extended Q&A
Followed by an in-depth conversation between writer Chris Keulemans and director Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami, followed by a performance of Sonita herself.
20:30
Inside the Chinese Closet
VPRO Extra: The Road
With an introduction and extended Q&A. Moderator Tomas Delsing (VPRO 3voor12).
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 42’
The Road
Zanbo Zhang
Feature-Length Competition, 95’
20:15
The Successor Mattia Epifani
Mid-Length Competition, 52’
The Fog of Srebrenica Samir Mehanovic
21:15
Mid-Length Competition, 60’
Rebels On the Pole
Only the Dead Fassbinder
Annekatrin Hendel
Bill Guttentag, Michael Ware Best of Fests, 77’
Kari Anne Moe
Panorama, IDFA DOC U Competition,
Robert Drew
22:15
Feature-Length Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 90’
Jessica Edwards
Pieter Verhoeff
20:00
21:45
Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
Mavis!
First Appearance Competition, 92’
Dutch Competition, 70’
DOC U Sonita
23:00
David Dawkins
Sophia Luvara
22:45
23:00
Mijael Bustos Gutiérrez Raphaël Dubach
John Appel
19:00
A Tale of Love, Madness and Death
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 58’
Passing By
22:30
I Am the Blues Daniel Cross
Music Documentary, 96’
Panorama, 92’
Trino Flothuis, Jan de Bont
23:00
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 31’
Surire
Bettina Perut, Ivan Osnovikoff
Music Documentary, 80’
Best of Fests, 80’
23:30
Last Conversations Eduardo Coutinho Masters, 87’
24:00
1:00
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DE MUNT
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10:15
Meru
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin Best of Fests, 89’
11:30
Patience, Patience You’ll Go To Paradise!
Errol Morris
Errol Morris Retrospective, 87’
Hadja Lahbib Panorama, 85’
Hassen Ferhani
First Appearance Competition, 100’
12:00
Panorama, 124’
12:45
A Poem Is a Naked Person Les Blank
Music Documentary, Masters, 90’
13:45
Vladi Antonevicz
First Appearance Competition, 85’
Petra Costa, Lea Glob Paradocs, 82’
Masters, 93’
14:30 Industry Screening
Tamar Kay
Student Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 31’
15:15
Elisa Paloschi
Erik Gandini
Driving with Selvi Jonas and the Backyard Circus
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
Best of Fests, IDFA DOC U Competition, 54’
Dutch Competition, 55’
The Swedish Theory of Love Masters, 80’
The Wedding Contract
Déjà vu
Jon Bang Carlsen Masters, 85’
Yun Ye
First Appearance Competition, 146’
Moriom
Francesca Scalisi, Mark Olexa Panorama, 12’
Cinema Action
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 83’
Coal India
On Behalf of... The Union and Its Members
Felix Röben, Ajay Koli
Pieter Verhoeff
20:30
Crocodile Gennadiy Steve Hoover
21:15
Rough Stage
Man Falling
Ukrainian Sheriffs
Antonio Tibaldi, Alex Lora
Feature-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 80’
Roman Bondarchuk
Thy Father’s Chair
Feature-Length Competition, 72’
Best of Fests, 96’
20:00
Remember Your Name, Babylon
First Appearance Competition, 77’
Trino Flothuis, Jan de Bont
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 31’
American Epic: The Big Bang 23:30
Last Conversations Eduardo Coutinho Masters, 87’
Bernard MacMahon
The American Epic Sessions
Bernard MacMahon Music Documentary, 146’
George Gittoes
Feature-Length Competition, 150’
22:15
22:30
Live from New York! Bao Nguyen
Best of Fests, 90’
Austerlitz
22:00 22:00
Stan Neumann Panorama, 90’
23:00 23:00
Music Documentary, 53’
We’re Still Here: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited Antonino D’Ambrosio Music Documentary, 53’
23:15
Poverty, Inc.
Michael Matheson Best of Fests, 91’
24:00 24:00
1:00
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Please Rememb Panorama, 78’
Snow Monkey
22:45
21:15
Qing Zhao
21:45
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 58’
Passing By
Student Competition, 77’
20:00 20:00
21:00 21:00
22:15
New York Cuts
Marie Brumagne, Bram Van Cauwenberghe
Rebels Robert Drew
19:15
Luke Lorentzen
20:00
20:15
Panorama, IDFA DOC U Competition, 91’
Sonita
18:00 18:00
19:00 19:00
19:15
Sounds Real, 105’
Kari Anne Moe
17:15 Industry Scre
Feature-Length Competitio IDFA DOC U Competition, 9
Anne Regitze Wivel
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 42’
Feature-Length Competitio
First Appearance Competition, 74’
Salamanca
Mid-Length Competition, 40’
Dutch Competition, 55’
Rokhsareh Ghaem M
18:00 Industry Screening
Toomas Järvet
Student Competition, 20’
Student Competition, 47’
John Appel
Antonio Tibaldi, Ale
16:00 16:00
Grozny Blues
Maysoon El-Massry Ruslan Fedotow, Alexandra Kulak
Eritrea Stars
15:00 15:00
17:00 17:00
Best of Fests, 104’
Aida 18:30
14:00 14:00
17:30
Nicola Bellucci
18:00
Look Love
On the Pole
13:00 13:00
Thy Father’s Cha 16:00 Industry Screening
17:00
18:00
Mariana Viñoles
First Appearance Competition, 92’
First Appearance Competition, 80’
Errol Morris Retrospective, 91’
Carolina’s World
15:30 Industry Scre
David Dawkins
Paula Gomes
Errol Morris
12:00 Industry Scre
Yan Ting Yuen
The Mute’s House
16:15
Feature-Length & Dutch Com
Mr. Hu and the Temple
14:45
16:00
Ester Gould
13:45 Industry Scre
Olmo and the Seagull
Barbara Kopple
A Strange Love Affair with Ego
Feature-Length Competitio
12:45 Industry Screening
Credit for Murder
10:00 Industry Scre
11:00
13:45
Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation
21:45
11:00
12:00 12:00
Vita activa, the Spirit of Hannah Arendt Ada Ushpiz
Class Struggle: Film from the Clyde
Roundabout in My Head
13
9:00
10:00 10:00
11:30
Tabloid
18:30
10:30 Industry Screening
PROGRAM DAY BY DAY
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MUNT
12
DE MUNT
13
EYE CINEMA
1
EYE CINEMA
2
BRAKKE GROND EXPOZAAL
MELKWEG RABOZAAL
BRAKKE GROND RODE ZAAL
9:00
9:00
Industry Screening
10:00
dabout in My Head
arance Competition, 100’
10:00
Ester Gould
Jørgen Leth, Olatz González Abrisketa
A Strange Love Affair with Ego
Masters, 71’
Industry Screening
for Murder
12:00 Industry Screening
Carolina’s World Mariana Viñoles
12:00
The Russian Woodpecker
Johan van der Keuken
Dutch Competition, 55’
u and the Temple
Wedding Contract
13:00
Dawkins
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 55’
14:00
Return of the Atom
Mika Taanila, Jussi Eerola
People with Good Intentions
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 42’
14:45
15:30 Industry Screening
15:30
Antonio Tibaldi, Alex Lora
Peter Lennon
Thy Father’s Chair
Industry Screening
h Stage
s Järvet
Sonita
BG Rode Zaal
16:00
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 63’
19:15
Panorama, 70’
18:30
Charles Redon
Tora Mårtens
First Appearance Competition, 78’
New York Cuts
20:00
20:30
Clear Years
arance Competition, 77’
Frédéric Guillaume
Best of Fests, Benjam Barber Program, 98’
16:00
The Sniper o Reber Dosky
Mid-Length Compet Benjamin Barber Pro
With an introdu Benjamin Barbe
21:15
Feature-Length Competition, 75’
19:00
Unmistaken Child with Extended Q&A
19:00
David Bernet
Sounds Real, 102’
Salero
Mike Plunkett Panorama, 76’
23:15
Poverty, Inc.
Michael Matheson Miller Best of Fests, 91’
A German Youth Jean-Gabriel Périot Best of Fests, 93’
21:00 21:30
The Redemption of the Devil + Special Guest: Jesse “The Devil” Hughes
Jesse “The Devil” Hughes is ready to answer questions after the film, which shows him combining a wild rock ‘n’roll lifestyle with a religious vocation.
From the Depths 23:00
20:00
One-off event where digital artists like Bianca Giaever and Anagram play with reality and the audience.
Nati Baratz
Valentina Pedicini Sounds Real, 73’
Student Competition
This Is Exile: of Child Refu
Mid-Length & IDFA D Benjamin Barber Pro
DocLab Live: Performing Reality
22:30
a, 90’
Melissa Langer
19:00
Mani Y. Benche
20:00
21:30
eumann
My Aleppo
Panorama, 100’
Unmistaken Child
Panorama, 78’
Panorama, 90’
Democracy
Film critic Nicolas Rapold talks to sound designer Alex Claude about his sound design for Unmistaken Child for which there was hardly any location sound to work with.
Please Remember Me
22:00
18:30
Martha & Niki
Qing Zhao
22:00
23:00
We Are Not Alone Pere Joan Ventura
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program, 78’
24:00
1:00
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With an introdu Benjamin Barbe
21:00
Checks and B with Extend
After the screen talks to Benjam Belhouchet and Bensmaïl.
Checks and B
Malek Bensma
Masters, Benjamin B
23:30
1:00
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Matthew Heine
Andreas Koefoe
17:00
Åse Svenheim Drivenes
18:30
Student Competition, 77’
24:00
Cartel Land
At Home in t
17:00
Maiko - Dancing Child
Best of Fests, 75’
Luke Lorentzen
23:00
Cartel Land w Extended Q&
Panorama, 12’
Hans Keller
In California
21:00
13:00
18:00
18:00
19:00
Best of Fests, Benjam Barber Program, 86’
15:00
Challenges and opportunities in working with impact metrics in documentary today.
Feature-Length Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 90’
Brumagne, Bram uwenberghe
rlitz
Peter Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott
15:00
Industry Talk: Evaluating Impact For all passholders
There’s Always the Mailboat
Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
arance Competition, 74’
mber Your , Babylon
Best of Fests, 98’
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 69’
16:30
17:15 Industry Screening
Marcia Tambutti Allende
Rocky Road to Dublin
Feature-Length Competition, 72’
Requiem for the American Dream 17:00
14:00
Hans Koekoek
Beyond My Grandfather Allende
arance Competition, 92’
Welcome to
After the screen talks to Benjam director Matthe
Tanya Ballantyne
15:00
16:00
After the screen talks to Benjam director Christop
Best of Fests, 82’
g Yuen
Industry Screening
12:00
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 31’
The Things I Cannot Change
John Appel
Welcome to with Extend
Michael Beach Christopher K. W
Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe
13:00
Eritrea Stars
10:15
Chad Gracia
Best of Fests, 110’
mpetition, 55’
11:00
Partly German and English spoken and not subtitled.
13:45 Industry Screening
14:00
Smith, James O. – Organist USA: Europe (Part 1) Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 55’
13:00
arance Competition, 85’
10:30
Klaus Wildenhahn
Feature-Length Competition, 70’
ntonevicz
10:00
Pelota II
11:00
12:00
Industry Screening
10:00 Industry Screening
Feature-Length & Dutch Competition, 90’
Ferhani
K
STEDELIJK MUSEUM
KLEINE KOMEDIE
COMPAGNIE
PROGRAM DAY BY DAY
MELKWEG RABOZAAL
INDUSTRY OFFICE
9:00
10:00
11:00
Welcome to Leith with Extended Q&A
After the screening Chris Kijne talks to Benjamin Barber and director Christopher K. Walker.
Welcome to Leith
Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K. Walker
12:00
13:00
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 86’
How can a soundscape define your film, and when do sound designers and directors start to collaborate?
11:00
Robert Frank Shorts 2
IDFAcademy passholders & Invitees
Compilation program with shorts by Robert Frank: The Present; Paper Route; I Remember; Flamingo; Summer Cannibals, 75’
Cartel Land with Extended Q&A Cartel Land
Industry Session: Today’s Talent
Each day, meet IDFA’s rising stars and take a peek at their work. For all passholders
13:00 Compagnie - Grote Zaal IDFAcademy Small Session: Producing for different platforms
13:00
After the screening Chris Kijne talks to Benjamin Barber and director Matthew Heineman.
14:00
10:00 Compagnie - Grote Zaal IDFAcademy Plenary Session: Close your eyes 10:30 NH Carlton E-floor
10:15
13:30
Me and My Brother
How do you create production strategies when it comes to different platforms?
Robert Frank
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank, 91’
IDFAcademy passholders only
Matthew Heineman Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 98’
15:00
16:00
16:00
16:00
Reber Dosky
Compilation program with shorts by Robert Frank: Pull My Daisy; Conversations in Vermont; Energy and How to Get It, 90’
The Sniper of Kobani Panorama, 12’
At Home in the World Andreas Koefoed
17:00
Mid-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 58’
Robert Frank Shorts 1
15:30 Compagnie - Foyer IDFAcademy Meet the Professionals
15:30 Compagnie - Grote Zaal IDFAcademy Meet the Professionals
IDFAcademy passholders only
IDFAcademy passholders only
Round table meetings and One-on-One meetings with renowned professionals.
Round table meetings and One-on-One meetings with renowned professionals.
DAILY SERVICES
With an introduction by Benjamin Barber.
NH Carlton E-floor 9:00 – 21:00 IDFA Writing Room
Workspace for all accredited guests. Wifi connection and computers available.
18:00
30
My Aleppo
Mårtens
ama, 90’
Melissa Langer
19:00
e “The Devil” Hughes is y to answer questions r the film, which shows combining a wild rock ll lifestyle with a religious tion.
MBER
Documentary experts Jannie Langbroek and Marijke Rawie answer your questions about all aspects of the documentary industry, from distribution to financing, and from co-productions to festival strategy.
Student Competition, 18’
This Is Exile: Diaries of Child Refugees Mani Y. Benchelah
Mid-Length & IDFA DOC U Comp., Benjamin Barber Program, 56
20:00
21:00
30
e Redemption of Devil + Special est: Jesse “The vil” Hughes
NH Carlton E-floor 10:00 – 17:00 First Aid Doc Clinic
18:30
rtha & Niki
22:00
With an introduction by Benjamin Barber.
21:00
Checks and Balances with Extended Q&A
After the screening Chris Kijne talks to Benjamin Barber, Omar Belhouchet and director Malek Bensmaïl.
Checks and Balances Malek Bensmaïl
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program, 97’
DOCLAB EXPO: SEAMLESS REALITY Brakke Grond 9:00 – 23:00
The DocLab: Seamless Reality exhibition showcases thirty installations and interactive projects, including experiments with artificial intelligence and smell as a narrative means. The selection includes a striking number of virtual reality projects, transporting the audience to different realities. Some installations have varying opening hours (11:00–21:00). On site reservation may be required.
Admission Free
SOCIAL EVENTS
De Jaren Café – 09:00 IDFA Filmmakers Breakfast
Kick-start your day by meeting fellow filmmakers and IDFA staff over coffee and croissants. Hosted by ARRI.
By invitation
Arti et Amicitiae – 17:00
Docs for Sale Happy Hour
Hosted by NPO Sales, EYE International, Films Transit, Autlook Filmsales, CAT&Docs and Rise and Shine.
Docs for Sale & IDFA Forum passholders
De Jaren Café – 18:00 Guests Meet Guests
23:00
Exchange ideas at the daily cocktail hour! Hosted by IMCINE.
For all passholders
De Jaren Café – 22:00 IDFA Dance Night
24:00
Let’s dance! Come join us and dance the night away in Café de Jaren at IDFA’s most renowned Dance Nights!
Admission free
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9:00
10:00 Industry Screening
10:00
10:00 K2 - Touching the Sky Eliza Kubarska Best of Fests, 72’
11:00
Look Love 10:30
The Sniper of Kobani & At Home in the World with Extended Q&A
Yun Ye
First Appearance Competition, 146’
10:30
Flotel Europa Vladimir Tomic
Followed by an in-depth conversation between Chris Keulemans and director Andreas Koefoed.
Patient
10:45
Best of Fests, 71’
11:00
Carolina’s World
Jorge Caballero
Feature-Length Competition, 70’
Mariana Viñoles
Feature-Length Competition, 70’
12:00
12:00 Cartel Land
Matthew Heineman
12:30
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 98’
On the Pole 13:00
Austerlitz
13:00 13:30
Kids & Docs Competition 2
Stan Neumann Panorama, 90’
13:00 13:15
No Home Movie Chantal Akerman Masters, 115’
Children’s documentaries: Full of Dreams, Skatekeet, Opposites and Ninnoc, 150’
14:00
Robert Drew
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 58’
In Defense of the Rocket Passing By Martin Ginestie Paradocs, 5’
Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise
Trino Flothuis, Jan de Bont
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 31’
Mark Cousins Paradocs, 71’
14:45
15:00
16:00
This Changes Everything with Extended Q&A
15:00 15:15 Industry Screening
Followed by an in-depth conversation between journalist Twan Huys, director Avi Lewis and author Naomi Klein.
Chechen
Beata Bubenets
First Appearance Competition, 76’
This Changes Everything
15:45
Déjà vu
Jon Bang Carlsen
Avi Lewis
Best of Fests, 89’
15:30
Masters, 85’
16:30
Paradocs Shorts 2
Compilation of beyond the frame docs: Isabella Morra, Blood Brothers, Lamentation, The Meadow, Log Head, 105’
Class Struggle: Film from the Clyde Cinema Action
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 83’
On Behalf of... The Union and Its Members Pieter Verhoeff
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 42’
Flamingo
Robert Frank
17:00
18:00
17:15
Bolshoi Babylon with Extended Q&A
Followed by an in-depth conversation between Dutch magazine Vrij Nederland editor Harm Ede Botje and director Nick Read.
Bolshoi Babylon Nick Read
19:00
Best of Fests, 83’
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank, 5’
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
17:15 Industry Screening
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank, 82’
Paula Gomes
Laura Israel
Jonas and the Backyard Circus
First Appearance Competition, 80’
Children’s documentaries: Ruth, Varicella and Dancing for You, 120’
20:00
Masters, 76’
Masters, 106’
With an introduction and extended Q&A. Moderator Pieter van der Wielen (VPRO Nooit Meer Slapen).
Dutch Competition, Music Documentary, 89’
Live from New York! 21:45
The Mute’s House Tamar Kay
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin
23:30
My Enemy, My Brother
Panorama, 85’
Eldora Traykova
Mid-Length Competition, 64’
The Load
Victor Alexis Guerrero Student Competition, 25’
20:45
20:45
Ugis Olte
Sergio Oksman
Ammar Aziz
Double Aliens
On Football
Mid-Length Competition, 56’
Paradocs, 68’
Elisa Paloschi
Krzysztof Kopczynski
The Dybbuk: A Tale of Wandering Souls
A Walnut Tree First Appearance Competition, 81’
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program, 85’
22:30
Chechen 23:00
Every Face Has a Name
Beata Bubenets
First Appearance Competition, 76’
Magnus Gertten Best of Fests, 76’
23:00
Imagine Waking Up Tomorrow and All Mus Has Disappeared Stefan Schwietert Music Documentary, 86’
Best of Fests, 17’
Atlan
Moein Karimoddini Panorama, 62’
1:00
36
Cambridge
20:15
Ann Shin
24:00
18:30
Best of Fests, 82’
22:15
Best of Fests, IDFA DOC U Competition, 54’
Best of Fests, 89’
Best of Fests, 64’
Hadja Lahbib
Chad Gracia
Student Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 31’
Driving with Selvi
Meru 23:00
The Russian Woodpecker
21:15
22:30
Patience, Patience You’ll Go To Paradise!
Natalia Bruschtein
20:00
VPRO Extra: The Russian Woodpecker
Best of Fests, 90’
18:15
Time Suspended
Best of Fests, 27’
Vitaly Mansky
Suzanne Raes
22:00
Joshua Seftel
Under the Sun
Come Closer
Bao Nguyen
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
19:15
20:00 Boudewijn de Groot -
21:00
In Transit
Albert Maysles, Lynn True, Nelson Walker, Ben Wu, David Usui
18:45
Kids & Docs Competition 1
17:45 18:00
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
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10:00
10:00
Du Haibin
Louie Psihoyos
A Young Patriot 10:30
Best of Fests, 106’
Patient
Jorge Caballero
Racing Extinction 10:30
Crocodile Gennadiy
Best of Fests, 90’
Steve Hoover
Feature-Length Competition, 70’
10:30 Industry Screening
Double Aliens
Mid-Length Competition, 56’
11:00
11:45 Industry Screening
This Is Exile: Diaries of Child Refugees 12:30
12:30
Robert Drew
Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K. Walker
On the Pole
Mani Y. Benchelah
Welcome to Leith
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 58’
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 86’
Passing By
Trino Flothuis, Jan de Bont
12:45 13:00
Thank You for Playing
Zanbo Zhang
Best of Fests, 80’
The Road
Feature-Length Competition, 95’
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 31’
Mid-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, IDFA DOC U Competition, 56’
David Osit, Malika Zouhali-Worrall
13
9:00
10:00 10:00
Ugis Olte
Best of Fests, 96’
PROGRAM DAY BY DAY
TUSCHINSKI 6
10:00 Industry Scre
Ukrainian Sherif
Roman Bondarchuk
Feature-Length Competitio Benjamin Barber Program,
11:00
12:00 12:00
12:15 Industry Scre
Don Juan
Jerzy Sladkowski
Feature-Length Competitio
13:00 13:00 13:30
Aida
Maysoon El-Massry Student Competition, 20’
Salamanca
Ruslan Fedotow, Alexandra Kulak
14:30
Pelota II
Mid-Length Competition, 40’
Jørgen Leth, Olatz González Abrisketa
15:00
Class Struggle: Film from the Clyde
Masters, 71’
Feature-Length Competition, 72’
On Behalf of... The Union and Its Members
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 42’
15:30 Industry Screening
16:00
Marijn Frank
16:30
Ina Borrmann
Patience, Patience You’ll Go To Paradise! Hadja Lahbib Panorama, 85’
18:30
Cambridge
Eldora Traykova
Mid-Length Competition, 64’
17:00 Industry Screening
George Gittoes
Mid-Length Competition, Dutch Competition, 55’
Meral Uslu
Feature-Length Competition, 150’
Aline Portugal, Julia De Simone
Mid-Length Competition, 62’
Peter Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott
19:00
Best of Fests, 75’
Mr. Gaga
Tomer Heymann
20:45
Sergio Oksman
Ammar Aziz
On Football Paradocs, 68’
A Walnut Tree
Georg Misch
First Appearance Competition, 81’
20:45
Natural Disorder
First Appearance Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 75’
Christian Sønderby Jepsen
21:30
Next Stop: Utop
Feature-Length Competition, 97’
A Strange Love Affair with Ego Ester Gould
Feature-Length & Dutch Competition, 90’
19:00 19:00
20:00 20:00
Brian Hill
Luke Lorentzen
Chechen
Beata Bubenets
First Appearance Competition, 76’
22:00 22:00
New York Cuts
22:30
23:00
Imagine Waking Up Tomorrow and All Music Has Disappeared Stefan Schwietert Music Documentary, 86’
Checks and Balances 23:15
The Swedish Theory of Love
Malek Bensmaïl
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program, 97’
23:00
Jungle Sisters Chloe Ruthven
23:00 23:00
Panorama, 80’
Erik Gandini Masters, 80’
24:00 24:00
1:00
Program Guide
Valeria Testagrossa, Grignani, Andrea Za
Mid-Length Competition, 5
22:00
Grozny Blues Nicola Bellucci Best of Fests, 104’
22:45
Student Competition, 77’
Alexandra Kulak, Yulia Kurmangalina Anna Kornienko
Irrawaddy Mon 21:00 21:00
Hassen Ferhani
First Appearance Competition, 100’
OK Good
Student Competition, 20’
20:45
The Confessions of Thomas Quick Masters, 94’
Roundabout in My Head 22:15
Feature-Length Competitio
19:45
20:30
Salome Machaidze, Tamuna Karumidze, David Meskhi
17:30 Industry Scre
18:45
Wastecooking - Make Food, Not Waste
20:15 20:45
Frédéric Guillaume
Panorama, 80’
Panorama, 100’
When the Earth Seems to Be Light
Clear Years
Apostolos Karakasis
Requiem for the American Dream
Panorama, 20’
16:00 Industry Scre
17:00 17:00
18:00 18:00
18:15
Clara Peltier
Aracati
16:00 16:00
Feature-Length Competitio
My Cancer
Bird Skin
18:15
Mid-Length Competition, 58’
17:15
Snow Monkey 18:00
Valeria Testagrossa, Nicola Grignani, Andrea Zambelli
Panorama, 74’
Every 28 Days Panorama, 89’
Sophia Luvara
Irrawaddy Mon Amour Need for Meat
Pieter Verhoeff
Inside the Chine Closet Dutch Competition, 70’
Antonio Tibaldi, Alex Lora
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 83’
14:15 Industry Scre
15:00 15:00
15:15
Thy Father’s Chair
Cinema Action
14:00 14:00
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1:00
Saturday 21 November
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DE MUNT
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EYE CINEMA
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EYE CINEMA
2
BRAKKE GROND EXPOZAAL
MELKWEG RABOZAAL
BRAKKE GROND RODE ZAAL
9:00
9:00
Industry Screening
10:00
10:00 Industry Screening Roman Bondarchuk
te
th Competition, 56’
11:00
In Jackson Heights
11:00
Frederick Wiseman Masters, 190’
Industry Screening
s Exile: Diaries ld Refugees Benchelah
th Competition, Barber Program, IDFA mpetition, 56’
10:00
Ukrainian Sheriffs Feature-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 80’
e Aliens
10:30
10:30
Dziga Vertov
CJP (the Dutch Culture Youth Pass) selected three films with discussions and beers & Dutch bitterballen served afterwards.
Man with a Movie Camera
manca
Fedotow, dra Kulak
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 68’
With a live score by Kevin Toma.
12:00
12:15 Industry Screening Feature-Length Competition, 92’
14:00
Feature-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 80’
Errol Morris Retrospective, 82’
Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
Hot Sugar’s Cold World + Live: Hot Sugar
14:15 Industry Screening
15:00
14:30
Censored Voices 15:00
The Pearl Button
Mor Loushy
15:00 BG Rode Zaal Industry Talk: Sounds Real
Best of Fests, 84’
Patricio Guzmán Masters, 82’
16:00
Top-notch sound specialists open your eyes and ears to the great importance of sound in documentary.
16:00 Industry Screening
Clear Years
Frédéric Guillaume
“The universe is full of sound,” according to musician and producer Hot Sugar, so why not make use of it? Includes live act by Hot Sugar himself.
Hot Sugar’s Cold World
The Chinese with Extend
14:00
Best of Fests, Benjam Barber Program, 87’
15:00
Music Documentary, 85’
16:00
A Flickering Truth
th Competition, mpetition, 55’
17:15 17:30 Industry Screening
Nice People
Apostolos Karakasis
Best of Fests, 92’
Next Stop: Utopia
18:00
Feature-Length Competition, 91’
16:45
Best of Fests, 91’
17:15 B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979 - 1989 + Live: Mark Reeder
Anders Helgeson, Karin af Klintberg
Film screening followed by a DJ set by protagonist Mark Reeder, full of retro-modern electronic music: a perfect soundtrack of 1980s gloom.
18:15
Song of Lahore
Andy Schocken, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
a, 80’
19:30 19:45
20:00
OK Good
Alexandra Kulak, Yulia Kurmangalina, Anna Kornienko Student Competition, 20’
Irrawaddy Mon Amour
onfessions of as Quick
21:00
ill
94’
Valeria Testagrossa, Nicola Grignani, Andrea Zambelli
Women in Sink Iris Zaki
Best of Fests, 37’
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah Adam Benzine Best of Fests, 40’
Man Falling with Extended Q&A
Jörg A. Hoppe, Klaus Maeck, Heiko Lange
Composer/sound designer Kristian Eidnes Andersen, sound designer Thomas Jæger and Foley artist Julien Naudin introduce the film and are interviewed by Nicolas Rapold following the screening.
20:30
Anne Regitze Wivel
Tora Mårtens
Man Falling Sounds Real, 105’
Mid-Length Competition, 58’
22:00
Grozny Blues Nicola Bellucci Best of Fests, 104’
23:00
20:00
Martha & Niki Panorama, 90’
Followed by a live performance by Niki & the Kulture Kids!
a, 80’
An evening with live performances and interactive experiments about the art of sound in documentary, virtual reality and games.
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words Stig Björkman Masters, 114’
22:45
Michael Glawogger Sounds Real, 90’
23:00
Among the Believers Hemal Trivedi, Mohammed Ali Naqvi Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 84’
19:00
With an introdu Benjamin Barbe
19:15
For Kibera! w Extended Q
After the screen talks to Benjam director Kati Juu Dallas, main su
For Kibera! Kati Juurus
21:00 21:30
After the film, protagonists Samantha Montgomery, a.k.a. Princess Shaw, and composer/ producer Kutiman will share the stage for an intimate performance of soulful songs.
Thru You Princess Ido Haar
Ukrainian S
22:00
23:00
Feature-Length Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, Music Documentary, 80’
24:00
1:00
1:00
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Mid-Length Compet Benjamin Barber Pr
21:30
24:00
38
We Are Not
18:00
20:00
DocLab Live: Sounds Real Interactive
Thru You Princess + Live: Princess Shaw + Kutiman DOC U
Megacities
17:00
Music Documentary, 92’
21:45 22:00
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in WestBerlin 1979 - 1989
Music Documentary, 82’
19:00
19:00
The Chinese Hao Zhou
Pietra Brettkelly
17:00
After the screen talks to Benjam
Adam Bhala Lough
For all passholders
16:30
Feature-Length Competition, 75’
Panorama, Benjami
13:30 14:00
Dutch Competition, 70’
Marc Silver
13:00
Sonita
Sophia Luvara
Uslu
Ruthven
12:00
Roman Bondarchuk
Errol Morris
Inside the Chinese Closet
After the screen talks to Benjam director Marc S
3½ Minutes
Feature-Length Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 90’
ancer
e Sisters
11:00
Music Documentary, Masters, 104’
3½ Minute Ten Bullets w Extended Q
Ukrainian Sheriffs
13:00
Industry Screening
Misch
Amy Berg
Feature-Length & Dutch Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 110’
Fast, Cheap and Out of Control
Jerzy Sladkowski
addy Mon Amour
ecooking - Make Not Waste
Janis: Little Girl Blue
Tom Fassaert
12:15
Don Juan
Industry Screening
th Competition, 58’
11:00
A Family Affair
th Competition, 40’
Testagrossa, Nicola ni, Andrea Zambelli
10:30
CJP Serves
on El-Massry
ompetition, 20’
KE K
With an introdu Benjamin Barbe
STEDELIJK DE BALIE MUSEUM
COMPAGNIE
INDUSTRY OFFICE & ARTI
9:00
10:00 Compagnie - Grote Zaal IDFAcademy Plenary Session: Finance your film, find your crowd
10:00 10:30
00
is: Little Girl Blue
y Berg
11:00
Documentary, Masters, 104’
3½ Minutes, Ten Bullets with Extended Q&A
After the screening Chris Kijne talks to Benjamin Barber and director Marc Silver.
11:00
Me and My Brother Robert Frank
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank, 91’
3½ Minutes, Ten Bullets
12:00
t Sugar’s Cold World ve: Hot Sugar
universe is full of sound,” rding to musician and ucer Hot Sugar, so why not e use of it? Includes live act ot Sugar himself.
t Sugar’s Cold World
13:30
13:30
After the screening Chris Kijne talks to Benjamin Barber.
Compilation program with shorts by Robert Frank: Pull My Daisy; Conversations in Vermont; Energy and How to Get It, 90’
The Chinese Mayor Hao Zhou
Robert Frank Shorts 1
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 87’
16:00
Robert Frank Shorts 2 16:45
A. Hoppe, Klaus eck, Heiko Lange
17:00
19:00
20:00
u You Princess
Haar
With an introduction by Benjamin Barber.
Compilation program with shorts by Robert Frank: The Present; Paper Route; I Remember; Flamingo; Summer Cannibals, 75’
13:00 Compagnie - Grote Zaal IDFAcademy Small Session: Pitch & Trailer Workshop
The Pitch & Trailer Workshop, one of last year’s biggest hits at IDFAcademy, featuring Mikael Opstrup (EDN) and Jesper Osmund (editor).
IDFAcademy passholders only
13:00 Compagnie - Zuilenzaal IDFAcademy Small Session: VR: Beyond 13:30 NH Carlton E-floor the Roller Coaster Session on the opportunities, challenges and techniques of virtual reality for non-fiction storytellers, illustrated by case studies.
IDFAcademy passholders and DocLab Academy only
Industry Session: Film Rights with Salma Abdalla (Autlook) For all passholders (upon registration)
13:00 NH Carlton E-floor One-on-One consultancies: Scriptdevelopment with Catherine Olsen
Book your One-on-One meeting at the Industry Desk
For all passholders (upon registration)
21:00
One-on-One meetings with renowned professionals.
IDFAcademy passholders only
Award-winning director Sean Mc Allister elaborates on how his films explore wider political issues through the intimate relationship he forges with his characters.
DAILY SERVICES
NH Carlton E-floor 9:00 – 21:00 IDFA Writing Room
Workspace for all accredited guests. Wifi connection and computers available.
OTHER VENUE 19:00 19:15
For Kibera! with Extended Q&A
NH Carlton E-floor 10:00 – 17:00 First Aid Doc Clinic
KETELHUIS
Documentary experts Jannie Langbroek and Marijke Rawie answer your questions about all aspects of the documentary industry, from distribution to financing, and from co-productions to festival strategy.
Sketches of Siberia Ben van Lieshout Paradocs, 73’
After the screening Chris Kijne talks to Benjamin Barber, director Kati Juurus and Boy Dallas, main subject of the film.
DOCLAB EXPO: SEAMLESS REALITY Brakke Grond 9:00 – 23:00
For Kibera!
Mid-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 56’
21:30
21:30
With an introduction by Benjamin Barber.
Jean Counet
Ukrainian Sheriffs
22:00
15:30 Comp. Grote Zaal & Foyer 15:30 Compagnie - Zuilenzaal IDFAcademy Meet IDFAcademy Meet the the Professionals Professionals Special: Round table meetings and Sean McAllister
IDFAcademy passholders only
Kati Juurus
30
r the film, protagonists antha Montgomery, a.k.a. cess Shaw, and composer/ ucer Kutiman will share stage for an intimate ormance of soulful songs.
We Are Not Alone
18:00
Documentary, 92’
u You Princess ve: Princess aw + Kutiman DOC U
Docs for Sale passholders only
15:00
16:00
Movie: Lust & und in Westlin 1979 - 1989
Register for short meetings with various professionals for advice on general matters and specific questions.
For all passholders
Documentary, 85’
screening followed by a DJ by protagonist Mark Reeder, of retro-modern electronic ic: a perfect soundtrack of 0s gloom.
11:30 NH Carlton E-floor Industry Session: IDFA Bertha Fund Europe
10:30 Arti et Amicitiae Docs for Sale Meet the Professionals
Find out how to apply for this new funding scheme.
m Bhala Lough
15 Movie: Lust & Sound in st-Berlin 1979 - 1989 ve: Mark Reeder
For all passholders
IDFAcademy passholders & Invitees
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program, 98’
The Chinese Mayor with Extended Q&A
14:00
Industry Session: Today’s Talent
Marc Silver
13:00
00
10:30 NH Carlton E-floor
Session on modern-day financing sources, with tips and strategies for documentary campaigns.
KETELHUIS
Calling Ukraine Panorama, 12’
According to Protocol Anne-Marieke Graafmans Panorama, 49’
The DocLab: Seamless Reality exhibition showcases thirty installations and interactive projects, including experiments with artificial intelligence and smell as a narrative means. The selection includes a striking number of virtual reality projects, transporting the audience to different realities. Some installations have varying opening hours (11:00–21:00). On site reservation may be required.
Admission Free
SOCIAL EVENTS
De Jaren Café – 09:00 IDFA Filmmakers Breakfast
Kick-start your day by meeting fellow filmmakers and IDFA staff over coffee and croissants. Hosted by ARRI.
By invitation
Arti et Amicitiae – 17:00
Docs for Sale Happy Hour
Hosted by NPO Sales, EYE International, Films Transit, Autlook Filmsales, CAT&Docs and Rise and Shine.
Docs for Sale & IDFA Forum passholders
De Jaren Café – 18:00 Guests Meet Guests
23:00
Exchange ideas at the daily cocktail hour! Hosted by Doc/it.
re-Length Competition, IDFA DOC U etition, Music Documentary, 80’
For all passholders
De Jaren Café – 22:00 IDFA Dance Night
24:00
Let’s dance! Come join us and dance the night away in Café de Jaren at IDFA’s most renowned Dance Nights!
Admission free
1:00
Program Guide
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PROGRAM DAY BY DAY
KLEINE KETELHUIS KOMEDIE
MELKWEG RABOZAAL
Sunday 22 November TUSCHINSKI 1
TUSCHINSKI 2
TUSCHINSKI 3
TUSCHINSKI 4
TUSCHINSKI 5
TUSCHINSKI 6
DE MUNT
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9:00
10:00
10:00 Industry Screening
Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr
Imam Hasanov
10:00 Movies that Matter day: Patrick Reed, Michelle Shephard
11:00
12:00
Masters, 80’
Bahram Sadeghi talks to directors Patrick Reed and Michelle Shephard and Khadr’s lawyer Dennis Edney.
13:00
10:30
Only the Dead
Alex Gibney
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program, 128’
I Am Dublin
First Appearance Competition, 80’
10:45
Bill Guttentag, Michael Ware
Master and Tatyana
Best of Fests, 77’
12:00 Industry Screening
12:00
Salome Machaidze, Tamuna Karumidze, David Meskhi
Children’s documentaries: Full of Dreams, Skatekeet, Opposites and Ninnoc, 150’
When the Earth Seems to Be Light 12:45
Movies that Matter day: I Am Sun Mu
First Appearance Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 75’
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
13:30
Stig Björkman
Poverty, Inc.
Masters, 114’
13:45
France Is Our Mother Country
Michael Matheson Miller Best of Fests, 91’
15:00
Movies that Matter day: Lampedusa in Winter Becoming Zlatan with Extended Q&A
Followed by an in-depth conversation with directors Magnus and Fredrik Gertten.
15:00
Paradocs Shorts 1
Jakob Brossmann
15:30 Industry Screening
After the screening Bahram Sadeghi talks to director Jakob Brossmann.
Ammar Aziz
Best of Fests, 93’
15:30
A Walnut Tree
The Confessions of Thomas Quick
First Appearance Competition, 81’
Brian Hill
Compilation of beyond the frame docs: Captive Horizon, Still Holding Still, The Rate’s Cut, (Self)exhibitions, Exodus, 90’
Masters, 94’
Masters, 110’
17:15 Industry Screening 17:30
Salome Machaidze, Tamuna Karumidze, David Meskhi
Motley’s Law
Charles Redon
17:45
First Appearance Competition, 78’
DOC U Rebels
Best of Fests, 84’
Nicole Nielsen Horanyi Panorama, 85’
After the screening Bahram Sadeghi talks to director Mor Loushy.
Salim Abu Jabal
Panorama, IDFA DOC U Competition, 91’
Panorama, 70’
Mr. Hu and the Temple
20:00
First Appearance Competition, 110’
Panorama, 100’
VPRO Extra: Best of Enemies
21:00
Children’s documentaries: Suburban King/Top-girl, Home Sweet Home, I’ll Fly Higher and Into Darkness, 120’
Best of Enemies
Masters, 80’
Mike Plunkett
22:00
Paradocs Shorts 2
22:15
OK Good
22:30
Student Competition, 20’
Marie Brumagne, Bram Van Cauwenberghe
Alexandra Kulak, Yulia Kurmangalina, Anna Kornienko
Remember Your Name, Babylon
Irrawaddy Mon Amour Valeria Testagrossa, Nicola Grignani, Andrea Zambelli
First Appearance Competition, 77’
Compilation of beyond the frame docs: Isabella Morra, Blood Brothers, Lamentation, The Meadow, Log Head, 105’
22:30
Keith Richards: Under the Influence Morgan Neville
Music Documentary, 82’
Mid-Length Competition, 58’
24:00
1:00
40
Salero
Masters, 88’
Clear Years
Erik Gandini
20:45
Panorama, 76’
Morgan Neville, Robert Gordon
21:45
Feature-Length Competition, 75’
20:00
Kids & Docs Competition 3
With an introduction and extended Q&A. Moderator Chris Kijne (VPRO Bureau Buitenland).
Dutch Competition, 55’
The Swedish Theory of Love
Masters, 85’
Tomer Heymann
Nirit Aharoni
Yan Ting Yuen
Frédéric Guillaume
About Heaven
Mr. Gaga
Strung Out 20:00
18:30
Stéphane Goël
19:15 19:30
22:30
18:00
Roshmia
Kari Anne Moe
Best of Fests, 190’
20:00
When the Earth Seems to Be Light
17:15
In California
Mor Loushy
18:30
15:45
First Appearance Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 75’
Fredrik Gertten, Magnus Gertten
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
23:00
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 63’
Masters, 74’
Human
22:00
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 69’
Kids & Docs Competition 2 13:00
Adam Sjoberg
Movies that Matter day: Censored Voices
19:00
Peter Lennon
There’s Always the Mailboat
Becoming Zlatan
18:00
Rocky Road to Dublin
Rithy Panh
15:45
17:00
10:30
Hans Keller
After the screening Bahram Sadeghi talks to directorAdam Sjoberg.
15:00
16:00
Best of Fests, 75’
Giedre Zickyte
Panorama, 87’
14:00
David Aronowitsch, Ahmed Abdullahi, Sharmarke Binyusuf, Anna Persson
Best of Fests, 84’
12:30
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
10:00
Holy Cow
ZONDAG 22 NOVEMBER
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
22:45
Need for Meat Marijn Frank Panorama, 74’
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DE MUNT
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DE MUNT
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DE MUNT
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10:00
10:00
Joshua Seftel
10:30
Compilation program put up by editors of Vrij Nederland.
We’re Still Here: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited
Iris Zaki
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
10:30
Rocky Road to Dublin
Best of Fests, 27’
Peter Lennon
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 69’
There’s Always the Mailboat
Antonino D’Ambrosio Music Documentary, 53’
Hans Keller
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows, 63’
Vrij Nederland day Women in Sink Best of Fests, 37’
Mid-Length Competition, 64’
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah Best of Fests, 40’
12:15 Industry Screening
For Kibera! 12:45
11:00
12:00 12:00
11:45 Industry Scre
Natural Disorde
Christian Sønderby
Feature-Length Competitio
13:45
The Dybbuk: A Tale of Wandering Souls Krzysztof Kopczynski
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program, 85’
A Strange Love Affair with Ego Ester Gould
Feature-Length & Dutch Competition, 90’
15:45
When the Earth Seems to Be Light
14:15
Nice People
Anders Helgeson, Karin af Klintberg
15:00 15:00 15:30
My Cancer Meral Uslu
16:00 Industry Screening
Mid-Length Competition, Dutch Competition, 55’
Salome Machaidze, Tamuna Karumidze, David Meskhi
14:00 14:00
Best of Fests, 92’
15:00
At Home in the World Andreas Koefoed
16:00 16:00
Mid-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 58’
First Appearance Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 75’
16:30 Industry Scre
The Road
Zanbo Zhang
17:15 Industry Screening
17:15
Don Juan
Jerzy Sladkowski
18:00
18:00
Salim Abu Jabal
Feiyue Wu, Xiaoyu Qin
Roshmia
Feature-Length Competition, 92’
About Heaven
18:00 18:00
First Appearance Competition, 96’
19:00
Rough Stage Toomas Järvet
19:30
Vladi Antonevicz
20:15
First Appearance Competition, 85’
Salero
Åsa Ekman
21:00
Return of the Atom
Panorama, 76’
Mika Taanila, Jussi Eerola
A Family Affair Maiko - Dancing Child 22:45
Need for Meat
Åse Svenheim Drivenes Panorama, 70’
Marijn Frank Panorama, 74’
Tom Fassaert
Feature-Length, Dutch & DOC U Competition, 110’
Best of Fests, 75’
20:30
Mariana Viñoles
21:00 21:00
Feature-Length Competitio
Best of Fests, 110’
21:45 22:15
Peter Hutchison, Ke Nyks, Jared P. Scott
Carolina’s World
First Appearance Competition, 90’
Panorama, 73’
Mike Plunkett
22:30
19:00 19:00
20:00 20:00
Alisa in Warland Liubov Durakova, Alisa Kovalenko
Say Something 20:45
20:00
18:30
Requiem for the American Dream
First Appearance Competition, 74’
Credit for Murder 20:00
Feature-Length Competitio
Mid-Length Competition, 40’
Feature-Length Competition, 97’
Masters, 85’
Kids & Docs Competition 3
17:00 17:00
Ruslan Fedotow, Alexandra Kulak
Natural Disorder
Christian Sønderby Jepsen
Chinese Verses 18:30
Salamanca 17:45
Stéphane Goël
Music Documentary, 82’
Feature-Length Competitio
13:00 13:00
Best of Fests, 91’
Morgan Neville
Jorge Caballero
Mid-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 56’
How to Change the World
Michael Matheson Miller
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
Patient
Best of Fests, 110’
Poverty, Inc.
Children’s documentaries: Suburban King/Top-girl, Home Sweet Home, I’ll Fly Higher and Into Darkness, 120’
10:00 Industry Scre
Kati Juurus
Jerry Rothwell
13:30
Panorama, 70’
11:00
Adam Benzine
Crocodile Gennadiy Best of Fests, 96’
Cambridge
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9:00
10:00 10:00
Eldora Traykova
12:15
Steve Hoover
10:30 Industry Screening
PROGRAM DAY BY DAY
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22:15
Patient
Jorge Caballero
Feature-Length Competition, 70’
22:30
22:00 22:00
K2 - Touching the Sky
The Load
Eliza Kubarska Best of Fests, 72’
22:30
Victor Alexis Guerre
23:00 23:00
Student Competition, 25’
Double Aliens Ugis Olte
Mid-Length Competition, 5
24:00 24:00
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Industry Screening
DE MUNT
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10:00
ridge
10:00
Jorge Caballero
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Patient
a, Benjamin Barber Program, 85’
Industry Screening
me in the World
s Koefoed
10:30
Bolshoi Babylon
12:00
Christian Sønderby Jepsen Feature-Length Competition, 97’
12:45
A Syrian Love Story Sean McAllister
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program, 76’
13:45
14:00
Under the Sun Vitaly Mansky
14:15
Masters, 106’
Nice People
Anders Helgeson, Karin af Klintberg Best of Fests, 92’
Apostolos Karakasis
Olmo and the Seagull
17:00
13:00 13:30
Playing Lecuona + Live: Ramón Valle
After the screening, Cuban pianist Ramón Valle interprets Ernesto Lecuona’s music in his own energetic style.
Paradocs, 82’
Zanbo Zhang
18:30
Requiem for the American Dream 19:00
arance Competition, 74’
A Boy’s Dream
20:00
Walther Grotenhuis, Cinta Forger Dutch Competition, 75’
20:30
20:00
Errol Morris
Antoine Viviani
The Fog of War
Errol Morris Retrospective, Sounds Real, 95’
Carolina’s World
Music Documentary, Masters, 102’
Film critic Nicolas Rapold talks to sound designer Tom Paul about the sound design of Errol Morris’ masterpiece The Fog of War.
21:00
aanila, Jussi Eerola
Mavis! + Live: My Baby Thy Father’s Chair
Feature-Length Competition, 72’
22:30
The Load
Victor Alexis Guerrero
23:00
Student Competition, 25’
22:00
The Visit
Michael Madsen Sounds Real, 85’
19:00
22:15
Thank You for Playing David Osit, Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Gospel singer Mavis Staples was a great influence on the music of Amsterdam band My Baby, who will perform after the screening.
Mavis!
Jessica Edwards
21:00
19:00
K
Jheronimus Touched by
Music Documentary, 80’
Best of Fests, 80’
23:00
Double Aliens Ugis Olte
24:00
24:00
1:00
1:00
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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
21:15
K
Inside the C Closet Sophia Luvara
22:00
Mid-Length Competition, 56’
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OTHER
Panorama, 85’
21:00
Antonio Tibaldi, Alex Lora
18:00
20:00
In Limbo
21:30
22:00
17:00
Dutch Competition,
Feature-Length Competition, 70’
sts, 110’
Round table me One-on-One m renowned profe
Pieter van Huy
Mariana Viñoles
n of the Atom
15:30 Compa IDFAcademy the Professi
IDFAcademy p
Liz Garbus
The Fog of War with Extended Q&A 19:30
15:00
What Happened, Miss Simone?
18:45
Peter Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott Best of Fests, 75’
14:00
16:00
After the screening, the cast of Nina Simone (A)Live will pay tribute to the musical legend’s timeless music and indomitable spirit.
First Appearance Competition, 80’
18:00
Music Documentary, 100’
What Happened, Miss Simone? + Live: Sabrina Starke e.a.
17:15
Imam Hasanov
th Competition, 40’
Pavel Giroud, Juan Manuel Villar Betancort
17:00
Holy Cow
Fedotow, dra Kulak
11:00
12:00
For all passholders
Petra Costa, Lea Glob
The Road
Industry Screening
Music Documentary, 94’
Documentary filmmakers, interactive storytellers and new media professionals reflect on web series and the bright future of short-form filmmaking.
16:15 16:30 Industry Screening Feature-Length Competition, 95’
Barbara Kopple
Playing Lecuona
Feature-Length Competition, 91’
16:00
Miss Sharon Jones!
15:00 BG Rode Zaal Industry Talk: Webseries
15:00
Next Stop: Utopia
15:00
10:30
This one-day international conference brings together digital pioneers to share their visions of the current digital age and the future of documentaries and interactive media art. Speakers include Jessica Brillhart (Google), Bianca Giaever (This American Life), Errol Morris, Jason Spingarn-Koff (Netflix), Angelo Vermeulen, Thomas Wallner, Karim Ben Khelifa, Katy Morrison, Gabo Arora (UN/VRSE), Margaux Missika (Upian/PXN), Opeyemi Olukemi (Tribeca), Ross Goodwin, Ziv Schneider, Amy Rose & May Abdalla (Anagram) and many others. Moderated by Ove Rishoj Jensen (EDN), Caspar Sonnen (IDFA) and Veerle Devreese (Brakke Grond).
Natural Disorder
13:00
10:00
DocLab: Interactive Conference
Masters, 188’
11:45 Industry Screening
manca
s Järvet
MELKWEG RABOZAAL
BRAKKE GROND RODE ZAAL
10:00
Over the Years
Best of Fests, 83’
11:00
th Competition, Barber Program, 58’
h Stage
BRAKKE GROND EXPOZAAL
Nick Read
th Competition, Barber Program, 56’
of Kopczynski
2
10:00 Industry Screening
urus
ybbuk: A Tale ndering Souls
EYE CINEMA
9:00
Feature-Length Competition, 70’
th Competition, 64’
bera!
1
9:00
Traykova
Industry Screening
EYE CINEMA
Dutch Competition,
COMPAGNIE COMPAGNIE
INDUSTRY OFFICE
ARTI ET AMICITIAE
9:00
10:00 Compagnie - Grote Zaal IDFAcademy Plenary Session: Blending Impact & Distribution
10:00
30
ss Sharon Jones!
Making films that matter work harder.
bara Kopple
Documentary, 94’
10:30 NH Carlton E-floor
For all passholders (upon registration)
11:30 NH Carlton E-floor
12:00 13:00 Compagnie - Grote Zaal IDFAcademy Small Session: Sales, Secrets & Strategies
30
ying Lecuona + e: Ramón Valle
Documentary, 100’
14:00
IDFAcademy passholders only
15:30 Compagnie - Foyer IDFAcademy Meet the Professionals
Round table meetings and One-on-One meetings with renowned professionals.
IDFAcademy passholders only
00
r the screening, the cast ina Simone (A)Live will tribute to the musical nd’s timeless music and mitable spirit.
Industry Session: How to Docs for Sale passholders only get your documentary to the Oscars®?
13:00 NH Carlton E-floor One-on-One consultancies: Scriptdevelopment with Catherine Olsen
13:30 NH Carlton E-floor Industry Session: Book your One-on-One meeting Film4Climate at the Industry Desk
For all passholders (upon registration)
Film4Climate invites you to join their initiative ‘Film a #Day4Climate Action’.
For all passholders
15:30 Compagnie - Grote Zaal 15:30 Compagnie - Kleine Zaal IDFAcademy Meet IDFAcademy Meet the the Professionals Professionals Special: Round table meetings and Peter Gerard (Vimeo) One-on-One meetings with renowned professionals.
IDFAcademy passholders only
17:00 Compagnie - Café IDFAcademy Closing Drinks
17:00
Peter Gerard (Vimeo) talks about the practical options and best practices for filmmakers to promote and sell their film.
IDFAcademy passholders only
18:00
at Happened, ss Simone?
19:00
DAILY SERVICES
NH Carlton E-floor 9:00 – 21:00 IDFA Writing Room
IDFAcademy passholders only
Garbus
Documentary, Masters, 102’
Register for short meetings with various professionals for advice on general matters and specific questions.
15:00
16:00
at Happened, ss Simone? + Live: brina Starke e.a.
13:00 Compagnie - Kleine Zaal IDFAcademy Small Session: Making the most of marketing and digital distribution
Festival & sales experts talk about the best strategies in Jon Reiss speaks about the releasing your film, rights issues tools you need to create a and how to handle festivals. distribution and marketing IDFAcademy passholders only strategy for your films.
ying Lecuona
el Giroud, Juan Manuel r Betancort
10:30 Arti et Amicitiae Docs for Sale Meet the Professionals
For all passholders
13:00
r the screening, Cuban ist Ramón Valle interprets sto Lecuona’s music in his energetic style.
Industry Session: Today’s Talent
Book your One-on-One meeting For all passholders at the Industry Desk
IDFAcademy passholders & Invitees
11:00
10:00 NH Carlton E-floor One-on-One consultancies: Co-production Agreements with Helge Albers
Workspace for all accredited guests. Wifi connection and computers available.
OTHER VENUE 19:00
NH Carlton E-floor 10:00 – 17:00 First Aid Doc Clinic
KETELHUIS
Documentary experts Jannie Langbroek and Marijke Rawie answer your questions about all aspects of the documentary industry, from distribution to financing, and from co-productions to festival strategy.
Jheronimus Bosch, Touched by the Devil Pieter van Huystee Dutch Competition, 83’
DOCLAB EXPO: SEAMLESS REALITY
20:00
00
vis! + Live: My Baby
pel singer Mavis Staples a great influence on the ic of Amsterdam band My y, who will perform after screening.
vis!
ica Edwards
21:00
Brakke Grond 9:00 – 23:00
21:15
KETELHUIS
Inside the Chinese Closet Sophia Luvara
22:00
Dutch Competition, 70’
Documentary, 80’
The DocLab: Seamless Reality exhibition showcases thirty installations and interactive projects, including experiments with artificial intelligence and smell as a narrative means. The selection includes a striking number of virtual reality projects, transporting the audience to different realities. Some installations have varying opening hours (11:00–21:00). On site reservation may be required.
Admission Free
SOCIAL EVENTS
De Jaren Café – 09:00 IDFA Filmmakers Breakfast
Kick-start your day by meeting fellow filmmakers and IDFA staff over coffee and croissants. Hosted by ARRI.
By invitation
Arti et Amicitiae – 17:00
Docs for Sale Happy Hour
Hosted by NPO Sales, EYE International, Films Transit, Autlook Filmsales, CAT&Docs and Rise and Shine.
Docs for Sale & IDFA Forum passholders
De Jaren Café – 18:00 Guests Meet Guests
23:00
Exchange ideas at the daily cocktail hour! Hosted by Polish Docs / HBO Europe.
For all passholders
Calf & Bloom – 21:00 IDFA Forum Kick-Off Drinks
24:00
The Forum Kick-off Drinks are made possible by BCPF.
IDFA Forum passholders only
1:00
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10:00
10:00 The Russian
10:15
Woodpecker
The Road
Chad Gracia
Zanbo Zhang
Best of Fests, 82’
Martha & Niki
11:00 11:30
Birobidzhan 12:00
12:00 Clear Years
Tora Mårtens Panorama, 90’
Guy-Marc Hinant
Paula Gomes
First Appearance Competition, 80’
Feature-Length Competition, 75’
13:00
Panorama, 85’
14:15
Followed by an in-depth conversation between reporter Chris Kijne and director Vladi Antonevicz.
Credit for Murder
15:30
Clara Peltier Panorama, 20’
Aline Portugal, Julia De Simone
Panorama, 100’
15:45
Walls
Children’s documentaries: Suburban King/Top-girl, Home Sweet Home, I’ll Fly Higher and Into Darkness, 135’
Pablo Iraburu, Migueltxo Molina
16:15
My Enemy, My Brother
Panorama, 83’
Ann Shin
Mid-Length Competition, 62’
Best of Fests, 17’
Atlan
17:00
The Successor
Moein Karimoddini
Mattia Epifani
Mid-Length Competition, 52’
The Fog of Srebrenica Samir Mehanovic
Mid-Length Competition, 60’
18:00
Tomer Heymann
Mr. Gaga
Kids & Docs Competition 3
Aracati
Best of Fests, 91’
Mid-Length Competition, 58’
14:45
Bird Skin
16:45
Valeria Testagrossa, Nicola Grignani, Andrea Zambelli
13:45
Kari Anne Moe
Panorama, IDFA DOC U Competition, 91’
Irrawaddy Mon Amour
Qing Zhao
Please Remember Me
Rebels
First Appearance Competition, 85’
17:00
Beyond My Grandfather Allende
Student Competition, 20’
13:45
14:45
16:00
Pietra Brettkelly
12:30
Panorama, 78’
Vladi Antonevicz
A Flickering Truth
Alexandra Kulak, Yulia Kurmangalina, Anna Kornienko
Best of Fests, 98’
In Limbo
Credit for Murder with Extended Q&A
OK Good
Marcia Tambutti Allende
13:15
Antoine Viviani
15:00
11:30 11:45
Jonas and the Backyard Circus
Panorama, 125’
Frédéric Guillaume
14:00
Feature-Length Competition, 95’
11:00
17:30 17:45
3½ Minutes, Ten Bullets 18:00 Marc Silver Every Face Has a Name Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program, 98’ Magnus Gertten Best of Fests, 76’
Panorama, 62’
Tell Spring Not to Come This Year Saeed Taji Farouky, Mike McEvoy Best of Fests, 82’
18:30
Lyari Notes
Maheen Zia, Miriam Chandy Menacherry
19:00
Panorama, 80’
19:30
20:00
Oxfam Novib Selection: 19:45 This Changes Everything Cambridge Avi Lewis Best of Fests, 89’
Screening followed by a talk with the director and special guests.
Eldora Traykova
Mid-Length Competition, 64’
19:45 20:00 20:15
Arlette - Courage Is a Muscle Florian Hoffmann
Student Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 84’
21:00
VPRO Extra: Natural Disorder
With an introduction and extended Q&A. Moderator Marcia Luyten (Buitenhof).
Boxeadora Meg Smaker
Student Competition, 15’
Life of a Butterfly Piotr Bernas
Mid-Length Competition, 50’
Natural Disorder
20:30
Afghanistan Night Stories Alka Sadat
Panorama, 60’
Christian Sønderby Jepsen Feature-Length Competition, 97’
21:45 22:00
22:00 Lampedusa in Winter Jakob Brossmann Best of Fests, 93’
23:00
Moriom
Francesca Scalisi, Mark Olexa
22:00
Panorama, 12’
22:15
Felix Röben, Ajay Koli
Ina Borrmann
Coal India
Every 28 Days
Student Competition, 47’
Panorama, 89’
Jungle Sisters 22:30
Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr
Chloe Ruthven Panorama, 80’
Patrick Reed, Michelle Shephard Masters, 80’
22:45
Coming of Age Teboho Edkins
Student Competition, 63’
24:00
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9:00
PROGRAM DAY BY DAY
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9:00
10:00 10:00 10:45
Garage 2.0
Catherine van Campen Dutch Competition, 85’
11:30
11:00
11:15
Maiko - Dancing Child Åse Svenheim Drivenes
OK Good
Panorama, 70’
Alexandra Kulak, Yulia Kurmangalina, Anna Kornienko
12:00
Oriented
Student Competition, 20’
Jake Witzenfeld
Irrawaddy Mon Amour
Panorama, 80’
Valeria Testagrossa, Nicola Grignani, Andrea Zambelli
13:00
Mid-Length Competition, 58’
13:30
The Wedding Contract
13:45
David Dawkins
Mr. Gaga
Inside the Chinese Closet
A Family Affair
Best of Fests, 75’
15:15
Kurt Langbein
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program, 94’
My Enemy, My Brother
DOC U When the Earth Seems to Be Light
13:00 13:00
14:00 14:00
After the screening there will be a discussion with the director.
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
First Appearance Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 75’
Atlan
Moein Karimoddini
17:30 18:00
Old Wives
Galina Krasnoborova
18:30
NPO Screening Eritrea Stars John Appel
Dutch Competition, 55’
15:00 15:00
16:00 16:00
16:30
After the screening journalist Hassnae Bouazza talks to director Parvez Sharma about his pilgrimage to Mecca.
A Sinner in Mecca Parvez Sharma Best of Fests, 79’
Mid-Length Competition, 54’
19:30
The Ladino Ladies’ Club 20:00
Boris Missirkov, Georgi Bogdanov
Liang Zhao
Coups de foudre
Behemoth 20:30
Masters, 90’
Afghanistan Night Stories
Remember Your Name, Babylon
Marie Brumagne, B Van Cauwenberghe
First Appearance Competit
17:00 17:00 17:30
Song of Lahore
Andy Schocken, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Music Documentary, 82’
19:00
Ivan S. Tverdovskiy
Panorama, 80’
16:00 Industry Scre
18:00 18:00
18:00
I Am Sun Mu Adam Sjoberg Panorama, 87’
Grumant: Island of Communism
Maheen Zia, Miriam Chandy Menacherry
Salim Abu Jabal
Masters, 114’
Panorama, 26’
Lyari Notes
Roshmia
Stanley Nelson
A Sinner in Mecca with Extended Q&A
Best of Fests, 17’
14:00
Panorama, 70’
14:45
Salome Machaidze, Tamuna Karumidze, David Meskhi
Ann Shin
Panorama, 62’
First Appearance Competit
Feature-Length, Dutch & DOC U Competition, 110’
14:15
Karolina Bielawska
Land Grabbing
Nirit Aharoni
Tom Fassaert
Call Me Marianna
16:15
Strung Out
Dutch Competition, 70’
Panorama, 100’
15:45
12:00 12:00
11:30 Industry Scre
Sophia Luvara
First Appearance Competition, 92’
Tomer Heymann
After the screening there will be a discussion with director Jake Witzenfeld.
12:15 Industry Screening
11:00
Chemsex with Extended Q&A
Best of Fests, 26’
Chemsex
Christophe Reyners
Panorama, 80’
Mid-Length Competition, 51’
19:00 19:00
After the screening, Marc Hinfe- 19:30 Surire laar speaks with the directors Bettina Perut, Ivan Osnovikoff and other guests. Best of Fests, 80’
William Fairman, Max Gogarty
20:00 20:00
20:15
NapolIslam
Ernesto Pagano Panorama, 75’
Alka Sadat
21:00 21:00
Panorama, 60’
21:45
Next Stop: Utopia 22:15
Best of Enemies Morgan Neville, Robert Gordon
22:45
Coming of Age
Masters, 88’
Teboho Edkins
Student Competition, 63’
Apostolos Karakasis
Feature-Length Competition, 91’
21:45
22:00
Tig
Kristina Goolsby, Ashley York Best of Fests, 90’
After the screening there will be a discussion with director Ashley York.
Vita activa, the Spirit of Hannah Arendt Ada Ushpiz Panorama, 124’
22:00 22:00
Chechen
Beata Bubenets
First Appearance Competit
23:00 23:00
24:00 24:00
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MUNT
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DE MUNT
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EYE CINEMA
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BRAKKE GROND RODE ZAAL
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9:00
9:00 09:30
DocLab Interactive Summit
Annual think-tank event on the future of digital documentary storytelling.
10:00
10:00
By invitation
11:00
11:00 11:30 Industry Screening
Strung Out Nirit Aharoni
Industry Screening
mily Affair
12:00
First Appearance Competition, 110’
12:00
12:15
Checks and Balances
ssaert
Malek Bensmaïl
ength, Dutch & mpetition, 110’
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program, 97’
13:00
13:00 13:30
Look Love
14:00
14:00
Roshmia
Yun Ye
14:00
First Appearance Competition, 146’
Salim Abu Jabal
Kingdom of Shadows
14:30
Panorama, 70’
Rough Stage
Panorama, 73’
First Appearance Competition, 74’
15:00
Nelson
14’
16:00
16:00 Industry Screening
Remember Your Name, Babylon
Marie Brumagne, Bram Van Cauwenberghe
First Appearance Competition, 77’
cumentary, 82’
Followed by an in-depth conversation between human rights activist Boris Dittrich, member of European Parliament Jan Albrecht, privacy lawyer Paolo Balboni and director David Bernet.
Democracy with Extended Q&A
Time Suspended
Music Documentary, Masters, 90’
18:00
Joshua Seftel Best of Fests, 27’
Les Blank
of Lahore
chocken, Sharmeen Chinoy
16:30
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
17:00
A Poem Is a Naked Person
17:00
16:30
Natalia Bruschtein Best of Fests, 64’
18:00
I Am Sun Mu
Battles with Extended Q&A
hpiz
Frans Bromet
20:15
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
Masters, 90’
Battles
NapolIslam
Isabelle Tollenaere
Ernesto Pagano
Sounds Real, 88’
Panorama, 75’
A Strange Love Affair with Ego with Extended Q&A
Followed by an in-depth conversation between filmexpert Hans Beerekamp and director Ester Gould.
A Strange Love Affair with Ego Ester Gould
21:00
19:00
19:15
Film critic Nicolas Rapold interviews sound designer Michel Schöpping about the role of sound in documentary and his work on Battles.
Welcome Home
Perut, Ivan Osnovikoff
a, 124’
For all passholders
19:00 19:30
ctiva, the Spirit nnah Arendt
After the screening, Mabel van Oranje will lead a conversation with Sonita herself and involved NGO’s about child marriage (admission free for the debate).
Panorama, 100’
19:00
20:00
A conversation with John Sloss (Cinetic Media) about breaking into the constantly changing U.S. marketplace.
Feature-Length Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 90’
David Bernet
Panorama, 87’
sts, 80’
15:00 BG Rode Zaal Industry Talk: How to be successful in the American Market
Democracy
Adam Sjoberg
14:00
Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
Bernardo Ruiz
Toomas Järvet
lack Panthers: uard of the ution
IDFA in De Balie: Sonita
14:15
Feature-Length & Dutch Competition, 90’
Chechen
Beata Bubenets
First Appearance Competition, 76’
23:00
Hao Zhou
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 87’
DocLab Live: The Art of Artificial Intelligence
Live cinema event on artificial intelligence, including live presentations by Kyle McDonald, Dries Depoorter and Ross Goodwin.
20:00
21:00
22:00
21:00
Boudewijn d Come Closer
Dutch Competition, Documentary, 89’
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Those Who Feel the Fire Burning Morgan Knibbe Sounds Real, 74’
My Silicone Love Sophie Dros
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Horse-Being
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Industry Session: Book your One-on-One meeting Today’s Talent at the Industry Desk
11:00
For all passholders (upon registration)
For all passholders
11:30 NH Carlton E-floor Industry Session: VOD
Wendy Bernfeld gives an overview of the existing opportunities in video-on-demand.
12:00
10:30 Arti et Amicitiae Docs for Sale Meet the Professionals
Register for short meetings with various professionals for advice on general matters and specific questions.
Docs for Sale passholders only
For all passholders (upon registration)
13:00
13:30 NH Carlton E-floor One-on-One consultancies: MEDIA Programme with Julie van Herck
13:30 NH Carlton E-floor Industry Session: Dangerous Docs
Telling truth to power with as little risk as possible. Book your One-on-One meeting For all passholders at the Industry Desk
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15:00
7 Projects will be pitched in an intimate setting for an audience of potential financiers.
IDFA Forum passholders only
16:00
In this genre specific pitch session, 7 cross-media projects will be pitched in an intimate setting for an audience of potential financiers.
IDFA Forum passholders only
DAILY SERVICES
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NH Carlton E-floor 9:00 – 21:00 IDFA Writing Room
Workspace for all accredited guests. Wifi connection and computers available.
18:00
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Documentary experts Jannie Langbroek and Marijke Rawie answer your questions about all aspects of the documentary industry, from distribution to financing, and from co-productions to festival strategy.
19:00
A Boy’s Dream
Walther Grotenhuis, Cinta Forger Dutch Competition, 75’
DOCLAB EXPO: SEAMLESS REALITY
20:00
21:00
Brakke Grond 9:00 – 23:00
21:00
Boudewijn de Groot Come Closer Suzanne Raes
Dutch Competition, Music Documentary, 89’
The DocLab: Seamless Reality exhibition showcases thirty installations and interactive projects, including experiments with artificial intelligence and smell as a narrative means. The selection includes a striking number of virtual reality projects, transporting the audience to different realities. Some installations have varying opening hours (11:00–21:00). On site reservation may be required.
Admission Free
22:00
SOCIAL EVENTS
De Jaren Café – 09:00 IDFA Filmmakers Breakfast
Kick-start your day by meeting fellow filmmakers and IDFA staff over coffee and croissants. Hosted by ARRI.
By invitation
Arti et Amicitiae – 17:00
Docs for Sale Happy Hour
Hosted by NPO Sales, EYE International, Films Transit, Autlook Filmsales, CAT&Docs and Rise and Shine.
Docs for Sale & IDFA Forum passholders
De Jaren Café – 18:00 Guests Meet Guests
23:00
Exchange ideas at the daily cocktail hour! Hosted by ARTE.
For all passholders
De Jaren Café – 22:00 IDFA Dance Night
24:00
Let’s dance! Come join us and dance the night away in Café de Jaren at IDFA’s most renowned Dance Nights!
Admission free
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11:00
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10:30
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution with Extended Q&A
Followed by an in-depth conversation between former USA correspondent Tom Kleijn and director Stanley Nelson.
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution Stanley Nelson Masters, 114’
13:00 13:30
Thru You Princess with Extended Q&A
14:00
15:00
After the screening Vrij Nederland editor Harm Ede Botje talks to director Ido Haar and protagonists Kutiman and Samantha (Princess Shaw).
Thru You Princess Ido Haar
11:15
Tell Spring Not to Come This Year
11:30
Patient 12:00
The Swedish Theory of Love with Extended Q&A
Feature-Length Competition, 70’
Feiyue Wu, Xiaoyu Qin
13:30
14:30
First Appearance Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 75’
Last Conversations
Salome Machaidze, Tamuna Karumidze, David Meskhi
13:45
Eduardo Coutinho
Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation
Masters, 87’
Barbara Kopple Masters, 93’
First Appearance Competition, 146’
15:15
15:15
Alisa in Warland
15:30
First Appearance Competition, 90’
Åsa Ekman
Say Something Panorama, 73’
Paradocs Shorts 2
Compilation of beyond the frame docs: Isabella Morra, Blood Brothers, Lamentation, The Meadow, Log Head, 90’
Children’s documentaries: Ruth, Varicella and Dancing for You, 105’
Barbara Kopple
Music Documentary, 94’
17:45
NTR Avond van de Wolf: Jheronimus Bosch, Touched by the Devil
17:30
17:30
Ernesto Pagano
Juliana Gabriela Gomez Castañeda
NapolIslam Panorama, 75’
Iceberg
17:45
Student Competition, 27’
Imam Hasanov
For Kibera!
Pieter van Huystee
Holy Cow
First Appearance Competition, 80’
Kati Juurus
Dutch Competition, 83’
19:30
20:00
Panorama, 83’
Screening followed by a talk with the directors.
21:00
Nicole Nielsen Horanyi Panorama, 85’
19:30
In Limbo 20:00
NTR Avond van de Wolf: Boudewijn de Groot Come Closer
19:45
Antoine Viviani
20:00
Panorama, 85’
VPRO Extra: Censored Voices
With an introduction and extended Q&A. Moderator Chris Kijne (VPRO Bureau Buitenland).
Suzanne Raes
Dutch Competition, Music Documentary, 89’
Censored Voices Mor Loushy
Best of Fests, 84’
21:45
Hao Zhou
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 87’
22:15
NTR Avond van de Wolf: Janis: Little Girl Blue Amy Berg
Music Documentary, Masters, 104’
23:00
Alexandra Kulak, Yulia Kurmangalina, Anna Kornienko
22:15
Irrawaddy Mon Amour
Feature-Length Competition, 70’
Student Competition, 20’
Valeria Testagrossa, Nicola Grignani, Andrea Zambelli
Paradocs Shorts 1
Compilation of beyond the frame docs: Captive Horizon, Still Holding Still, The Rate’s Cut, (Self)exhibitions, Exodus, 75’
20:45
Wastecooking - Make Food, Not Waste 21:30
Call Me Marianna
Georg Misch Panorama, 80’
Karolina Bielawska
OK Good
22:00
22:00 The Chinese Mayor
18:30
Motley’s Law
Mid-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 56’
19:00
Pablo Iraburu, Migueltxo Molina
16:15
Kids & Docs Competition 1
16:30
Oxfam Novib Selection: Walls
Mid-Length Competition, 51’
Yun Ye
Feature-Length Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, Music Documentary, 80’
18:00
Christophe Reyners
13:30
Miss Sharon Jones! 17:00
Coups de foudre
First Appearance Competition, 96’
Liubov Durakova, Alisa Kovalenko
16:00
Best of Fests, 26’
Chinese Verses
Masters, 80’
Look Love
Boris Missirkov, Georgi Bogdanov
12:30
When the Earth Seems to Be Light
Erik Gandini
The Ladino Ladies’ Club
Best of Fests, 82’
Followed by an in-depth aftertalk between journalist Marcia Luyten and director Erik Gandini.
The Swedish Theory of Love
11:30
Saeed Taji Farouky, Mike McEvoy
Jorge Caballero
Best of Fests, 75’
Carolina’s World Mariana Viñoles
22:45
Sketches of Siberia Ben van Lieshout
Mid-Length Competition, 58’
Paradocs, 73’
24:00
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11:30
Boris Missirkov, Georgi Bogdanov
Daniel Cross
The Ladino Ladies’ Club
11:30
I Am the Blues Music Documentary, 96’
Best of Fests, 26’
Coups de foudre
Behemoth 12:00
No Home Movie
Liang Zhao Masters, 90’
Chantal Akerman
Mid-Length Competition, 51’
Pavel Giroud, Juan Manuel Villar Betancort Music Documentary, 100’
Masters, 115’
Christophe Reyners
11:45
Playing Lecuona
11:00
12:00 12:00
12:15
3½ Minutes, Ten Marc Silver
Panorama, Benjamin Barbe
13:00 13:00 13:45
Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation
13:45
13:45
Magnus Gertten
Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
Every Face Has a Name Best of Fests, 76’
Barbara Kopple Masters, 93’
Sonita 14:30
Feature-Length Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 90’
Racing Extinction
14:00
Boxeadora Meg Smaker
14:00 14:00
Student Competition, 15’
Life of a Butterfly
Louie Psihoyos
14:45
Piotr Bernas
Best of Fests, 90’
Mid-Length Competition, 50’
15:00 15:00
Song of Lahore
Andy Schocken, Sha Obaid-Chinoy Music Documentary, 82’
15:45
Return of the Atom
16:00
Mika Taanila, Jussi Eerola
16:15
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
Best of Fests, 110’
Kids & Docs Competition 1
16:45
Children’s documentaries: Ruth, Varicella and Dancing for You, 105’
A Boy’s Dream
Morgan Neville
Music Documentary, 82’
16:00
Remember Your Name, Babylon
17:00 17:00
Dutch Competition, 75’
18:00
Becoming Zlatan Fredrik Gertten, Magnus Gertten
A Walnut Tree
18:30
Ammar Aziz
Motley’s Law
First Appearance Competition, 81’
Nicole Nielsen Horanyi Panorama, 85’
18:45
Masters, 110’
18:00
The Pearl Button Patricio Guzmán
Thank You for Playing
My Aleppo
20:15
Wastecooking - Make Food, Not Waste
Florian Hoffmann
Student Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 84’
Georg Misch Panorama, 80’
20:30
Among the Believers 21:00
The World According to Monsieur Khiar
Panorama, 90’
Bird Skin
Clara Peltier Panorama, 20’
Aracati 20:00
DOC U Arlette - Courage Is a Muscle
Sandrine Feydel, Denis Delestrac
18:45
19:00 19:00
Best of Fests, 80’
Banking Nature
18:00 18:00
Masters, 82’
David Osit, Malika Zouhali-Worrall
20:45
16:45
First Appearance Competition, 77’
Walther Grotenhuis, Cinta Forger
18:15
16:00 16:00
Marie Brumagne, Bram Van Cauwenberghe
Hemal Trivedi, Mohammed Ali Naqvi Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 84’
Sjors Swierstra
Melissa Langer
Aline Portugal, Julia De Simone
20:00 20:00
Mid-Length Competition, 6
Student Competition, 18’
This Is Exile: Diaries of Child Refugees Mani Y. Benchelah
Mid-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, IDFA DOC U Competition, 56’
21:00 21:00
21:00
My Silicone Love Sophie Dros
Student Competition, 27’
Dutch Competition, 55’
Horse-Being
Jérôme Clément-W
22:15
22:30
A Tale of Love, Madness and Death
22:45
Sketches of Siberia
Mijael Bustos Gutiérrez
Ben van Lieshout
Student Competition, 22’
Paradocs, 73’
Sempervirens
22:30 22:45
Rough Stage Toomas Järvet
First Appearance Competition, 74’
Credit for Murder Vladi Antonevicz
First Appearance Competition, 85’
Cecilia
22:00 22:00
Pankaj Johar Panorama, 85’
23:00 23:00
Raphaël Dubach
Student Competition, 46’
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10:00
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iroud, Juan Manuel etancort
cumentary, 100’
12:00
A special morning program about migration and the refugee crisis, discussed using clips from films in the IDFA program.
12:15
12:15
Marc Silver
Nirit Aharoni
3½ Minutes, Ten Bullets
Music Documentary, 81’
Andy Schocken, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
mber Your , Babylon
earl Button Guzmán
Patrick Reed, Michelle Shephard Masters, 80’
Banking Nature Sandrine Feydel, Denis Delestrac
Albert Maysles, Lynn True, Nelson Walker, Ben Wu, David Usui Masters, 76’
20:00
Bird Skin
20:30
21:00
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21:00
My Silicone Love
Bettina Perut, Ivan Osnovikoff Best of Fests, 80’
Jérôme Clément-Wilz
Johar
Bernard MacMahon Music Documentary, 53’
We’re Still Here: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited
Victor Kossakovsky
Antonino D’Ambrosio
Followed by an in-depth conversation between Clairy Polak, director Meral Uslu and surgeon Nikola Kimmings.
My Cancer Meral Uslu
Mid-Length & Dutch Competition, 55’
20:45
Ukrainian Sheriffs Roman Bondarchuk
Feature-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 80’
Music Documentary, 53’
20:00
18:00
19:00
Virtual reality pioneers showcase their work and reflect on the artistic possibilities and 21:00 future of the medium.
The American Epic Sessions
Parvez Sharma
21:00
Best of Fests, 79’
Russian Dream Sergey Debizhev Sounds Real, 52’
22:45
Inside the Chinese Closet Sophia Luvara
23:00
Dutch Competition, 70’
24:00
24:00
1:00
1:00
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A Strange Lo Affair with E Ester Gould
22:00
Victor Semeniuk Sounds Real, 26’
Garage 2.0
Dutch Competition,
Bernard MacMahon
Habitat 22:30
19:00
20:00
DocLab Live: VR Cinema Showcase
22:00
Mid-Length Competition, 63’
A Sinner in Mecca 23:00
17:45
Music Documentary, 146’
Horse-Being
a, 85’
Tishe!
Sounds Real, 80’
Sophie Dros
Student Competition, 27’
22:00
With their classic film Tishe! as a point of departure, film critic Nicolas Rapold interviews soundman Alexander Dudarev and director Victor Kossakovsky about their 29-year collaboration.
16:00
17:00
Dear Araucaria & My Cancer with Extended Q&A
Tishe! with Extended Q&A
Mid-Length Competition, 62’
After the screening the Kenyan songstress Maia von Lekow will play some Nina Simone songs.
For all passholders
18:30
19:15
15:00
Music Documentary, Masters, 102’
American Epic: The Big Bang
Best of Fests, 84’
Panorama, 20’
Liz Garbus
Apostolos Karakasis
Giedre Zickyte
Clara Peltier
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Next Stop: Utopia
Master and Tatyana
Surire
Benchelah
Hassen Ferhani
Experienced producers provide tips and tricks on working with different countries, cultures and rights.
18:15
ompetition, 18’
s Exile: Diaries ld Refugees
Roundabout in My Head
Followed by an in-depth conversation between Greece expert Ingeborg Beugel and director Apostolos Karakasis.
14:45
15:00 BG Rode Zaal Industry Talk: International Co-production
Feature-Length Competition, 91’
Aline Portugal, Julia De Simone
eppo
16:45
First Appearance Competition, 100’
Panorama, 90’
Aracati
a Langer
Next Stop: Utopia with Extended Q&A
In Transit
18:45
19:00
Dutch Competition, 55’
16:15
18:00
82’
Yan Ting Yuen
16:00
16:45
17:00
Mr. Hu and the Temple
Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr
Music Documentary, 82’
13:00
14:00
Panorama, 23’
14:45
Song of Lahore
16:00
arance Competition, 77’
Yu Nakajima
Music Documentary, 90’
14:45
Brumagne, Bram uwenberghe
Katsuo-bushi
Phil Grabsky
th Competition, 50’
11:00
13:45
Concerto A Beethoven Journey
f a Butterfly 15:00
Music Documentary, 80’
Alex Hoffman
14:00
ernas
Jessica Edwards
The Redemption of the Devil
First Appearance Competition, 110’
13:45
ompetition, 15’
Mavis!
12:30
13:00
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10:30
12:00
Strung Out
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program, 98’
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10:00
Oxfam Novib Sessions
11:00
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09:30 Compagnie - Grote Zaal IDFA Forum Central Pitch 10:00 NH Carlton E-floor 9 Projects will be pitched for One-on-One the gathered financiers and other delegates. consultancies: VOD IDFA Forum passholders only with Wendy Bernfeld
10:00
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For all passholders (upon registration)
11:00
12:00
14:45 Compagnie - Kleine Zaal IDFA Forum Arts & Culture Round Table Pitch
15:00
Documentary, Masters, 102’
r the screening the Kenyan gstress Maia von Lekow will some Nina Simone songs.
Docs for Sale passholders only
13:30 NH Carlton E-floor One-on-One consultancies: Rough Cut Editing
13:30 NH Carlton E-floor Industry Session: Get to Know Kickstarter
For all passholders
For all passholders
Liz Cook shares best practices Book your One-on-One meeting for running a successful film project at Kickstarter. at the Industry Desk
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Garbus
Register for short meetings with various professionals for advice on general matters and specific questions.
13:00
14:00
at Happened, ss Simone?
11:30 NH Carlton E-floor Industry Session: Rough Cut Editing For all passholders
e Redemption he Devil Documentary, 81’
For all passholders
10:30 Arti et Amicitiae Docs for Sale Meet the Professionals
Renowned editors and producers tell their stories from the editing room.
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Hoffman
10:30 NH Carlton E-floor
Book your One-on-One meeting Industry Session: Today’s Talent at the Industry Desk
ica Edwards
In this genre specific pitch session, 5 arts & culture projects will be pitched in an intimate setting for an audience of potential financiers.
16:00
14:45 Compagnie - Zuilenzaal (upon registration) IDFA Forum Round Table Pitch 7 Projects will be pitched in an intimate setting for an audience of potential financiers.
IDFA Forum passholders only
IDFA Forum passholders only
DAILY SERVICES
17:00
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erican Epic: e Big Bang
nard MacMahon Documentary, 53’
’re Still Here: nny Cash’s Bitter rs Revisited
onino D’Ambrosio Documentary, 53’
18:30 19:00
Garage 2.0
Catherine van Campen Dutch Competition, 85’
20:00
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21:00
nard MacMahon Documentary, 146’
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A Strange Love Affair with Ego Feature-Length & Dutch Competition, 90’
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Documentary experts Jannie Langbroek and Marijke Rawie answer your questions about all aspects of the documentary industry, from distribution to financing, and from co-productions to festival strategy.
Jean-Gabriel Périot Best of Fests, 93’
How do the terror of the Red Army Faction, WWII and the Berlin Wall affect contemporary Germany? A conversation which travels through history, in time leaps of 30 years.
21:30
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IDFA in De Balie: B-Movie: Lust & Sound in WestBerlin 1979 – 1989 Jörg A. Hoppe, Klaus Maeck, Heiko Lange Music Documentary, 92’
The screening is preceded by an introduction on how 70s and 80s Berlin still sparks the imagination.
23:00
NH Carlton E-floor 10:00 – 17:00 First Aid Doc Clinic
IDFA in De Balie: A German Youth
21:15
Ester Gould
22:00
Workspace for all accredited guests. Wifi connection and computers available.
OTHER VENUE
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NH Carlton E-floor 9:00 – 21:00 IDFA Writing Room
DOCLAB EXPO: SEAMLESS REALITY Brakke Grond 9:00 – 23:00
The DocLab: Seamless Reality exhibition showcases thirty installations and interactive projects, including experiments with artificial intelligence and smell as a narrative means. The selection includes a striking number of virtual reality projects, transporting the audience to different realities. Some installations have varying opening hours (11:00–21:00). On site reservation may be required.
Admission Free
SOCIAL EVENTS
De Jaren Café – 09:00 IDFA Filmmakers Breakfast
Kick-start your day by meeting fellow filmmakers and IDFA staff over coffee and croissants. Hosted by ARRI.
By invitation
Arti et Amicitiae – 17:00
Docs for Sale Happy Hour
Hosted by NPO Sales, EYE International, Films Transit, Autlook Filmsales, CAT&Docs and Rise and Shine.
Docs for Sale & IDFA Forum passholders
De Jaren Café – 18:00 Guests Meet Guests
Exchange ideas at the daily cocktail hour! Hosted by BDDA.
For all passholders
24:00
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Snow Monkey George Gittoes
11:00
Feature-Length Competition, 150’
11:30
11:30
Hassen Ferhani
Pankaj Johar
Roundabout in My Head 12:00
12:00
Welcome Home
Cecilia
First Appearance Competition, 100’
Panorama, 85’
Frans Bromet
12:30
Masters, 90’
Tig
Kristina Goolsby, Ashley York Best of Fests, 90’
13:00
Best of Fests, 37’
Cartel Land
14:00
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 98’
Ammar Aziz
Matthew Heineman
14:30
16:15
Folowed by an in-depth conversation between former Middle East correspondent Nicole le Fever and director Mani Yassir Benchelah.
17:15
Under the Sun with Extended Q&A
Followed by an in-depth conversation between director Vitaly Mansky and filmmaker Pieter Fleury.
Under the Sun Vitaly Mansky
19:00
Oxfam Novib Selection: Requiem for the American Dream
Kids & Docs Competition 3
Children’s documentaries: Suburban King/Top-girl, Home Sweet Home, I’ll Fly Higher and Into Darkness, 135’
16:00
Déjà vu
Errol Morris
15:00
Hot Sugar’s Cold World Adam Bhala Lough Music Documentary, 85’
16:00
Aida
Habitat
Victor Semeniuk Sounds Real, 26’
Russian Dream
Ruslan Fedotow, Alexandra Kulak
Sergey Debizhev
Mid-Length Competition, 40’
17:15 17:30
Walls
Fredrik Gertten, Magnus Gertten
Panorama, 83’
Becoming Zlatan 18:00
Coming of Age
Sounds Real, 52’
Pablo Iraburu, Migueltxo Molina
Masters, 110’
Teboho Edkins
18:15
Call Me Marianna
Student Competition, 63’
Karolina Bielawska Best of Fests, 75’
19:45
Land Grabbing 20:15
The Fog of War
14:45
19:45
Best of Fests, 75’
Screening followed by a talk with the directors.
Errol Morris Retrospective, Sounds Real, 95’
Masters, 106’
Peter Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott
20:00
First Appearance Competition, 81’
Salamanca
Best of Fests, 90’
19:00
Best of Fests, 40’
Student Competition, 20’
Bao Nguyen
18:00
13:45
Maysoon El-Massry
Live from New York!
17:00
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah Adam Benzine
A Walnut Tree My Aleppo & This Is Exile: Diaries of Child Refugees with Extended Q&A
15:00
16:00
Women in Sink Iris Zaki
13:45
14:00
13:00
Kurt Langbein
20:00
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program, 94’
VPRO Extra: Janis: Little Girl Blue
With an introduction and extended Q&A. Moderator Atze de Vrieze (VPRO 3voor12).
Jon Bang Carlsen Masters, 85’
10 Billion - What’s on Your Plate? Valentin Thurn Panorama, 102’
20:15
Next Stop: Utopia Apostolos Karakasis
Feature-Length Competition, 91’
Janis: Little Girl Blue
21:00
Amy Berg
Music Documentary, Masters, 104’
21:30
Crocodile Gennadiy Steve Hoover
22:00
22:00
Best of Fests, 96’
22:30
Maiko - Dancing Child Åse Svenheim Drivenes
23:00
22:00
Alisa in Warland
Panorama, 70’
The Load
Liubov Durakova, Alisa Kovalenko
First Appearance Competition, 90’
Victor Alexis Guerrero
22:45
Pelota II
Jørgen Leth, Olatz González Abrisketa
Student Competition, 25’
22:30
Ugis Olte
Ben van Lieshout
Double Aliens
Sketches of Siberia
Mid-Length Competition, 56’
Paradocs, 73’
Masters, 71’
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Flotel Europa 11:30
11:30
Pankaj Johar
Jean Counet
Cecilia
Vladimir Tomic Best of Fests, 71’
Calling Ukraine
Panorama, 85’
Panorama, 12’
According to Protocol Anne-Marieke Graafmans Panorama, 49’
Panorama, 70’
Tell Spring Not to Come This Year 13:00
Exotica, Erotica, Etc. Evangelia Kranioti
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
Best of Fests, 73’
Best of Fests, 27’
The World According to Monsieur Khiar
Errol Morris Retrospective, Sounds Real, 95’
Sjors Swierstra
Dutch Competition, 55’
A Sinner in Mecca
Avi Lewis
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 87’
Victor Semeniuk
Russian Dream
Iceberg
Jessica Edwards
Student Competition, 27’
Juliana Gabriela Gomez Castañeda
DOC U The Mute’s House
Anders Helgeson, Karin af Klintberg
18:15
Call Me Marianna
Best of Fests, 92’
Karolina Bielawska Best of Fests, 75’
18:15
My Enemy, My Brother Ann Shin
Best of Fests, 17’
Student Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 31’
Driving with Selvi Elisa Paloschi
Best of Fests, IDFA DOC U Competition, 54’
Kati Juurus
Mid-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 56’
16:00 16:00
Lyari Notes
Apostolos Karakasis
Panorama, 80’
Maheen Zia, Miriam Chandy Menacherry
Next Stop: Utopia
18:15
Concerto A Beethoven Journey
Feature-Length Competition, 91’
David Aronowitsch, Ahmed Abdullahi, Sharmarke Binyusuf, Anna Persson Best of Fests, 75’
18:00 18:00
19:00 19:00 19:30
Nicole Nielsen Horanyi
22:30
Panorama, 85’
Sketches of Siberia
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank Laura Israel
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank, 82’
Ben van Lieshout
Chemsex
William Fairman, Max Gogarty
Paradocs, 73’
Panorama, 80’
Kingdom of Sha
20:30
20:00 20:00
Morgan Neville, Robert Gordon Masters, 88’
21:00 21:00
21:30
21:15
In California Charles Redon
First Appearance Competit
22:30
22:00 22:00
Old Wives
Galina Krasnoborova Panorama, 26’
Grumant: Island of Communism
23:00 23:00
Ivan S. Tverdovskiy
Mid-Length Competition, 54’
24:00 24:00
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Program Guide
19:15
Best of Enemies
Best of Fests, 80’
22:30
Panorama, 60’
Panorama, 73’
David Osit, Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Motley’s Law
Alka Sadat
Bernardo Ruiz
Thank You for Playing 22:00
Panorama, 80’
Phil Grabsky
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank, 7’
I Am Dublin
Georg Misch
17:30
Robert Frank
20:30
Coal India
17:00 17:00
I Remember 20:15
Panorama, 12’
Afghanistan Night Stories
Moein Karimoddini
20:00
Francesca Scalisi, M
Music Documentary, 90’
Atlan
Panorama, 62’
Moriom
Wastecooking Food, Not Waste
Tamar Kay
Nice People
Mid-Length Competition, 6
For Kibera!
17:15 17:45
Samir Mehanovic
15:30
16:15
Sounds Real, 52’
The Fog of Srebr
Student Competition, 47’
16:00
Music Documentary, 80’
Sergey Debizhev
Mid-Length Competition, 5
15:00 15:00
Hao Zhou
Mavis!
Sounds Real, 26’
Mattia Epifani
Felix Röben, Ajay Ko
15:00
The Chinese Mayor
Best of Fests, 89’
The Successor
13:45
Parvez Sharma Best of Fests, 79’
11:15
13:00 13:00
Nirit Aharoni
14:00 14:00
15:15
Habitat
13:15
Strung Out
14:15
This Changes Everything 16:00
12:00 12:00
First Appearance Competition, 110’
Joshua Seftel
Errol Morris
11:00
Saeed Taji Farouky, Mike McEvoy Best of Fests, 82’
The Fog of War
Roshmia
Salim Abu Jabal
12:00
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10:00
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11:00
11:15
The Successor Mattia Epifani
11:45
Mid-Length Competition, 52’
Abu Jabal
12:00
The Fog of Srebrenica
12:00
Mid-Length Competition, 60’
Werner Herzog
g Out
14:00
Meg Smaker
Life of a Butterfly Piotr Bernas
Mid-Length Competition, 50’
The American Epic Sessions Moriom
13:00
Bernard MacMahon Music Documentary, 146’
14:00
Francesca Scalisi, Mark Olexa
Kids & Docs Competition 2
Panorama, 12’
Coal India
Student Competition, 47’
15:00 15:30
Panorama, 80’
ompetition, 27’
rto thoven Journey
Jerzy Sladkowski
Feature-Length Competition, 92’
17:30
Afghanistan Night Stories
18:00
Alka Sadat
15:00 BG Rode Zaal Industry Talk: Children’s Documentaries For all passholders
We’re Still Here: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited Antonino D’Ambrosio
17:00
The Wedding Contract David Dawkins
First Appearance Competition, 92’
Music Documentary, 53’
17:00
Beyond My Grandfather Allende
17:00
Marcia Tambutti Allende Best of Fests, 98’
18:00 18:45
Meru
cumentary, 90’
19:00
19:15
Kingdom of Shadows Bernardo Ruiz
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin Best of Fests, 89’
Bright Leaves Ross McElwee
Panorama, 73’
19:00
19:15
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 107’
19:30
n Neville, Gordon
21:00
88’
Panorama, 85’
20:30 Rabozaal Awards Ceremony
21:00 21:15
In California Charles Redon
First Appearance Competition, 78’
22:00
Wives
About Heaven Stéphane Goël Masters, 85’
21:45
Birobidzhan
Guy-Marc Hinant Panorama, 125’
22:00
The Ladino Ladies’ Club Boris Missirkov, Georgi Bogdanov
The highly anticipated IDFA Awards Ceremony will start at 9:00 p.m. As of 10:30 p.m. we can toast to the winners. Pass holders may collect a ticket for the Awards Ceremony at the Guest Desk from Tuesday 24 November.
By invitation
20:00
21:00
Christophe Reyners
Mid-Length Competition, 51’
23:00
Tverdovskiy
th Competition, 54’
24:00
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Meral Uslu
Mid-Length Compet Dutch Competition,
21:15
Katsuo-bush Panorama, 23’
22:00
Coups de foudre 23:00
Matt Houghto
Yu Nakajima
Best of Fests, 26’
Krasnoborova
Dear Arauca My Cancer
Hadja Lahbib
20:00
19:00
Panorama, 10’
Patience, Patience You’ll Go To Paradise!
of Enemies
ant: Island mmunism
16:00
Panorama, 60’
absky
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15:00
A discussion on this emerging genre for engaging audiences.
American Epic: The Big Bang Music Documentary, 53’
17:00
th Competition, Barber Program, 56’
Followed by an in-depth conversation between Dutch magazine Vrij Nederland editor in chief Frits van Exter and director Jerzy Sladkowski.
16:15
Bernard MacMahon
bera!
urus
Don Juan with Extended Q&A
Don Juan
Wastecooking - Make Food, Not Waste Georg Misch
14:00
14:15
Children’s documentaries: Full of Dreams, Skatekeet, Opposites and Ninnoc, 150’
Felix Röben, Ajay Koli
16:00
12:00
Student Competition, 15’
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 79’
13:00
13:45
arance Competition, 110’
Boxeadora
Fata Morgana
Samir Mehanovic
13:00
haroni
Gabriela Castañeda
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Dutch Competition,
30 Rabozaal ards Ceremony
highly anticipated IDFA rds Ceremony will start at 0 p.m. As of 10:30 p.m. we toast to the winners. Pass ers may collect a ticket for Awards Ceremony at the st Desk from Tuesday 24 ember.
nvitation
COMPAGNIE
INDUSTRY OFFICE
ARTI ET AMICITIAE
9:00
09:30 Compagnie - Kleine Zaal IDFA Forum Round Table Pitch (2 Arts&Culture and 2 regular)
10:00
In this Round Table pitch session, 2 arts & culture and 2 regular projects will be pitched in an intimate setting for an audience of potential financiers.
11:00
09:30 Compagnie - Zuilenzaal IDFA Forum Round Table Pitch 6 Projects will be pitched in an intimate setting for an audience of potential financiers.
10:30 NH Carlton E-floor Industry Session: Today’s Talent
IDFA Forum passholders only
For all passholders
IDFA Forum passholders only
Register for short meetings with various professionals for advice on general matters and specific questions.
11:30 NH Carlton E-floor
Industry Session: Producer of Marketing and Distribution by John Reiss
12:00
10:30 Arti et Amicitiae Docs for Sale Meet the Professionals
Docs for Sale passholders only
12:25 Compagnie - Zuilenzaal For all passholders Dare To Dream Presentation (Steps and In-Docs)
IDFA Forum passholders only
13:00
13:00 NH Carlton E-floor One-on-One consultancies: Rough Cut Editing
Book your One-on-One meeting at the Industry Desk
For all passholders (upon registration)
14:00
DOCLAB EXPO: SEAMLESS REALITY Brakke Grond 9:00 – 23:00 The DocLab: Seamless Reality exhibition showcases thirty installations and interactive projects, including experiments with artificial intelligence and smell as a narrative means. The selection includes a striking number of virtual reality projects, transporting the audience to different realities. Some installations have varying opening hours (11:00–21:00). On site reservation may be required.
15:00
16:00
Admission Free
17:00 Compagnie Café IDFA Forum Closing Drinks
17:00
IDFA Forum passholders only
OTHER VENUES
18:00 18:30
19:00
19:00
Dear Araucaria Matt Houghton Panorama, 10’
My Cancer
20:00
21:00
Meral Uslu
Mid-Length Competition, Dutch Competition, 55’
Yu Nakajima Panorama, 23’
22:00
Michael Matheson Miller Best of Fests, 91’
Donations=good! But what does it lead to, and where does the money go? The screening is preceded by a conversation on the aid-economy with author Linda Polman.
Mr. Hu and the Temple Yan Ting Yuen
Dutch Competition, 55’
23:00
21:30
DE BALIE
IDFA in De Balie: The Siren of Faso Fani Michel K. Zongo Best of Fests, 89’
What is happening in Burkina Faso, now that regulations are set in Europe and African prints and textiles are imported from China? A short introduction on money andor: the aid-economy.
Workspace for all accredited guests. Wifi connection and computers available.
NH Carlton E-floor 10:00 – 17:00 First Aid Doc Clinic
IDFA in De Balie: Poverty, Inc.
21:15
Katsuo-bushi
DE BALIE
DAILY SERVICES
NH Carlton E-floor 9:00 – 21:00 IDFA Writing Room
PODIUM MOZAÏEK
19:30
Documentary experts Jannie Langbroek and Marijke Rawie answer your questions about all aspects of the documentary industry, from distribution to financing, and from co-productions to festival strategy.
Mr. Gaga
Tomer Heymann
SOCIAL EVENTS
Panorama, 100’
De Jaren Café – 09:00 IDFA Filmmakers Breakfast
PODIUM MOZAÏEK
Kick-start your day by meeting fellow filmmakers and IDFA staff over coffee and croissants. Hosted by ARRI.
By invitation
21:30
Compagnie Café – 17:00
Toomas Järvet
IDFA Forum Closing Drinks
Rough Stage First Appearance Competition, 74’
IDFA Forum passholders only
Arti et Amicitiae – 17:00
Docs for Sale Happy Hour
Hosted by NPO Sales, EYE International, Films Transit, Autlook Filmsales, CAT&Docs and Rise and Shine.
Docs for Sale & IDFA Forum passholders
De Jaren Café – 18:00 Guests Meet Guests
Exchange ideas at the daily cocktail hour! Hosted by Cinemachile and Chiledoc.
24:00
For all passholders
1:00
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10:00 Grozny Blues Nicola Bellucci Best of Fests, 104’
11:00
11:15
The Sniper of Kobani 11:45
12:00
Dear Araucaria 12:15
Ukrainian Sheriffs Roman Bondarchuk
Feature-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 80’
Matt Houghton Panorama, 10’
My Cancer
Reber Dosky Panorama, 12’
At Home in the World Andreas Koefoed
11:15
Tishe!
11:30
Clear Years
Frédéric Guillaume
Feature-Length Competition, 75’
11:45
Fassbinder Panorama, 92’
Mid-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 58’
Meral Uslu
Mid-Length Competition, Dutch Competition, 55’
13:15 13:30
13:30
Luke Lorentzen
Beata Bubenets
New York Cuts 14:00 14:15
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank Laura Israel
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank, 82’
15:00
Vita activa, the Spirit of Hannah Arendt with Extended Q&A
Student Competition, 77’
Vita activa, the Spirit of Hannah Arendt Panorama, 124’
16:15
First Appearance Competition, 76’
Michael Glawogger
14:00
Sounds Real, 90’
NapolIslam
Ernesto Pagano Panorama, 75’
15:15 15:30
15:30
Marijn Frank
Jake Witzenfeld
Need for Meat Panorama, 74’
Oriented Panorama, 80’
Unmistaken Child 15:45
Kids & Docs Competition 3
Nati Baratz
Sounds Real, 102’
Children’s documentaries: Suburban King/Top-girl, Home Sweet Home, I’ll Fly Higher and Into Darkness, 135’
A Young Patriot Du Haibin
Best of Fests, 106’
Megacities
Chechen
Followed by an in-depth conversation between philosopher Daan Roovers and director Ada Ushpiz. Ada Ushpiz
16:00
Sounds Real, 80’
Annekatrin Hendel
13:00
14:00
Victor Kossakovsky
17:00
Over the Years
17:00
Nikolaus Geyrhalter Masters, 188’
17:30
The Unknown Known Errol Morris
Errol Morris Retrospective, 104’
18:00
17:30
Isabelle Tollenaere
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano Joshua Seftel Best of Fests, 27’
The World According to Monsieur Khiar Sjors Swierstra
19:00
Battles
17:45
Dutch Competition, 55’
Sounds Real, 88’
18:30
Cambridge
Eldora Traykova
Mid-Length Competition, 64’
19:30
Old Wives
19:45
Chinese Verses
Feiyue Wu, Xiaoyu Qin
20:00
21:00
First Appearance Competition, 96’
What Happened, Miss Simone?
A Strange Love Affair with Ego
Liz Garbus
Paradocs Shorts 2
Compilation of beyond the frame docs: Isabella Morra, Blood Brothers, Lamentation, The Meadow, Log Head, 90’
Austerlitz
Stan Neumann
22:15 22:30
In California Charles Redon
Panorama, 26’
Grumant: Island of Communism Ivan S. Tverdovskiy
Mid-Length Competition, 54’
21:45
Feature-Length & Dutch Competition, 90’
22:00
Panorama, 90’
23:00
20:15
Ester Gould
Music Documentary, Masters, 102’
22:00
VPRO Extra: A Strange Love Affair with Ego
With an introduction and extended Q&A. Moderator Lotje IJzermans (VPRO Nooit Meer Slapen).
21:00
Galina Krasnoborova
20:00
Flotel Europa Vladimir Tomic
A Poem Is a Naked Person Les Blank
Music Documentary, Masters, 90’
Best of Fests, 71’
First Appearance Competition, 78’
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Lampedusa in Winter Jakob Brossmann Best of Fests, 93’
Tishe!
The Pearl Button Masters, 82’
Democracy
Sounds Real, 80’
11:00
11:00
Patricio Guzmán
11:30
Victor Kossakovsky
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David Bernet
11:45
Strung Out
Panorama, 100’
Nirit Aharoni
First Appearance Competition, 110’
11:00
11:15
Don Juan
Jerzy Sladkowski
Feature-Length Competitio
12:00 12:00
12:45
A Flickering Truth Pietra Brettkelly
13:15
Best of Fests, 91’
Megacities
Michael Glawogger
Martha & Niki
13:00 13:00
Tora Mårtens
13:30
Panorama, 90’
13:45
Sounds Real, 90’
13:00
Natural Disorde
Christian Sønderby
Exotica, Erotica, Etc. Evangelia Kranioti
14:15
Best of Fests, 73’
About Heaven
14:00 14:00
Feature-Length Competitio
Stéphane Goël
15:00 15:15
15:15
Cartel Land
Nati Baratz
Guy-Marc Hinant
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 98’
Unmistaken Child
Birobidzhan 15:45
Sounds Real, 102’
Every 28 Days
Panorama, 125’
Masters, 85’
15:00 15:00
Matthew Heineman
15:45
Ina Borrmann Panorama, 89’
16:30
16:00 16:00
Cecilia
NPO Screening Welcome Home Frans Bromet Masters, 90’
Pankaj Johar Panorama, 85’
17:30
17:00 17:00
17:30
Battles
Under the Sun
17:45
Isabelle Tollenaere
The Confessions of Thomas Quick
Sounds Real, 88’
Brian Hill Masters, 94’
Vitaly Mansky
18:15
Masters, 106’
10 Billion - What’s on Your Plate?
18:30
18:00 18:00
Snow Monkey George Gittoes
Feature-Length Competitio
Olmo and the Seagull
Valentin Thurn
18:00
Petra Costa, Lea Glob
Panorama, 102’
Paradocs, 82’
19:00 19:00
19:30
Old Wives
Galina Krasnoborova Panorama, 26’
20:00
20:00
Antonio Tibaldi, Alex Lora
Ido Haar
Thy Father’s Chair
Grumant: Island of Communism
Feature-Length Competition, 72’
Ivan S. Tverdovskiy
Mid-Length Competition, 54’
Thru You Princess 20:45
Feature-Length Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, Music Documentary, 80’
20:30
Chemsex
William Fairman, Max Gogarty
Pelota II
Jørgen Leth, Olatz González Abrisketa
Panorama, 80’
Masters, 71’
21:45
20:00 20:00
21:00 21:00
Masters, 93’
Women in Sink
22:00
Iris Zaki
Best of Fests, 37’
Les Blank
Music Documentary, Masters, 90’
Bolshoi Babylon
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
22:30
Best of Fests, 40’
Best of Fests, 90’
Adam Benzine
The Nightmare Rodney Ascher
Nick Read
Best of Fests, 83’
22:30
22:00 22:00
A Syrian Love Story Sean McAllister
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program, 76’
23:00 23:00
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Hot Type: 150 Years of The Barbara Kopple
21:45
A Poem Is a Naked Person
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GREEN SCREEN
9:00
10:00
10:00
11:00
11:00
11:15
Don Juan
Jerzy Sladkowski
11:45
Feature-Length Competition, 92’
Salero
12:00
With an introduction by Els Rientjes (Green Film Making).
12:00
Concerto A Beethoven Journey
12:00
Phil Grabsky
Music Documentary, 90’
13:00
Kids & Docs Competition 2
13:00 13:30
Natural Disorder
Christian Sønderby Jepsen
14:00
Feature-Length Competition, 97’
13:30
Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr Patrick Reed, Michelle Shephard
13:00
Children’s documentaries: Full of Dreams, Skatekeet, Opposites and Ninnoc, 150’
Masters, 80’
14:00
Banking Nature
14:15
Panorama, 90’
Daniel Cross
Sandrine Feydel, Denis Delestrac
85’
I Am the Blues
14:00
Music Documentary, 96’
With an introduction by Els Rientjes (Green Film Making).
15:00
15:00
15:30 15:45
16:00
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NPO Screening Welcome Home
Déjà vu
Jon Bang Carlsen Masters, 85’
16:00
16:00
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
Frans Bromet Masters, 90’
16:30
Errol Morris Retrospective, 91’
17:00
Free admission, Dutch spoken
17:30
18:00
18:00
Snow Monkey George Gittoes
DOC U A Family Affair Tom Fassaert
Feature-Length, Dutch & DOC U Competition, 110’
Feature-Length Competition, 150’
and the Seagull
Mark Cousins Paradocs, 71’
21:00
Yun Ye
21:00
Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation
19:00
With an introduction by Els Rientjes (Green Film Making).
DocLab Live: Super Stream Me
20:30
A look back on one of the most ruthless live streaming experiments ever with Tim Den Besten and Nicolaas Veul as well as several special guests.
K2 - Touching the Sky Eliza Kubarska Best of Fests, 72’
Music Documentary, 100’
With an introduction by Els Rientjes (Green Film Making).
22:30
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in WestBerlin 1979 - 1989
Ruslan Fedotow, Alexandra Kulak
22:00
23:00
24:00
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John Appel
21:30
Music Documentary, 92’
Salamanca
Rachida El Gar
21:00
Jörg A. Hoppe, Klaus Maeck, Heiko Lange
Student Competition, 20’
Into Darkne
Eritrea Stars
20:00
Racing Extinction
Maysoon El-Massry
23:00
Pavel Giroud, Juan Manuel Villar Betancort
21:30
Aida
McAllister
Playing Lecuona
19:00
Student Competitio Competition for Kid
19:45 20:00
Masters, 93’
an Love Story
Land Grabbing
Look Love
Barbara Kopple
22:00
19:00
20:00
First Appearance Competition, 146’
a, 80’
18:00
In Defense of the Rocket Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise
sex
17:00
Music Documentary, 146’
18:15
Paradocs, 5’
19:00
m Fairman, ogarty
Bernard MacMahon
Martin Ginestie
osta, Lea Glob
20:00
16:30
This Changes Everything Lecture Thomas Rau: 16:45 With an introduction by Els Ons zijn is tijdelijk, de The American Rientjes (Green Film Making). gevolgen zijn permanent Epic Sessions
Errol Morris
Johar
a, 85’
Benjamin Barber Program, 76’
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Fredrik Gertten Magnus Gertte Masters, 110’
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OTHER VENUES
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ncerto eethoven Journey
12:00
Grabsky
Documentary, 90’
13:00
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14:00
14:00
Sonita
Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami Feature-Length Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 90’
iel Cross
Documentary, 96’
15:00
16:00
16:00
Patience, Patience You’ll Go To Paradise! Hadja Lahbib
nard MacMahon
Workspace for all accredited guests. Wifi connection and computers available.
NH Carlton E-floor 10:00 – 17:00 First Aid Doc Clinic
18:30
19:00
19:00
Into Darkness
Rachida El Garani
Student Competition, IDFA Competition for Kids & Docs, 31’
45
Documentary, 100’
Eritrea Stars
20:00
John Appel
Dutch Competition, 55’
IDFA in De Balie: The Russian Woodpecker Chad Gracia Best of Fests, 82’
A failing nuclear power plant; a broken radar system. The state builds, and the state breaks, and the people are stuck in between. Preceded by a discussion on prestigious construction projects, and the scars they leave behind.
19:00
The Mute’s House Tamar Kay
Student Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 31’
22:00
21:30
Fredrik Gertten, Magnus Gertten
Zanbo Zhang
Masters, 110’
IDFA in De Balie: The Road Feature-Length Competition, 90’
The Communist Party constructs a highway that cuts through the People’s Republic of China. With a brief introduction on prestige construction projects, and the scars they leave behind.
A. Hoppe, Klaus eck, Heiko Lange Documentary, 92’
SOCIAL EVENTS
Elisa Paloschi
Best of Fests, IDFA DOC U Competition, 54’
De Jaren Café – 09:00 IDFA Filmmakers Breakfast
Kick-start your day by meeting fellow filmmakers and IDFA staff over coffee and croissants. Hosted by ARRI.
By invitation 21:30
Becoming Zlatan
Movie: Lust & und in Westlin 1979 - 1989
Documentary experts Jannie Langbroek and Marijke Rawie answer your questions about all aspects of the documentary industry, from distribution to financing, and from co-productions to festival strategy.
Driving with Selvi
21:00
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Admission Free
NH Carlton E-floor 9:00 – 21:00 IDFA Writing Room
18:00
ying Lecuona
The DocLab: Seamless Reality exhibition showcases thirty installations and interactive projects, including experiments with artificial intelligence and smell as a narrative means. The selection includes a striking number of virtual reality projects, transporting the audience to different realities. Some installations have varying opening hours (11:00–21:00). On site reservation may be required.
DAILY SERVICES
17:00
Documentary, 146’
el Giroud, Juan Manuel r Betancort
Brakke Grond 9:00 – 23:00
Panorama, 85’
45
e American c Sessions
DOCLAB EXPO: SEAMLESS REALITY
23:00
21:30
Motley’s Law
Nicole Nielsen Horanyi Panorama, 85’
Arti et Amicitiae – 17:00
Docs for Sale Happy Hour
Hosted by NPO Sales, EYE International, Films Transit, Autlook Filmsales, CAT&Docs and Rise and Shine.
Docs for Sale & IDFA Forum passholders
De Jaren Café – 18:00 Guests Meet Guests
Exchange ideas at the daily cocktail hour! Hosted by NPO 2.
For all passholders
24:00
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Compilation program put up by main partner VPRO. For tickets see www.vpro.nl/evenementen.
Jon Bang Carlsen
Errol Morris
10:00 VPRO Review
Déjà vu
11:00
Boxeadora Smaker Roundabout in My Head Meg Student Competition, 15’ 11:15
Rithy Panh
Hassen Ferhani
Masters, 74’
12:00
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Errol Morris Retrospective, 103’
11:00
France Is Our Mother Country
11:00
The Thin Blue Line
Masters, 85’
First Appearance Competition, 100’
Life of a Butterfly Piotr Bernas
Mid-Length Competition, 50’
Cambridge
Eldora Traykova
12:45
Mid-Length Competition, 64’
12:45
Over the Years
Kids & Docs Competition 1
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
13:00
Masters, 188’
13:30 14:00
14:00
Look Love Yun Ye
First Appearance Competition, 146’
Remember Your Name, Babylon
Sounds Real, 74’
From the Depths Valentina Pedicini
15:00
Sounds Real, 73’
A Walnut Tree Jonas and the Backyard Circus
Ammar Aziz
First Appearance Competition, 81’
16:00
Paula Gomes
16:00
Rough Stage
First Appearance Competition, 80’
Toomas Järvet
16:30
First Appearance Competition, 74’
A Sinner in Mecca Parvez Sharma Best of Fests, 79’
17:00
17:00
Women in Sink Best of Fests, 37’
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
18:00
DOC U
17:15
Iris Zaki
Adam Benzine
17:30
Alisa in Warland Liubov Durakova, Alisa Kovalenko
First Appearance Competition, 90’
Best of Fests, 40’
Ukrainian Sheriffs Roman Bondarchuk
19:00
Feature-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 80’
19:15
About Heaven Stéphane Goël Masters, 85’
Mani Y. Benchelah
Mid-Length & DOC U Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 56’
Time Suspended Natalia Bruschtein
A documentary marathon featuring the highest rated films in the Audience Award Competition. Until 9.00am, with breakfast for the diehards.
Sounds Real, 105’
Sergio Oksman
21:15
21:15
Hadja Lahbib
Sophia Luvara
Patience, Patience You’ll Go To Paradise! Panorama, 85’
Matt Houghton Panorama, 10’
My Cancer Meral Uslu
Mid-Length Competition, Dutch Competition, 55’
20:15
20:15
Petra Costa, Lea Glob
Jorge Caballero
Olmo and the Seagull
Dutch Competition, 70’
Tig
Kristina Goolsby, Ashley York
23:15
23:15
Sophie Dros
Student Competition, 27’
Juliana Gabriela Gomez Castañeda
Jérôme Clément-Wilz
For Kibera!
Horse-Being
Mid-Length Competition, 63’
Feature-Length Competition, 70’
22:00
Paradocs Shorts 1
22:15 22:30
Don Juan
Jerzy Sladkowski
Feature-Length Competition, 92’
Iceberg
Student Competition, 27’
Kati Juurus
Mid-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 56’
1:00
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Patient
Inside the Chinese Closet
Compilation of beyond the frame docs: Captive Horizon, Still Holding Still, The Rate’s Cut, (Self)exhibitions, Exodus, 90’
My Silicone Love
18:30
Dear Araucaria
Paradocs, 82’
22:30 Best of Fests, 90’
Anne Regitze Wivel
On Football
21:00
Docs around the Clock
Man Falling
19:45
Paradocs, 68’
21:00
17:45
19:30
Best of Fests, 64’
20:00
The One Minutes Jr Awards: Nominees 2015 &
This Is Exile: Diaries of Child Refugees
Fifteen one-minute videos that represent youth voices from countries around the world, will be screened along with This Is Exile: Diaries of Child Refugees.
18:45
24:00
Morgan Knibbe
14:15
First Appearance Competition, 77’
15:30
23:00
Those Who Feel the Fire Burning
Children’s documentaries: Ruth, Varicella and Dancing for You, 105’
Marie Brumagne, Bram Van Cauwenberghe
15:00
22:00
12:15
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
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3½ Minutes, Ten Bulle Marc Silver
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program
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The Thin Blue Line
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Errol Morris
Errol Morris Retrospective, 103’
Alex Gibney
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program, 128’
10:15
Lyari Notes
11:00 11:30
Every 28 Days Garage 2.0
12:15
Ina Borrmann Panorama, 89’
12:15
Catherine van Campen
Those Who Feel the Fire Burning
I Am Dublin
Dutch Competition, 85’
12:45
Morgan Knibbe
Walls
Sounds Real, 74’
Pablo Iraburu, Migueltxo Molina
13:30
9:00
11:00
Best of Fests, 75’
11:15
Say Something Åsa Ekman Panorama, 73’
12:00 12:00
David Aronowitsch, Ahmed Abdullahi, Sharmarke Binyusuf, Anna Persson
Panorama, 83’
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Maheen Zia, Miriam Chandy Menacherry Panorama, 80’
12:00
PROGRAM DAY BY DAY
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We Are Not Alon Pere Joan Ventura
Panorama, Benjamin Barb
Kingdom of Shadows Bernardo Ruiz
14:15
14:15
Valentina Pedicini
Annekatrin Hendel
From the Depths
Panorama, 73’
14:15
Fassbinder
Sounds Real, 73’
14:45
Panorama, 92’
Motley’s Law 15:15
Checks and Balances
Nicole Nielsen Horanyi
Arlette - Courage Is a Muscle
14:00 14:00
Florian Hoffmann
Student Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 84’
Panorama, 85’
15:00 15:00
Malek Bensmaïl
15:45
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program, 97’
16:00
Rough Stage Toomas Järvet
16:30
First Appearance Competition, 74’
16:30
Bolshoi Babylon
16:45
Nick Read
Jungle Sisters
Best of Fests, 83’
Chloe Ruthven
17:30
Man Falling
18:30
Dear Araucaria Matt Houghton
Afghanistan Night Stories Alka Sadat
Panorama, 60’
Panorama, 10’
My Cancer Meral Uslu
Mid-Length Competition, Dutch Competition, 55’
20:15
Olmo and the Seagull Petra Costa, Lea Glob Paradocs, 82’
20:15
Austerlitz
Moriom
18:45
Francesca Scalisi, Mark Olexa
Coal India
Felix Röben, Ajay Koli Student Competition, 47’
Stan Neumann
A Syrian Love Story Sean McAllister
19:30
Every Face Has a Name
I Am Sun Mu
Best of Fests, 73’
Don Juan
Jerzy Sladkowski
Adam Sjoberg
21:30
21:30
Walther Grotenhuis, Cinta Forger
Reber Dosky
A Boy’s Dream
22:30
3½ Minutes, Ten Bullets Marc Silver
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program, 98’
Feature-Length Competition, 92’
Mijael Bustos Gutiérrez Student Competition, 22’
Sempervirens
20:30
Evangelia Kranioti
Dutch Competition, 75’
17:00 17:00 17:45
18:00 18:00
Panorama, 87’
Chinese Verses
Feiyue Wu, Xiaoyu Qin
First Appearance Competition, 96’
Panorama, 78’
20:00 20:00
NapolIslam
Ernesto Pagano Panorama, 75’
10 Billion - What’s on Your Plate? Valentin Thurn Panorama, 102’
21:00 21:00 21:30
Credit for Murde Vladi Antonevicz
Panorama, 12’
22:00 22:00
At Home in the World Andreas Koefoed
First Appearance Competit
Mid-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 58’
23:00 23:15
Janis: Little Girl Blue Amy Berg
23:00
The Nightmare
I Am the Blues
Best of Fests, 90’
Music Documentary, 96’
Rodney Ascher
Daniel Cross
23:00 23:00 23:30
Hot Sugar’s Cold
Music Documentary, Masters, 104’
Adam Bhala Lough
24:00 24:00
1:00
Program Guide
Qing Zhao
19:45
The Sniper of Kobani 22:15
Please Rememb
19:00 19:00
Student Competition, 46’
20:45
Panorama, 80’
A Tale of Love, Madness and Death
Best of Fests, 76’
Exotica, Erotica, Etc.
Feature-Length Competition, 70’
Anne-Marieke Graafmans
Raphaël Dubach
20:30
Jorge Caballero
22:15
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program, 76’
Magnus Gertten
Panorama, 90’
Patient
According to Protocol
18:30
Panorama, 12’
19:30
Panorama, 12’
Best of Fests, 77’
18:30
Jake Witzenfeld
Jean Counet
Bill Guttentag, Michael Ware
18:00
Anne Regitze Wivel
Oriented
Calling Ukraine
Panorama, 49’
Only the Dead
17:45
Sounds Real, 105’
Panorama, 80’
16:00 16:00
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The Wedding Contract David Dawkins
First Appearance Competition, 92’
n Zia, Miriam y Menacherry
a, 80’
Dublin
11:00
11:15
Say Something
Imagine Waking Up Tomorrow and All Music Has Disappeared
Åsa Ekman Panorama, 73’
Stefan Schwietert
12:00
Aronowitsch, Ahmed ahi, Sharmarke uf, Anna Persson
sts, 75’
e - Courage uscle
11:15
13:00
13:00
13:00
Pere Joan Ventura
Eduardo Coutinho
We Are Not Alone
Salim Abu Jabal
Maysoon El-Massry
Panorama, 70’
15:00
What Happened, Miss Simone?
15:00 15:45
Oriented
Liz Garbus
Ruslan Fedotow, Alexandra Kulak
Mid-Length Competition, 40’
Music Documentary, Masters, 102’
Panorama, 80’
g Ukraine
The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On 17:00
ding to Protocol
Marieke Graafmans
a, 49’
17:15
A Family Affair 17:45
18:00
Please Remember Me
Kazuo Hara
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 122’
ompetition, 22’
ervirens
15:45
A Poem Is a Naked Person 16:30
Miss Sharon Jones!
20:00
n Thurn
The Mute’s House Tamar Kay
Panorama, 75’
19:00
Welcome Ho Frans Bromet Masters, 90’
In Defense of the Rocket
In California Charles Redon
First Appearance Competition, 78’
First Appearance Competition, 85’
Masters, 110’
Special screening of The Redemption of the Devil, preceded by two shorts that are part of the VICE Talent Selection. Followed by drinks.
Alex Hoffman
Music Documentary, 81’
Becoming Zlatan Fredrik Gertten, Magnus Gertten
VICE Night at IDFA
The Redemption of the Devil
22:45
23:15
20:00
Martin Ginestie
21:00
Vladi Antonevicz
Paradocs, 5’
Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise Mark Cousins
21:00
Paradocs, 71’
21:15
Need for Me Marijn Frank Panorama, 74’
22:15
Boudewijn de Groot Come Closer
22:00
Suzanne Raes
Dutch Competition, Music Documentary, 89’
Holy Cow
23:00
Imam Hasanov
First Appearance Competition, 80’
Music Documentary, 85’
24:00
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20:15
Best of Fests, IDFA DOC U Competition, 54’
Credit for Murder
24:00
Feature-Length Com
Music Documentary, 82’
Panorama, 80’
Elisa Paloschi
21:15
Adam Bhala Lough
Christian Sønd
Morgan Neville
William Fairman, Max Gogarty
Driving with Selvi
Ernesto Pagano
Hot Sugar’s Cold World
Natural Diso
Student Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 31’
NapolIslam
23:30
17:00
18:00
19:15
21:30
cumentary, 96’
16:00 16:45
Music Documentary, 94’
Chemsex
23:00
Music Documentary, Masters, 90’
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
21:00
22:00
Les Blank
Barbara Kopple
Panorama, 78’
19:45
a, 102’
Cross
15:00
Feature-Length, Dutch & DOC U Competition, 110’
ion - What’s ur Plate?
he Blues
Feature-Length Competition, 91’
Qing Zhao
19:00
ompetition, 46’
14:00
Apostolos Karakasis
18:45
ël Dubach
Music Documentary, 82’
Tom Fassaert
of Love, ess and Death
Bustos Gutiérrez
Song of Lahore
Next Stop: Utopia
Compilation of video art in collaboration with Amsterdam Art Weekend: Stripes 3; Am I Dreaming of Others, or Are Others Dreaming of Me?; Dots, Chance, Pots, Dance; Dereviled; Smoke Machine; Refrain, 120’
16:30
13:00 13:30
Andy Schocken, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
14:15
Jake Witzenfeld
ounet
a, 12’
Salamanca
14:00
Hoffmann
12:00
Student Competition, 20’
Masters, 87’
Amsterdam Art Weekend at IDFA: Neo(n) Realism
Music Documentary, 86’
Aida
Last Conversations
14:00
16:00
12:15
Roshmia
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program, 78’
ompetition, IDFA mpetition, 84’
12:15
11:00
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
DE BALIE
KETELHUIS
PODIUM MOZAÏEK
PROGRAM DAY BY DAY
MELKWEG RABOZAAL
OTHER VENUES
9:00
10:00
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agine Waking Up morrow and All Music s Disappeared
an Schwietert Documentary, 86’
11:00
12:00
13:00
30
ng of Lahore
y Schocken, Sharmeen id-Chinoy Documentary, 82’
14:00
DOCLAB EXPO: SEAMLESS REALITY Brakke Grond 9:00 – 23:00 The DocLab: Seamless Reality exhibition showcases thirty installations and interactive projects, including experiments with artificial intelligence and smell as a narrative means. The selection includes a striking number of virtual reality projects, transporting the audience to different realities. Some installations have varying opening hours (11:00–21:00). On site reservation may be required.
15:00
45
oem Is a ked Person
Blank
Documentary, Masters, 90’
16:00
Admission Free 16:45
17:00
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th Richards: der the Influence
Natural Disorder
Feature-Length Competition, 97’
18:00
Welcome Home
IDFA in De Balie: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
19:00
Masters, 90’
Masters, 114’
19:00
Frans Bromet
20:00
ocs, 5’
k Cousins
21:00
ocs, 71’
15
udewijn de Groot me Closer
19:30
Jessica Edwards
Panorama, 74’
22:00
SOCIAL EVENTS
Music Documentary, 80’
De Jaren Café – 09:00 IDFA Filmmakers Breakfast
Kick-start your day by meeting fellow filmmakers and IDFA staff over coffee and croissants. Hosted by ARRI.
By invitation
Need for Meat Marijn Frank
Documentary experts Jannie Langbroek and Marijke Rawie answer your questions about all aspects of the documentary industry, from distribution to financing, and from co-productions to festival strategy.
Mavis!
21:15
21:30 21:45
IDFA in De Balie: Welcome to Leith
Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K. Walker
Thru You Princess Ido Haar
Feature-Length Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, Music Documentary, 80’
De Jaren Café – 22:00 IDFA Dance Night
Let’s dance! Come join us and dance the night away in Café de Jaren at IDFA’s most renowned Dance Nights!
Admission free
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 86’
anne Raes
h Competition, Music mentary, 89’
Stanley Nelson
Black Power! The Black Panthers: widely supported civil rights movement, or (as the FBI has put it) a “hate group”? Preceded by a talk on identity, politics and activism.
tin Ginestie
mic: Living in ad and Promise
NH Carlton E-floor 10:00 – 17:00 First Aid Doc Clinic
18:30
Documentary, 82’
Defense of the Rocket
NH Carlton E-floor 9:00 – 21:00 IDFA Writing Room
Workspace for all accredited guests. Wifi connection and computers available.
gan Neville
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Christian Sønderby Jepsen
White Power! With a short introduction on racism, polarization and activism.
23:00
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Compilation program put up by editors of de Volkskrant. Tickets available on www.idfa.nl/volkskrant.
10:00 Volkskrant IDFA day
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Volkskrant IDFA day
Man Falling
10:15
Bird Skin
Clara Peltier Panorama, 20’
Aracati
Aline Portugal, Julia De Simone
11:00
Mid-Length Competition, 62’
11:30
Carolina’s World
10:30
Kids & Docs Competition 1
Anne Regitze Wivel Sounds Real, 105’
Children’s documentaries: Ruth, Varicella and Dancing for You, 105’
Mariana Viñoles
Feature-Length Competition, 70’
12:00
12:15
Alisa in Warland
12:30
Liubov Durakova, Alisa Kovalenko
First Appearance Competition, 90’
13:00
The Visit
13:00
Michael Madsen
13:30
TV5MONDE Day: Checks and Balances Malek Bensmaïl
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program, 97’
Sounds Real, 85’
Old Wives
Galina Krasnoborova Panorama, 26’
14:00
Grumant: Island of Communism
14:15
Mid-Length Competition, 54’
Best of Fests, 83’
Bolshoi Babylon
Ivan S. Tverdovskiy
Nick Read
15:00
14:45 15:15
Remember Your Name, Babylon
15:30
Lyari Notes Panorama, 80’
16:15
First Appearance Competition, 77’
16:45
Best of Fests, 106’
17:00
Arlette - Courage Is a Muscle
Chechen
Masters, 188’
Student Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 84’
First Appearance Competition, 76’
18:00
I Am the Blues Daniel Cross
18:30
Credit for Murder 19:00
Welcome to Leith
Meru
First Appearance Competition, 85’
Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K. Walker
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin Best of Fests, 89’
19:30
Mavis!
19:15
Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation Barbara Kopple
Jessica Edwards
Masters, 93’
Music Documentary, 80’
20:00
Music Documentary, 96’
18:45
Vladi Antonevicz
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 86’
20:15
20:30
20:30
Garage 2.0 21:00
Tell Spring Not to Come This Year
The Nightmare
Dutch Competition, 85’
Rodney Ascher
21:30
Best of Fests, 90’
My Enemy, My Brother
Best of Fests, 82’
Chris Marker
21:30
Best of Fests, 90’
Atlan
Panorama, 62’
My Silicone Love K2 - Touching the Sky Eliza Kubarska Best of Fests, 72’
Sophie Dros
Student Competition, 27’
23:30
Mid-Length Competition, 63’
Meg Smaker
Jérôme Clément-Wilz
Boxeadora Student Competition, 15’
Life of a Butterfly
22:15
Juliana Gabriela Gomez Castañeda
Alex Hoffman
23:00
Student Competition, 27’
Mike Plunkett
Kati Juurus
For Kibera!
Salero
Horse-Being
Panorama, 76’
23:30
A Poem Is a Naked Person
Mid-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 56’
Les Blank
Music Documentary, Masters, 90’
Piotr Bernas
Mid-Length Competition, 50’
1:00
64
Music Documentary, 86’
22:15
Iceberg
Moein Karimoddini
23:15
Stefan Schwietert
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 55’
Bao Nguyen
Best of Fests, 17’
22:45
Imagine Waking Up Tomorrow and All Mus Has Disappeared
Live from New York!
Ann Shin
22:00
TV5MONDE Day: One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevitch
20:45
Catherine van Campen
Saeed Taji Farouky, Mike McEvoy
24:00
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Florian Hoffmann
Beata Bubenets
18:00
23:00
Over the Years 17:15
17:30
21:00
Feature-Length Competition, 75’
A Young Patriot Du Haibin
19:00
Frédéric Guillaume
Marie Brumagne, Bram Van Cauwenberghe
Maheen Zia, Miriam Chandy Menacherry
16:00
TV5MONDE Day: Clear Years
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
ZATERDAG 28 NOVEMBER
The Redemption of the Devil Music Documentary, 81’
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Man Falling
The Dybbuk: A Tale of Wandering Souls
Anne Regitze Wivel Sounds Real, 105’
Krzysztof Kopczynski
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program, 85’
10:15
Concerto A Beethoven Journey Phil Grabsky
Music Documentary, 90’
11:00
Katsuo-bushi Panorama, 23’
Yan Ting Yuen
Dutch Competition, 55’
12:00
Banking Nature
12:15
Panorama, 90’
Jakob Brossmann
Sandrine Feydel, Denis Delestrac
12:30
TV5MONDE Day: Checks and Balances
13:00
Malek Bensmaïl
Lampedusa in Winter Best of Fests, 93’
12:30
Ugis Olte
Best of Fests, 90’
Compilation program consisting of three films supported by the IDFA Bertha Fund.
The Siren of Faso Fani
Frédéric Guillaume
Feature-Length Competition, 75’
15:30
Censored Voices Mor Loushy
Best of Fests, 84’
Behemoth Masters, 90’
Over the Years
Bill Guttentag, Michael Ware
TV5MONDE Day: One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevitch
18:30
Morgan Neville
Morgan Neville, Robert Gordon
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
Chris Marker
Imagine Waking Up Tomorrow and All Music 20:45 Has Disappeared Martha & Niki Stefan Schwietert Music Documentary, 86’
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 55’
First Appearance Competit
15:00 15:00
Masters, 88’
Tora Mårtens Panorama, 90’
Panorama, 70’
20:30
We’re Still Here: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited
Pietra Brettkelly
Music Documentary, 53’
19:00 19:00
20:00 20:00
A Flickering Truth Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr
First Appearance Competit
Salim Abu Jabal
Bernard MacMahon
Antonino D’Ambrosio
Ammar Aziz
19:15
Feature-Length Competition, 72’
21:00
18:30
A Walnut Tree
Roshmia
Music Documentary, 53’
Driving with Sel Best of Fests, IDFA DOC U Competition, 54’
18:00 18:00
Thy Father’s Chair
American Epic: The Big Bang
Student Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 31’
Elisa Paloschi
Best of Enemies 19:15
16:30
Tamar Kay
17:00 17:00
Masters, 87’
Antonio Tibaldi, Alex Lora
20:30
Last Conversations Eduardo Coutinho
18:30
20:15
Roundabout in M
The Mute’s Hou 17:00
First Appearance Competition, 110’
20:00
14:15
Hassen Ferhani
Nirit Aharoni
Music Documentary, 82’
Teboho Edkins
13:00 13:00
Only the Dead
Strung Out
Music Documentary, 96’
Coming of Age Student Competition, 63’
16:00 16:00
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17:30
I Am the Blues
12:00
Best of Fests, 98’
Best of Fests, 77’
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Daniel Cross
Beyond My Grandfather Allende
Ukrainian Sheriffs Feature-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 80’
18:00
Dutch Competition, 75’
Liang Zhao
Roman Bondarchuk
Masters, 188’
12:00 12:00
14:45
Marcia Tambutti Allende
Best of Fests, 89’
Best of Fests, 80’
16:45
14:30
Michel K. Zongo
Surire
Bettina Perut, Ivan Osnovikoff
Walther Grotenhuis Cinta Forger
11:00
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World Documentaries
TV5MONDE Day: Clear Years
A Boy’s Dream
Mid-Length Competition, 56’
14:00
14:45
10:00
Victor Alexis Guerrero
Double Aliens
Kristina Goolsby, Ashley York
11:00
The Load
Student Competition, 25’
Tig
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program, 97’
Salome Machaidze, Tamuna Karumidze, David Meskhi
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When the Earth Seems to Be Light
First Appearance Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 75’
Yu Nakajima
Mr. Hu and the Temple
10:30
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20:30
Please Rememb 21:00
Democracy David Bernet
Qing Zhao
21:00 21:00
Panorama, 78’
Panorama, 100’
Patrick Reed, Michelle Shephard Masters, 80’
22:15
Iceberg
Juliana Gabriela Gomez Castañeda Student Competition, 27’
For Kibera! Kati Juurus
Mid-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 56’
22:00 22:00
22:15
The Redemption of the Devil Alex Hoffman
Music Documentary, 81’
22:30 22:45
Rebels
Kari Anne Moe
Panorama, IDFA DOC U Competition, 91’
The American Epic Sessions
Bernard MacMahon Music Documentary, 146’
23:00
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in WestBerlin 1979 - 1989 Jörg A. Hoppe, Klaus Maeck, Heiko Lange Music Documentary, 92’
Mattia Epifani
Cartel Land
Matthew Heineman Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 98’
23:15
Say Something
23:00 23:00
Mid-Length Competition, 5
The Fog of Srebr Samir Mehanovic
Mid-Length Competition, 6
Åsa Ekman Panorama, 73’
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the Earth s to Be Light
10:00
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Walther Grotenhuis, Cinta Forger
Frederick Wiseman
A Boy’s Dream
12:00
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Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 167’
At least four award winners in one continuous program.
The Best of IDFA
11:00
12:00
Coming of Age
12:00
12:15
Teboho Edkins
10:00
10 Billion - What’s on Your Plate? Valentin Thurn Panorama, 102’
ompetition, 25’
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Followed by a Q&A with a filmmaker, producer or food expert from Food Film Festivalnetwork.
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Thru You Princess
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Ido Haar
Feature-Length Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, Music Documentary, 80’
14:00
Roundabout in My Head First Appearance Competition, 100’
15:00
Tambutti Allende
15:15
Crocodile Gennadiy
sts, 98’
Steve Hoover
14:00
Compilation of video art in collaboration with Amsterdam Art Weekend: A Conversation Is a Risk to Lose Your Own Opinion; Manual/2 - The Patient Artist; Phi and Laurine, 120’
Best of Fests, 96’
16:00
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o Coutinho
87’
16:45
Student Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 31’
Sergio Oksman
Driving with Selvi Elisa Paloschi
Best of Fests, IDFA DOC U Competition, 54’
18:00
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On Football 17:30
Among the Believers
The Sniper of Kobani
19:00
Reber Dosky
Stanley Nelson Masters, 114’
Panorama, 12’
19:30
Andreas Koefoed
Louie Psihoyos
At Home in the World
Racing Extinction
Mid-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, 58’
Best of Fests, 90’
Masters, 74’
Holy Cow
Imam Hasanov
Snow Monkey Mattia Epifani
23:00
21:45
22:00
The Successor Mid-Length Competition, 52’
The Fog of Srebrenica Samir Mehanovic
The Many S of Mr. Toled
Robert Frank
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank, 93’
First Appearance Competition, 80’
George Gittoes
21:30
Cocksucker Blues
22:00
22:45
Hot Sugar’s Cold World Adam Bhala Lough Music Documentary, 85’
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The World A to Monsieur
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Sjors Swierstra
23:00
Mid-Length Competition, 60’
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Rithy Panh
Feature-Length Competition, 150’
A Family Aff
20:00
Followed by a Q&A with a filmmaker, producer or food expert from Food Film Festivalnetwork.
France Is Our Mother Country
19:00
Feature-Length, Dut DOC U Competition
21:00
Panorama, 78’
22:30
Paradocs, 73’
18:00
19:00
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22:00
Ben van Liesho
17:00
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program, 94’
Qing Zhao
Bernet
Sketches of
Kurt Langbein
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution 20:30
16:30
Talk show on the representation of meat in our society. How can it be that meat is so wrong, yet tastes so good? Includes a tasting by chefs of the Slow Food Alliance. In Dutch.
Land Grabbing
Please Remember Me 21:00
16:00
Debate: Meat the Makers
Panorama, 23’
19:30
a, 70’
Children’s docu of Dreams, Skat and Ninnoc, 150
Yu Nakajima
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 84’
First Appearance Competition, 81’
Abu Jabal
cracy
Followed by a Q&A with a filmmaker, producer or food expert from Food Film Festivalnetwork.
Katsuo-bushi
Hemal Trivedi, Mohammed Ali Naqvi
Kids & Docs Competition
15:00
Panorama, 74’
Followed by a Q&A with a filmmaker, producer or food expert from Food Film Festival-network.
Paradocs, 68’
Ammar Aziz
20:00
Marijn Frank
Katsuo-bushi & Land Grabbing
A Walnut Tree 19:00
Need for Meat
16:30
The Mute’s House
13:15
14:45
16:15 16:30
Tamar Kay
onversations
13:00
14:00
Amsterdam Art Weekend at IDFA: Reality Check
14:15
Hassen Ferhani
nd My dfather Allende
omething
Georg Misch
Followed by a Q&A with a filmmaker, producer or food expert from Food Film Festivalnetwork.
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program, 128’
Alexis Guerrero
mia
10:00
Panorama, 80’
Student Competition, 63’
oad
10:00
Wastecooking - Make Food, Not Waste
Alex Gibney
11:00
arance Competition, U Competition, 75’
Welfare
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FOOD FILM FESTIVAL DAY
Dutch Competition, 75’
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MELKWEG RABOZAAL
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10:00
11:00
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13:00
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13:15
Kids & Docs Competition 2
Children’s documentaries: Full of Dreams, Skatekeet, Opposites and Ninnoc, 150’
14:30
Song of Lahore
Andy Schocken, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
15:00
Music Documentary, 82’
16:00
16:15 16:30
Sketches of Siberia Ben van Lieshout
17:00
Paradocs, 73’
Boudewijn de Groot Come Closer Suzanne Raes
Dutch Competition, Music Documentary, 89’
DOCLAB EXPO: SEAMLESS REALITY Brakke Grond 9:00 – 23:00 The DocLab: Seamless Reality exhibition showcases thirty installations and interactive projects, including experiments with artificial intelligence and smell as a narrative means. The selection includes a striking number of virtual reality projects, transporting the audience to different realities. Some installations have varying opening hours (11:00–21:00). On site reservation may be required.
Admission Free
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De Brakke Grond Rode Zaal – 22:00 IDFA Dance Night Don’t miss it: IDFA’s 2015 final party!
Admission free
18:00
19:00
19:00
A Family Affair Tom Fassaert
Feature-Length, Dutch & DOC U Competition, 110’
19:30
Playing Lecuona
Pavel Giroud, Juan Manuel Villar Betancort
20:00
Music Documentary, 100’
21:00
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21:30
ksucker Blues
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
ert Frank
Blink: Robert Frank, 93’
22:00
Joshua Seftel Best of Fests, 27’
21:30
Miss Sharon Jones! Barbara Kopple
Music Documentary, 94’
The World According to Monsieur Khiar Sjors Swierstra
Dutch Competition, 55’
23:00
24:00
1:00
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A program consisting of IDFA 2015 Audience Favorites and the announcement of the BankGiro Loterij IDFA Audience Award and the IDFA Melkweg Music Documentary Audience Award.
Albert Maysles, Lynn True, Nelson Walker, Ben Wu, David Usui
Toomas Järvet
10:00 IDFA Audience Favorites
11:00
In Transit 10:30
Jonas and the Backyard Circus
Rough Stage First Appearance Competition, 74’
Masters, 76’
10:30
Kingdom of Shadows Bernardo Ruiz Panorama, 73’
Paula Gomes
First Appearance Competition, 80’
12:00
Cambridge 12:30
Thank You for Playing 13:00
Eldora Traykova
Mid-Length Competition, 64’
David Osit, Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Kids & Docs Competition 3
Children’s documentaries: Suburban King/Top-girl, Home Sweet Home, I’ll Fly Higher and Into Darkness, 105’
Vita activa, the Spirit of Hannah Arendt Ada Ushpiz Panorama, 124’
11:45 12:00
11:00
12:15
New York Cuts Luke Lorentzen
Student Competition, 77’
Best of Fests, 80’
13:45
14:00
14:00
Boris Missirkov, Georgi Bogdanov
Adam Sjoberg
The Ladino Ladies’ Club 14:45
15:00
14:00
Requiem for the American Dream
Peter Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott
Best of Fests, 26’
I Am Sun Mu Panorama, 87’
Coups de foudre
No Home Movie 14:15
Playing Lecuona
Chantal Akerman Masters, 115’
Pavel Giroud, Juan Manuel Villar Betancort Music Documentary, 100’
Christophe Reyners
Mid-Length Competition, 51’
Best of Fests, 75’
16:00
16:00 16:30
The Chinese Mayor Hao Zhou
17:00
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 87’
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words Stig Björkman Masters, 114’
16:00
The Pearl Button Patricio Guzmán Masters, 82’
16:15 16:30
Jungle Sisters Chloe Ruthven
Tabloid
Errol Morris
Errol Morris Retrospective, 87’
Panorama, 80’
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
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Sonita
Yann Arthus-Bertrand Best of Fests, 190’
Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
11:00
Vita activa, the Spirit of Hannah Arendt
11:15
10:30
In Jackson Heights Masters, 190’
Paper Route
Ada Ushpiz
11:00
Robert Frank
Panorama, 124’
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank, 23’
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank Laura Israel
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank, 82’
11:00
12:00 12:00
12:30
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Frederick Wiseman
Feature-Length Competition, IDFA DOC U Competition, 90’
PROGRAM DAY BY DAY
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10:00
My Silicone Love Sophie Dros
Student Competition, 27’
Horse-Being
Jérôme Clément-W
Mid-Length Competition, 6
12:15
The Wedding Co David Dawkins
About Heaven
First Appearance Competit
Stéphane Goël Masters, 85’
13:00 13:00
13:30
Don Juan
13:45
13:45
Jerzy Sladkowski
No Home Movie
Master and Tatyana
Feature-Length Competition, 92’
Chantal Akerman Masters, 115’
Giedre Zickyte
14:30
Best of Fests, 84’
We Are Not Alone
14:15
A Tale of Love, Madness and Death
14:00 14:00
Feiyue Wu, Xiaoyu Q
Student Competition, 22’
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program, 78’
Sempervirens Raphaël Dubach
14:30
Chinese Verses
Mijael Bustos Gutiérrez
Pere Joan Ventura
15:00 15:00
First Appearance Competit
Student Competition, 46’
15:45
Jheronimus Bosch, Touched by the Devil
16:15
Pieter van Huystee
Tabloid
Dutch Competition, 83’
Errol Morris
Errol Morris Retrospective, 87’
16:00 16:30
Every 28 Days Ina Borrmann Panorama, 89’
This Changes Everything 16:15 Avi Lewis Welcome Home Best of Fests, 89’
16:00 16:00
Frans Bromet
16:45
Masters, 90’
17:00 17:00
18:00 18:00
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Say Something Åsa Ekman Panorama, 73’
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10:00
10:00
Sophie Dros
Natalia Bruschtein
My Silicone Love
Best of Fests, 64’
Jérôme Clément-Wilz
11:00
11:00
Mid-Length Competition, 63’
Under the Sun Vitaly Mansky
11:45
12:00
10:00
Time Suspended
Horse-Being
90’
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9:00
Student Competition, 27’
ck Wiseman
Masters, 106’
Tales of the Grim Sleeper
12:15
11:00 -
Concerto A Beethoven Journey
11:00
Phil Grabsky
Music Documentary, 90’
12:00
Nick Broomfield
The Wedding Contract
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 105’
David Dawkins
12:30
In Limbo
First Appearance Competition, 92’
Antoine Vivian
13:00
13:15 13:30
The Successor
14:00
14:00
Amsterdam Art Weekend at IDFA: Omnipresent Past
14:30
Chinese Verses
Bustos Gutiérrez
Compilation of video art in collaboration with Amsterdam Art Weekend: Trapped Words; Ommegang; A Method for Blue Logic; Yes, These Eyes Are the Windows; Sacred Repository N.1: Violently Speaking, 120’
Feiyue Wu, Xiaoyu Qin
ompetition, 22’
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15:00
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First Appearance Competition, 96’
ompetition, 46’
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EYE CINEMA
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17:00
Say Something Åsa Ekman Panorama, 73’
14:00 14:30
Mid-Length Competition, 60’
Return of th
Mika Taanila, Ju
15:00
Jake Witzenfeld Panorama, 80’
Boudewijn de Groot Come Closer Suzanne Raes
Dutch Competition, Music Documentary, 89’
16:00
Luis Buñuel
Errol Morris’s Top 10, 30’
Let There Be Light John Huston
17:00
Steve Jobs: T in the Mach
Masters, Benjamin B
18:00
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Errol Morris’s Top 10, 58’
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15:45 -
Oriented Land Without Bread
Music Documentary, 94’
Samir Mehanovic
Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K. Walker
16:30
Panorama, 85’
Barbara Kopple
The Fog of Srebrenica
16:00
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program, 86’
Miss Sharon Jones!
Mid-Length Competition, 52’
16:00
Welcome to Leith 16:45
90’
Mattia Epifani
13:00
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11:00
Grabsky
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12:00
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Into Darkness 12:30
In Limbo
Antoine Viviani
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13:00
Panorama, 85’
Rachida El Garani
Student Competition, IDFA Competition for Kids & Docs, 31’
Eritrea Stars John Appel
Dutch Competition, 55’
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Documentary, 94’
14:00
14:00
My Aleppo 14:30
Return of the Atom
Mika Taanila, Jussi Eerola
15:00
Best of Fests, 110’
Melissa Langer, 18’
This Is Exile: Diaries of Child Refugees Mani Y. Benchelah
Mid-Length Competition, Benjamin Barber Program, IDFA DOC U Competition, 56’
45 -
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h Competition, Music mentary, 89’
16:00
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A Syrian Love Story Sean McAllister
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program, 76’
17:00
DOCLAB EXPO: SEAMLESS REALITY Brakke Grond 9:00 – 18:00 The DocLab: Seamless Reality exhibition showcases thirty installations and interactive projects, including experiments with artificial intelligence and smell as a narrative means. The selection includes a striking number of virtual reality projects, transporting the audience to different realities. Some installations have varying opening hours (11:00–21:00). On site reservation may be required.
Admission Free
17:00
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine Alex Gibney
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program, 128’
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21:00
22:00
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24:00
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USA, 2015, DCP, 98 min A 17-year-old African-American dies in an argument over loud music. The course of events elicits questions on gun ownership and racism. sa 21 10:30 Kleine Komedie [Extended Q&A] mo 23 17:45 Tuschinski 3 tu 24 12:15 Munt 13 fr 27 22:15 Munt 4
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10 Milliarden – wie werden wir alle satt? Valentin Thurn
Germany, 2015, DCP, 102 min “Food fighter” Valentin Thurn travels the world in search of solutions for the impending food shortage. th 19 14:45 Tuschinski 2 we 25 19:45 Tuschinski 5 th 26 18:15 Munt 10 fr 27 20:30 Munt 12 sa 28 12:15 Brakke Grond Expozaal [Food Film Festival]
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About Heaven IP Fragments du paradis Stéphane Goël
Switzerland, 2015, DCP, 85 min A group of Swiss senior citizens discusses their ideas about life after death in a series of remarkable, moving and funny conversations. su 22 18:30 Munt 4 we 25 21:00 EYE Cinema 1 th 26 14:15 Munt 12 fr 27 19:15 Tuschinski 3 su 29 12:30 Munt 10
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The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 49 min The performance of two emergency call operators comes under scrutiny with the introduction of a new and more commercial protocol. th 19 13:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal sa 21 21:30 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 we 25 11:30 Munt 9 fr 27 16:30 Munt 12
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Afghanistan Night Stories IP Afghanistan, 2015, DCP, 60 min The everyday life of Afghan soldiers fighting in a special commando unit of the national army. th 19 14:45 Tuschinski 6 mo 23 20:30 Tuschinski 6 we 25 17:30 Munt 13 fr 27 18:00 Munt 5
Student Competition
Aida WP
Maysoon El-Massry
Egypt, 2015, DCP, 20 min Every day, the frail 86-year-old Aida pushes her wheelchair full of roses and unwanted knickknacks through the busy traffic of Alexandria, Egypt. fr 20 18:00 Munt 9 sa 21 13:30 Munt 12 we 25 16:00 Tuschinski 3 th 26 22:30 EYE Cinema 2 fr 27 12:15 Brakke Grond Expozaal
First Appearance Competition
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Alisa w krainie wojny Liubov Durakova, Alisa Kovalenko
Poland, 2015, DCP, 90 min A candid, personal self-portrait by a young woman traveling through Ukraine after the outbreak of the revolution. th 19 16:15 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] su 22 20:00 Munt 10 tu 24 15:15 Tuschinski 3 we 25 22:00 Tuschinski 3 fr 27 17:30 Tuschinski 4 sa 28 12:15 Tuschinski 4
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Am I Dreaming of Others, or Are Others Dreaming of Me? Shigeo Arikawa
Japan, The Netherlands, 2014, DCP, 11 min This surreal dream simulation is simultaneously familiar and discomfiting as it lets go of the linear time frame and sidelines language. fr 27 14:00 EYE Cinema 2
The American Epic Sessions IP USA, England, 2015, DCP, 146 min Contemporary artists use recently restored, authentic 1920s recording equipment to record new versions of songs from that period – with exciting results. fr 20 22:15 Munt 9 tu 24 21:00 Melkweg Rabozaal we 25 13:00 EYE Cinema 1 th 26 16:45 Melkweg Rabozaal sa 28 22:30 Munt 9
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American Epic: The Big Bang WP Bernard MacMahon
USA, England, 2015, DCP, 53 min This exciting documentary illustrates the birth of American popular music in the 1920s, focusing on the Carter Family and the Memphis Jug Band in particular. fr 20 22:45 Munt 5 tu 24 17:45 Melkweg Rabozaal we 25 16:15 EYE Cinema 1 sa 28 20:00 Munt 9
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USA, Pakistan, India, 2015, DCP, 84 min A unique, disturbing glance inside the Red Mosque movement, a network of schools in Pakistan that promotes radical Islam. th 19 16:00 Kleine Komedie [Extended Q&A] fr 20 15:00 Tuschinski 1 sa 21 23:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal tu 24 20:30 Munt 11 sa 28 17:30 EYE Cinema 1
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Amsterdam Art Weekend at IDFA: Omnipresent Past Compilation of video art in collaboration with Amsterdam Art Weekend: Trapped Words; Ommegang; A Method for Blue Logic; Yes, These Eyes Are the Windows; Sacred Repository N.1: Violently Speaking. su 29 14:00 EYE Cinema 2
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Amsterdam Art Weekend at IDFA: Reality Check Compilation of video art in collaboration with Amsterdam Art Weekend: A Conversation Is a Risk to Lose Your Own Opinion; Manual/2 – The Patient Artist; Phi and Laurine. sa 28 14:00 EYE Cinema 2
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Aracati WP
Aline Portugal, Julia De Simone
Brazil, 2015, DCP, 62 min As the wind blows across northeastern Brazil, people talk about the changes here. Meanwhile, the landscape speaks its own language. fr 20 10:30 Tuschinski 3 [Industry Screening] sa 21 18:00 Munt 5 mo 23 15:30 Tuschinski 3 tu 24 18:45 Munt 13 sa 28 10:15 Tuschinski 4
Student Competition
DOC U
Arlette – Courage Is a Muscle IP
Arlette – Mut ist ein Muskel Florian Hoffmann
Switzerland, Germany, 2015, DCP, 84 min Fifteen-year-old Arlette from the Central African Republic travels to Germany for medical treatment; culture shock and the advent of adulthood coincide. mo 23 20:15 Tuschinski 3 tu 24 20:15 Munt 9 [DOC U] fr 27 14:15 Munt 12 sa 28 17:15 Tuschinski 5
Mid-Length Comp. & Benjamin Barber
At Home in the World IP Et hjem i verden Andreas Koefoed
Panorama
Panorama
Moein Karimoddini
Nature, le nouvel eldorado de la finance Sandrine Feydel, Denis Delestrac
Atlan
Banking Nature
Iran, 2014, DCP, 62 min A portrait of a horse trainer from Turkmenistan, who is desperately trying to prepare his favorite – but unmanageable – horse for important races. we 18 12:00 Munt 13 sa 21 23:30 Tuschinski 2 mo 23 16:15 Tuschinski 6 we 25 18:15 Munt 10 sa 28 21:30 Tuschinski 3
Paradocs
Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise IP Mark Cousins
England, Scotland, 2015, DCP, 71 min Impressions of our atomic age: Cold War saber-rattling, Chernobyl, Fukushima, but also the sublime beauty of the atomic world. th 19 22:15 Tuschinski 5 sa 21 13:00 Tuschinski 5 th 26 18:15 EYE Cinema 2 fr 27 20:15 Melkweg Rabozaal
France, 2014, DCP, 90 min Nature is increasingly being subjected to free market forces. Does this represent an opportunity or just increase the threat? th 19 15:15 Tuschinski 4 tu 24 16:45 Munt 13 th 26 14:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal [Green Screen]
sa 28 12:00 Munt 10
Sounds Real
Battles
Isabelle Tollenaere
Belgium, 2015, DCP, 88 min An exhaustive film essay on how war, violence and military campaigns leave their legacy in the landscape and the people who live there. mo 23 19:00 EYE Cinema 2 [Extended Q&A] th 26 17:30 Tuschinski 6
Masters
Becoming Zlatan WP
Panorama
Austerlitz
Den unge Zlatan Fredrik Gertten, Magnus Gertten
Stan Neumann
France, 2014, DCP, 90 min The intimate relationship between book and filmmaker becomes tangible in this largely fictionalized vision on the eponymous novel by W. G. Sebald. fr 20 22:15 Munt 12 sa 21 13:00 Tuschinski 3 th 26 22:00 Tuschinski 3 fr 27 19:30 Munt 5
Sweden, The Netherlands, Italy, 2015, DCP, 110 min A powerful portrait of the young Zlatan Ibrahimovic, on the brink of a glorious soccer career in 1999. su 22 15:45 Tuschinski 1 [Extended Q&A] tu 24 18:00 Munt 11 we 25 17:30 Tuschinski 4 th 26 21:30 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 fr 27 22:45 EYE Cinema 1
Music Documentary
Masters
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 Jörg A. Hoppe, Klaus Maeck, Heiko Lange
Germany, 2015, DCP, 92 min A montage of catchy archive material from Berlin’s 1980s music scene, the era of the New German Wave. th 19 22:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal sa 21 17:15 Melkweg Rabozaal
[+ Live Performance]
tu 24 21:30 de Balie – Grote Zaal th 26 22:00 Melkweg Rabozaal sa 28 23:00 Munt 10
Behemoth Bei xi mo shou Liang Zhao
China, France, 2015, DCP, 90 min The Chinese mining industry has devastating effects on people and nature, creating something more akin to Dante’s Hell than the intended prosperous paradise. we 18 14:30 Tuschinski 5 th 19 10:00 Munt 10 mo 23 20:00 Munt 9 tu 24 11:30 Munt 11 sa 28 14:00 Munt 10 [World Documentaries]
Denmark, 2015, DCP, 58 min At a Danish Red Cross school, young refugees are being prepared for regular education. Among them is an introverted Chechnyan named Magomed. fr 20 16:00 Kleine Komedie sa 21 10:30 Tuschinski 2 [Extended Q&A] su 22 16:00 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] th 26 11:15 Tuschinski 3 fr 27 21:30 Munt 10 sa 28 19:00 EYE Cinema 2
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Panorama
Best of Fests
Morgan Neville, Robert Gordon
Guy-Marc Hinant
Nick Read
Best of Enemies
USA, 2015, DCP, 88 min This fierce TV debate between political opponents in 1968 is a frightening harbinger of today’s unforgiving media landscape in the United States. th 19 20:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal su 22 20:00 Tuschinski 4 [ VPRO Extra] mo 23 22:15 Munt 9 we 25 20:30 Munt 12 sa 28 18:30 Munt 11
Best of Fests
Beyond My Grandfather Allende Allende mi abuelo Allende Marcia Tambutti Allende
Mexico, Chile, 2015, DCP, 98 min Forty-two years after the death of President Salvador Allende, his granddaughter goes in search of the human being behind the statesman. we 18 12:00 Munt 9 fr 20 14:45 Brakke Grond Expozaal mo 23 12:30 Tuschinski 5 we 25 17:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal sa 28 14:45 Munt 12
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows
Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe Johan van der Keuken
The Netherlands, 1967, DCP, 31 min A playfully filmed and edited impression of American saxophonist Ben Webster’s extended stay in Amsterdam in 1967. we 18 21:00 Tuschinski 6 fr 20 10:30 EYE Cinema 2
Panorama
Bird Skin IP Pele de pássaro Clara Peltier
Brazil, 2015, DCP, 20 min A Brazilian dancer named Tuane transcends her life in the favelas with dazzling performances in glittering costumes. sa 21 18:00 Munt 5 mo 23 15:30 Tuschinski 3 tu 24 18:45 Munt 13 sa 28 10:15 Tuschinski 4
Program Guide
Birobidzhan Belgium, 2015, DCP, 125 min A darkly intimate exploration of history and life in Birobidzhan, capital of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in Russia. th 19 14:15 Munt 10 mo 23 11:30 Tuschinski 2 we 25 21:45 EYE Cinema 2 th 26 15:15 Munt 10
DocLab: Seamless Reality
Bistro in Vitro
Koert van Mensvoort
The Netherlands, 2015, cross‑platform Blurring the boundaries between “born” and “made,” the futuristic menu of this fictional restaurant includes knitted steak and 3D-printed marrow eggs. Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 9:00-23:00 Brakke Grond su 29 9:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
Masters
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution Stanley Nelson
USA, 2015, DCP, 114 min The rise of the Black Panthers in the late 1960s was a radical departure for the Civil Rights Movement. Former members look back. th 19 10:00 Tuschinski 4 mo 23 14:45 Munt 12 tu 24 10:30 Tuschinski 1 [Extended Q&A] fr 27 18:30 de Balie – Grote Zaal sa 28 19:30 EYE Cinema 1
Paradocs
Blood Brothers
Marco Espírito Santo, Miguel Coimbra Portugal, 2015, DCP, 6 min An exhilarating soundtrack accompanies Portuguese bullfighters as they return to the arena for the first time since the death of their leader. sa 21 15:30 Tuschinski 5 su 22 22:00 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 15:15 Tuschinski 5 th 26 20:15 Tuschinski 5
Bolshoi Babylon England, 2015, DCP, 83 min Revealing look behind the scenes of Russia’s world-famous Bolshoi Theater, where ambition, love of art andpatronage are business as usual. sa 21 17:15 Tuschinski 1 [Extended Q&A] su 22 10:30 EYE Cinema 1 th 26 22:00 Munt 11 fr 27 16:30 Munt 9 sa 28 14:15 Tuschinski 4
Dutch Comp. & Music Documentary
Boudewijn de Groot – Come Closer WP
Boudewijn de Groot – Kom nader Suzanne Raes
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 89 min The Dutch singer-songwriter B oudewijn de Groot prepares for a concert in which he will bid farewell to his greatest hits. fr 20 13:15 Tuschinski 3 [Industry Screening] sa 21 20:00 Tuschinski 1 mo 23 21:00 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 tu 24 20:00 Tuschinski 2 [NTR Screening] fr 27 22:15 Melkweg Rabozaal sa 28 16:15 Podium Mozaïek su 29 15:45 Melkweg Rabozaal
Student Competition
Boxeadora EP Meg Smaker
USA, 2015, DCP, 15 min One woman defies Fidel Castro’s ban on female boxing to follow her dreams of Olympic glory and become Cuba’s first female boxer. mo 23 19:45 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 14:00 Munt 12 we 25 11:45 Brakke Grond Expozaal fr 27 11:00 Tuschinski 5 sa 28 23:30 Tuschinski 3
Dutch Competition
A Boy’s Dream WP
De jongensdroom Walther Grotenhuis, Cinta Forger
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 75 min A portrait of Theo Jansen, who’s trying to add a new species to nature with his remarkable strandbeesten (“beach animals”). th 19 12:15 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] su 22 19:30 EYE Cinema 1 mo 23 19:00 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 tu 24 16:45 Munt 10 fr 27 21:30 Munt 5 sa 28 10:00 Munt 13
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Masters
Errol Morris’s Top 10
Feature-Length Competition
First Appearance Competition
Ross McElwee
El mundo de Carolina Mariana Viñoles
Beata Bubenets
Bright Leaves USA, 2003, 35mm, 107 min Ross McElwee, the great-grandson of a tobacco tycoon, returns to his hometown in North Carolina to film this darkly comical take on the legacy of the tobacco industry. we 18 18:30 Tuschinski 6 we 25 19:15 EYE Cinema 2
Best of Fests
Call Me Marianna Mów mi Marianna Karolina Bielawska
Poland, 2015, DCP, 75 min An intelligent, empathetic portrait of a Polish transgendered person who pays a very high price to finally be herself. we 18 13:00 Munt 12 mo 23 14:15 Munt 11 [Queer Day] tu 24 21:30 Tuschinski 5 we 25 18:15 Tuschinski 6
Panorama
Calling Ukraine Jean Counet
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 12 min A woman in Latvia conducts a Skype conversation with family members in war-torn Eastern Ukraine. The sense of powerlessness on both sides is palpable. th 19 13:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal sa 21 21:30 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 we 25 11:30 Munt 9 fr 27 16:30 Munt 12
Mid-Length Competition
Cambridge WP Eldora Traykova
Bulgaria, 2015, DCP, 64 min Being born a Roma brings disadvantages from the start. The village of Dolni Tsibar in Bulgaria puts all its hope in the emancipatory effect of good education. sa 21 18:30 Munt 4 su 22 10:30 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] mo 23 19:45 Tuschinski 2 th 26 18:30 Tuschinski 5 fr 27 12:00 Tuschinski 3 su 29 12:00 Tuschinski 3
Paradocs
Captive Horizon WP Lukas Marxt
Austria, 2015, DCP, 14 min An impressive, alienating tour of extreme landscapes that at first sight seem inhospitable, but have been formed by human activity. fr 20 15:30 Tuschinski 5 su 22 15:00 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 19:45 Tuschinski 5 fr 27 22:00 Tuschinski 5
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Carolina’s World WP
Chechen WP
Uruguay, 2015, DCP, 70 min An affectionate portrait of 20-year-old Caro, who has Down syndrome. Sitting at her mother’s kitchen table, she talks openly about her life. th 19 20:00 Munt 9 fr 20 12:00 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] sa 21 11:00 Tuschinski 5 su 22 20:30 Munt 13 tu 24 22:15 Tuschinski 4 sa 28 11:30 Tuschinski 3
Russia, 2015, DCP, 76 min The Chechen Ruslan Arsajev seizes every opportunity to fight against the Russians, including in Ukraine. A portrait of a displaced mercenary from the front line of the crisis. fr 20 16:15 Tuschinski 2 sa 21 15:15 Tuschinski 3 [Industry Screening] sa 21 22:30 Tuschinski 6 mo 23 22:15 Munt 13 th 26 13:30 Tuschinski 4 sa 28 17:30 Tuschinski 3
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program
Cartel Land
Matthew Heineman
Checks and Balances
Panorama
Algeria, France, 2015, DCP, 97 min A nice observation of daily life in an Algerian newsroom, where the country’s political reality is conveyed with talent, intellect and humor. fr 20 21:00 Kleine Komedie [Extended Q&A] sa 21 22:45 Munt 11 mo 23 12:15 EYE Cinema 2 fr 27 15:15 Munt 10 sa 28 12:30 Tuschinski 6 [TV5MONDE Day]
USA, Mexico, 2015, DCP, 98 min A haunting, disturbing portrait of vigilantes who combat organized crime on either side of the Mexican-American border. fr 20 13:00 Kleine Komedie [Extended Q&A] sa 21 12:00 Tuschinski 1 we 25 13:45 Tuschinski 1 th 26 15:00 Munt 11 sa 28 22:45 Munt 11
Cecilia WP
Panorama
Pankaj Johar
India, Norway, 2015, DCP, 85 min A personal and grueling quest for justice in the case of the mysterious suicide of a 14-year-old girl in Delhi. th 19 19:15 Munt 10 fr 20 11:00 Tuschinski 4 tu 24 22:15 Munt 12 we 25 11:30 Tuschinski 6 th 26 16:30 Munt 12
Best of Fests
Censored Voices Mor Loushy
Contre-pouvoirs Malek Bensmaïl
Israel, Germany, 2015, DCP, 84 min In this revealing historical documentary, Israeli soldiers provide eyewitness accounts of the Six Day War. Their ambivalence stands in great contrast to the heroism on the news. we 18 17:00 Munt 9 sa 21 14:30 EYE Cinema 2 su 22 17:30 Tuschinski 2 [Movies that Matter] tu 24 20:00 Tuschinski 4 [ VPRO Extra] sa 28 14:30 Munt 11
Chemsex IP
William Fairman, Max Gogarty
England, 2015, DCP, 80 min A deep plunge into London’s gay scene, where synthetic drug-induced sex parties are causing an alarming rise in HIV transmission and drug addiction. mo 23 19:00 Munt 11
[Queer Day] [Extended Q&A]
we 25 22:30 Munt 10 th 26 20:30 Munt 12 fr 27 18:45 Brakke Grond Expozaal
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program
The Chinese Mayor Hao Zhou
China, 2015, DCP, 87 min The mayor of the Chinese city of Datong embarks on an immense demolition and building project to transform his city into a tourist attraction. sa 21 13:30 Kleine Komedie [Extended Q&A] mo 23 21:45 EYE Cinema 1 tu 24 22:00 Tuschinski 1 we 25 15:00 Munt 11 su 29 16:30 Tuschinski 2
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Student Competition
Feiyue Wu, Xiaoyu Qin
Felix Röben, Ajay Koli
Chinese Verses IP
China, 2015, DCP, 96 min Chinese factory workers use poetry to break with their anonymity in candid expressions of their feelings and their hardships. th 19 14:00 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] su 22 18:00 Munt 5 tu 24 12:30 Tuschinski 5 th 26 19:45 Tuschinski 3 fr 27 22:15 Munt 9 su 29 14:30 Munt 13
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows
Class Struggle: Film from the Clyde Cinema Action
England, 1977, video, 83 min An activist reportage by the Cinema Action film collective on the 18-month occupation of the Glasgow shipyards in 1971. fr 20 18:30 Tuschinski 6 sa 21 15:00 Tuschinski 6
Best of Fests
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah Adam Benzine
Canada, England, USA, 2015, DCP, 40 min Claude Lanzmann devoted 12 years of his life to directing Shoah. This film explores the difficult process of making his magnum opus. sa 21 19:30 EYE Cinema 1 su 22 10:30 Munt 10 we 25 13:00 Tuschinski 5 th 26 21:45 Munt 9 fr 27 17:15 Tuschinski 3
Feature-Length Competition
Clear Years WP Les années claires Frédéric Guillaume
Belgium, 2015, DCP, 75 min An intimate and candid account of a man watching through his camera lens as his family falls apart. fr 20 20:30 EYE Cinema 1 sa 21 16:00 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] su 22 21:45 Tuschinski 2 mo 23 12:00 Tuschinski 1 th 26 11:30 Tuschinski 4 sa 28 14:45 Tuschinski 6 [TV5MONDE Day]
Coal India WP
Germany, 2015, DCP, 47 min A visual essay on physical labor and its cyclical movements in the coalfields near Dhanbad, India. fr 20 18:30 Munt 5 mo 23 21:45 Tuschinski 2 we 25 13:45 Munt 13 fr 27 18:30 Munt 9
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
A Conversation Is a Risk to Lose Your Own Opinion Feiko Beckers
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 13 min Conversations about the most trivial matters can derail into the realm of the absurd, where communication is nothing more than a grotesque game of words. sa 28 14:00 EYE Cinema 2
Cocksucker Blues
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
USA, 1972, video, 93 min Robert Frank’s infamous documentary about the Rolling Stones on tour in America, loaded with uncensored backstage drama. sa 28 21:30 Melkweg Rabozaal
Robert Frank
Robert Frank
Student Competition
Coming of Age Teboho Edkins
South Africa, Germany, 2015, DCP, 63 min Two teenage brothers and two best friends from the poverty-stricken mountain kingdom of Lesotho are driven apart by choices about their futures. th 19 12:00 EYE Cinema 1 fr 20 18:00 Tuschinski 3 mo 23 22:45 Tuschinski 6 we 25 18:00 Tuschinski 3 sa 28 12:00 Munt 13
Music Documentary
Concerto – A Beethoven Journey IP
Conversations in Vermont USA, 1969, 16mm, 26 min Robert Frank took thousands of pictures of his family. Now, his children are teenagers and it’s time for meaningful conversations – some painful, some liberating. fr 20 16:00 Stedelijk Museum sa 21 13:30 Stedelijk Museum
Mid-Length Competition
Coups de foudre WP Christophe Reyners
Belgium, 2014, DCP, 51 min Five women talk in harrowing detail about a personal relationship that saw the love of their life gradually transform into their tormentor. th 19 15:00 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] mo 23 19:30 Munt 10 tu 24 11:30 Tuschinski 6 we 25 22:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal su 29 14:00 Tuschinski 3
First Appearance Competition
Phil Grabsky
Credit for Murder IP
Masters
Israel, Russia, 2015, DCP, 85 min A shocking video on YouTube showing two boys being brutally murdered brings filmmaker Vladi Antonevicz into the darkest recesses of neo-Nazi Russia. fr 20 12:45 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] su 22 19:30 Munt 9 mo 23 14:15 Tuschinski 1 [Extended Q&A] tu 24 22:30 Munt 11 fr 27 21:30 Munt 13 sa 28 18:30 Tuschinski 2
England, 2015, DCP, 90 min The Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes dives into Beethoven’s piano concertos and talks enthusiastically about what makes them so special. tu 24 13:45 EYE Cinema 1 we 25 18:15 Munt 12 th 26 12:00 Melkweg Rabozaal sa 28 10:15 Munt 11 su 29 11:00 Melkweg Rabozaal
The Confessions of Thomas Quick Brian Hill
England, 2015, DCP, 94 min The fascinating story of the Swedish Hannibal Lecter. Did this guy really commit more than 30 gruesome murders? we 18 22:15 Munt 12 fr 20 14:00 Tuschinski 2 sa 21 20:45 Munt 12 su 22 15:30 Tuschinski 4 th 26 17:45 Munt 9
Program Guide
Paradocs: Amsterdam Art Weekend
Vladi Antonevicz
Best of Fests
Crocodile Gennadiy IP Steve Hoover
USA, 2015, DCP, 96 min The modern superhero Gennadiy Mokhnenko takes the law into his own hands to save homeless child addicts in Mariupol, Ukraine. fr 20 20:30 Munt 5 sa 21 10:30 Munt 10 su 22 12:15 Munt 9 we 25 21:30 Tuschinski 1 sa 28 15:15 EYE Cinema 1
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First Appearance Competition
DocLab: Seamless Reality
Masters
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows
Ant Hampton
Jon Bang Carlsen
Louis van Gasteren
Cue China
England, 2014, cross‑platform, 28 min This installation lifts unknown Chinese factory workers out of anonymity – suddenly, they are right before our eyes. On-site reservation required. Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 11:00-21:00 Brakke Grond su 29 11:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
Kids & Docs Competition
Dancing for You WP Dans for livet Erlend E. Mo
Norway, Denmark, Sweden, 2015, DCP, 30 min Vilde is determined to be the first girl to compete in the championship for halling, a remarkable Norwegian folk dance – and she wants her grandpa to see her doing it. sa 21 18:45 Tuschinski 2 tu 24 16:15 Tuschinski 6 fr 27 12:45 Tuschinski 5 sa 28 10:30 Tuschinski 5
Panorama
Dear Araucaria EP Matt Houghton
England, 2015, DCP, 10 min John Graham created cryptic crosswords for The Guardian for over 50 years. During his terminal illness, he used the puzzles to communicate with his fans. tu 24 18:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal [Extended Q&A]
we 25 19:00 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 th 26 11:45 Tuschinski 2 fr 27 18:30 Munt 4
IDFA DocLab Competition
The Deeper They Bury Me IP Angad Bhalla, Ted Biggs
Canada, 2015, cross‑platform A prisoner in Louisiana since 1972, Herman Wallace tells the disturbing story of his solitary confinement in a series of interactive animations.
Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 9:00-23:00 Brakke Grond su 29 9:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
Déjà vu IP
Do You Get It No. 4
Denmark, 2015, DCP, 85 min Using excerpts from his films, director Jon Bang Carlsen analyzes how personal experiences influence his work. fr 20 17:00 Munt 10 sa 21 15:45 Tuschinski 4 we 25 20:15 Tuschinski 2 th 26 15:30 EYE Cinema 1 fr 27 10:00 Tuschinski 3
The Netherlands, 1978, DCP, 15 min A seemingly guileless recording of a village street shifts to become an intriguing essay on looking, manipulation and reality. Screening in context of Dutch spoken presentation: th 19 16:00 EYE Cinema 1
DocLab: Seamless Reality
DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality
Panorama
Democracy WP David Bernet
Germany, France, 2015, DCP, 100 min A glimpse into the laborious process of drafting new European Union privacy legislation. fr 20 19:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal mo 23 16:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal [Extended Q&A]
th 26 11:30 Munt 9 sa 28 21:00 Munt 12
Paradocs: Amsterdam Art Weekend
Dereviled David Haines
The Netherlands, 2013, DCP, 9 min A put-down to all exorcists wanting to “cure” homosexuals – played backwards and set to a beat, it sounds more like what you would hear at a gay disco. fr 27 14:00 EYE Cinema 2
IDFA DocLab Competition
DMZ: Memories of No Man’s Land IP Hayoun Kwon
South Korea, 2015, cross‑platform, 20 min A virtual reality exploration of the heavily guarded border between North and South Korea makes the paranoia of the Cold War palpable. On-site reservation required. Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 11:00-21:00 Brakke Grond su 29 11:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
DocLab: Seamless Reality
Do Not Track Brett Gaylor
France, Germany, Canada, 2015, cross‑platform, 60 min This personalized series on privacy shows who benefits from the online private data that we unthinkingly share every day with those out to make money off of us.
The DocLab: Seamless Reality exhibition showcases thirty installations and interactive projects, including experiments with artificial intelligence and smell as a narrative means. The selection includes a striking number of virtual reality projects, transporting the audience to different realities. Some installations have varying opening hours (11:00 21:00). On site reservation may be required. th 19 – sa 28 9:00-23:00 Brakke Grond su 29 9:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
DocLab: Seamless Reality
DocLab Live: Performing Reality
One-off event where digital artists like Bianca Giaever and Anagram play with reality and the audience. fr 20 20:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal
DocLab: Seamless Reality
DocLab Live: Sounds Real Interactive
An evening with live performances and interactive experiments about the art of sound in documentary, virtual reality and games. sa 21 20:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal
DocLab: Seamless Reality
DocLab Live: Super Stream Me
A look back on one of the most merciless live streaming experiments ever with Tim Den Besten and Nicolaas Veul as well as several special guests. th 26 20:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal
Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 9:00-23:00 Brakke Grond su 29 9:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
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DocLab Live: The Art of Artificial Intelligence
Live cinema event on artificial intelligence, including live presentations of Kyle McDonald, Dries Depoorter and Ross Goodwin. mo 23 20:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal
DocLab: Seamless Reality
DocLab Live: VR Cinema Showcase
Virtual reality pioneers show their latest works and reflect on both the hype and artistic potential of virtual reality and immersive media. tu 24 20:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal
DocLab: Seamless Reality
DocLab: Interactive Conference
This one-day international conference brings together digital pioneers who share their visions of the current digital age and the future of documentaries and interactive media art. Speakers include Jessica Brillhart (Google), Jason Spingarn-Koff (Netflix), Angelo Vermeulen, Thomas Wallner, Katy Morrison, Gabo Arora (UN/VRSE), Margaux Missika (Upian/PXN), Opeyemi Olukemi (Tribeca) and many others. su 22 10:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal
Feature-Length Competition
Don Juan WP Jerzy Sladkowski
Sweden, Finland, 2015, DCP, 92 min A funny and painful portrait of 22-yearold Oleg, whose mother Marina is trying to liberate him from his lethargic state. sa 21 12:15 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] su 22 17:15 Munt 9 we 25 14:15 Brakke Grond Expozaal [Extended Q&A]
th 26 11:15 Munt 13 fr 27 22:30 Tuschinski 6 su 29 13:30 Munt 9
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank Laura Israel
USA, 2015, DCP, 82 min An unconventional portrait of unconventional photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank, Don’t Blink is a voyage from the Beat Generation to the present day. th 19 19:30 Stedelijk Museum [ by invitation] sa 21 16:30 Tuschinski 2 we 25 19:30 Munt 11 th 26 14:15 Tuschinski 1 su 29 11:15 Munt 9
Program Guide
Paradocs: Amsterdam Art Weekend
Dots, Chance, Pots, Dance Jean-Baptiste Maitre
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 3 min An abstract “mourning dance” in memory of the 2003 looting of the National Museum of Iraq, linking politics to Dadaism and experimental film. fr 27 14:00 EYE Cinema 2
Mid-Length Competition
Double Aliens IP Ugis Olte
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program
The Dybbuk: A Tale of Wandering Souls Krzysztof Kopczynski
Poland, Ukraine, Sweden, 2015, DCP, 85 min Tension mounts during the annual pilgrimage of 30,000 Hasidic Jews to the Ukrainian town of Uman. th 19 10:30 Kleine Komedie [Extended Q&A] sa 21 22:15 Tuschinski 4 su 22 13:45 Munt 12 sa 28 10:00 Munt 10
Latvia, Georgian Republic, 2015, DCP, 56 min A breathtaking road movie about Samtskhe-Javakheti, an isolated region in the republic of Georgia, where Georgians and Armenians live together in suppressed hostility. sa 21 10:30 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] sa 21 20:15 Tuschinski 5 su 22 22:30 Munt 13 we 25 22:00 Tuschinski 5 sa 28 12:30 Munt 12
Errol Morris’s Top 10
IDFA DocLab Competition
The Enemy WP
Jan Rothuizen, Sara Kolster
France, Canada, 2015, cross‑platform, 17 min This installation and app invites you to step into the very heart of conflict situations and find out why people engage in violence. On-site reservation required.
Drawing Room WP
The Netherlands, 2015, cross‑platform, 7 min Step into the first “drawn reality” by Jan Rothuizen, about the “premium experience” of the tower room in an Amsterdam department store.On-site reservation required.
Screening during DocLab Live: VR Cinema Showcase tu 24 20:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal [live] Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 11:00-21:00 Brakke Grond su 29 11:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On Kazuo Hara
Japan, 1987, 16mm, 122 min A Japanese veteran searches for the truth behind the murder of his comrades. th 19 12:00 Tuschinski 6 fr 27 16:30 EYE Cinema 2
DocLab: Seamless Reality
Karim Ben Khelifa
Screening during DocLab Live: VR Cinema Showcase tu 24 20:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal [live] Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 11:00-21:00 Brakke Grond su 29 11:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
Best of Fests
Energy and How to Get It
Driving with Selvi
USA, 1981, 16mm, 28 min Fact and fiction are intertwined in this experimental tale about Robert Golka, an inventor who wants to provide the world with an inexhaustible supply of energy. fr 20 16:00 Stedelijk Museum sa 21 13:30 Stedelijk Museum
DOC U
Elisa Paloschi
Canada, 2015, DCP, 54 min Energetic, inspirational portrait of a former Indian child bride, who manages to escape and become an independent female taxi driver. fr 20 14:45 Munt 10 sa 21 21:45 Tuschinski 3 we 25 17:15 Munt 11 [DOC U] th 26 19:00 Podium Mozaïek fr 27 19:15 EYE Cinema 2 sa 28 16:30 Munt 13
Robert Frank, Rudy Wurlitzer, Gary Hill
Dutch Competition
Eritrea Stars WP John Appel
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 55 min The Dutch city of Gorinchem welcomes Eritrea’s soccer team with open arms. Will the refugee players make their dreams come true? fr 20 13:45 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] fr 20 18:30 Tuschinski 2 mo 23 17:30 Munt 10 th 26 19:00 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 su 29 12:00 Podium Mozaïek
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DocLab: Seamless Reality
Panorama
Best of Fests
Alle 28 Tage Ina Borrmann
Evangelia Kranioti
Every 28 Days IP Germany, 2015, DCP, 89 min An unpolished personal story about the filmmaker’s dramatic attempts to get pregnant as her biological clock ticks away. sa 21 16:30 Munt 9 mo 23 22:15 Tuschinski 3 th 26 15:45 Munt 9 fr 27 11:30 Munt 10 su 29 16:30 Munt 10
Best of Fests
Every Face Has a Name Magnus Gertten
Sweden, 2015, DCP, 76 min A poignant story about some of the thousands of refugees who arrived in Sweden after being freed from concentration camps. th 19 11:15 Munt 9 sa 21 23:00 Tuschinski 5 mo 23 18:00 Tuschinski 4 tu 24 13:45 Munt 9 fr 27 19:30 Munt 10
IDFA DocLab Competition
Exhausting a Crowd IP Kyle McDonald
USA, 2015, cross‑platform, 720 min This addictive tableau vivant of a packed Piccadilly Circus allows observers to attach a limitless number of comment “tags” to the people in the crowd.
Screening during DocLab Live: The Art of Artificial Intelligence mo 23 20:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal [live] Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 9:00-23:00 Brakke Grond su 29 9:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
Exotica, Erotica, Etc. France, 2015, DCP, 73 min The sailors’ quest for freedom stands in marked contrast to the needs of the lovelorn women on shore. A film about love, lust and melancholy. we 18 15:15 Munt 10 th 19 22:30 Tuschinski 1 we 25 13:00 Munt 11 th 26 13:45 Munt 9 fr 27 20:30 Munt 9
Feature-Length & Dutch Competition
DOC U
A Family Affair WP Tom Fassaert
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 110 min Hoping to gain insight into his family history, Tom Fassaert heads to South Africa to visit his grandmother Marianne. Meanwhile, Marianne has something else in mind. th 19 19:45 Tuschinski 2 [Extended Q&A] sa 21 10:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal [CJP] su 22 21:45 Munt 9 mo 23 12:15 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] th 26 17:30 EYE Cinema 1 [DOC U] fr 27 17:15 EYE Cinema 1 sa 28 19:00 Ketelhuis Zaal 1
DocLab: Seamless Reality
Famous Deaths
Frederik Duerinck, Marcel Brakel
The Netherlands, 2015, cross‑platform, 10 min Installation art in which you experience the final minutes of a celebrity made as a scent documentary. On-site reservation required. Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 11:00-21:00 Brakke Grond su 29 11:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
Paradocs
Panorama
Nicolas Provost
Annekatrin Hendel
Exodus IP
Portugal, 2015, DCP, 14 min Nicolas Provost traveled around the west of the United States, coming upon monumental landscapes of immense cinematic beauty. fr 20 15:30 Tuschinski 5 su 22 15:00 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 19:45 Tuschinski 5 fr 27 22:00 Tuschinski 5
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Fassbinder IP
Germany, 2015, DCP, 92 min A portrait of the controversial German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945-1982), who had a unique talent for engaging with the German soul. th 19 18:15 EYE Cinema 1 fr 20 22:45 Tuschinski 2 th 26 11:45 Tuschinski 5 fr 27 14:15 Munt 9
Errol Morris Retrospective
Fast, Cheap and Out of Control Errol Morris
USA, 1997, 35mm, 82 min Carefully constructed film essay in which Morris contemplates the relationship between man and nature with a great sense of the absurd. th 19 21:45 Tuschinski 6 sa 21 12:15 EYE Cinema 2
Errol Morris’s Top 10
Fata Morgana Werner Herzog
Germany, 1970, DCP, 79 min African desert landscapes play the leading role in this poetical “science fiction elegy.” th 19 13:00 Tuschinski 5 we 25 12:00 EYE Cinema 2
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
Flamingo Robert Frank
USA, 1996, ProRes, 5 min Is this house getting built or demolished? Robert Frank’s poetic visual report packed with disorienting closeups leaves it up to the viewer to decide. fr 20 11:00 Stedelijk Museum sa 21 16:00 Stedelijk Museum sa 21 16:30 Tuschinski 2
Best of Fests
A Flickering Truth Pietra Brettkelly
New Zealand, 2015, DCP, 91 min The restoration of the dilapidated film archive in Kabul – home to elderly “Uncle Isaaq” for the last 31 years – yields new surprises every day. we 18 13:00 Tuschinski 4 sa 21 16:30 EYE Cinema 2 mo 23 16:45 Tuschinski 1 th 26 12:45 Munt 10 sa 28 20:30 Munt 11
Best of Fests
Flotel Europa Vladimir Tomic
Denmark, Serbia, 2015, DCP, 71 min The Bosnian filmmaker Vladimir Tomic illustrates his coming-of-age in a floating refugee center using VHS footage shot by fellow refugees. we 18 15:15 Munt 12 th 19 20:15 Munt 13 sa 21 10:45 Tuschinski 4 we 25 11:00 Munt 11 th 26 22:15 Tuschinski 5
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Sounds Real
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows
Izmaglica Srebrenice Samir Mehanovic
Dal profondo Valentina Pedicini
John Smith
The Fog of Srebrenica IP Scotland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2015, DCP, 60 min Survivors of the siege of Srebrenica talk about the events leading up to the mass murder of 8,372 Bosnian men. fr 20 12:00 Tuschinski 3 [Industry Screening] fr 20 20:15 Tuschinski 5 mo 23 17:00 Tuschinski 2 we 25 11:15 Munt 13 sa 28 22:30 Munt 13 su 29 13:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal
Errol Morris Retrospective, Sounds Real
The Fog of War Errol Morris
USA, 2003, 35mm, 95 min Revealing interview with former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, interspersed with archive footage. This impressive portrait of American politics won an Academy Award. su 22 18:45 EYE Cinema 2 [Extended Q&A] we 25 13:45 Tuschinski 6
Mid-Length Comp. & Benjamin Barber
For Kibera! IP Kati Juurus
Finland, 2015, DCP, 56 min A radio personality named Dallas lives in the “celebrity slum” of Kibera, Kenya, where more than 200 NGOs are active. Meanwhile, residents feel little effect from all this help. sa 21 19:15 Kleine Komedie [Extended Q&A] su 22 12:15 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] tu 24 17:30 Tuschinski 4 we 25 16:00 Munt 12 fr 27 23:15 Tuschinski 4 sa 28 22:15 Tuschinski 6
Masters
France Is Our Mother Country
La France est notre patrie Rithy Panh
France, Cambodia, 2014, DCP, 74 min Rithy Panh (director of the Oscar-nominated Missing Picture) re-edited silent propaganda films on Indochina into a disturbing alternative history. we 18 18:00 Tuschinski 4 th 19 22:45 Tuschinski 2 su 22 13:45 Tuschinski 3 fr 27 11:00 Tuschinski 2 sa 28 21:00 EYE Cinema 2
From the Depths Italy, 2013, DCP, 73 min A subdued, fascinating descent into the last coal mine in Italy and the lives of the miners, including a woman. fr 20 22:30 EYE Cinema 2 fr 27 14:15 Tuschinski 6
The Girl Chewing Gum
England, 1976, DCP, 12 min Passersby in a busy street in London become film characters when the director adds his commentary to random images. Screening in context of Dutch spoken presentation: th 19 16:00 EYE Cinema 1
Kids & Docs Competition
Best of Fests
Full of Dreams
Nicola Bellucci
IDFAcademy Results Hoofd vol dromen Marinka de Jongh
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 20 min A charming portrait of the bubbly 10-year-old Anne Fee and two of her housemates, men in their twenties with developmental disabilities. sa 21 13:30 Tuschinski 2 su 22 12:00 Tuschinski 5 we 25 14:00 EYE Cinema 2 th 26 13:00 EYE Cinema 2 sa 28 13:15 Ketelhuis Zaal 1
Dutch Competition
Garage 2.0 WP
Catherine van Campen
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 85 min A funny, abrasive and moving portrait of the Kooijman car dealership as the company struggles to survive in harsh times. th 19 12:00 Tuschinski 3 [Industry Screening] th 19 20:00 Munt 11 mo 23 10:45 Munt 9 tu 24 19:00 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 fr 27 12:00 Munt 9 sa 28 20:30 Tuschinski 2
Best of Fests
A German Youth
Une jeunesse allemande Jean-Gabriel Périot
France, Switzerland, Germany, 2015, DCP, 93 min An intriguing found footage portrait by award-winning short film director Jean-Gabriel Périot about the rise and fall of the German terrorist group Red Army Faction. th 19 10:30 Munt 11 fr 20 23:00 EYE Cinema 1 tu 24 18:30 de Balie – Grote Zaal
FILMS A TO Z
Mid-Length Competition
Grozny Blues Switzerland, 2015, DCP, 104 min A portmanteau of stories about Chechnya’s traumatic past and a future in which life is made difficult by oppression and Islamic rules. we 18 14:15 Munt 13 th 19 19:30 Tuschinski 5 fr 20 17:30 Munt 11 sa 21 22:00 Munt 13 th 26 10:00 Tuschinski 1
Mid-Length Competition
Grumant: Island of Communism IP
Grumant: ostrov kommunizma Ivan S. Tverdovskiy
Russia, 2014, DCP, 54 min Every year, a group of Russian seasonal workers returns to bleak Barentsburg on the island of Svalbard to perform dangerous work in the mines. th 19 13:30 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] mo 23 18:00 Munt 9 we 25 22:30 Munt 12 th 26 19:30 Tuschinski 6 sa 28 13:30 Tuschinski 3
Masters
Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr IP
Patrick Reed, Michelle Shephard
Canada, 2015, DCP, 80 min Fifteen-year-old Omar Khadr was imprisoned and tortured for years at Guantanamo Bay. Can we really hold a child accountable for his actions? su 22 10:00 Tuschinski 1 [Movies that Matter] mo 23 22:30 Tuschinski 4 tu 24 14:45 EYE Cinema 2 th 26 13:30 EYE Cinema 1 sa 28 21:00 Munt 10
Sounds Real
Habitat
Victor Semeniuk
Russia, 1986, DCP, 26 min This fascinating 1986 collage illustrates how the hardships of a Russian landscape don’t stop humans from making their home there. tu 24 22:00 EYE Cinema 2 we 25 16:00 Tuschinski 6
Program Guide
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Human
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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
HIGHRISE: Universe Within Katerina Cizek
Canada, 2015, cross‑platform This multimedia project explores the lives of city dwellers and shows how online communities can shape the physical world.
Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 9:00-23:00 Brakke Grond su 29 9:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
First Appearance Competition
Holy Cow WP Imam Hasanov
Azerbaijan, Germany, Romania, 2015, DCP, 80 min Tapdyg’s revolutionary idea to buy a European dairy cow sparks unrest in his tiny, remote village. th 19 17:00 Munt 10 su 22 10:00 Tuschinski 3 [Industry Screening] su 22 17:15 EYE Cinema 1 tu 24 17:45 Tuschinski 5 fr 27 23:15 EYE Cinema 2 sa 28 21:45 Brakke Grond Expozaal
Kids & Docs Competition
Home Sweet Home Katrine Philp
Denmark, 2015, DCP, 25 min Ten-year-old Salimah emigrates from Malaysia to be with family in Denmark, where she must deal with a new and completely unfamiliar life. su 22 20:00 Tuschinski 6 mo 23 14:45 Tuschinski 5 we 25 14:45 Tuschinski 4 th 26 15:45 Tuschinski 5 su 29 11:45 Tuschinski 4
Music Documentary
Best of Fests
Adam Bhala Lough
David Aronowitsch, Ahmed Abdullahi, Sharmarke Binyusuf, Anna Persson
Hot Sugar’s Cold World USA, 2015, DCP, 85 min A fascinating portrait of the musician Hot Sugar and his obsessive search for ambient sounds to use in his trippy tracks. th 19 18:00 Munt 13 sa 21 14:00 Melkweg Rabozaal we 25 15:00 Tuschinski 5 fr 27 23:30 Munt 13 sa 28 22:45 EYE Cinema 2
Sweden, 2015, DCP, 75 min A topical frame story about Ahmed, a young Somali refugee who has been in a paralyzing deadlock for the past six years. we 18 17:45 Munt 12 th 19 17:45 Munt 9 su 22 10:00 Tuschinski 5 we 25 20:30 Munt 10 fr 27 12:15 Munt 12
Masters
Panorama
[+ Live Performance]
Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation EP Barbara Kopple
USA, 2015, DCP, 93 min A lively behind-the-scenes look at America’s longest-running weekly magazine and its reporting of big news, now and in the past. th 19 22:00 EYE Cinema 2 fr 20 13:45 Tuschinski 6 tu 24 13:45 Tuschinski 6 th 26 21:00 Munt 13 sa 28 19:15 Tuschinski 5
Best of Fests
How to Change the World Jerry Rothwell
England, Canada, 2015, DCP, 110 min A fascinating documentary about the history of Greenpeace, the first environmental movement that was able to put the topic of the environment on the global agenda. we 18 15:15 Tuschinski 4 su 22 12:45 Munt 10
Mid-Length Competition
Best of Fests
Etre cheval ou Pony Girl Starfighter Jérôme Clément-Wilz
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Horse-Being WP
France, 2015, DCP, 63 min Karen is training with an American cowboy for her transformation into a horse. A poetic reflection on humanity, gender, life, love and nature. fr 20 15:00 Tuschinski 3 [Industry Screening] mo 23 22:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal tu 24 21:00 Munt 13 fr 27 23:15 Tuschinski 3 sa 28 22:45 Tuschinski 2 su 29 10:00 Munt 13
I Am Dublin
Human
France, 2015, DCP, 190 min Staring straight into the camera, people from all over talk about issues that have affected their lives – from lighthearted reminiscences to extremely painful memories. th 19 20:30 EYE Cinema 1 su 22 18:30 Tuschinski 1 su 29 10:00 Munt 11
I Am Sun Mu Adam Sjoberg
USA, 2015, DCP, 87 min A portrait of North Korean artist Sun Mu as he prepares for an exhibition of his controversial work in Beijing. Animations underscore his life story. th 19 17:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal su 22 12:45 Tuschinski 2 [Movies that Matter] mo 23 18:00 Munt 13 fr 27 20:45 Munt 11 su 29 14:00 Tuschinski 4
Music Documentary
I Am the Blues WP Daniel Cross
Canada, 2015, DCP, 96 min Despite their venerable ages, these last remaining blues devils are still working every day on the blues. fr 20 22:30 Tuschinski 4 tu 24 11:30 Munt 9 th 26 14:15 Melkweg Rabozaal fr 27 23:00 Munt 12 sa 28 18:00 Munt 4
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
I Remember Robert Frank
USA, 1998, ProRes, 7 min A game with memory, that duality of time, in this re-enactment of Robert Frank’s visit to fellow photographer Alfred Stieglitz. fr 20 11:00 Stedelijk Museum sa 21 16:00 Stedelijk Museum we 25 19:30 Munt 11
Kids & Docs Competition
I’ll Fly Higher Volando voy Isabel Lamberti
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 22 min Two boys walk through a world full of pleasure and activity, but everywhere fences are keeping them out. su 22 20:00 Tuschinski 6 mo 23 14:45 Tuschinski 5 we 25 14:45 Tuschinski 4 th 26 15:45 Tuschinski 5 su 29 11:45 Tuschinski 4
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Imperial Courts
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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Iceberg WP
Juliana Gabriela Gomez Castañeda
Cuba, 2015, DCP, 27 min An intimate and lyrical portrait of Teresa, a frail fisherwoman in her sixties living on a small island with her granddaughter Maria. tu 24 17:30 Tuschinski 4 we 25 16:00 Munt 12 fr 27 23:15 Tuschinski 4 sa 28 22:15 Tuschinski 6
Music Documentary
Imagine Waking Up Tomorrow and All Music Has Disappeared Stefan Schwietert
Switzerland, Germany, 2015, DCP, 86 min Former KLF member Bill Drummond shows with his ad hoc 17-person choir that everything is music, and everybody is musical. fr 20 15:45 Tuschinski 4 sa 21 23:00 Munt 4 fr 27 11:15 Melkweg Rabozaal sa 28 20:15 Munt 4
IDFA DocLab Competition
Imperial Courts WP
Dana Lixenberg, Eefje Blankevoort
The Netherlands, 2015, cross‑platform A serene photo and video portrait of the predominantly African American residents of a housing project in South Los Angeles. Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 9:00-23:00 Brakke Grond su 29 9:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
First Appearance Competition
In California WP Charles Redon
France, 2015, DCP, 78 min A tribute to atormented love story in diary style by a young filmmaker who finds out that his girlfriend – a ballerina – has a secret. th 19 21:30 Munt 10 fr 20 18:30 EYE Cinema 1 su 22 17:15 Tuschinski 3 [Industry Screening] we 25 21:15 Munt 13 th 26 22:30 Tuschinski 4 fr 27 21:15 EYE Cinema 2
Program Guide
Paradocs
Masters
Martin Ginestie
Jag är Ingrid Stig Björkman
In Defense of the Rocket WP England, 2015, DCP, 5 min The rise and fall of the Middle East peace process, documented by a series of news photographs set to the rhythms of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony. th 19 22:15 Tuschinski 5 sa 21 13:00 Tuschinski 5 th 26 18:15 EYE Cinema 2 fr 27 20:15 Melkweg Rabozaal
Masters
In Jackson Heights Frederick Wiseman
USA, 2015, DCP, 190 min The Jackson Heights district of New York City is the face of new immigration in the United States, but can the area keep its colorful character? we 18 20:15 Tuschinski 4 sa 21 11:00 EYE Cinema 1 su 29 10:30 Munt 12
Panorama
In Limbo
Dans les limbes Antoine Viviani
France, 2015, DCP, 85 min A poetic film essay on the implications of outsourcing our memories to machines. th 19 11:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal su 22 20:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal mo 23 13:15 Tuschinski 3 tu 24 19:30 Tuschinski 3 su 29 12:30 Ketelhuis Zaal 1
Masters
In Transit
Albert Maysles, Lynn True, Nelson Walker, Ben Wu, David Usui
USA, 2015, DCP, 76 min Direct Cinema pioneer Albert Maysles’s moving final film is a love letter to train travel and America. th 19 17:15 Munt 11 fr 20 10:00 Tuschinski 1 sa 21 18:00 Tuschinski 4 tu 24 16:15 EYE Cinema 1 su 29 10:00 Tuschinski 3
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words Sweden, 2015, DCP, 114 min In this intimate portrait of the great Ingrid Bergman, we learn how this actress and long-distance mother took film more seriously than she did life. we 18 12:15 Munt 11 fr 20 13:15 Tuschinski 4 sa 21 21:45 EYE Cinema 1 su 22 13:00 Tuschinski 4 su 29 16:00 Tuschinski 3
Dutch Competition
Inside the Chinese Closet WP Sophia Luvara
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 70 min A sensitive portrait of two young Chinese homosexuals grappling with their parents’ shame and denial. fr 20 20:30 Tuschinski 2 sa 21 14:15 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] su 22 21:15 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 mo 23 13:00 Munt 10 tu 24 22:45 Brakke Grond Expozaal fr 27 21:15 Tuschinski 4
Student & Kids & Docs Competition
Into Darkness WP Rachida El Garani
Belgium, 2015, DCP, 31 min This intimate portrait of a Moroccan family with 11 blind members is told from the perspective of the young son Mohamed, who has limited sight. su 22 20:00 Tuschinski 6 mo 23 14:45 Tuschinski 5 we 25 14:45 Tuschinski 4 th 26 15:45 Tuschinski 5 th 26 19:00 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 su 29 11:45 Tuschinski 4 su 29 12:00 Podium Mozaïek
Mid-Length Competition
Irrawaddy Mon Amour WP Valeria Testagrossa, Nicola Grignani, Andrea Zambelli
Italy, 2015, DCP, 58 min In a small community in Myanmar, a wedding between two men is organized in secret. sa 21 15:30 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] sa 21 19:45 Munt 13 su 22 22:15 Tuschinski 3 mo 23 11:30 Tuschinski 6 tu 24 21:45 Tuschinski 3
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Student Competition
Paradocs
Isabella Morra WP Isabel Pagliai
France, 2015, DCP, 22 min Cinema verité portrait of a French suburb that demonstrates how the threat of deadly adult violence lurks below the surface of child’s play. sa 21 15:30 Tuschinski 5 su 22 22:00 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 15:15 Tuschinski 5 th 26 20:15 Tuschinski 5
Errol Morris’s Top 10
It Felt Like a Kiss Adam Curtis
England, 2009, video, 54 min In a combination of psycho-political documentary and experimental collage poetry, we see how events of the 20th century now have us in a stranglehold. th 19 16:15 Tuschinski 6
Music Documentary, Masters
Janis: Little Girl Blue Amy Berg
USA, 2015, DCP, 104 min Impressive archive material from Janis Joplin’s heyday – alongside interviews with band and family members – produces an intriguing portrait of a blues legend who died too young. fr 20 12:45 Tuschinski 5 sa 21 11:00 Melkweg Rabozaal tu 24 22:15 Tuschinski 2 [NTR Screening] we 25 20:00 Tuschinski 4 [ VPRO Extra] fr 27 23:15 Munt 10
Dutch Competition
Jheronimus Bosch, Touched by the Devil WP Jheronimus Bosch, geraakt door de duivel Pieter van Huystee
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 83 min A team of Dutch art historians crisscross the world to unravel the secrets of paintings by Hieronymus Bosch. th 19 11:30 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] fr 20 17:30 Tuschinski 1 su 22 19:00 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 tu 24 17:45 Tuschinski 2 [NTR Screening] su 29 15:45 Munt 9
First Appearance Competition
Music Documentary
Jonas e o circo sem lona Paula Gomes
Morgan Neville
Jonas and the Backyard Circus WP
Brazil, 2015, DCP, 80 min In this chronicle of the miracle of childhood and the agony of growing up, 13-year-old Jonas dreams of becoming a circus artiste. th 19 20:45 Munt 12 fr 20 16:00 Munt 9 sa 21 17:15 Tuschinski 3 [Industry Screening] mo 23 11:45 Tuschinski 4 fr 27 15:30 Tuschinski 4 su 29 10:30 Tuschinski 2
Panorama
Jungle Sisters Chloe Ruthven
England, 2015, DCP, 80 min Criticism turns to understanding when Chloe Ruthven follows her sister, who recruits girls from rural areas in India to work in Bangalore’s textile industry. th 19 13:45 EYE Cinema 1 sa 21 23:00 Munt 12 mo 23 22:00 Tuschinski 5 fr 27 16:45 Munt 11 su 29 16:30 Tuschinski 5
Best of Fests
K2 – Touching the Sky K2 – Dotknac nieba Eliza Kubarska
Poland, England, Germany, 2015, DCP, 72 min Children of mountaineers who died climbing K2 search high and low for answers. we 18 13:00 Munt 10 sa 21 10:00 Tuschinski 1 su 22 22:30 Munt 11 th 26 20:30 EYE Cinema 2 sa 28 23:15 Tuschinski 1
Panorama
Katsuo-bushi EP Yu Nakajima
Japan, 2015, DCP, 23 min An observational documentary on a small workshop where aging artisans maintain a Japanese culinary tradition with dedication. tu 24 13:45 Brakke Grond Expozaal we 25 21:15 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 sa 28 11:00 Munt 9 sa 28 16:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal [Food Film Festival]
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Keith Richards: Under the Influence EP USA, 2015, DCP, 82 min Keith Richards is filmed while recording his latest solo album Crosseyed Heart and speaking enthusiastically about his musical influences. we 18 22:00 Munt 11 su 22 22:30 Tuschinski 6 tu 24 16:00 Munt 11 fr 27 18:00 Melkweg Rabozaal sa 28 18:30 Munt 5
Kids & Docs Competition
Kids & Docs Competition 1 Children’s documentaries: Ruth, Varicella and Dancing for You. sa 21 18:45 Tuschinski 2 tu 24 16:15 Tuschinski 6 fr 27 12:45 Tuschinski 5 sa 28 10:30 Tuschinski 5
Kids & Docs Competition
Kids & Docs Competition 2
Children’s documentaries: Full of Dreams, Skatekeet, Opposites and Ninnoc. sa 21 13:30 Tuschinski 2 su 22 12:00 Tuschinski 5 we 25 14:00 EYE Cinema 2 th 26 13:00 EYE Cinema 2 sa 28 13:15 Ketelhuis Zaal 1
Kids & Docs Competition
Kids & Docs Competition 3
Children’s documentaries: Suburban King/Top-girl, Home Sweet Home, I’ll Fly Higher and Into Darkness. su 22 20:00 Tuschinski 6 mo 23 14:45 Tuschinski 5 we 25 14:45 Tuschinski 4 th 26 15:45 Tuschinski 5 su 29 11:45 Tuschinski 4
Panorama
Kingdom of Shadows EP Bernardo Ruiz
USA, Mexico, 2015, DCP, 73 min The stories of an activist, a special agent and a former drug smuggler provide a poignant picture of the Mexican drug war. th 19 22:45 Munt 12 mo 23 14:15 Brakke Grond Expozaal we 25 19:15 Munt 13 fr 27 13:30 Munt 10 su 29 10:30 Tuschinski 5
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program
Mid-Length Competition
Nonny de la Peña
Landraub Kurt Langbein
Zycie motyla Piotr Bernas
Kiya
USA, 2015, cross‑platform, 5 min Virtual reality deployed in the battle against domestic violence makes the viewer an eyewitness to a dangerous situation. On-site reservation required.
Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 11:00-21:00 Brakke Grond su 29 11:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
Best of Fests
Land Grabbing
Austria, 2015, DCP, 94 min Agriculture is an attractive investment, so local farmers all over the world are losing land to international investors – with far-reaching consequences. th 19 18:45 Kleine Komedie mo 23 15:45 Munt 9 we 25 19:45 Tuschinski 3 th 26 19:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal [Green Screen]
The Ladino Ladies’ Club
sa 28 16:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal
Bulgaria, USA, 2015, DCP, 26 min Nine descendants of Sephardic Jews get together to talk and sing – in Ladino, the almost extinct language of their people. mo 23 19:30 Munt 10 tu 24 11:30 Tuschinski 6 we 25 22:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal su 29 14:00 Tuschinski 3
Errol Morris’s Top 10
Boris Missirkov, Georgi Bogdanov
IDFA DocLab Competition
Lahore Landing Jeremy Ho
Singapore, 2015, cross‑platform This interactive online documentary shows how citizen activists in Lahore are responding to extremism with art and culture. Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 9:00-23:00 Brakke Grond su 29 9:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
Paradocs
Lamentation IP
Klaaglied Christo Doherty, Aryan Kaganof
South Africa, 2015, DCP, 18 min A visually striking indictment of the South African Border War, a struggle for control of present-day Namibia that went on for decades. sa 21 15:30 Tuschinski 5 su 22 22:00 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 15:15 Tuschinski 5 th 26 20:15 Tuschinski 5
Best of Fests
Lampedusa in Winter Jakob Brossmann
Austria, Switzerland, Italy, 2015, DCP, 93 min A portrait of the small community on Lampedusa, which is struggling with both a constant influx of migrants and fishermen on strike. we 18 17:00 Munt 13 su 22 15:00 Tuschinski 2 [Movies that Matter] mo 23 22:00 Tuschinski 1 th 26 10:30 Munt 10 sa 28 12:15 Munt 11
Program Guide
[Food Film Festival]
Land Without Bread Las Hurdes – Tierra sin pan Luis Buñuel
Spain, 1933, 16mm, 30 min Ethnography with a surrealist touch in Luis Buñuel’s revolutionary documentary about poverty in the depressed region of Las Hurdes, Spain. we 18 16:00 Tuschinski 6 su 29 16:30 EYE Cinema 2
Masters
Last Conversations EP Últimas conversas Eduardo Coutinho
Brazil, 2015, DCP, 87 min In conversations conducted right up until his death, filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho managed to get teenagers to talk candidly using simple questions. th 19 10:00 Tuschinski 3 fr 20 23:30 Munt 4 tu 24 13:30 Tuschinski 4 fr 27 13:00 EYE Cinema 1 sa 28 17:00 Munt 12
Errol Morris’s Top 10
Let There Be Light John Huston
USA, 1946, DCP, 58 min A powerful account of a two-month course of psychiatric treatment for American soldiers traumatized in the Second World War. we 18 16:00 Tuschinski 6 su 29 16:30 EYE Cinema 2
Life of a Butterfly IP Poland, 2015, DCP, 50 min An intimate portrait of 33-year-old Polish heavyweight Marcin Rózalski: his aggression, drive and longing for a better life. th 19 16:30 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] mo 23 19:45 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 14:00 Munt 12 we 25 11:45 Brakke Grond Expozaal fr 27 11:00 Tuschinski 5 sa 28 23:30 Tuschinski 3
IDFA DocLab Competition
Life on Hold Reem Haddad
Qatar, 2015, cross‑platform In 10 powerful online video portrets from Al Jazeera, we share the pasts and futures of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 9:00-23:00 Brakke Grond su 29 9:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
Best of Fests
Live from New York! Bao Nguyen
USA, 2015, DCP, 90 min A reflection on 40 years of Saturday Night Live, the satirical show that holds a crucial place in the American TV landscape. we 18 21:45 Munt 9 fr 20 22:30 Munt 11 sa 21 21:15 Tuschinski 2 we 25 16:15 Tuschinski 1 sa 28 21:30 Tuschinski 5
Student Competition
The Load WP
La carga Victor Alexis Guerrero
Cuba, 2015, DCP, 25 min A striking, beautifully filmed observation of life aboard a freight train: a microcosm where a group of men are forced to spend a lot of time together. sa 21 20:15 Tuschinski 5 su 22 22:30 Munt 13 we 25 22:00 Tuschinski 5 sa 28 12:30 Munt 12
Paradocs
Log Head EP
Pölkyllä pää Maarit Suomi-Väänänen
Finland, Norway, Canada, 2015, DCP, 9 min An experimental and surreal animation about a little birch stump with a soul. sa 21 15:30 Tuschinski 5 su 22 22:00 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 15:15 Tuschinski 5 th 26 20:15 Tuschinski 5
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FILMS A TO Z
DocLab: Seamless Reality
Maiko – Dancing Child
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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Sounds Real
Panorama
Dui kan Yun Ye
Mand falder Anne Regitze Wivel
Tora Mårtens
Look Love EP
China, 2015, DCP, 146 min Two Chinese children, one dirt poor, the other filthy rich. They both long for affection, but neither have parents who can offer it. fr 20 18:00 Munt 4 sa 21 10:00 Tuschinski 3 [Industry Screening] mo 23 13:30 EYE Cinema 1 tu 24 14:30 Tuschinski 2 th 26 20:00 EYE Cinema 1 fr 27 14:00 Tuschinski 3
IDFA DocLab Competition
LoVR
Aaron Bradbury
England, 2014, cross‑platform, 4 min A virtual reality love trip through the brain activity that occurs in the staggering moment you fall in love; a poem written in data. On-site reservation required. Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 11:00-21:00 Brakke Grond su 29 11:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
Panorama
IDFAcademy Results
Lyari Notes WP Maheen Zia, Miriam Chandy Menacherry
India, Pakistan, 2015, DCP, 80 min Four friends from the violent Karachi neighborhood of Lyari get free weekly music lessons, offering them a ray of hope in their dire circumstances. mo 23 18:30 Tuschinski 6 we 25 20:00 Munt 9 fr 27 10:15 Munt 12 sa 28 15:30 Tuschinski 3
Panorama
Maiko – Dancing Child Åse Svenheim Drivenes
Norway, 2015, DCP, 70 min Maiko is at the pinnacle of her career as a prima ballerina, but her maternal urge is getting stronger. She wants a baby. th 19 15:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal fr 20 17:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal su 22 22:15 Munt 5 mo 23 11:15 Munt 10 we 25 22:30 Tuschinski 2
Man Falling IP
Martha & Niki IP
Denmark, 2015, DCP, 105 min The world-famous artist Per Kirkeby has lost his ability to paint following a brain injury. A sober, loving and honest portrait of his new life. fr 20 19:15 Munt 10 sa 21 19:00 EYE Cinema 2 [Extended Q&A] fr 27 17:45 Tuschinski 6 sa 28 10:00 Tuschinski 6
Sweden, 2015, DCP, 90 min Two young Swedish women of African origin who compete in street dance competitions at the highest level notice that their friendship is starting to falter. fr 20 18:30 Melkweg Rabozaal sa 21 20:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal mo 23 11:00 Tuschinski 3 th 26 13:00 Munt 11 sa 28 20:45 Munt 5
Errol Morris’s Top 10
Best of Fests
Man with a Movie Camera Chelovek s kinoapparatom Dziga Vertov
Russia, 1929, DCP, 68 min This groundbreaking 1929 “urban symphony” shows a cameraman at work capturing daily life in a Soviet city in a whirling, associative montage. sa 21 10:30 EYE Cinema 2 [+ Live Piano]
Paradocs: Amsterdam Art Weekend
Manual/2 – The Patient Artist Barbara Visser
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 17 min Barbara Visser plays an ingenious game with her personality and personal history by recycling four of her own iconic works from the 1990s. sa 28 14:00 EYE Cinema 2
Best of Fests
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano Joshua Seftel
USA, 2015, DCP, 27 min Obsessed by the idea of his own demise, Phil Toledano photographs himself in the most distressing of future scenarios. sa 21 17:45 Tuschinski 5 su 22 10:00 Munt 9 mo 23 16:30 EYE Cinema 2 we 25 13:15 Munt 9 th 26 17:45 Tuschinski 4 sa 28 21:30 Ketelhuis Zaal 1
Master and Tatyana Meistras ir Tatjana Giedre Zickyte
Lithuania, 2014, DCP, 84 min A compelling portrait of the Lithuanian photographer Vitus Luckus (1943-1987), who never received the recognition he deserved. we 18 17:45 Munt 10 th 19 15:15 Munt 11 su 22 10:45 Tuschinski 4 tu 24 18:15 EYE Cinema 1 su 29 13:45 Munt 11
Music Documentary
Mavis!
Jessica Edwards
USA, 2015, DCP, 80 min After singing gospel for more than 60 years, Mavis Staples has no intention of retiring. fr 20 23:00 Tuschinski 1 su 22 21:00 Melkweg Rabozaal
[+ Live Performance]
tu 24 10:30 Melkweg Rabozaal we 25 16:15 Munt 10 fr 27 19:30 Podium Mozaïek sa 28 19:30 Tuschinski 3
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
Me and My Brother Robert Frank
USA, 1969, 35mm, 91 min A film as unsettling as it is fascinating about the relationship between the American poet Peter Orlovsky and his schizophrenic brother Julius. fr 20 13:30 Stedelijk Museum sa 21 11:00 Stedelijk Museum
Paradocs
The Meadow IP Jela Hasler
Switzerland, 2015, DCP, 9 min In the Golan Heights a threat of war is permanently in the air, but the peace of the ruminant is only disturbed by dogs and a single cowboy. sa 21 15:30 Tuschinski 5 su 22 22:00 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 15:15 Tuschinski 5 th 26 20:15 Tuschinski 5
Program Guide
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FILMS A TO Z
First Appearance Competition
Sounds Real
Panorama
Michael Glawogger
Nicole Nielsen Horanyi
Megacities
Austria, Switzerland, 1998, DCP, 90 min Life on the fringes of society in four metropolises – Moscow, Mumbai, Mexico City and New York – depicted in an expressive style. sa 21 22:45 EYE Cinema 2 th 26 13:15 Tuschinski 6
Best of Fests
Meru
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin USA, 2015, DCP, 89 min With their extraordinary climbing and filming performance, a trio shows us that at 6,000 meters (20,000 feet) it’s all a matter of trust. th 19 12:00 Munt 10 fr 20 10:15 Munt 11 sa 21 22:30 Tuschinski 1 we 25 18:45 EYE Cinema 1 sa 28 18:45 Tuschinski 4
DOC U
Denmark, 2015, DCP, 85 min Kimberley Motley is the only foreigner and the only woman allowed to work as a lawyer in Afghanistan. su 22 17:15 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 18:30 Tuschinski 6 we 25 22:00 Munt 9 th 26 21:30 Podium Mozaïek fr 27 14:45 Munt 11
Beit ha’Ilemet Tamar Kay
Errol Morris Retrospective
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. Errol Morris
USA, 1999, video, 91 min A mind-boggling portrait of Fred Leuchter, self-appointed authority on execution equipment and expert witness for Holocaust denier Ernst Zündel. fr 20 16:15 Tuschinski 6 th 26 16:00 EYE Cinema 2
Paradocs: Amsterdam Art Weekend
Panorama
Riley Harmon
Tomer Heymann
A Method for Blue Logic The Netherlands, 2014, DCP, 14 min Facts, fabrications and paranoia get entangled in this attempt to discover the truth behind a conspiracy theorist’s accusations. su 29 14:00 EYE Cinema 2
Music Documentary
Miss Sharon Jones! EP Barbara Kopple
USA, 2015, DCP, 94 min A portrait of the gutsy soul singer Sharon Jones, following her all the way from her pancreatic cancer diagnosis to her first post-recovery performance. su 22 10:30 Melkweg Rabozaal tu 24 16:30 Tuschinski 1 fr 27 16:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal sa 28 21:30 Podium Mozaïek su 29 13:15 Melkweg Rabozaal
Panorama
Moriom IP
Francesca Scalisi, Mark Olexa
Switzerland, 2015, DCP, 12 min Moriom alleges that her parents chain her up, but they provide a completely different story that has to do with a major trauma. fr 20 18:30 Munt 5 mo 23 21:45 Tuschinski 2 we 25 13:45 Munt 13 fr 27 18:30 Munt 9
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Student Competition
Motley’s Law EP
Mr. Gaga
Israel, 2015, DCP, 100 min A well-documented biography of the Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin, who had a major influence on modern dance with his own movement language called Gaga. we 18 19:15 Munt 9 sa 21 19:00 Munt 9 su 22 19:15 Tuschinski 5 mo 23 13:45 Tuschinski 6 we 25 19:30 Podium Mozaïek
Dutch Competition
Mr. Hu and the Temple WP Yan Ting Yuen
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 55 min By building a Buddhist temple in the Netherlands, Mr. Hu attempts to bridge the gap between old and new, East and West. fr 20 14:30 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] su 22 20:00 Tuschinski 2 tu 24 13:45 Brakke Grond Expozaal we 25 21:15 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 sa 28 11:00 Munt 9
The Mute’s House WP Israel, 2015, DCP, 31 min Eight-year-old Yousef and his deaf mother Sahar are the last Palestinian residents of the Israeli part of the city of Hebron. fr 20 14:45 Munt 10 sa 21 21:45 Tuschinski 3 we 25 17:15 Munt 11 [DOC U] th 26 19:00 Podium Mozaïek fr 27 19:15 EYE Cinema 2 sa 28 16:30 Munt 13
Student Competition
My Aleppo IP Melissa Langer
USA, 2015, DCP, 18 min After fleeing the Syrian civil war, a family communicates with the home front via Skype, watching Aleppo disintegrate and their loved ones change. fr 20 18:30 Kleine Komedie tu 24 20:00 Munt 12 we 25 14:30 Tuschinski 2 [Extended Q&A] su 29 14:00 Podium Mozaïek
Mid-Length & Dutch Competition
My Cancer WP Mijn Kanker Meral Uslu
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 55 min This frank, personal account of breast cancer treatment revolves around the relationship between doctor and patient. sa 21 17:00 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] su 22 15:30 Munt 10 [ by invitation] tu 24 18:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal [Extended Q&A]
we 25 19:00 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 th 26 11:45 Tuschinski 2 fr 27 18:30 Munt 4
Best of Fests
My Enemy, My Brother Ann Shin
Canada, 2015, DCP, 17 min During the Iran-Iraq war, the Iranian Zahed saved the life of his wounded Iraqi enemy Najah. Twenty-five years later they meet again by chance. we 18 12:00 Munt 13 sa 21 23:30 Tuschinski 2 mo 23 16:15 Tuschinski 6 we 25 18:15 Munt 10 sa 28 21:30 Tuschinski 3
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
IDFA DocLab Competition
Best of Fests
Sophie Dros
Jonathan Harris, Greg Hochmuth
Rodney Ascher
My Silicone Love The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 27 min A sincere and touching portrait of Everard, a middle-aged man who loves his 12 silicon dolls as if they were real women. mo 23 22:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal tu 24 21:00 Munt 13 fr 27 23:15 Tuschinski 3 sa 28 22:45 Tuschinski 2 su 29 10:00 Munt 13
Panorama
NapolIslam IP Ernesto Pagano
Italy, 2015, DCP, 75 min In Naples, Italy, catholics are converting to Islam. What are the reasons behind European interest in the message of Allah? mo 23 20:15 Munt 13 tu 24 17:30 Tuschinski 3 th 26 14:00 Tuschinski 5 fr 27 19:45 Munt 13
Feature-Length Competition
Natural Disorder IP Naturens uorden Christian Sønderby Jepsen
Denmark, 2015, DCP, 97 min A journalism student named Jacob Nossell is too disabled to be normal, but too normal to accept his fate. sa 21 20:45 Munt 10 su 22 11:45 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] su 22 17:45 Munt 10 mo 23 20:00 Tuschinski 4 [ VPRO Extra] th 26 13:30 Munt 13 fr 27 16:45 Ketelhuis Zaal 1
Network Effect WP
USA, 2015, cross‑platform An interactive collage of an endless stream of video clips, messages and other visual noise, reflecting the frenetic restlessness that characterizes the Internet. Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 9:00-23:00 Brakke Grond su 29 9:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
USA, 2015, DCP, 90 min This horror documentary presents the experiences of people who suffer from sleep paralysis in a gruesomely realistic way. we 18 22:15 Munt 10 th 26 22:30 Munt 10 fr 27 23:00 Munt 11 sa 28 20:45 Tuschinski 4
Student Competition
Kids & Docs Competition
Luke Lorentzen
Ninnoc WP
New York Cuts WP USA, 2015, DCP, 77 min Six hair salons in New York City reflect a multicultural society, each with its own unique character and clientele. fr 20 19:15 Munt 13 sa 21 22:15 Munt 5 th 26 13:30 Tuschinski 3 su 29 12:15 Tuschinski 5
Feature-Length Competition
Need for Meat WP Vleesverlangen Marijn Frank
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 74 min Marijn is a young mother trying to kick her meat habit with the help of a slaughterer and a psychologist. sa 21 16:00 Munt 11 su 22 22:45 Munt 4 th 26 15:30 Tuschinski 3 fr 27 21:15 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 sa 28 14:45 Brakke Grond Expozaal [Food Film Festival]
IDFAcademy Results Niki Padidar
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 18 min Ninnoc doesn’t like cliques, but she doesn’t want to be excluded, either. sa 21 13:30 Tuschinski 2 su 22 12:00 Tuschinski 5 we 25 14:00 EYE Cinema 2 th 26 13:00 EYE Cinema 2 sa 28 13:15 Ketelhuis Zaal 1
Next Stop: Utopia WP
Masters
Greece, 2015, DCP, 91 min Greek factory workers recapture their deserted workplace. The movement becomes the face of solidarity, but for how long? sa 21 17:30 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] su 22 15:00 EYE Cinema 1 mo 23 21:45 Munt 10 tu 24 16:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal
Chantal Akerman
Apostolos Karakasis
[Extended Q&A]
we 25 20:15 Tuschinski 6 fr 27 14:15 Brakke Grond Expozaal
Best of Fests
Panorama
The Nightmare
Nice People
Filip & Fredrik presenterar Trevligt Folk Anders Helgeson, Karin af Klintberg Sweden, 2015, DCP, 92 min Sports as a means of promoting integration. In Borlänge, Sweden, 17 Somali immigrants try to find their feet on the ice. we 18 19:15 Munt 13 th 19 17:15 Tuschinski 5 sa 21 17:15 EYE Cinema 1 su 22 14:15 Munt 13 we 25 17:45 Munt 9
No Home Movie Belgium, France, 2014, DCP, 115 min Chantal Akerman’s last film captures the final days in the life of her mother, an Auschwitz survivor, an invisible woman and Akerman’s greatest inspiration. fr 20 11:30 Tuschinski 2 sa 21 13:15 Tuschinski 4 tu 24 12:00 Munt 10 su 29 13:45 Tuschinski 6
Student Competition
OK Good IP
Alexandra Kulak, Yulia Kurmangalina, Anna Kornienko
Russia, 2015, DCP, 20 min This portrait of life somewhere in the Russian hinterland takes the form of a documentary musical. sa 21 19:45 Munt 13 su 22 22:15 Tuschinski 3 mo 23 11:30 Tuschinski 6 tu 24 21:45 Tuschinski 3
Panorama
Old Wives IP
Galina Krasnoborova
Russia, 2015, DCP, 26 min A melancholy portrait of old women in a remote part of Russia, full of life stories, folk songs and handicraft techniques that go hand in hand with a slowly vanishing generation. mo 23 18:00 Munt 9 we 25 22:30 Munt 12 th 26 19:30 Tuschinski 6 sa 28 13:30 Tuschinski 3
Program Guide
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FILMS A TO Z
Student Competition
Walls
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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Olmo and the Seagull Olmo et la mouette Petra Costa, Lea Glob
Denmark, Brazil, 2015, DCP, 82 min An actress approaching motherhood ultimately grows into her new role with a mix of re-enactment, confession and classical theater. fr 20 13:45 Munt 9 su 22 16:15 EYE Cinema 2 th 26 18:30 Munt 12 fr 27 20:15 Tuschinski 6
Errol Morris’s Top 10
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich
Une journée d’Andrei Arsenevitch Chris Marker
France, 1999, video, 55 min In his distinctive poetic and essayistic style, Chris Marker analyzes and pays homage to Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. th 19 16:15 Tuschinski 6 sa 28 20:30 Tuschinski 6 [TV5MONDE Day]
Paradocs: Amsterdam Art Weekend
Best of Fests
Emma van der Put
Bill Guttentag, Michael Ware
Ommegang
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 6 min Truth is questionable in a surveillance society; this webcam recording of a historical spectacle in Brussels walks the fine line between fact and fiction. su 29 14:00 EYE Cinema 2
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows
On Behalf of... The Union and Its Members Namens... De bond en de achterban Pieter Verhoeff The Netherlands, 1973, DCP, 42 min A remarkable period piece about the 15-day strike of Dutch steel workers who were trying to enforce a fairer distribution of money in 1973. fr 20 18:30 Tuschinski 6 sa 21 15:00 Tuschinski 6
Paradocs
On Football O futebol Sergio Oksman
Spain, 2015, DCP, 68 min A film about soccer without a field in sight. In an attempt to make up for lost time, a father and son watch the World Cup together. th 19 10:15 Tuschinski 6 sa 21 20:45 Tuschinski 6 fr 27 19:45 Tuschinski 5 sa 28 16:45 EYE Cinema 2
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows
On the Pole Robert Drew
USA, 1960, 16mm, 58 min This classic car racing film follows the famous driver Eddie Sachs – a radiant, inspirational central figure – before, during and after the Indianapolis 500 in 1960. fr 20 21:45 Tuschinski 6 sa 21 12:30 Tuschinski 6
Program Guide
Only the Dead EP
Australia, 2015, DCP, 77 min A compelling and shocking documentary in which the journalist Michael Ware recounts how he became the messenger for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s holy war. th 19 19:00 Tuschinski 3 fr 20 22:15 Tuschinski 3 su 22 10:30 Tuschinski 2 fr 27 17:30 Munt 10 sa 28 16:30 Munt 11
Kids & Docs Competition
IDFAcademy Results
Opposites WP Tegenpool Marta Jurkiewicz
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 14 min In this cinematic experiment, an 11-year-old-girl meets her polar opposite, a real ex-convict. sa 21 13:30 Tuschinski 2 su 22 12:00 Tuschinski 5 we 25 14:00 EYE Cinema 2 th 26 13:00 EYE Cinema 2 sa 28 13:15 Ketelhuis Zaal 1
Panorama
Oriented
Jake Witzenfeld
England, Israel, 2015, DCP, 80 min Three Palestinian gay friends in Tel Aviv investigate national and sexual identity, while tensions rise between Israel and the occupied territories. th 19 22:00 Munt 13 mo 23 12:00 Munt 11 [Queer Day] th 26 15:30 Tuschinski 4 fr 27 15:45 Munt 13 su 29 16:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal
Masters
Over the Years Über die Jahre Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Austria, 2015, DCP, 188 min This unique and deeply engaged film portrait spans 10 years in the lives of employees at a small and antiquated textile factory in the Waldviertel region of Austria. th 19 13:30 Munt 9 su 22 10:00 EYE Cinema 2 th 26 17:00 Tuschinski 2 fr 27 12:45 Tuschinski 2 sa 28 16:45 Tuschinski 6
Oxfam Novib Selection
Oxfam Novib Selection: Requiem for the American Dream
Oxfam Novib has selected three films from the program that focus on themes relating to the organization’s work. Today’s focus is on social injustice. A screening of Requiem for the American Dream, in which Noam Chomsky discusses how the super rich have destroyed the American dream, is followed by a talk with various guests. The film is also nominated for the Oxfam Global Justice Award. we 25 19:00 Tuschinski 1 [ Oxfam-Novib Lecture]
Oxfam Novib Selection
Oxfam Novib Selection: This Changes Everything
Oxfam Novib has selected three films from the program that focus on themes relating to the organization’s work. Today’s focus is on climate change. A screening of This Changes Everything, in which Naomi Klein presents an optimistic view of the climate crisis as an opportunity to change our broken economy, is followed by a talk with various guests. The film is also nominated for the Oxfam Global Justice Award. mo 23 19:30 Tuschinski 1 [ Oxfam-Novib Lecture]
Oxfam Novib Selection
Oxfam Novib Selection: Walls
Oxfam Novib has selected three films from the program that focus on themes relating to the organization’s work. Today’s focus is on migration and the refugee crisis. A screening of Walls, which paints a portrait of life in various border regions, is followed by a talk with various guests. The film is also nominated for the Oxfam Global Justice Award. tu 24 19:30 Tuschinski 1 [ Oxfam-Novib Lecture]
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Paradocs
Oxfam Novib Selection
Feature-Length Competition
Paradocs: Amsterdam Art Weekend
A special morning program about migration and the refugee crisis, discussed using clips from films in the IDFA program. tu 24 10:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal
Paciente Jorge Caballero
Phi en Laurine Sander Breure, Witte van Hulzen
Oxfam Novib Sessions
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
Paper Route Robert Frank
USA, 2002, ProRes, 23 min A loving but realistic portrait of a newspaper deliveryman in rural Nova Scotia. fr 20 11:00 Stedelijk Museum sa 21 16:00 Stedelijk Museum su 29 11:15 Munt 9
Paradocs Shorts 1
Patient WP
Colombia, 2015, DCP, 70 min A mother fights and fears for her terminally ill daughter in this monumental indictment of the barbaric bureaucracy controlling the Colombian health care system. fr 20 18:00 Tuschinski 4 sa 21 10:30 Tuschinski 6 su 22 10:00 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] su 22 22:15 Munt 10 tu 24 11:30 Tuschinski 3 fr 27 20:15 Munt 4
Masters
The Pearl Button El botón de nácar Patricio Guzmán
Compilation of beyond the frame docs: Captive Horizon, Still Holding Still, The Rate’s Cut, (Self)exhibitions, Exodus. fr 20 15:30 Tuschinski 5 su 22 15:00 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 19:45 Tuschinski 5 fr 27 22:00 Tuschinski 5
Chile, France, Spain, 2015, DCP, 82 min A lyrical meditation on the meaning of the sea in Chilean history, centering around two buttons found on the seabed. th 19 10:00 EYE Cinema 1 sa 21 15:00 EYE Cinema 1 tu 24 18:00 Munt 12 th 26 11:00 Munt 11 su 29 16:00 Tuschinski 4
Paradocs Shorts 2
Masters
Compilation of beyond the frame docs: Isabella Morra, Blood Brothers, Lamentation, The Meadow, Log Head. sa 21 15:30 Tuschinski 5 su 22 22:00 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 15:15 Tuschinski 5 th 26 20:15 Tuschinski 5
Jørgen Leth, Olatz González Abrisketa
Paradocs Shorts 1
Paradocs Shorts 2
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows
Passing By
Trino Flothuis, Jan de Bont
The Netherlands, 1968, DCP, 31 min A humorous portrait of the Dutch racing driver Ben Pon, filmed with fluid aplomb by cameraman Jan de Bont. fr 20 21:45 Tuschinski 6 sa 21 12:30 Tuschinski 6
Panorama
Patience, Patience You’ll Go To Paradise!
Patience, patience, t’iras au paradis Hadja Lahbib
Belgium, 2014, DCP, 85 min A heartwarming portrait of seven North African women who, many years after their arrival in Belgium, are finally starting to taste freedom. fr 20 11:30 Munt 9 sa 21 18:15 Tuschinski 6 we 25 19:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal th 26 16:00 Podium Mozaïek fr 27 21:15 Tuschinski 3
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The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 38 min The camera gets up close with a couple in this dissection of a love affair using home movies and medical research. sa 28 14:00 EYE Cinema 2
Music Documentary
Playing Lecuona EP Pavel Giroud, Juan Manuel Villar Betancort
Spain, 2015, DCP, 100 min A sparkling musical ode to Ernesto Lecuona, “the father of Cuban music,” by three contemporary Caribbean pianists: Chucho Valdés, Michel Camilo and Gonzalo Rubalcaba. su 22 13:30 Melkweg Rabozaal
tu th sa su
[+ Live Performance]
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Panorama
Please Remember Me WP Wo zhi ren shi ni Qing Zhao
Pelota II
Spain, Denmark, 2015, DCP, 71 min The mysteries of the balls in Basque pelota: each ball is a unique creation with which the players have a special relationship. th 19 17:30 Tuschinski 2 [Extended Q&A] fr 20 10:00 EYE Cinema 1 sa 21 14:30 Munt 9 we 25 22:45 Tuschinski 4 th 26 20:45 Munt 10
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows
People with Good Intentions Mensen van goede wil Hans Koekoek
Phi and Laurine
The Netherlands, 1969, DCP, 42 min This document of Dutch poverty in the 1960s contains nostalgic footage of a rough family from the ghetto of The Hague. we 18 12:00 Tuschinski 5 fr 20 13:00 EYE Cinema 2
China, 2015, DCP, 78 min An elderly couple in Shanghai gracefully struggles with age, illness and memory loss. fr 20 21:15 Munt 13 mo 23 13:45 Tuschinski 4 fr 27 17:45 Munt 13 sa 28 20:30 Munt 13
Music Documentary, Masters
A Poem Is a Naked Person Les Blank
USA, 2015, DCP, 90 min A rather meandering, anarchist portrait of songwriter and session musician Leon Russell by Les Blank, whose debut film got shelved for 40 years. fr 20 12:45 Munt 11 mo 23 17:00 EYE Cinema 1 th 26 21:45 Tuschinski 6 fr 27 15:45 Melkweg Rabozaal sa 28 23:30 Tuschinski 5
Best of Fests
Poverty, Inc.
Michael Matheson Miller
USA, 2015, DCP, 91 min Fighting poverty can be highly lucrative, ironically enough. How the “poverty industry” often only makes matters worse for developing countries. we 18 14:30 Munt 9 th 19 12:30 Tuschinski 2 fr 20 23:15 Munt 13 su 22 13:30 Tuschinski 6 we 25 18:30 de Balie – Grote Zaal
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Panorama
Paradocs: Amsterdam Art Weekend
Rebels IP
Nathan Azhderian
The Present
DOC U
USA, 1996, 35mm, 27 min This seemingly formless visual diary provides insight into the heart and head of the artist as he takes stock of his life. fr 20 11:00 Stedelijk Museum sa 21 16:00 Stedelijk Museum
Pøbler Kari Anne Moe
Robert Frank
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
Pull My Daisy
Robert Frank, Alfred Leslie
USA, 1959, 16mm, 28 min Dubbed “the first real Beat film,” Robert Frank’s directorial debut is a strange evening with insolent young poets and a surprised bishop. fr 20 16:00 Stedelijk Museum sa 21 13:30 Stedelijk Museum
IDFA DocLab Competition
Quipu Project WP
Proyecto Quipu Maria Court, Rosemarie Lerner
Peru, England, Chile, 2015, cross‑platform This interactive documentary provides a platform for victims of the involuntary sterilization campaigns under Peruvian President Fujimori in the 1990s. Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 9:00-23:00 Brakke Grond su 29 9:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
Best of Fests
Racing Extinction Louie Psihoyos
USA, 2015, DCP, 90 min Scientists and activists film endangered animals, both dead and alive. From the director of The Cove. we 18 20:00 Munt 10 sa 21 10:00 Munt 11 tu 24 14:30 Munt 10 th 26 21:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal [Green Screen]
sa 28 19:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal [Food Film Festival]
Paradocs
The Rate’s Cut WP Ojo salvaje Paco Nicolás
Spain, 2015, DCP, 15 min A family man named Rate buys his first film camera. When his sister gets liver cancer, the drama he has been frantically seeking presses itself upon his “wild eye.” fr 20 15:30 Tuschinski 5 su 22 15:00 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 19:45 Tuschinski 5 fr 27 22:00 Tuschinski 5
Program Guide
Norway, 2015, DCP, 91 min Norwegian dropouts take a special course supposed to lead to work. How can you change when everyone expects the worst from you? fr 20 21:15 Munt 4 su 22 17:45 Tuschinski 4 [DOC U] mo 23 14:45 Tuschinski 2 sa 28 22:45 Munt 5
DocLab: Seamless Reality
Rebuild Fukushima WP Bert Hana, Dagmar van Wersch
The Netherlands, 2015, cross‑platform Contribute to the reconstruction of Fukushima following the nuclear disaster, using construction kits based on Google Street View images. On-site reservation required.
Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 11:00-21:00 Brakke Grond su 29 11:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
IDFA DocLab Competition
RecoVR: Mosul, a Collective Reconstruction WP Ziv Schneider, Laura Chen
USA, 2015, cross‑platform A virtual environment that brings back to life the historical collection of the Mosul Museum, raided by IS in 2014. On-site reservation required.
Screening during DocLab Live: VR Cinema Showcase tu 24 20:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal [live] Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 11:00-21:00 Brakke Grond su 29 11:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
Music Documentary
The Redemption of the Devil IP Alex Hoffman
USA, England, 2015, DCP, 81 min The rock musician Jesse “The Devil” Hughes has a wild rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, but he’s also a preacher. Is it possible to combine rock and religion? fr 20 21:30 Melkweg Rabozaal tu 24 12:30 Melkweg Rabozaal fr 27 21:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal [VICE] sa 28 22:15 Munt 4
Refrain
The Netherlands, 2015, installatie, 5 min The end of the Big Stories and the reality of a fragmentary world imagined as a carrousel of text and images. fr 27 14:00 EYE Cinema 2
First Appearance Competition
Remember Your Name, Babylon WP Marie Brumagne, Bram Van Cauwenberghe
Belgium, 2015, DCP, 77 min They crossed the sea in search of a better life, and now they camp among long rows of greenhouses, waiting. fr 20 20:00 Munt 12 su 22 22:30 Tuschinski 4 mo 23 16:00 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] tu 24 16:00 Munt 12 fr 27 13:30 Tuschinski 4 sa 28 15:15 Tuschinski 5
Best of Fests
Requiem for the American Dream EP Peter Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott
USA, 2015, DCP, 75 min In a series of long interviews, leading intellectual Noam Chomsky explains how the concentration of wealth has destroyed the American Dream. fr 20 16:30 EYE Cinema 1 sa 21 18:15 Munt 11 su 22 18:30 Munt 13 we 25 19:00 Tuschinski 1
[ Oxfam-Novib Selection]
su 29 14:45 Tuschinski 2
Best of Fests
Return of the Atom Atomin paluu Mika Taanila, Jussi Eerola
Finland, Germany, 2015, DCP, 110 min The construction of a nuclear reactor in the Finnish town of Eurajoki degenerates into a farce on administrative failings and shameless pursuit of profit. th 19 12:45 Tuschinski 4 fr 20 14:00 EYE Cinema 1 su 22 21:00 Munt 12 tu 24 15:45 Munt 9 su 29 14:30 Ketelhuis Zaal 1
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FILMS A TO Z
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
The Road
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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
First Appearance Competition
Da lu chao tian Zanbo Zhang
Karmil pinnal Toomas Järvet
The Road WP
China, Denmark, 2015, DCP, 95 min The construction of a gigantic highway in China puts three parties at odds with each other: local residents, the construction company and the laborers. th 19 19:45 Tuschinski 4 fr 20 20:00 Tuschinski 4 [ VPRO Extra] sa 21 13:00 Munt 10 su 22 16:30 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] mo 23 10:15 Tuschinski 5 th 26 21:30 de Balie – Grote Zaal
Robert Frank Shorts
Robert Frank Shorts 1
Compilation program with shorts by Robert Frank: Pull My Daisy; Conversations in Vermont; Energy and How to Get It. fr 20 16:00 Stedelijk Museum sa 21 13:30 Stedelijk Museum
Rough Stage WP
Estonia, Palestine, 2015, DCP, 74 min Despite disapproval from those around him and a lack of resources, Palestinian Maher is determined to put on the first modern dance performance in Ramallah. fr 20 18:00 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] su 22 19:00 Munt 12 mo 23 14:30 EYE Cinema 2 tu 24 22:45 Munt 10 we 25 21:30 Podium Mozaïek fr 27 16:00 Tuschinski 6 su 29 10:00 Tuschinski 4
First Appearance Competition
Roundabout in My Head IP Fi rassi rond-point Hassen Ferhani
Compilation program with shorts by Robert Frank: The Present; Paper Route; I Remember; Flamingo; Summer Cannibals. fr 20 11:00 Stedelijk Museum
Algeria, France, Lebanon, Qatar, 2015, DCP, 100 min The magnificent caverns of a slaughterhouse in Algiers serve as a microcosm of Algerian society. fr 20 10:30 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] sa 21 21:30 Munt 9 tu 24 16:45 EYE Cinema 2 we 25 11:30 Tuschinski 3 fr 27 11:15 Tuschinski 4 sa 28 14:15 Munt 13
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows
Sounds Real
Peter Lennon
Sergey Debizhev
Robert Frank Shorts
Robert Frank Shorts 2
Rocky Road to Dublin
Ireland, 1968, video, 69 min By 1967, 50 years of independence hadn’t brought Ireland much progress at all. This is a fascinating account of a country struggling with acquired autonomy. fr 20 15:30 EYE Cinema 2 su 22 10:30 Tuschinski 6
Panorama
Roshmia EP Salim Abu Jabal
United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, 2014, DCP, 70 min After living for 50 years in their little house in the Roshmia Valley in Haifa, Israel, an elderly couple has to move to make way for a new road. su 22 18:00 Tuschinski 6 mo 23 14:00 Munt 13 we 25 11:30 Munt 12 fr 27 12:15 EYE Cinema 2 sa 28 19:15 Munt 12
Russian Dream Russia, 2013, DCP, 52 min An American scholar of Slavic culture takes a road trip through Russia – a kaleidoscopic portrait of a multifaceted and bewildering country. tu 24 22:00 EYE Cinema 2 we 25 16:00 Tuschinski 6
Best of Fests
The Russian Woodpecker
championship. sa 21 18:45 Tuschinski 2 tu 24 16:15 Tuschinski 6 fr 27 12:45 Tuschinski 5 sa 28 10:30 Tuschinski 5
FILMS A TO Z
Feature-Length Competition
Paradocs: Amsterdam Art Weekend
Sacred Repository N.1: Violently Speaking Rory Pilgrim
The Netherlands, 2014, DCP, 15 min Like an archaeologist of the soul, Rory Pilgrim moves between continents, communities and generations in his search for the common human denominator. su 29 14:00 EYE Cinema 2
Mid-Length Competition
Salamanca WP
Ruslan Fedotow, Alexandra Kulak
Russia, 2015, DCP, 40 min Scenes of family life in stylized blackand-white, accompanied by the voice of amanlooking back on his youth ina deeply religious Mexican community. fr 20 18:00 Munt 9 sa 21 13:30 Munt 12 su 22 17:15 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] we 25 16:00 Tuschinski 3 th 26 22:30 EYE Cinema 2 fr 27 12:15 Brakke Grond Expozaal
Panorama
Salero WP
Mike Plunkett
USA, Bolivia, 2015, DCP, 76 min The discovery of lithium at the Salar de Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia confronts traditional salt collector Moises with some difficult decisions. th 19 22:15 Munt 11 fr 20 21:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal su 22 20:45 Munt 4 th 26 11:45 Brakke Grond Expozaal [Green Screen]
sa 28 23:00 Tuschinski 4
Chad Gracia
England, USA, 2015, DCP, 82 min On the eve of the protests in Kiev, a Chernobyl victim goes looking for the true cause of the nuclear reactor disaster. we 18 14:45 Munt 11 fr 20 12:00 EYE Cinema 1 sa 21 20:00 Tuschinski 4 [ VPRO Extra] mo 23 10:00 Tuschinski 1 th 26 18:30 de Balie – Grote Zaal
Kids & Docs Competition
Ruth IP
Hanna Heilborn
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, 2015, DCP, 27 min Ruth is a Swedish cheerleader struggling under the pressure to perform as her team vies for the national
Program Guide
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Panorama
Best of Fests
Åsa Ekman
Parvez Sharma
Say Something WP Sweden, Norway, 2015, DCP, 73 min An intimate account of the fragile relationship between a mother and her daughter, both of whom have been emotionally damaged by domestic violence. su 22 20:15 Munt 5 tu 24 15:30 Tuschinski 4 fr 27 11:15 Munt 13 sa 28 23:15 Munt 12 su 29 16:45 Munt 13
Paradocs
A Sinner in Mecca USA, 2015, DCP, 79 min Filmmaker Parvez Sharma is a both a devout Muslim and gay. Can his religion accept him? Sharma searches for answers during a pilgrimage to Mecca. we 18 20:00 Munt 12 mo 23 16:30 Munt 11 [Queer Day] [Extended Q&A]
tu 24 22:30 EYE Cinema 1 we 25 14:15 Munt 10 fr 27 16:30 Tuschinski 2
(Self)exhibitions IP
Best of Fests
Spain, 2015, DCP, 14 min This collage of home videos shows how YouTube has taken on the role of our public diary, and how intimacy works on the Internet. fr 20 15:30 Tuschinski 5 su 22 15:00 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 19:45 Tuschinski 5 fr 27 22:00 Tuschinski 5
La sirène de Faso Fani Michel K. Zongo
(Auto)exposiciones Florencia Aliberti
Student Competition
Sempervirens WP Raphaël Dubach
Switzerland, 2015, DCP, 46 min An intimate report on the intensive rehabilitation process of a man who sustained brain damage. fr 20 17:45 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 22:30 Munt 9 fr 27 18:30 Munt 12 su 29 14:15 Munt 12
DocLab: Seamless Reality
Sheriff Software WP Dries Depoorter
Belgium, 2015, cross‑platform Want to play traffic cop? Thanks to our monitored society, you can. Visit the scene of a crime by live webcam or inform the police of an offense.
Screening during DocLab Live: The Art of Artificial Intelligence mo 23 20:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal [live] Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 9:00-23:00 Brakke Grond su 29 9:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
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Smith, James O. – Organist USA: Europe (Part 1) Klaus Wildenhahn
Germany, 1965, video, 55 min An account of the first European tour of American jazz organist Jimmy Smith and his trio in 1965, replete with backstage footage and music. Partly German and English spoken, not subtitled we 18 21:00 Tuschinski 6 fr 20 10:30 EYE Cinema 2
Paradocs: Amsterdam Art Weekend
Smoke Machine
The Siren of Faso Fani
Hannah Perry
France, Burkina Faso, Germany, 2014, DCP, 89 min The enforced privatization of the Faso Fani textile plant brought an end to prosperity in Koudougou, where the dream of a return to its heydays is still kept alive. we 18 19:15 Tuschinski 5 th 19 17:30 Tuschinski 4 we 25 21:30 de Balie – Grote Zaal sa 28 14:00 Munt 10 [World Documentaries]
Kids & Docs Competition
IDFAcademy Results
Skatekeet Edward Cook
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 15 min A talented, headstrong, sassy girl’s search for her own place in the boy-dominated world of skateboarding. sa 21 13:30 Tuschinski 2 su 22 12:00 Tuschinski 5 we 25 14:00 EYE Cinema 2 th 26 13:00 EYE Cinema 2 sa 28 13:15 Ketelhuis Zaal 1
Paradocs
Sketches of Siberia WP Ben van Lieshout
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 73 min This road trip (on a boat) through the Siberian interior evokes comparisons with the colonization of the American Wild West. th 19 20:00 EYE Cinema 2 sa 21 19:00 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 tu 24 22:45 Tuschinski 6 we 25 22:30 Tuschinski 6 sa 28 16:30 Ketelhuis Zaal 1
England, 2015, DCP, 11 min A seething hotchpotch of home movies, found footage and shreds ofconversation, set to the rhythms of electronic dance music. fr 27 14:00 EYE Cinema 2
Panorama
The Sniper of Kobani WP Reber Dosky
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 12 min An unhurried glance into the soul of a Kurdish sniper named Haron, who defends Kobani from the advancing Islamic State. fr 20 16:00 Kleine Komedie sa 21 10:30 Tuschinski 2 [Extended Q&A] th 26 11:15 Tuschinski 3 fr 27 21:30 Munt 10 sa 28 19:00 EYE Cinema 2
Feature-Length Competition
Snow Monkey IP George Gittoes
Australia, Norway, 2015, DCP, 150 min A collage of joy and brutality in Afghanistan. Local gang members take acting roles in a Pashtun film directed by an open-minded Australian. th 19 16:00 Tuschinski 3 [Industry Screening] fr 20 21:45 Munt 10 sa 21 17:15 Munt 10 we 25 10:30 Tuschinski 1 th 26 18:00 Munt 13 sa 28 22:00 EYE Cinema 1
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Someone Else Ant Hampton
Belgium, 2015, cross‑platform, 45 min This intense mix of confession, radio play and moral reflection challenges two listeners to engage in a conversation with a stranger. On-site reservation required.
Screening during DocLab Live: Performing Reality fr 20 20:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal [live] Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 11:00-21:00 Brakke Grond su 29 11:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
Music Documentary
Song of Lahore EP
Andy Schocken, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Pakistan, USA, 2015, DCP, 82 min A group of classical Pakistani musicians breathes new life into a forgotten musical culture – the result is international success. sa 21 18:15 Brakke Grond Expozaal mo 23 17:30 Munt 12 tu 24 14:45 Munt 13 fr 27 13:30 Melkweg Rabozaal sa 28 14:30 Podium Mozaïek
Feature-Length Competition
DOC U
Sonita WP
Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
Iran, Germany, Switzerland, 2015, DCP, 90 min Illegally living in Tehran, an 18-year old Afghani refugee named Sonita dreams of being a rapper in this exciting document of her search for her own path in life. fr 20 17:15 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] fr 20 20:15 Tuschinski 1 [Extended Q&A] sa 21 10:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal [CJP] mo 23 14:00 de Balie – Grote Zaal [+ Debate] tu 24 13:45 Munt 11 th 26 14:00 Podium Mozaïek su 29 10:30 Munt 10
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows
Stamping Ground
Hans Jürgen Pohland, George Sluizer
Germany, 1971, DCP, 83 min A comprehensive, musical recording of the Holland Pop Festival, the first major European popular music festival that was held near Rotterdam in 1970. th 19 10:30 EYE Cinema 2
Program Guide
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
USA, 2015, DCP, 128 min A fascinating portrait of Steve Jobs that invites us to “think different” about his complex persona and achievements. th 19 21:15 Kleine Komedie su 22 12:30 Tuschinski 1 fr 27 10:00 Munt 11 sa 28 10:30 EYE Cinema 1 su 29 17:00 Ketelhuis Zaal 1
Paradocs
Still Holding Still IP
Israel, 2015, DCP, 110 min In this raw film debut, director Nirit Aharoni films heroin addict prostitutes in Tel Aviv to find out who her mother was. su 22 19:30 Tuschinski 3 mo 23 11:30 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] tu 24 12:15 EYE Cinema 2 we 25 13:15 Munt 12 th 26 11:45 Munt 12 sa 28 17:30 Munt 9
Kids & Docs Competition
Suburban King/Top-girl EP
De Ontwaring Sarah Vanagt
Belgium, 2015, DCP, 10 min A compilation of so-called “Invisible Mother” photos, in which moms hold their children and babies to keep them quiet during the long shutter time. fr 20 15:30 Tuschinski 5 su 22 15:00 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 19:45 Tuschinski 5 fr 27 22:00 Tuschinski 5
Feature-Length & Dutch Competition
A Strange Love Affair with Ego WP Ester Gould
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 90 min Admiration for her sister Rowan’s self-confidence prompts filmmaker Ester Gould to explore our narcissistic society, with disconcerting results. fr 20 10:00 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] sa 21 20:30 Munt 11 su 22 15:00 Munt 9 mo 23 19:15 Brakke Grond Expozaal [Extended Q&A]
[ VPRO Extra]
Paradocs: Amsterdam Art Weekend
Stripes 3
Florian Quistrebert, Michael Quistrebert
Strung Out IP Bat zona Nirit Aharoni
Alex Gibney
tu 24 21:15 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 th 26 20:00 Tuschinski 4
First Appearance Competition
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 6 min This parody of 1960s op art with a nod to early VJ visuals takes modernism on a hypnotic ride. fr 27 14:00 EYE Cinema 2
Aakash Bhatia
India, 2015, DCP, 7 min A documentary about a gigantic human pyramid at the Dahi Handi festival in India. The highest boy is fearless, the young girl on his shoulders even more so. su 22 20:00 Tuschinski 6 mo 23 14:45 Tuschinski 5 we 25 14:45 Tuschinski 4 th 26 15:45 Tuschinski 5 su 29 11:45 Tuschinski 4
Mid-Length Competition
The Successor WP Il successore Mattia Epifani
Italy, 2015, DCP, 52 min Vito Alfieri Fontana inherited the arms company Tecnovar, that produced landmines for about 30 years. Is he guilty of the devastation they cause? fr 20 16:30 Tuschinski 3 [Industry Screening] fr 20 20:15 Tuschinski 5 mo 23 17:00 Tuschinski 2 we 25 11:15 Munt 13 sa 28 22:30 Munt 13 su 29 13:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
Summer Cannibals Robert Frank
USA, 1996, ProRes, 4 min Filmed in sober monochrome, Robert Frank’s music video for “Summer Cannibals” adds a melancholy twist to Patti Smith’s comeback. fr 20 11:00 Stedelijk Museum sa 21 16:00 Stedelijk Museum
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FILMS A TO Z
DocLab: Seamless Reality
DocLab: Seamless Reality
Super Stream Me WP
Tim den Besten, Nicolaas Veul
The Netherlands, 2015, cross‑platform What does our attention-based culture do to people? For 15 days straight, Tim den Besten and Nicolaas Veul streamed their lives non-stop on the Internet. Screening during DocLab Live: Super Stream Me th 26 20:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal
[live]
Best of Fests
Surire
Bettina Perut, Ivan Osnovikoff
Chile, Germany, 2015, DCP, 80 min Perut and Osnovikoff’s magnificent wide shots and beautiful close-ups observe life on the Salar de Surire, a protected salt flat in the Chilean Andes. we 18 16:45 Tuschinski 5 fr 20 23:00 Tuschinski 5 mo 23 19:30 Munt 12 tu 24 20:30 EYE Cinema 1 sa 28 15:30 Munt 9
Masters
The Swedish Theory of Love Erik Gandini
Sweden, 2015, DCP, 80 min The Swedes forgot one thing when they were arranging their perfect society. A provocative portrait of a nation of loners. fr 20 15:15 Munt 11 sa 21 23:15 Munt 10 su 22 22:30 Tuschinski 1 tu 24 12:00 Tuschinski 2 [Extended Q&A]
Masters, Benjamin Barber Program
A Syrian Love Story Sean McAllister
England, 2015, DCP, 76 min This raw, shocking family saga is set against the backdrop of the Syrian civil war as it tears a family apart. th 19 13:15 Kleine Komedie [Extended Q&A] fr 20 10:30 Tuschinski 5 su 22 12:45 EYE Cinema 1 th 26 22:30 Munt 12 fr 27 18:45 Munt 11 su 29 16:00 Podium Mozaïek
Errol Morris Retrospective
Tabloid
Errol Morris
USA, 2010, video, 87 min A vigorous portrait of the eccentric ex-model Joyce McKinney, who kidnapped her Mormon fiancé out of love and became a victim of the tabloids. fr 20 11:30 Tuschinski 6 su 29 16:15 Tuschinski 6
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Student Competition
Best of Fests
Un cuento de amor, locura y muerte Mijael Bustos Gutiérrez
David Osit, Malika Zouhali-Worrall
A Tale of Love, Madness and Death
Chile, Germany, 2015, DCP, 22 min An elderly man is trapped between his love for his wife and his responsibility to his schizophrenic son. fr 20 17:45 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 22:30 Munt 9 fr 27 18:30 Munt 12 su 29 14:15 Munt 12
Errol Morris’s Top 10
Thank You for Playing EP
USA, 2015, DCP, 80 min A video game designer is confronted with a diagnosis of cancer in his oneyear-old son Joel, leading him to create an exceptional new game. sa 21 12:45 Munt 11 su 22 22:15 Brakke Grond Expozaal tu 24 18:45 Munt 10 we 25 21:30 Munt 11 su 29 12:30 Tuschinski 2
Tales of the Grim Sleeper
DocLab: Seamless Reality
USA, England, 2014, DCP, 105 min A revealing investigation into the police ineptitude surrounding a serial killer, this film is also a scathing social critique of the notorious South Los Angeles neighborhood. we 18 21:30 Tuschinski 5 su 29 11:45 EYE Cinema 2
Ryan Green, Amy Green, Josh Larson
Nick Broomfield
That Dragon, Cancer
USA, 2015, cross‑platform A personal game that offers new ways of mourning. Designed by the father of Joel, a boy who died at the age of four. Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 9:00-23:00 Brakke Grond su 29 9:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
Best of Fests
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows
Saeed Taji Farouky, Mike McEvoy
Er gaat iedere dag een boot Hans Keller
Tell Spring Not to Come This Year
England, 2015, DCP, 82 min A subdued and raw portrayal of the ongoing war against the Taliban being fought by the Afghan National Army since NATO pulled out of the country in 2014. we 18 17:15 Munt 11 mo 23 17:30 Tuschinski 5 tu 24 11:15 Tuschinski 4 we 25 12:00 Munt 10 sa 28 21:00 Tuschinski 1
Kids & Docs Competition
IDFAcademy Results
Ten
Tien Nathalie Crum
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 17 min A graceful and intimate story about a 10-year-old girl grappling with the loss of her father and the fear that he’ll be forgotten. sa 21 13:30 Tuschinski 2 su 22 12:00 Tuschinski 5 we 25 14:00 EYE Cinema 2 th 26 13:00 EYE Cinema 2 sa 28 13:15 Ketelhuis Zaal 1
There’s Always the Mailboat
The Netherlands, 1969, DCP, 63 min Hans Keller provides a poetic commentary for his black-and-white reportage on Ireland, discussing the melancholy state of the country in the late 1960s. fr 20 15:30 EYE Cinema 2 su 22 10:30 Tuschinski 6
Errol Morris Retrospective
The Thin Blue Line Errol Morris
USA, 1988, 16mm, 103 min An outstanding investigative documentary in which Errol Morris assesses the dubious conviction of an alleged murderer. th 19 19:00 Tuschinski 6 fr 27 10:00 Tuschinski 6
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows
The Things I Cannot Change Tanya Ballantyne
Canada, 1967, DCP, 55 min Poverty in North America in 1967. Three weeks in a family with nine children, and a tenth on the way. Dad may be unemployed, but he’s not about to give up. we 18 12:00 Tuschinski 5 fr 20 13:00 EYE Cinema 2
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Feature-Length Competition
Avi Lewis
Antonio Tibaldi, Alex Lora
This Changes Everything Canada, USA, 2015, DCP, 89 min Naomi Klein presents an alternative and more hopeful perspective on the climate crisis: it offers an opportunity to radically change an ailing economic system. sa 21 14:45 Tuschinski 1 [Extended Q&A] mo 23 19:30 Tuschinski 1
[ Oxfam-Novib Selection]
we 25 15:15 Munt 9 th 26 16:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal [Green Screen]
su 29 16:00 Munt 11
Mid-Length Comp. & Benjamin Barber
DOC U
This Is Exile: Diaries of Child Refugees WP Mani Y. Benchelah
England, Lebanon, Switzerland, 2015, DCP, 56 min An intimate portrait of Syrian children fleeing to neighboring Lebanon to escape the violence of civil war. fr 20 18:30 Kleine Komedie sa 21 11:45 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] tu 24 20:00 Munt 12 we 25 14:30 Tuschinski 2 [Extended Q&A] fr 27 17:00 Tuschinski 5 [DOC U] su 29 14:00 Podium Mozaïek
Sounds Real
Those Who Feel the Fire Burning Morgan Knibbe
The Netherlands, 2014, DCP, 74 min An unconventional, poetic documentary about a serious social problem: the many refugees who end up in a hopeless situation on the borders of Europe. mo 23 22:15 EYE Cinema 2 fr 27 12:15 Tuschinski 6
Feature-Length Competition, Music Doc.
DOC U
Thru You Princess EP Ido Haar
Israel, 2015, DCP, 80 min A virtual musical encounter between a cappella singer Princess Shaw from New Orleans and Israeli composer-producer Kutiman leads to an Internet hit. th 19 14:00 Tuschinski 3 [Industry Screening] sa 21 21:30 Melkweg Rabozaal
[+ Live Performance] 24 13:30 Tuschinski 1 [Extended Q&A]
tu th 26 20:00 Munt 11 fr 27 21:30 Podium Mozaïek sa 28 13:15 EYE Cinema 1
Program Guide
Thy Father’s Chair WP USA, Italy, 2015, DCP, 72 min The elderly Orthodox Jewish twin brothers Abraham and Shraga look on as a team of cleaners arrives to clean up their Brooklyn home. fr 20 15:30 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] fr 20 20:15 Munt 9 sa 21 15:15 Munt 10 su 22 21:30 EYE Cinema 1 th 26 20:00 Munt 9 sa 28 19:15 Munt 10
Best of Fests
Tig EP
Kristina Goolsby, Ashley York
USA, 2015, DCP, 90 min An intimate portrait of the stand-up comic Tig Notaro, who became a star overnight after joking about her breast cancer. th 19 22:00 Munt 9 mo 23 22:00 Munt 11 [Queer Day] we 25 12:30 Tuschinski 4 fr 27 22:30 Tuschinski 1 sa 28 13:00 Munt 9
Best of Fests
Time Suspended Tiempo suspendido Natalia Bruschtein
Mexico, 2015, DCP, 64 min A film tribute to Laura Bonaparte, who for many years kept alive the memory of her “disappeared” husband and children on Plaza del Mayo in Buenos Aires. th 19 22:00 Tuschinski 4 sa 21 17:45 Tuschinski 5 mo 23 16:30 EYE Cinema 2 fr 27 19:30 Tuschinski 4 su 29 10:00 EYE Cinema 2
Sounds Real
Tishe!
Hush! Victor Kossakovsky
Russia, 2002, video, 80 min From his window, Victor Kossakovsky filmed the endless roadwork on a St. Petersburg street over the course of a year. tu 24 19:15 EYE Cinema 2 [Extended Q&A] th 26 11:15 Tuschinski 6
Paradocs: Amsterdam Art Weekend
Trapped Words Meiro Koizumi
Japan, 2014, DCP, 12 min How time, memory and language alter the recollection of a traumatic experience. su 29 14:00 EYE Cinema 2
Feature-Length Comp. & Benjamin Barber
IDFAcademy Results
Ukrainian Sheriffs WP
Roman Bondarchuk
Ukraine, Latvia, Germany, 2015, DCP, 80 min A tragicomic portrait of a two-man team of sheriffs in a remote Ukrainian village disturbed by everyday incidents and political developments. fr 20 20:00 Munt 11 sa 21 10:00 Munt 13 [Industry Screening] sa 21 10:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal [CJP] sa 21 21:30 Kleine Komedie tu 24 20:45 Brakke Grond Expozaal th 26 12:15 Tuschinski 1 fr 27 18:45 Tuschinski 2 sa 28 14:00 Munt 10 [World Documentaries]
Masters
Under the Sun IP Vitaly Mansky
Russia, Latvia, Germany, Czech Republic, North Korea, 2015, DCP, 106 min A year in the life of an average North Korean family – is this reality or a propagandist ploy? sa 21 19:15 Tuschinski 3 su 22 13:45 EYE Cinema 2 we 25 17:15 Tuschinski 2 [Extended Q&A] th 26 17:30 Munt 11 su 29 11:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal
Errol Morris Retrospective
The Unknown Known Errol Morris
USA, 2013, DCP, 104 min Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld candidly discusses his enormous archive of political memo’s – about Iraq, Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib. th 19 10:30 Tuschinski 5 th 26 17:30 Tuschinski 3
IDFA DocLab Competition
The Unknown Photographer IP Loïc Suty
Canada, 2015, cross‑platform An ominous, poetic and virtual odyssey through the trenches of the memory of a photographer from World War I. On-site reservation required.
Screening during DocLab Live: VR Cinema Showcase tu 24 20:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal [live] Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 11:00-21:00 Brakke Grond su 29 11:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
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Best of Fests
Sounds Real
Panorama
DocLab: Seamless Reality
Nati Baratz
Muros Pablo Iraburu, Migueltxo Molina
Vincent Morisset
Unmistaken Child Israel, 2008, DCP, 102 min After the death of the Tibetan monk Geshe Lama Konchog, his disciple Tenzin Zopa is searching for the reincarnation of his master. fr 20 19:00 EYE Cinema 2 [Extended Q&A] th 26 15:15 Tuschinski 6
Kids & Docs Competition
Varicella IP
Victor Kossakovsky
Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, 2015, DCP, 25 min An affectionate portrait of two young sisters studying ballet in Saint Petersburg and preparing for an important assessment. sa 21 18:45 Tuschinski 2 tu 24 16:15 Tuschinski 6 fr 27 12:45 Tuschinski 5 sa 28 10:30 Tuschinski 5
Sounds Real
The Visit
Michael Madsen
Denmark, Norway, Finland, Ireland, Austria, 2015, DCP, 85 min Several scientists philosophize about a hypothetical initial contact with aliens. How would we handle such a visit? su 22 22:00 EYE Cinema 2 sa 28 13:00 Tuschinski 5
Panorama
Vita activa, the Spirit of Hannah Arendt Ada Ushpiz
Canada, Israel, 2015, DCP, 124 min The theories of Hannah Arendt (19061975) about the totalitarian state and the banality of evil are more relevant than ever before. fr 20 12:00 Munt 10 mo 23 21:45 Munt 12 th 26 14:00 Tuschinski 2 [Extended Q&A] su 29 11:00 Tuschinski 6
DocLab: Seamless Reality
Walden, a Game WP Tracy Fullerton
USA, 2015, cross‑platform This first-person documentary game follows in the footsteps of Henry David Thoreau, attempting to live a self-reliant life at Walden Pond. Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 9:00-23:00 Brakke Grond su 29 9:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
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Walls IP
Spain, 2015, DCP, 83 min A portrait of locals, refugees and guards in border regions around the world. What’s going on with all these walls dividing us? th 19 18:30 Munt 12 mo 23 15:45 Tuschinski 4 tu 24 19:30 Tuschinski 1
[ Oxfam-Novib Selection]
we 25 17:15 Tuschinski 5 fr 27 12:45 Munt 11
First Appearance Competition
A Walnut Tree WP Ammar Aziz
Pakistan, 2015, DCP, 81 min Feeling homesick for a country that no longer exists due to war, a refugee looks back on his lifein the green Tirah Valley. sa 21 20:45 Munt 4 su 22 15:30 Tuschinski 3 [Industry Screening] tu 24 18:15 Munt 9 we 25 14:00 Tuschinski 3 fr 27 15:00 Tuschinski 5 sa 28 18:30 Munt 13
Panorama
Wastecooking – Make Food, Not Waste Wastecooking – Kochen statt Verschwenden Georg Misch
Austria, 2015, DCP, 80 min Five weeks of eating disposed food in the fight against waste, this is a journey among polluters and problem solvers. th 19 15:00 Tuschinski 5 sa 21 18:45 Munt 12 tu 24 20:45 Tuschinski 6 we 25 15:30 Munt 13 sa 28 10:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal [Food Film Festival]
IDFA DocLab Competition
Waves of Grace IP Chris Milk, Gabo Arora
USA, 2015, cross‑platform Step into the virtual shoes of Decontee Davis, who recovered from Ebola and now helps other victims of the disease in a township in Monrovia, Liberia. On-site reservation required.
Screening during DocLab Live: VR Cinema Showcase tu 24 20:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal [live] Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 11:00-21:00 Brakke Grond su 29 11:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
Way to Go
France, Canada, 2015, cross‑platform A walk in the woods as an interactive experience for people of all ages. On-site reservation required.
Screening during DocLab Live: Sounds Real Interactive sa 21 20:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal [live] Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 11:00-21:00 Brakke Grond su 29 11:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
Panorama, Benjamin Barber Program
We Are Not Alone IP No estamos solos Pere Joan Ventura
Spain, 2015, DCP, 78 min A sampler of different protest movements collectively fighting against radical cuts, privatizations and political corruption in Spain. th 19 21:00 Tuschinski 3 fr 20 23:30 Brakke Grond Expozaal sa 21 16:45 Kleine Komedie fr 27 13:00 Munt 13 su 29 14:30 Munt 10
Music Documentary
We’re Still Here: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited IP Antonino D’Ambrosio
USA, 2015, DCP, 53 min Contemporary musicians record cover versions in 2014 of the powerful protest songs on Johnny Cash’s 1964 concept album Bitter Tears, about the unhappy fate of Native Americans. fr 20 22:45 Munt 5 su 22 10:00 Munt 9 tu 24 17:45 Melkweg Rabozaal we 25 16:15 EYE Cinema 1 sa 28 20:00 Munt 9
First Appearance Competition
The Wedding Contract EP David Dawkins
USA, 2014, DCP, 92 min Love between East and West, or how an American man wins his Balinese bride in a very traditional way: by kidnapping her. fr 20 16:00 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] fr 20 20:00 Tuschinski 3 mo 23 13:30 Munt 9 we 25 17:00 EYE Cinema 2 fr 27 10:00 Brakke Grond Expozaal su 29 12:15 Munt 13
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Welcome Home WP Welkom thuis Frans Bromet
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 90 min A feud that has ruptured his Jewish family leads filmmaker Frans Bromet to a new understanding of the ongoing conflict in Israel. mo 23 19:30 EYE Cinema 1 we 25 12:00 Tuschinski 2 th 26 15:45 Munt 13 [NPO Screening] fr 27 19:00 Ketelhuis Zaal 1 su 29 16:15 Munt 12
Best of Fests, Benjamin Barber Program
Welcome to Leith Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K. Walker
USA, 2015, DCP, 86 min Leith was a peaceful hamlet in North Dakota until a white supremacist named Craig Cobb arrived, with the intention of turning it into a neo-Nazi community. fr 20 10:15 Kleine Komedie [Extended Q&A] sa 21 12:30 Munt 9 fr 27 21:45 de Balie – Grote Zaal sa 28 19:00 Tuschinski 1 su 29 16:00 EYE Cinema 1
Errol Morris’s Top 10
Welfare
Frederick Wiseman
USA, 1975, 16mm, 167 min A look at the New York welfare system from the point of view of the officials who administer it and the recipients who crowd its offices. we 18 12:30 Tuschinski 6 sa 28 10:00 EYE Cinema 2
Music Documentary, Masters
What Happened, Miss Simone? Liz Garbus
USA, 2014, DCP, 102 min The turbulent life story of Nina Simone, the spokeswoman for black America in the 1960s. we 18 19:30 Munt 11 su 22 17:00 Melkweg Rabozaal
[+ Live Performance]
tu 24 14:45 Melkweg Rabozaal th 26 21:00 Tuschinski 1 fr 27 15:00 EYE Cinema 1
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When the Earth Seems to Be Light WP Rotsa dedamitsa msubukia Salome Machaidze, Tamuna Karumidze, David Meskhi
Georgian Republic, Germany, 2015, DCP, 75 min Impressions from the lives of young skaters, artists and musicians in the republic of Georgia, creating their own open spaces. sa 21 20:15 Munt 5 su 22 12:00 Tuschinski 3 [Industry Screening] su 22 15:45 Tuschinski 6 mo 23 15:15 Munt 10 [DOC U] tu 24 13:30 Tuschinski 3 sa 28 10:30 Munt 12
IDFA DocLab Competition
Witness 360: 7/7 IP Darren Emerson
England, 2015, cross‑platform, 13 min One survivor of the London bombings of July 7, 2005 talks about that day and gives us a sense of the trauma that still haunts her. On-site reservation required.
Screening during DocLab Live: VR Cinema Showcase tu 24 20:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal [live] Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 11:00-21:00 Brakke Grond su 29 11:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
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Women in Sink Iris Zaki
England, Israel, 2015, DCP, 37 min The multicultural clients of a women’s hair salon in the Israeli city of Haifa talk candidly about their past and their daily lives. sa 21 19:30 EYE Cinema 1 su 22 10:30 Munt 10 we 25 13:00 Tuschinski 5 th 26 21:45 Munt 9 fr 27 17:15 Tuschinski 3
Dutch Docs 65-90 and Their Shadows
Woodstock Mike Wadleigh
USA, 1970, DCP, 184 min Oscar-winning report on the legendary Woodstock music festival, which proved to be a crucial monument for the counterculture of the 1960s. th 19 12:30 EYE Cinema 2
IDFA DocLab Competition
word.camera IP Ross Goodwin
USA, 2015, cross‑platform, 5 min An algorithm uses an image to generate prose and poetry, while a surveillance camera scans for faces and describes what it sees in “spoken” words.
Screening during DocLab Live: The Art of Artificial Intelligence mo 23 20:00 Brakke Grond Rode Zaal [live] Installation in DocLab Expo: Seamless Reality th 19 – sa 28 9:00-23:00 Brakke Grond su 29 9:00-18:00 Brakke Grond
Dutch Competition
The World According to Monsieur Khiar WP
De wereld volgens Monsieur Khiar Sjors Swierstra
The Netherlands, 2015, DCP, 55 min The Dutch war photographer Jeroen Kramer hopes to forget his traumatic past by obsessively following the life of the mysterious Monsieur Khiar in Beirut. th 19 10:45 Munt 12 [Industry Screening] tu 24 21:00 Munt 10 we 25 13:15 Munt 9 th 26 17:45 Tuschinski 4 sa 28 21:30 Ketelhuis Zaal 1
Paradocs: Amsterdam Art Weekend
Yes, These Eyes Are the Windows Saskia Olde Wolbers
England, 2015, DCP, 20 min A dilapidated house in London tells its own history, one in which former residents, a mailmanand Vincent van Gogh all have a role to play. su 29 14:00 EYE Cinema 2
Best of Fests
A Young Patriot Du Haibin
China, France, USA, 2015, DCP, 106 min An intriguing portrait of a young Chinese nationalist who sees many of his ideals dashed over time. we 18 21:30 Munt 13 th 19 12:45 Munt 11 sa 21 10:00 Munt 9 th 26 16:15 Tuschinski 1 sa 28 16:15 Tuschinski 4
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Special Events
Robert Frank at the Stedelijk Museum Alongside the special screening of Laura Israel’s documentary Don’t Blink – Robert Frank at the festival, IDFA and the Stedelijk Museum are presenting a selection of Frank’s own films, including a rare screening of Rolling Stones documentary Cockcucker Blues. The films are screening at both the festival and the S tedelijk Museum. The museum is also exhibiting a number of Frank’s photos from its own collection.
Amsterdam Art Weekend at IDFA The closing weekend of IDFA coincides with Amsterdam Art Weekend. As part of IDFA’s Paradocs program, AAW is screening a selection of recent video works by Amsterdam art galleries, the Rijksakademie and De Ateliers, including new works by Riley Harmon, Barbara Visser and Jean-Baptiste Maitre, among others. November 27-29 | EYE Cinema 2
Film + Concert
The Redemption of the Devil + Special Guest: Jesse “The Devil” Hughes A film about Jesse “The Devil” Hughes in his fortieth year. He’s working on Zipper Down, the fourth Eagles of Death Metal album. But Hughes is also a preacher, a vocation he keeps strictly separate from his wild rock ‘n’roll lifestyle. After the screening, Hughes himself is on hand to answer questions about his life of rock and religion. November 20, 21:30 | Melkweg Rabozaal
Hot Sugar’s Cold World + Live: Hot Sugar A fascinating portrait of musician and producer Hot Sugar, who’s on a never-ending quest for ambient sounds to incorporate into his trippy compositions. “The universe is full of sound,” he says, so why not make use of it? Experience it for yourself with an exciting live act by Hot Sugar himself following the screening. November 21, 14:00 | Melkweg Rabozaal
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FESTIVAL EVENTS INFORMATION SPECIAL
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 + Live: Mark Reeder A compelling montage of archive material that captures West Berlin’s music scene in the 1980s, the heyday of the New German Wave. The film’s protagonist, British DJ, label manager and sound mixer Mark Reeder, provides the perfect soundtrack of 1980s gloom with a DJ set of retro-modern electronic music following the screening. November 21, 17:15 | Melkweg Rabozaal
Thru You Princess + Live: Kutiman & Princess The virtual musical meeting between New Orleans singer Samantha Montgomery, known locally as Princess Shaw, and Israeli composer/producer Kutiman ends up being an internet sensation. After the screening, the two will share the stage for an intimate performance of Princess Shaw’s logo full colour CMYK soulful songs. November 21, 21:00 | Melkweg Rabozaal
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pianist Ramón Valle interprets Lecuana’s music in his own energetic style, just as he did with his 2001 album “Danza Negra.” November 22, 13:30 | Melkweg Rabozaal
What Happened, Miss Simone? + Live: Sabrina Starke In What Happened, Miss Simone?, singer Nina Simone tells her turbulent life’s story, illustrated by exclusive archival footage. After the screening, the cast of Nina Simone (A)Live led by singer/songwriter Sabrina Starke will pay tribute to the musical legend’s timeless music and indomitable spirit. November 22, 17:00 | Melkweg Rabozaal
Mavis! + Live: My Baby Gospel singer Mavis Staples tells us her life story. After singing gospel for more than 60 years, she has no intention of retiring. Mavis was a great influence on the music of Amsterdam band My Baby, who fuse together blues, funk, indie funk and dub. November 22, 21:00 | Melkweg Rabozaal
In collaboration with De Melkweg.
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DocLab: Seamless Reality
Since 2007, IDFA’s new media program DocLab has been exploring the art of documentary, from interactive storytelling to virtual reality and live performance art. Meanwhile, the Internet has become an integral part of our day-to-day reality: political protest happens on Facebook, your love life starts in an app, and Google knows more about you than you can remember yourself. The Seamless Reality program, a collaboration between IDFA DocLab and the interdisciplinary arts center De Brakke Grond, explores the borders between our physical and virtual realities and invites the audience to experiment with virtual reality, artificial intelligence, biometric technology and their own personal data. DocLab: Seamless Reality is a co-production of IDFA and De Brakke Grond, supported by the Creative Industries Fund NL and AFK (the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts). In collaboration with the Dutch Cultural Media Fund, the Netherlands Film Fund, the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF) and Creative Europe/Mediadesk Flanders.
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Exhibition The DocLab: Seamless Reality exhibition showcases 30 installations and interactive projects, including audiowalks and sensory experiments. The program also includes a striking number of virtual reality projects, transporting the audience to different realities. Get inside the head of artist Jan Rothuizen in Drawing Room; take a trip through a brain while it’s falling in love in LoVR and set foot in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea in DMZ: Memories of No Man’s Land. November 19-28, 9:00-23:00; November 29, 9:00-18:00 | De Brakke Grond
Free admission. Some installations have varying opening hours (11:00-21:00). On-site reservation may be required.
Interactive Conference How do we redefine physical space and the art of documentary storytelling in the digital age? The one-day DocLab Interactive Conference is one of the highlights of the Seamless Reality program. Digital pioneers and artists present their most provocative works, lessons learned and visions for the future. Speakers include Karim Ben Khelifa, Angelo Vermeulen, Amy Rose and May Abdalla (Anagram), Jessica Brillhart (Google Creative Lab),
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Live Cinema Events The most exciting and unpredictable nights of the Seamless Reality program are undoubtedly the six live cinema events. These one-off interactive evenings each approach a certain topic in their own style, ranging from interactive showcases to experimental multimedia performances with live music and contributions from the audience.
DocLab Live: Opening Night A festive introduction to the DocLab: Seamless Reality program, with the program’s curators, artists exploring the blurring lines between our physical and virtual realities, and a unique audience experiment created by the Amsterdam-based design collective Moniker. November 19, 20:00 | Brakke Grond Rode Zaal
By invitation only.
DocLab Live: Performing Reality Three digital artists play with reality and the audience. The event includes moving multimedia stories by Webby winner Bianca Giaever (This American Life), sound artist Ant Hampton and a new live performance by the British duo Anagram, who explore the boundaries between our physical and digital realities with the audience. November 20, 20:00 | De Brakke Grond Rode Zaal
DocLab Live: Sounds Real Interactive Live cinema event about the art of sound design in documentary, virtual reality and video games. Includes a musical Twitter experiment with the audience by sound designer Amaury La Burthe and a live performance of the virtual reality project Way to Go by Philippe Lambert. (For more events around sound design and film, see the Sounds Real theme program.) November 21, 20:00 | De Brakke Grond Rode Zaal
DocLab Live: The Art of Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence is perhaps the most frightening and exciting development in the digital age. Experience Kyle McDonald’s attempt to teach a computer brain to dream like Van Gogh, Dries Depoorter’s investigation of the moral boundaries of computerized surveillance and a talking camera created by media artist (and former ghostwriter for President Obama) Ross Goodwin. November 23, 20:00 | De Brakke Grond Rode Zaal
DocLab Live: VR Cinema Showcase Virtual reality is without a doubt the most talked-about new medium. Pioneers like Ziv Schneider, Jan Rothuizen and Jessica Brillhart (Google) showcase their latest works and reflect on both the hype and artistic potential of virtual reality and immersive media. November 24, 20:00 | De Brakke Grond Rode Zaal
DocLab Live: Super Stream Me For 15 days, Tim den Besten and Nicolaas Veul streamed their entire lives online, in an attempt to find out what our culture of attention is doing to people. They ended their experiment prematurely because the lack of privacy was taking too big a toll on them. A look back on one of the most ruthless live streaming experiments ever with Den Besten and Veul as well as several special guests. November 26, 20:00 | De Brakke Grond Rode Zaal
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Jason Springarn Koff (Netflix), Bianca Giaever (This American Life), William Uricchio (MIT), Gabo Arora (UN/VRSE), Errol Morris, Kathleen Lingo (New York Times) and Margaux Missika (Upian).
Virtual Reality Lab
DocLab Interactive Summit
How can we develop the artistic language of a medium before it is even properly launched? Tech giants are about to bring virtual reality devices into the consumer market, but the biggest challenge for immersive media today is content. Although many great artists and storytellers are individually exploring 360-degree video and interactive virtual reality, the medium is still very much in its infancy. The Virtual Reality Lab brings key players together in Amsterdam to learn from each other, test and fine-tune works-in-progress and discuss new industry standards. Featured projects-in-progress include Cardboard Crash by Vincent McCurley and NFB, The Eyes of the Owl by Pieter van Huystee and Jeff Shaw and Sens by Charles Ayats and M.A. Mathieu. By invitation only. In collaboration with NFB, ARTE France and Tribeca Film Festival. Supported by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Annual think-tank event that brings together leading new media professionals to discuss the future of digital storytelling, virtual reality and interactive media. November 23, 9:30-13:30 | De Brakke Grond
By invitation only. Other interactive and cross-media events include the Industry Talk “Web Series� on November 22 (see page 118).
DocLab Academy An international talent development program for 25 documentary filmmakers and interactive storytellers from all over the world. The goal is to further develop the interactive documentary genre internationally and connect talent with international experts. With master classes, networking opportunities and workshops by Jessica Brillhart (Google Creative Labs), Katy Morrison and Oscar Raby (VRTOV), Thomas Wallner (DEEP Inc) and Brian Chirls. November 19-24
By invitation only.
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Pelota II Thirty years ago, Danish filmmaker Jørgen Leth made a documentary on pelota, a sort of handball played in the Basque region of Spain. Ten years later, a number of Basque employers launched a project to modernize the sport. A decade ago, an anthropologist picked apart the cultural significance of the game. Now, Basquefilms is looking back on these landmarks, showing the tensions that have arisen from the transformation of pelota as well as its native land. After the screening, sports commentator Mart Smeets and director Jørgen Leth discuss the modernization of sports. November 19, 17:30 | Tuschinski 2
A Family Affair Director Tom Fassaert visits his grandmother in South Africa, hoping to find the missing pieces of his family history. Why is there so much disappointment and resentment between his father and his grandmother? But then his grandmother makes an unexpected confession, which brings up unforeseen complications. This screening is followed by an in-depth conversation between director Tom Fassaert and film theorist Bill Nichols about this portrait of a troubled family. November 19, 19:45 | Tuschinski 2
Sonita
At Home in the World (screening with The Sniper of Kobani) At a Red Cross School in Denmark, young refugees hoping to get a residence permit are preparing for regular education. The film focuses on 10-year-old Magomed, a shy and pensive boywho’s finding his way in his class while dealing with the looming prospect that his father may be sent back to Chechnya. This screening is followed by an in-depth conversation between writer Chris Keulemans and director Andreas Koefoed about the making of the film and these young refugees’ predicament. November 21, 10:30 | Tuschinski 2
This Changes Everything Could radical economic reform end the climate crisis? This Changes Everything takes us on a tour of communities on the front line of climate change, inspired by the eponymous bestseller by Naomi Klein, who also provides the narration. Without losing sight of the beauty of nature, we see groups resisting polluters such as gold mines in Greece, oil sand mining in Canada and coalfired power plants in India. After the screening, journalist Twan Huys discusses the relationship between capitalism and climate with Klein and director Avi Lewis. November 21, 14:45 | Tuschinski 1
Eighteen-year-old Sonita, an Afghan refugee living in Tehran without a residence permit, is dreaming of a career in rap. Her family sees a different future for her: as a bride, she’s worth $9,000. Rokhsareh Ghaem Maqhami captures the uphill battle in which Sonita fights for her freedom with an artistic fist. Along the way, the director can’t help but become involved in what Sonita’s future will be. This screening is followed by an in-depth conversation between Chris Keulemans and director Rokhsareh Ghaem Maqhami and a performance by Sonita herself.
Bolshoi Babylon
November 20, 20:15 | Tuschinski 1
Presented by Vrij Nederland magazine.
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In January 2013, a masked assailant threw acid in his face of Sergei Filin, the artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater. The incident revealed what insiders had known for some time: the revered theater was in crisis. Bolshoi Babylon explores the deep divisions between dancers and managers as the theater attempts to keep its status as the world’s leading dance company. This screening is followed by an in-depth conversation between editor of Vrij Nederland Harm Ede Botje and director Nick Read. November 21, 17:15 | Tuschinski 1
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Extended Q&As
The Swedish Theory of Love
Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr Omar Khadr: child soldier or terrorist? As a 15-yearold, Canadian-raised Omar was detained by American troops in Afghanistan. After 13 years of imprisonment, now 28 years old, he was suddenly released. Assisted by his lawyer, Khadr looks back on his arrest in Afghanistan and the years of torture in Guantanamo Bay. This screening is followed by an in-depth conversation between TV maker Bahram Sadeghi, directors Patrick Reed and Michelle Shephard and Khadr’s lawyer Dennis Edney.
November 23, 14:15 | Tuschinski 1
November 22, 10:00 | Tuschinski 1
Democracy
Presented by Movies that Matter.
A powerful portrait of Zlatan Ibrahimovic using previously unseen archive footage. After he’s picked for the Malmö FF team in 1999, this Swedish son of a Bosnian father and Croatian mother is about to embark on a glorious soccer career. But his arrogant attitude, aggression on the field and paralyzing fears often get in his way. Followed by an in-depth conversation with directors Fredrik and Magnus Gertten.
Democracy follows the young German Member of the European Parliament Jan Philipp Albrecht and his colleagues over the course of two years. They hold debates and secret meetings, hobnob with lobbyists and civil rights activists and organize thinktanks, all in hopes of introducing new legislation about a hot potato in European politics: privacy. The screening is followed by an in-depth conversation between human rights activist Boris Dittrich, Member of the European Parliament Jan Albrecht, privacy lawyer Paolo Balboni and director David Bernet.
November 22, 19:45 | Tuschinski 1
November 23, 16:30 | De Brakke Grond Expozaal
Credit for Murder
A Strange Love Affair with Ego
A shocking video of a racially motivated double murder in Russia appeared on YouTube in 2007.
Ever since she was a young girl, Ester Gould just wanted to be her older sister Rowan, who seemed
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The police investigation reached a dead end; two years later, director Vladi Antonevicz and his friend Dima “Shurabi” set off on a daring investigation of their own. Snooping around the darkest crevices of Russia’s neo-Nazi underground, they are determined to find the killers. This screening is followed by an in-depth conversation between reporter Chris Kijne and director Vladi Antonevicz about the dangerous process of making the film.
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elight of Samantha, who is trying to break into d the music business as Princess Shaw. While the film tells their story, we also get to know Samantha through her candid YouTube video diaries. This screening is followed by an in-depth conversation between editor of Vrij Nederland Harm Ede Botje, director Ido Haar and protagonists Kutiman and Samantha (Princess Shaw).
November 23, 19:15 | De Brakke Grond Expozaal
Presented by Vrij Nederland magazine.
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
My Cancer (screening with Dear Auracaria)
The first feature-length documentary on the Black Panthers shows the significance of this civil rights movement for the whole of American culture, the political awareness of the black community and the painful lessons learned when the movement fell apart. The stories are told by the Panthers themselves as well as by police officers, FBI agents, journalists and white supporters. This screening is followed by an in-depth conversation between former U.S. news correspondent Tom Kleijn and director Stanley Nelson about the modern-day relevance of this revolutionary movement.
Breast cancer has exploded like a bomb into the life of Meral Uslu. Holding nothing back, the director shows us what her body has to suffer: burn marks, scars and implants. After all this physical damage, the end of treatment is only the beginning of a long road to recovery, both physically and mentally. This screening is followed by an in-depth conversation between journalist Clairy Polak, director Meral Uslu and oncological surgeon Nikola Kimmings.
November 24, 10:30 | Tuschinski 1
When a Greek factory goes bankrupt, the employees decide to occupy the premises and take up the rains themselves. Easier said than done: self-management isn’t an easy task, and it takes a lot of effort to democratically decide on company policy. A highly relevant film set against the current Greek crisis, about the incompatibilities of capitalism and democracy. This screening is followed by an in-depth conversation between Greece expert Ingeborg Beugel and director Apostolos Karakasis.
The Swedish Theory of Love Sweden is seen as the perfect society, a symbol of human achievement and progress. But there’s one thing that Sweden seems to have forgotten: togetherness. The Swedish Theory of Love digs up the true nature of the Swedish way of life, searching for the existential black holes in a country that boasts the most autonomous people in the world. This screening is followed by an in-depth conversation between journalist Marcia Luyten and director Erik Gandini about the downsides of individualism. November 24, 12:00 | Tuschinski 2
Thru You Princess When Israeli musician/artist Kutiman uses an a cappella song by Samantha, a young black woman from the southern U.S., the track turns into an Internet phenomenon. Much to the
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to have the world at her feet. But then, at the age of 32, Rowan’s inflated ego is shattered. A Strange Love Affair with Ego explores a classic theme: the borders between healthy self-confidence and unhealthy narcissism – not just Rowan’s, but the filmmaker’s own as well. This screening is followed by an in-depth conversation between film critic Hans Beerekamp and director Ester Gould about her personal quest for ego.
November 24, 13:30 | Tuschinski 1
November 24, 18:30 | De Brakke Grond Expozaal
Next Stop: Utopia
November 25, 12:00 | Tuschinski 2
Don Juan At 22 years old, Oleg doesn’t live up to the standard of masculinity that his mother has set for him. She submits him to a series of unconventional treatments: he gets ridden like a horse by one therapist and is told he’s a failure by his psychiatrist, all while the camera looks on. Don Juan questions the line between introverted and autis-
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tic. When will Oleg be allowed to be himself? This screening is followed by an in-depth conversation between editor-in-chief of Vrij Nederland Frits van Exter and director Jerzy Sladkowski. November 25, 14:15 | De Brakke Grond Expozaal
Presented by Vrij Nederland magazine.
This is Exile: Diaries of Child Refugees (screening with My Aleppo) Children who fled the Syrian civil war talk about their experiences and show us their life in a refugee camp in neighboring Lebanon. Emmy Award-winning director Mani Yassir Benchelah lays bare a microcosm that sheds light on the price of this ongoing war for millions of Syrian refugees, half of whom are children. This screening is followed by an in-depth conversation between former Middle East correspondent Nicole le Fever and director Mani Yassir Benchelah about his experiences filming in refugee camps. November 25, 14:30 Tuschinski 2
Under the Sun A film about a perfect life in a perfect country, Under the Sun shows how much effort it takes for the North Korean people to keep up this appearance of perfection. This is the story of a young girl who’s being prepared for life as part of a perfect society under its great leader. This screening is followed by an in-depth conversation between documentary filmmaker Pieter Fleury and director Vitaly Mansky about making films in a totalitarian regime. November 25, 17:15 | Tuschinski 2
Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. Her life was marked by the opposition between war and peace, which led her to sharp observations on the open wounds of our modern world. Today, her insights into the banality of evil, the refugee crisis and the power of totalitarian ideologies are more relevant than ever. This screening is followed by an indepth conversation between philosopher Daan Roovers and director Ada Ushpiz about Hannah Arendt’s insights. November 26, 14:00 | Tuschinski 2
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The Dybbuk: A Tale of Wandering Souls
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Extended Q&As: Benjamin Barber The Dybbuk: A Tale of Wandering Souls
Every year, tensions mount during the pilgrimage of 30,000 Hasidic Jews to the Ukrainian town of Uman. While they celebrate the New Year by the grave of their leader Rebbe Nachman, the locals count Ivan Gonta among their biggest heroes. Gonta was an 18th-century rebel leader who slaughtered tens of thousands of Jews during his bloody revolt. After the screening, Chris Kijne and Benjamin Barber discuss the role of religion and nationalism in Ukraine against the backdrop of the country’s war with Russia. November 19, 10:30 | De Kleine Komedie
A Syrian Love Story The story of a Syrian family in the face of the civil war in their country. Director Sean McAllister follows the family from the Arab Spring in 2010 until they flee their country five years later. After the screening, Chris Kijne, Benjamin Barber and McAllister discuss the Syrian civil war and its effects on the lives of the film’s protagonists. November 19, 13:15 | De Kleine Komedie
Among the Believers A unique, disturbing glance inside the Red Mosque movement, a network of schools in Pakistan that’s a breeding ground for radical, militant Islam. While the network offers free
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r eligious education and meals in a poverty- stricken country, its leader Abdul Aziz Ghazi promotes jihad against the infidels and the introduction of Islamic law. After the screening, Chris Kijne, Benjamin Barber and directors Hemal Trivedi and Mohammed Ali Naqvi discuss education in Pakistan, where radical Islam is clashing with secular authorities and the militarized state. November 19, 16:00 | De Kleine Komedie
Welcome to Leith Leith was a peaceful hamlet in North Dakota until a white supremacist named Craig Cobb arrived, with the intention of turning it into a neo-Nazi community. The film moves fluidly between Cobb and the worries of the 24-strong community, raising uncomfortable questions about freedom of expression and the limits of democracy. After the screening, Chris Kijne, Benjamin Barber and director Christopher K. Walker discuss right-wing extremism in the United States and the resistance ordinary people can offer against fanatics. November 20, 10:15 | De Kleine Komedie
Cartel Land Every year the death toll rises in the drug war along the Mexican-American border. Authorities cannot guarantee safety in the border region, and some citizens see no alternative but to take matters into their own hands. Risking his life, filmmaker Mat-
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thew Heineman follows two groups fighting the cartels. After the screening, Chris Kijne, Benjamin Barber and Heineman discuss civilian distrust of democracy in both the U.S. and Mexico. November 20, 13:00 | De Kleine Komedie
Checks and Balances A portrait of life in the newsrooms of the independent French-language Algerian daily El Watan. Director Malek Bensmail pays tribute to Algerian journalists, who were hunted and killed during the bloody civil war two decades ago, and who now seek the truth in a politically stagnated country. After the screening, Chris Kijne, B enjamin Barber, Melek Bensmail and El Watan editor-in-chief Omar Belhouchet discuss the importance of freedom of the press and the willpower it takes to keep believing in freedom and democracy in a corrupt country. November 20, 21:00 | De Kleine Komedie
3½ Minutes, Ten Bullets On November 23, 2012, 17-year-old Jordan Davis was shot to death after an argument over loud music. Attempting to uncover the truth, the film reconstructs the event in a collage of courtroom footage, interviews, 911 recordings and home videos, laying bare the huge divide in the United States with regard to gun ownership and racism. After the screening, Chris Kijne, Benjamin Barber and director Marc Silver discuss the politics of fear of “the other” within U.S. society.
The Chinese Mayor Yanbo Geng, the communist mayor of Datong, China, has put his heart and soul into realizing his dream project: restoring and reconstructing the monumental city wall. The project has led to nearly half a million residents being forced to move. Director Hao Zhou follows the mayor over a period of two years as he attempts to balance general public interest and a sense of justice for individuals. After the screening, Chris Kijne and Benjamin Barber discuss the film, whose unconventional viewpoint underlines the importance of pragmatic and concerned mayors. November 21, 13:30 | De Kleine Komedie
For Kibera! The radio presenter Boy Dallas lives in Kibera, the “celebrity slum” in Nairobi, Kenya where more than 200 NGOs are active. As a selftaught cameraman, Dallas investigates why a neighborhood that has received so much help for so long is still in such a terrible state. He talks to donors and reveals the harsh reality of life in Kibera. After the screening, Chris Kijne, Benjamin Barber, director Kati Juurus and protagonist Boy Dallas discuss the limitations of aid in countries dominated by corrupt governments and NGOs. November 21, 19:15 | De Kleine Komedie
Benjamin Barber: Jihad vs. McWorld 2015 is supported by the Democracy and Media Foundation.
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EXTENDED Q&AS
Extended Q&As: Sounds Real Unmistaken Child
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Unmistaken Child by Nati Baratz takes us to the heights of the Himalaya, with most of the film taking place over five kilometers (three miles) above sea level. No rustling trees or chirping birds, only the wind. How do you create a vivacious sound design for a place almost devoid of sound? That’s only one of the subjects film critic Nicolas Rapold discusses with sound designer Alex Claude following the screening.
Film critic Nicolas Rapold interviews sound designer Michel Schöpping about the importance of sound in documentary. Schöpping shows how a scene’s mood is greatly influenced by the way location sound is recorded and manipulated during post-production. One of the films he discusses is Battles by Isabelle Tollenaere, an almost dialogue-free documentary in which ambient sounds take center stage.
November 20, 19:00 | EYE Cinema 2
November 23, 19:00 | EYE Cinema 2
Man Falling
Tishe!
Using examples from both fiction and documentary, composer/sound designer Kristian Eidnes Andersen, sound designer Thomas Jæger and Foley artist Julien Naudin (known for their work on films by Lars von Trier and Nicolas Winding Refn, among many others) take the audience into the world of sound design before the screening of Man Falling. After the screening, film critic Nicolas Rapold interviews the three about their work on this film.
Soundman Alexander Dudarev and director Victor Kossakovsky have been working together since 1986, and with great success. Following this screening of their classic Tishe! film critic Nicolas Rapold speaks with them about the remarkable use of sound in this film, in which Kossakovsky filmed a year of seemingly endless road work in Saint Petersburg from his own window.
November 21, 19:00 | EYE Cinema 2
Sounds Real is supported by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds.
The Fog of War
November 24, 19:15 | EYE Cinema 2
One of the many fiction films and documentaries for which Tom Paul created the sound design is Errol Morris’s masterpiece The Fog of War. He discusses the film with film critic Nicolas Rapold, using excerpts to illustrate the layering of its sound design. November 22, 18:45 | EYE Cinema 2
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IDFA Talks Errol Morris Master Class Director Errol Morris discusses his own films and the lessons he learned from his Top 10 selection with film theorist Bill Nichols. The wide-ranging discussion touches upon the role of interviews, which play an important role in Morris’s work and are handled in different ways by the filmmakers he has chosen.
in Winter. Each screening is followed by Q&As with the directors and protagonists. During the Movies that Matter Festival, to be held March 18-26, 2016, 10 highlights from the world’s largest documentary festival will be screening as part of the IDFA Selection. November 22, 10:00-19:15 | Tuschinski 1 & 2
November 20, 13:00 | Tuschinski 1
Queer Day
Suzanne Raes Master Class Because of her extensive research, the film plans that filmmaker Suzanne Raes writes almost read like full-fledged screenplays. Many of the elements and scenes she thinks up beforehand make their way into the final films. At the same time, it’s the unscripted moments of humor, discomfort and emotion that bring films to life and make them exciting. Using examples from her work, the d irector talks about the art of knowing everything, and then forgetting as much as you can. November 19, 10:30 | Tuschinski 2
Bert Hogenkamp book presentation A presentation of the latest monograph by Dutch film historian Bert Hogenkamp, which deals with Dutch documentary in the years 1965-1990, illustrated with clips of films from the period and followed by screenings of two short films from the IDFA program Hogenkamp curated: The Girl Chewing Gum and Do You Get It No.4. Language: Dutch. November 19, 16:00 | EYE Cinema 1
IDFA Selections
The third edition of the IDFA Queer Day highlights personal confrontations around the world. The program includes films about a Polish transgendered person’s complicated situation, gay activists in Israel and Palestine and American stand-up comedian Tig Notaro, as well as an in-depth discussion of two films with unique footage: Chemsex, revealing the London gay party scene, and A Sinner in Mecca, about the pilgrimage of a gay Muslim filmmaker. Queer Day 2015 is organized in collaboration with media partner OUTtv, the gay lifestyle TV channel for the Netherlands and Belgium (www.out.tv). November 23, 16:30-21:00 | Munt 11
Oxfam Novib Selection Five IDFA films have been selected to compete for the Oxfam Global Justice Award. In addition, Oxfam Novib is presenting a special morning session on migration and the refugee crisis, as well as participating in special screenings of three films from the program that focus on themes relating to the organization’s work: climate change (This Changes Everything), migration and the refugee crisis (Walls) and inequality (Requiem for the American Dream). November 23-25 | Tuschinski 1, Brakke Grond Rode Zaal
Movies that Matter Day Movies that Matter and IDFA are presenting the Movies that Matter Day, which includes four remarkable documentaries: Censored Voices, Guantanamo’s Child, I Am Sun Mu and Lampedusa
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For over 20 years, the Dutch documentary TV series Het Uur van de Wolf (The Hour of the Wolf) has been screening distinctive art documentaries. To celebrate, NTR TV and IDFA are organizing an evening program of three documentaries about mysterious artists, as distinctive as the program itself. Take a cinematic journey that unravels the medieval mystery of painter Jheronimus Bosch, follow in the radical footsteps of singer Boudewijn de Groot and finish in a fierce finale with the troubles of Janis Joplin. November 24, 17:45-00:00 | Tuschinski 2
IDFA at De Balie For five nights during the festival, IDFA returns to its old home De Balie, the Amsterdam center for the freedom of speech, contemporary art, politics, culture, cinema and media. The program opens with a special screening of Sonita, followed by a discussion on child marriage led by global freedom advocate Mabel van Oranje. The following nights, eight films from the festival program are accompanied by introductory lectures by academics or talks with the filmmakers. November 23-27 | De Balie – Grote Zaal
Green Screen Day IDFA goes green for this program of five films reflecting on issues of sustainability in various ways. In collaboration with Green Film Making and the Dutch government’s Green Deals program, inspiring speakers will introduce each film, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the world of sustainability and innovation even further. November 26, 11:45-23:00 | De Brakke Grond Expozaal
VICE Night VICE has selected eight short documentaries from the IDFA program, made by young directors from all over the world who have caught their eye. Each film appeals in its own way, bringing Program Guide
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us into contact with fascinating characters and finding new ways to tell stories about intriguing themes. During the VICE Night, two films from this selection will be screened along with The Redemption of the Devil, followed by drinks. November 27, 21:00-23:15 | De Brakke Grond Expozaal
TV5MONDE day The French TV channel TV5MONDE is organizing a special TV5MONDE Day during IDFA 2015. The day kicks off with a workshop for French teachers (by invitation only) about the interactive teaching method “Apprendre & Enseigner avec TV5MONDE,” and it includes the French-language documentaries Checks and Balances, Clear Years and One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevitch. Dutch viewers can continue to enjoy quality documentaries after the festival on TV5MONDE, which screens French documentaries with Dutch subtitles every Monday at 21:00. November 28, 10:00-21:45 | De Brakke Grond & Tuschinski
World Documentaries A compilation program consisting of three feature films supported by the IDFA Bertha Fund: The Siren of Faso Fani, Behemoth and Ukrainian Sheriffs. November 28, 14:00-18:45 | Munt 10
Food Film Festival at IDFA The Food Film Festival is coming to IDFA, contextualizing and personalizing a selection of the best food docs at the festival. The films get scrumptious Q&As with filmmakers, producers and scientists, and during the “Meat the Makers” talk show, filmmakers and meat producers discuss the representation of meat in our society. How can it be that meat is so wrong, yet tastes so good? Includes a tasting by chefs of the Slow Food Alliance, among others. In Dutch. November 28, 16:15 | Brakke Grond Rode Zaal
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Industry Talks For all guests who wish to sharpen their awareness of the documentary industry and get up to speed on its latest developments, IDFA is organizing seven Industry Talks, covering such topics as sound, evaluating impact and coproduction agreements. Free entrance for all IDFA pass holders.
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The Industry Talks and IDFAcademy program kick off together with an inspiring conversation between renowned filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky and talent Tom Fassaert. Fassaert’s touching and intimate film A Family Affair is opening IDFA this year, and Kossakovsky’s early work has been a great inspiration for his developing career. What does the master think of Fassaert’s work? How do they define their authorship, and how do they develop their film language? Moderator: Anna Germanidi Guests: Tom Fassaert, Victor Kossakovsky
Sound is one of the most important parts of documentary filmmaking. It guides the eyes when watching a film and gives meaning to the image, but we don’t often talk about it. To open the stage for this deeply layered discipline, we’ve invited three top-notch specialists to tell us all about their passion and the importance and role of sound in documentary narratives. How does sound guide your emotion and add to an immersive experience? What’s more important, emotion or information? And does authenticity matter at all? What’s the position of sound in this rapidly changing technological environment? These specialists open up the world of sound design in documentary filmmaking and inspire you to think differently. Moderator: Nicolas Rapold (Film Comment) Guests: Larry Sider (Director the School of Sound, sound designer), Peter Albrechtsen (Sound designer & Music supervisor), Michel Schöpping (Sound designer, mixer & composer)
November 19, 15:00 | De Brakke Grond – Rode Zaal
November 21, 15:00 | De Brakke Grond – Rode Zaal
Evaluating Impact
Web Series
A talk on trends in impact evaluation in the European documentary industry, with experts from broadcasting, funding and research addressing the following: Do the measures we use get the results we need? Is impact evaluation just for social-issue films? How could we use it for other genres? Do broadcasters and funders allow for outreach and evaluation in their budgets? And what kind of opportunities does it bring? A conversation about what we can learn and use from the evaluation tools that were designed for social impact. Moderator: Professor Patricia Aufderheide (Senior Research Fellow, CSMI) Guests: Jessica Clark (Dot Connector), Patricia Finneran (Story Matters), Beadie Finzi (BRITDOC), Klara Grunning-Harris (Swedish Film Institute), Leevi Kokko (YLE)
The way audiences consume content changes constantly, with short-form filmmaking and serial storytelling becoming more and more popular. This opens up new opportunities and challenges for documentary filmmakers, interactive storytellers and new media professionals. But what exactly are the opportunities? IFP’s Amy Dotson gives an overview of how to create and craft an original and high-quality web series. Filmmaker and radio producer Bianca Giaever shares her experience of crafting online work. And Alexandre Brachet talks about his recent experience as a producer of successful interactive web series Do Not Track. What are the creative challenges of these new formats? How do you finance these projects? Moderator: Ingrid Kopp (Tribeca Film Institute) Guests: Amy Dotson (Independent Filmmaker Project), Bianca Giaever (This American Life), Alexandre Brachet (Upian; Do Not Track)
Master and Talent
November 20, 15:00 | De Brakke grond – Rode Zaal
November 22, 15:00 | De Brakke Grond – Rode Zaal
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How to Be Successful in the American Market
Albers (Achtung Panda!), Min-Chul Kim (Documentary Airways)
Cinetic Media founder John Sloss has succeeded in the sales, finance and distribution award-winning independent films such as Boyhood, Exit Through the Gift Shop, Amy and Cartel Land. He provides insight into how to handle the American market. This constantly changing marketplace with its own set of rules is hard to enter. How can you be successful with your documentary? Learn from Sloss’s advice on distribution, financing and how to position yourself in this market. Moderator: Cecilia Lidin (Danish Film Institute) Guest: John Sloss (Cinetic Media; Sloss law)
November 24, 15:00 | De Brakke Grond – Rode Zaal
November 23, 15:00 | De Brakke Grond – Rode Zaal
Made possible by Creative Europe.
International Co-Production Documentary filmmaking today is a more international operation than ever before, but how do you manage an international coproduction? What do you need to put into your co-production agreement? How do you deal with copyright in an unknown environment? Producers shed light on their experiences with international co-productions. They give you the tips and tricks of how to work with different countries, cultures, laws and copyright – in short, how to come to an agreement. Moderator: Jakob Kirstein Högel Guests: Mike Lerner (Roast Beef), Helge
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Children’s Documentaries Documentaries for children are all the rage. More and more people from the industry are getting involved, but what’s actually going on in the field and where are we headed? The genre offers both opportunities and challenges. What are the challenges in co-producing children’s documentaries? How do you handle different cultures, languages and interests? And most of all, how do you deal with a target audience that’s part of a rapidly changing landscape, when TV broadcasters used to be the primary financiers and players in the genre? How does the field need to move on, and what does the future look like? Moderator: Ove Rishøj Jensen (EDN) Guests: Salma Abdalla (Autlook), Suzanne Kunzeler (Channel manager NPO3 & ZAPP), Anita Rehoff Larsen (Sant & Usant), Paul Tyler (Handling Ideas) November 25, 15:00 | De Brakke Grond – Rode Zaal
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Industry Sessions Throughout the festival, the Industry Office is the place to go for information and in-depth sessions on a wide range of subjects. At the Industry Sessions held three times a day, topics such as film rights, video-on-demand and rough cut editing are discussed in an intimate setting. All Industry Sessions take place on the E-floor and are free for all pass holders – no tickets needed, first come, first served. A few Industry Sessions require you to pre-register at the Industry Desk.
Today’s Talent Meet the next generation of documentary talent. Every morning, several directors are presented whose first or second film is premiering at IDFA. Get to know these talents and their work in this daily talk moderated by IDFA senior programmer Raul Niño Zambrano and Catherine Olsen (Passionate 4 Docs). Find the daily programme at the Industry Desk or at idfa.nl/industryoffice. November 20-25, 10:30-11:00 | Industry Office – E-floor
IDFA Bertha Fund Europe IDFA Bertha Fund (IBF) supports filmmakers of creative documentaries from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe. Over the last 17 years, IBF has supported over 500 film projects with funding for development and production. This year, the Fund has launched the new program IDFA Bertha Fund Europe, supporting the production and distribution of documentaries realized through co-productions between European producers and producers from developing countries. Isabel Arrate Fernandez (managing director) and Mélanie de Vocht (project manager) explain this new funding scheme and application requirements. November 21, 11:30-12:30 | Industry Office – E-floor
Film Rights How do you deal with the rights of your film? New windows and distribution tools pop up everywhere, creating a lot of new possibilities. But they don’t make it any easier for filmmakers trying to find their way. Salma Abdalla (Autlook) is an experienced sales agent who can tell you all about the handling of film rights. Which rights do you keep for yourself and which do you put in the hands of others? What do you do in various territories, and how do you divide royalties? November 21, 13:30-14:30 | Industry Office – E-floor
N.B. Please pre-register for this Industry Session at the Industry Desk
How to Get Your Documentary to the Oscars® Are you interested in learning more about the Oscar®-qualifying process for documentaries? Tom Oyer, Awards Manager at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will provide a detailed explanation of the qualifying requirements for Oscar consideration in both the Documentary Feature and Documentary Short Subject categories, and will answer audience members’ questions. November 22, 11:30-12:30 | Industry Office – E-floor
In collaboration with EYE International
Film4Climate Film4Climate, a global initiative of the World Bank Group’s Connect4Climate Program, aims to reduce the environmental impact of film production and to spread climate change messages through cinema. Connect4Climate head Lucia Grenna presents their latest initiative, the “Film a # Day4Climate Action”, a partnership with Vimeo. One day before the global climate talks in Paris on November 29, the world will come together to call for climate action. A Global Climate March will take place in Paris and many other cities around the world. Film4Climate and Vimeo invite filmmakers and youth from all over the world to share their experiences with the world through climate action videos. November 22, 13:30-14:30 | Industry Office – E-floor
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Different VOD platforms and aggregators are at the table: they can be subsidized or commercial, and involve a variety of business models. How do they work, and how can you, as a filmmaker or producer, benefit from them? Wendy Bernfeld, managing director of international content consultancy for Rights Stuff, gives you an overview of the existing opportunities in VOD for you as a filmmaker, and answers any other questions you may have. November 23, 11:30-12:30 | Industry Office – E-floor
N.B. Please pre-register for this Industry Session at the Industry Desk.
Dangerous Docs What are the real risks of telling truth to power? Lawsuits, insurance, security, spying, smear campaigns and more. And how can you lower those risks without losing sight of the artfulness of storytelling? Professor Patricia Aufderheide presents “Dangerous Documentaries: Reducing Risk when Telling Truth to Power,” an in-depth new study from the American University’s Center for Media & Social Impact accompanied by an extensive database of resources, which shows what U.S.-based investigative filmmakers are doing right, and which risks are unavoidable – at least for now. November 23, 13:30-14:30 | Industry Office – E-floor
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Vehkalahti, and directors Pankaj Johar and Victor Kossakovsky share their stories from the editing rooms and test screenings. November 24, 11:30-13:00 | Industry Office – E-floor
Get to Know Kickstarter From shorts to features, development to distribution, filmmakers have found creative ways to raise funds for their projects and to connect directly with their audiences through crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter. Liz Cook, head of documentary film outreach at Kickstarter, goes over some best practices for running a successful film project and is happy to answer any questions about the process. November 24, 13:30-14:30 | Industry Office – E-floor
Producer of Marketing and Distribution What’s a Producer of Marketing and Distribution (PMD), and why do you need one? Over the past several years, more and more PMDs have appeared on the film scene. In this session, filmmaker, author and media strategist Jon Reiss discusses this new position in the documentary field. What does it entail? Why do films need one? When and how should you start working with a PMD? How are they different from Impact Producers? How can you become one? And what’s the future of the PMD? November 25, 11:30-12:30 | Industry Office – E-floor
At long last, your rough cut is ready and it’s time to show it to friends, commissioning editors and other professionals. What kind of feedback do you really need? What might help the director and editor reach their goals? What kind of approaches and comments are helpful, and which ones aren’t? How can you take into consideration the different expectations that audiences and financiers may have? In a session organized in collaboration with Rough Cut Service and moderated by Catherine Olsen, editors Niels-Pagh Andersen, Menno Boerema and Jean Tsien, producers Jakob Høgel, Min-Chul Kim and Iikka Program Guide
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Social Events Filmmakers’ Breakfasts
Guests Meet Guests
Kick-start your day by meeting fellow filmmakers and IDFA staff over coffee and croissants.
All IDFA guests are invited to meet and exchange ideas at the daily Guests Meet Guests cocktail hour.
November 19-27, 9:00-10:00 | Café De Jaren
November 19-26, 18:00-19:30 | Café De Jaren
Voucher required. All filmmakers with a film in the program are invited.
Filmmakers’ Dinners ARRI is inviting selected filmmakers with a film in the program to two special dinners. November 21, 20:00 | Restaurant Sluijzer November 23, 20:00 | Restaurant Sluijzer
By invitation only The Filmmakers’ Breakfasts and Filmmakers’ Dinners are presented by ARRI. Headquartered in Munich since 1917, ARRI is the world’s leading manufacturer of motion picture camera, lighting and DI equipment. The global ARRI Group covers every facet of the industry, including equipment rental, post-production, visual effects and distribution. Manufactured products include the ALEXA and AMIRA cameras; Master Anamorphic lenses; SkyPanel LED lights; Pro Camera Accessories; and ARRISCAN archive technologies. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has recognized ARRI with 18 Scientific and Engineering Awards. www.arri.com
The Documentary Filmmakers’ Association cordially invites you to the Guests Meet Guests reception on November 19. For the fourth year in a row, the Documentary Filmmakers Association of South Africa, in association with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), has sent an official South African delegation to IDFA. The delegation consists of members of the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) as well as filmmakers who are funded by the DTI’s individual schemes and self-funded filmmakers. South African filmmakers attending IDFA Forum include: Zippy Nyaruri, Francois Verster, Chris Nicklin, Rehad Desai, Portia Cele and Neil Brandt. Two South African films are screening at the festival: Coming of Age (Teboho Edkins, IDFA Competition for Student Documentary) and Lamentation (Christo Doherty & Aryan Kaganof, Paradocs). www.docfilmsa.com
IMCINE cordially invites you to the Guests Meet Guests reception on November 20. IMCINE, the Mexican Film Institute, is a decentralized public agency with the mandate to promote the development of national cinematic activity through programs for the support of filmmakers; the production of feature, short and documentary films; the advancement of the audiovisual industry; and the promotion and distribution of Mexican cinema. IMCINE celebrates the presence of Mexican documentary producers and directors at IDFA. www.imcine.gob.mx
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Doc/it cordially invites you to the Guests Meet Guests reception on November 21. During this Guests meet Guests reception, Doc/it is treating you to drinks. Doc/it is the official association representing Italian documentary producers and filmmakers. Its mandate is to promote the documentary genre in all its forms through a host of activities: organizing delegations in markets and festivals; producing Italian Doc Screenings, the most important international market for the Italian documentary; building a network among producers, authors and TV channels; managing Italiandoc, the online platform of Italian documentaries; producing Il Mese del Documentario and the Doc/it Professional Award; improving institutional awareness; and producing the training program IDS Academy. www.italiandoc.it
Polish Docs and HBO Europe cordially invite you to the Guests Meet Guests reception on November 22. During this Guests Meet Guests reception, Polish Docs and HBO Europe are treating you to drinks. Polish Docs and HBO Europe invite you to celebrate the presence of Polish documentary films at IDFA. Within the framework of the Polish Docs project, Krakow Film Foundation promotes Polish docuProgram Guide
mentary films at international festivals and film markets, recommending them to sales agents and decision makers. HBO Europe is one of the most important documentary film producers in Poland. Its latest productions include Something Better to Come by Hanna Polak, The Queen of Silence by Agnieszka Zwiefka and K2 – Touching the Sky by Eliza Kubarska (screening at IDFA 2015 in Best of Fests). www.polishdocs.pl | www.hbo-europe.com
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ARTE, the European culture channel, cordially invites you to the Guests Meet Guests reception on November 23. During this Guests Meet Guests reception, ARTE is treating you to drinks. ARTE’s policy is to broadcast high-quality national and international co-productions, both cinema and documentary, as well as news and performing arts. Based on an agreement between France and Germany, the channel is financed through the television license fee in both countries and is broadcast simultaneously in French and German all around Europe. Its exceptional creativity and the high quality of its programs are the foundation for ARTE’s success and uniqueness. www.arte.tv
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Beijing Documentary Development Association (BDDA) cordially invites you to the Guests Meet Guests reception on November 24. During this Guests Meet Guests reception, BDDA is treating you to drinks. BDDA is the first private-enterprise sponsoring documentary association in China, supported by the Beijing Press and Publication Bureau. So far, the association numbers nearly 40 member companies, most of which are acknowledged as leaders in the Chinese documentary industry. BDDA activities cover the complete professional chain: from investment planning, film production and marketing to aggregate operating, international communication and professional training.
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Cinemachile and Chiledoc cordially invite you to the Guests Meet Guests reception on November 25. During this Guests Meet Guests reception, Cinemachile and Chiledoc are treating you to drinks. Cinemachile and Chiledoc invite you to join and
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celebrate their productions. In recent years, Chilean documentaries have been stronger than ever, and new projects and new perspectives are emerging all the time. Cinemachile and Chiledoc invite all IDFA guests to discover these faces, landscapes, emotions and talents. www.chiledoc.cl | www.cinemachile.cl
NPO2 cordially invites you to the Guests Meet Guests reception on November 26. NPO 2 is one of three TV channels of the Netherlands Public Broadcaster (NPO) and proud sponsor of IDFA. The channel focuses on impactful programs the provide context and reflection on the world we live in. NPO 2 is the main Dutch TV channel for documentaries and will broadcast a substantial part of the IDFA program in the near future. www.npo.nl
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On behalf of NPO Sales, Films Transit, CAT&Docs, Autlook Filmsales, Rise & Shine World Sales and Eye International, IDFA has the pleasure of inviting all Docs for Sale and Forum attendees to the Docs for Sale Happy Hour in the Docs for Sale Lounge. November 20-26, 17:00-18:00 | Arti et Amicitiae
IDFA Forum Dinner for project teams and funders A dinner for Forum funders and participants hosted by the Beijing Documentary Development Association (BDDA – see opposite page). November 24, 20:00 | Sea Palace
By invitation only
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IDFA Forum Closing Drinks The Forum wraps up with closing drinks on Wednesday afternoon. Last chance to seal the deal! November 25, 17:00-17:45 | Compagnietheater Forum pass holders only
IDFA Forum Kick-Off Drinks The Forum is starting off this year’s edition with an informal meet and greet. No pitching allowed! November 22, 21:00-22:30 | Calf & Bloom
Forum pass holders only
Awards Ceremony The highly-anticipated IDFA Awards Ceremony starts at 21:00. An hour-and-a-half later, we’ll be toasting the winners. Please note that the awards will be presented on Wednesday, not Friday as in previous years! November 25, 20:30-22:30 | Melkweg – Rabozaal
The Forum Kick-Off Drinks are supported by BCPF. The non-profit organization Broadcasting Content Promotion Foundation (BCPF) was established in 2007 to support excellent documentary filmmakers and distinguished broadcasting content in Korea. Since then, BCPF has supported internationally acclaimed documentaries such as Planet of Snail, Wind on the Moon, Here Comes Uncle Joe, With or Without You, Captain Kang, Tour of Duty, Mrs. B, a North Korean Woman, An Omnivorous Family’s Dilemma, My Love, Don’t Cross That River and many more.
All pass holders may collect a ticket for the Awards Ceremony at the Guest Desk from Tuesday November 24.
Dance Nights Put on your dancing shoes and join us for IDFA’s infamous Dance Nights! November 20/21/27, 22:00-late | Café De Jaren November 28, 22:00-late | De Brakke Grond – Rode zaal
Free admission
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Docs for Sale Happy Hour
Docs for Sale
Established in 1996, Docs for Sale is the world’s leading marketplace for creative documentaries. It offers streaming video all year round and excellent networking opportunities for buyers and sellers of quality documentaries during the festival. Now in its 20th year, Docs for Sale is an extensive, internationally oriented market for documentaries. Featuring more than 450 titles this year, all of which have undergone a strict selection process, the market offers viewing services backed by an extensive database and catalogue. Through the Docs for Sale Online platform, established in 2008 and accessible by subscription only, buyers and exhibitors can view documentaries whenever they want and from wherever they are. Docs for Sale takes place November 20-27 at Arti et Amicitiae.
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Meet the Professionals For the fifth year in a row, Docs for Sale is organizing Meet the Professionals, allowing Docs for Sale participants to register for 15-minute meetings with industry professionals. These experts offer advice on general matters and answer specific questions. Participants can book meetings with sales agents, festival programmers and TV buyers a day in advance. November 21-25, 10:30-12:00 | Arti et Amicitiae (Docs for Sale Lounge)
Rough Cut Project category IDFA Forum and Docs for Sale are partnering for this new category at the Forum. Expanding on the successful Work-in-Progress Screenings held in 2013 and 2014, the new category is showcasing four projects in the final stage of production. Open to Forum and Docs for Sale Acquisition pass holders only.
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MARKETS, FUNDING AND TRAINING
IDFA Forum
Projects in various stages of funding get a platform at IDFA Forum. In its 23 years, the Forum has grown to be the most influential meeting place for documentary filmmakers, producers, commissioning editors, funds, private financiers and other documentary stakeholders in Europe.
dia projects (with three more being presented in individual meetings) show how multimedia techniques and alternative distribution models can reach beyond the limits of traditional documentary filmmaking. Seven Arts and Culture projects have been selected, suitable for broadcasters’ arts slots.
Over the course of three days, 59 projects are being pitched to commissioning editors and other decision makers from around the world in a variety of pitch setups. A large international audience gathers for the Central Pitches, during which 16 producer/director teams pitch their latest project, which already has at least 25% of its funding in place. Thirty-six projects in all stages of development and funding are being pitched during the more intimate Round Table Pitches. Hundreds of One-on-One Meetings are held parallel to and after these public pitching sessions. In addition, the Rough Cut Project section organised in collaboration with Docs for Sale (see opposite page) offers selected filmmakers the opportunity to present work-in-progress edits to commissioning editors, buyers, distributors and festival programmers.
In addition, the Forum offers various services aimed at furthering the possibilities for co-production, including matchmakers who facilitate meetings between participants, meetings with experts in various fields, and a daily Producers Breakfast (see next page). Like last year, the Forum is putting special focus on children’s documentaries. The Norwegian project Tongue Cutters is being pitched, and that same day an Industry Talk will discuss possibilities for international financing of this genre (see page 119). IDFA Forum takes place November 23-25 at Compagnietheater.
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Former IDFA Forum projects at IDFA 2015 Alisa in Warland Liubov Durakova & Alisa Kovalenko (Poland, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2014. Selected for the IDFA Competition for First Appearance. See page 73.
Banking Nature Sandrine Feydel & Denis Delestrac (France, 2014) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2013. Screening in Panorama. See page 74.
Beyond My Grandfather Allende Marcia Tambutti Allende (Mexico/Chile, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2009. Screening in Best of Fests. See page 75.
Bolshoi Babylon Nick Read (Russia/England, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2013. Screening in Best of Fests. See page 75.
The Chinese Mayor Hao Zhou (China, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2012. Screening in Best of Fests and Benjamin Barber: Jihad vs. McWorld 2015. See page 76.
Democracy David Bernet (Germany/France, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2011. Screening in Panorama. See page 78.
Producers Breakfast Whether they’re pitching or observing, all producers with a Forum pass are invited to attend these networking events, which provide an informal setting to meet producers from countries they would like to work with in the future. The pre-arranged table settings assist you in making connections with the producers you would like to meet. November 23-25 | 8:30-9:15 | Compagnietheater (first floor)
Do Not Track Brett Gaylor (France/Germany/Canada, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2013. Screening in DocLab: Seamless Reality. See page 78.
Don’t Blink – Robert Frank Laura Israel (USA, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2012. Screening in Don’t Blink: Robert Frank. See page 79.
A Flickering Truth Pietra Brettkelly (New Zealand, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2013. Screening in Best of Fests. See page 80.
Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr Patrick Reed (Canada, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2013. Screening in Masters. See page 81.
How to Change the World Jerry Rothwell (England/Canada, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2013. Screening in Best of Fests. See page 83.
Jheronimus Bosch, Touched by the Devil Pieter van Huystee (The Netherlands, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2011. Selected for the IDFA Competition for Dutch Documentary. See page 86.
Maiko – Dancing Child Åse Svenheim Drivenes (Norway, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2011. Screening in Panorama. See page 89.
Motley’s Law Nicole Nielsen Horanyi (Denmark, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2013. Screening in Panorama. See page 90.
The Pearl Button Patricio Guzmán (Chile/France/Spain, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2013. Screening in Masters. See page 94.
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The Road
Thank You for Playing
Kari Anne Moe (Norway, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2014. Selected for the IDFA DOC U Competition and screening in Panorama. See page 95.
David Osit/Malika Zouhali-Worrall (USA, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2014. Screening in Best of Fests. See page 100.
Return of the Atom
Ido Haar (Israel, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2014. Selected for the IDFA Competition for Feature-Length Documentary and the IDFA DOC U Competition and screening in Music Documentary. See page 101.
Mika Taanila & Jussi Eerola (Finland/Germany, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2005. Screening in Best of Fests. See page 95.
The Road Zanbo Zhang (China, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2013. Selected for the IDFA Competition for Feature-Length Documentary. See page 97.
Say Something Ă…sa Ekman (Sweden/Norway, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2014. Screening in Panorama. See page 98.
A Syrian Love Story
Thru You Princess
Varicella Victor Kossakovsky (Norway/Denmark/Sweden/ Russia, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2014. Selected for the IDFA Competition for Kids & Docs. See page 102.
The Visit, an Alien Encounter Michael Madsen (Denmark, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2011. Screening in Sounds Real. See page 102.
Sean McAllister (England, 2015) Pitched at IDFA Forum in 2013. Screening in Masters and Benjamin Barber: Jihad vs. McWorld 2015. See page 100.
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IDFA Bertha Fund
The IDFA Bertha Fund supports documentary filmmakers and festivals in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe. The Fund wishes to stimulate and offer new perspectives by enabling these filmmakers to realize their projects and by promoting the screenings of documentaries. Through its support program IDFA Bertha Fund Classic, IBF offers support for the development and production of documentaries. This year, the fund introduced a new program: IDFA Bertha Fund Europe. This new initiative supports coproductions between European producers and producers from developing countries, aiming to increase cross-continental collaboration, and also includes a section for distribution support.
IBF Project Factory The IDFA Bertha Fund not only provides financial support to filmmakers, but plays a crucial advisory role as well. To that end, the Fund sees to it that supported filmmakers participate in IDFA’s various industry activities. Three projects are pitching at IDFA Forum, and a number of filmmakers are participating in IDFAcademy or attending IDFA Forum as an observer to present their p  rojects. Furthermore, the fund is teaming up with the Bertha Foundation in organizing an outreach workshop for a select group of filmmakers.
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Ambulance, JAB Films/IdiomFilms, Norway/Palestine The Second Revolution, Fireworx Media, South-Africa The Waiting Bench, Agat Films & Cie/Goï Goï Productions, France/Chad
Observers: Children of the War, Cronopio Film, Uruguay Freedom Fields, SDI Productions Ltd./Huna Productions, UK/Libya Hissène Habré, A Chadian Tragedy, Pili Films/GoïGoï Productions, France/Chad The Iron Demon – A Journey Into a Broken Land, Sister Productions/’KRITI’ – A Work of Art, France/Sri Lanka Love Song. Pastorale, TTFilm, Georgia The Oldies, Kiiskakuna Producciones, Venezuela
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IBF at IDFAcademy 5 Houses, Jéssica Luz & Bruno Galarte, Brazil Alabang Boy, Monster Jimenez & Mario Cornejo, Philippines Behemoth, Menghchu Hu, China/France The Land of Fire, Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza, Chile The Letter, Maia von Lekow & Christopher King, Kenya Love Song. Pastorale, Tamar Gurchiani, Georgia Syiagul, Amanbek Mairambek Uulu, Kyrgystan
Bertha IDFA Outreach Workshop Cecilia, Pankaj Johar & Sunaina Kapoor, India Sumercé, Victoria Solano & Paula Vaccaro, Colombia/UK Indispensable, Asad Faruqi & Clare Vance, Pakistan/USA When the Guns Go Silent, Natalia Orozco & Julian Giraldo, Colombia/France The Letter, Maia von Lekow & Christopher King, Kenya
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IBF at IDFA Forum Round table pitches:
IBF Harvest at IDFA
Please Remember Me
Twelve new documentaries supported by the IDFA Bertha Fund are part of this year’s festival program. In addition, Tishe! (Victor Kossakovsky, Russia, 2003; supported by IDFA Bertha Fund in 2002) is screening in Sounds Real.
Qing Zhao (China, 2015) Supported by IDFA Bertha Fund in 2014. Screening in Panorama. See page 94.
Roundabout in My Head
Alka Sadat (Afghanistan, 2015) Supported by IDFA Bertha Fund in 2014. Screening in Panorama. See page 73.
Hassen Ferhani (Algeria/France/Lebanon/ Qatar, 2015) Supported by IDFA Bertha Fund in 2015. Selected for the IDFA Competition for First Appearance. See page 97.
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The Siren of Faso Fani
Liang Zhao (China/France, 2015) Supported by IDFA Bertha Fund in 2014. Screening in Masters. See page 74.
Michel K. Zongo (France/Burkina Faso/ Germany, 2014) Supported by IDFA Bertha Fund in 2013. Screening in Best of Fests. See page 98.
Afghanistan Night Stories
Cecilia Pankaj Johar (India/Norway, 2015) Supported by IDFA Bertha Fund 2015. Screening in Panorama. See page 76.
Checks and Balances Malek BensmaĂŻl (Algeria/France, 2015) Supported by IDFA Bertha Fund in 2015. Screening in Masters and Benjamin Barber: Jihad vs. McWorld 2015. See page 76.
The Chinese Mayor Hao Zhou (China, 2015) Supported by IDFA Bertha Fund in 2012. Screening in Best of Fests and Benjamin Barber: Jihad vs. McWorld 2015. See page 76.
Lyari Notes Maheen Zia/Miriam Chandy Menacherry (India/Pakistan, 2015) Supported by IDFA Bertha Fund in 2012 and 2014. Screening in Panorama. See page 89.
Sonita Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami (Iran/Germany/ Switzerland, 2015) Supported by IDFA Bertha Fund in 2013 and 2014. Selected for the IDFA Competition for FeatureLength Documentary and the IDFA DOC U Competition. See page 99.
Surire Bettina Perut/Ivan Osnovikoff (Chile/ Germany, 2015) Supported by IDFA Bertha Fund in 2011. Screening in Best of Fests. See page 100.
Ukrainian Sheriffs Roman Bondarchuk (Ukraine/Latvia/ Germany, 2015) Supported by IDFA Bertha Fund in 2013 and 2014. Selected for the IDFA Competition for FeatureLength Documentary and Benjamin Barber: Jihad vs. McWorld 2015. See page 101.
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IDFAcademy
IDFA is invested in fostering new documentary talent through the IDFAcademy program during the festival as well as several workshops and training programs throughout the year. The resulting films are shown at the festival, along with other creative documentaries by new talents, most notably in the festival’s First Appearance and Student Competitions.
and the Kids & Docs Workshop, aspiring Dutch filmmakers develop a rough idea into a film plan.
During the festival, IDFAcademy offers an intensive four-day training program for emerging filmmakers and producers. In a range of plenary sessions, workshops and master classes, such subjects as how to build an effective trailer or festival strategies are discussed by renowned experts from the documentary field. This years program kicks off with an Industry Talk by directors Victor Kossakovsky and Tom Fassaert (see page 118), and further includes the by now legendary Pitch and Trailer Workshop and a session on sound design featuring Kristian Eidnes Andersen.
These various initiatives form part of a c ontinuous whole, which comes to fruition during the festival. Participants from the various workshops meet each other and continue their ongoing conversation about the documentary form. Projects that originated or were developed at one of the workshop programs are screened at the festival, bringing the importance of IDFA’s continuing attention for developing talents into clear focus.
In addition, three initiatives held throughout the year focus on the development of specific film projects. In both the IDFA-Mediafonds Workshop
IDFAcademy is supported by
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In the intensive six-day program of the IDFAcademy Summer School, international upcoming talents – including several whose films have been supported by the IDFA Bertha Fund – develop projects at the script or editing stage.
IDFAcademy takes place November 19-22 at Compagnietheater.
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Opposites
Anne-Marieke Graafmans (The Netherlands, 2015) Developed during the IDFA-Mediafonds Workshop 2012. Screening in Panorama. See page 73.
Marta Jurkiewicz (The Netherlands, 2015) Developed during the Kids & Docs Workshop 2014/2015. Selected for the IDFA Competition for Kids & Docs. See page 93.
Full of Dreams Marinka de Jongh (The Netherlands, 2015) Developed during the Kids & Docs Workshop 2014/2015. Selected for the IDFA Competition for Kids & Docs. See page 81.
Lyari Notes Maheen Zia/Miriam Chandy Menacherry (India/Pakistan, 2015) Participated in the IDFAcademy Summer School in 2013. Screening in Panorama. See page 89.
Ninnoc Niki Padidar (The Netherlands, 2015) Developed during the Kids & Docs Workshop 2013/2014. Selected for the IDFA Competition for Kids & Docs. See page 91.
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Skatekeet Edward Cook (The Netherlands, 2015) Developed during the Kids & Docs Workshop 2014/2015. Selected for the IDFA Competition for Kids & Docs. See page 98.
Ten Nathalie Crum (The Netherlands, 2015) Developed during the Kids & Docs Workshop 2014/2015. Selected for the IDFA Competition for Kids & Docs. See page 100.
Ukrainian Sheriffs Roman Bondarchuk (Ukraine/Latvia/Germany, 2015) Developed during the IDFAcademy Summer School in 2014. Selected for the IDFA Competition for Feature-Length Documentary and Benjamin Barber: Jihad vs. McWorld 2015. See page 101.
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Aida Alisa in Warland American Epic: The Big Bang Aracati Becoming Zlatan Boudewijn de Groot Come Closer A Boy’s Dream Cambridge Captive Horizon Carolina’s World Cecilia Chechen Clear Years Coal India Coups de foudre Dancing for You Democracy Don Juan Drawing Room The Enemy Eritrea Stars A Family Affair Garage 2.0 Holy Cow Horse-Being I Am the Blues Iceberg Imperial Courts In California In Defense of the Rocket Inside the Chinese Closet Into Darkness Irrawaddy Mon Amour Isabella Morra Jheronimus Bosch, Touched by the Devil Jonas and the Backyard Circus The Load Lyari Notes Mr. Hu and the Temple The Mute’s House My Cancer Need for Meat Network Effect New York Cuts Next Stop: Utopia Ninnoc Opposites Patient Please Remember Me Quipu Project The Rate’s Cut Rebuild Fukushima RecoVR: Mosul, a Collective Reconstruction Remember Your Name, Babylon
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The Road Rough Stage Salamanca Salero Say Something Sempervirens Sheriff Software Sketches of Siberia The Sniper of Kobani Sonita A Strange Love Affair with Ego The Successor Super Stream Me This Is Exile: Diaries of Child Refugees Thy Father’s Chair Ukrainian Sheriffs Walden, a Game A Walnut Tree Welcome Home When the Earth Seems to Be Light The World According to Monsieur Khiar
International Premieres
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About Heaven Afghanistan Night Stories The American Epic Sessions Arlette - Courage Is a Muscle At Home in the World Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise Bird Skin Chemsex Chinese Verses Concerto - A Beethoven Journey Credit for Murder Crocodile Gennadiy The Deeper They Bury Me Déjà vu DMZ: Memories of No Man’s Land Double Aliens Every 28 Days Exhausting a Crowd Exodus Fassbinder The Fog of Srebrenica For Kibera! Grumant: Island of Communism Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr Lamentation Life of a Butterfly Man Falling
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Martha & Niki The Meadow Moriom My Aleppo NapolIslam Natural Disorder OK Good Old Wives Rebels The Redemption of the Devil Roundabout in My Head Ruth (Self)exhibitions Snow Monkey Still Holding Still Strung Out Under the Sun The Unknown Photographer Varicella Walls Waves of Grace We Are Not Alone We’re Still Here: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited 103 Witness 360: 7/7 103 word.camera
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75 Boxeadora 78 Dear Araucaria 83 Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation 86 Katsuo-bushi 86 Keith Richards: Under the Influence 86 Kingdom of Shadows 87 Last Conversations 87 Log Head 89 Look Love 90 Miss Sharon Jones! 90 Motley’s Law 93 Only the Dead 94 Playing Lecuona 95 Requiem for the American Dream 97 Roshmia 99 Song of Lahore 99 Suburban King/Top-girl 100 Thank You for Playing 101 Thru You Princess 101 Tig 102 The Wedding Contract
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IDFA Competition for Feature-Length Documentary
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IDFA Competition for First Appearance
IDFA Competition for Mid-Length Documentary
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Carolina’s World Clear Years Don Juan A Family Affair Natural Disorder Next Stop: Utopia Patient The Road Snow Monkey Sonita A Strange Love Affair with Ego Thru You Princess Thy Father’s Chair Ukrainian Sheriffs
Alisa in Warland Chechen Chinese Verses Credit for Murder Holy Cow In California Jonas and the Backyard Circus Look Love Remember Your Name, Babylon Rough Stage Roundabout in My Head Strung Out A Walnut Tree The Wedding Contract When the Earth Seems to Be Light
Aracati At Home in the World Cambridge Coups de foudre Double Aliens The Fog of Srebrenica For Kibera! Grumant: Island of Communism Horse-Being Irrawaddy Mon Amour Life of a Butterfly My Cancer Salamanca The Successor This Is Exile: Diaries of Child Refugees
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Boudewijn de Groot - Come Closer A Boy’s Dream Eritrea Stars A Family Affair Garage 2.0 Inside the Chinese Closet Jheronimus Bosch, Touched by the Devil Mr. Hu and the Temple My Cancer A Strange Love Affair with Ego The World According to Monsieur Khiar
IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling 78 78 79 80 85 87 87 89 91 95 95 101 102 103 103
The Deeper They Bury Me DMZ: Memories of No Man’s Land Drawing Room Exhausting a Crowd Imperial Courts Lahore Landing Life on Hold LoVR Network Effect Quipu Project RecoVR: Mosul, a Collective Reconstruction The Unknown Photographer Waves of Grace Witness 360: 7/7 word.camera
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Aida Arlette - Courage Is a Muscle Boxeadora Coal India Coming of Age Iceberg Into Darkness The Load The Mute’s House My Aleppo My Silicone Love New York Cuts OK Good Sempervirens A Tale of Love, Madness and Death
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Dancing for You Full of Dreams Home Sweet Home I’ll Fly Higher Into Darkness Ninnoc Opposites Ruth Skatekeet Suburban King/Top-girl Ten Varicella
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Arlette - Courage Is a Muscle Driving with Selvi A Family Affair The Mute’s House Rebels Sonita This Is Exile: Diaries of Child Refugees Thru You Princess When the Earth Seems to Be Light
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73 About Heaven 74 Becoming Zlatan 74 Behemoth 75 Best of Enemies 75 The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution 76 Checks and Balances 77 The Confessions of Thomas Quick 78 Déjà vu 81 France Is Our Mother Country 81 Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr 83 Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation 85 In Jackson Heights 85 In Transit 85 Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words 86 Janis: Little Girl Blue 87 Last Conversations 91 No Home Movie 93 Over the Years 94 The Pearl Button 94 Pelota II 94 A Poem Is a Naked Person 99 Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine 100 The Swedish Theory of Love 100 A Syrian Love Story 101 Under the Sun 103 Welcome Home 103 What Happened, Miss Simone?
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Among the Believers Beyond My Grandfather Allende Bolshoi Babylon Call Me Marianna Cartel Land Censored Voices The Chinese Mayor Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah Crocodile Gennadiy Driving with Selvi Every Face Has a Name Exotica, Erotica, Etc. A Flickering Truth Flotel Europa A German Youth Grozny Blues How to Change the World Human I Am Dublin K2 - Touching the Sky The Ladino Ladies’ Club Lampedusa in Winter Live from New York! The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano Master and Tatyana Meru My Enemy, My Brother Nice People The Nightmare Only the Dead Poverty, Inc. Racing Extinction Requiem for the American Dream Return of the Atom The Russian Woodpecker A Sinner in Mecca The Siren of Faso Fani Surire Tell Spring Not to Come This Year Thank You for Playing This Changes Everything Tig Time Suspended Welcome to Leith Women in Sink A Young Patriot
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3½ Minutes, Ten Bullets 10 Billion - What’s on Your Plate? According to Protocol Afghanistan Night Stories Atlan Austerlitz Banking Nature Bird Skin Birobidzhan Calling Ukraine Cecilia Chemsex Dear Araucaria Democracy The Dybbuk: A Tale of Wandering Souls Every 28 Days Fassbinder I Am Sun Mu In Limbo Jungle Sisters Katsuo-bushi Kingdom of Shadows Land Grabbing Lyari Notes Maiko - Dancing Child Martha & Niki Moriom Motley’s Law Mr. Gaga NapolIslam Need for Meat Old Wives Oriented Patience, Patience You’ll Go To Paradise! Please Remember Me Rebels Roshmia Salero Say Something The Sniper of Kobani Vita activa, the Spirit of Hannah Arendt Walls Wastecooking - Make Food, Not Waste We Are Not Alone
73 The American Epic Sessions 73 American Epic: The Big Bang 74 B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 75 Boudewijn de Groot - Come Closer 77 Concerto - A Beethoven Journey 83 Hot Sugar’s Cold World 83 I Am the Blues 85 Imagine Waking Up Tomorrow and All Music Has Disappeared 86 Janis: Little Girl Blue 86 Keith Richards: Under the Influence 89 Mavis! 90 Miss Sharon Jones! 94 Playing Lecuona 94 A Poem Is a Naked Person 95 The Redemption of the Devil 99 Song of Lahore 101 Thru You Princess 102 We’re Still Here: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited 103 What Happened, Miss Simone?
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73 Am I Dreaming of Others, or Are Others Dreaming of Me? 77 A Conversation Is a Risk to Lose Your Own Opinion 78 Dereviled 79 Dots, Chance, Pots, Dance 89 Manual/2 - The Patient Artist 90 A Method for Blue Logic 93 Ommegang 94 Phi and Laurine 95 Refrain 97 Sacred Repository N.1: Violently Speaking 98 Smoke Machine 99 Stripes 3 101 Trapped Words 103 Yes, These Eyes Are the Windows
Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise Blood Brothers Captive Horizon Exodus In Defense of the Rocket Isabella Morra Lamentation Log Head The Meadow Olmo and the Seagull On Football The Rate’s Cut (Self)exhibitions Sketches of Siberia Still Holding Still
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Panorama
DocLab: Seamless Reality 75 78 78 79 80 83 87 95 98 99 100 100 102 102
Bistro in Vitro Cue China Do Not Track The Enemy Famous Deaths HIGHRISE: Universe Within Kiya Rebuild Fukushima Sheriff Software Someone Else Super Stream Me That Dragon, Cancer Walden, a Game Way to Go
Paradocs: Amsterdam Art Weekend at IDFA
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Errol Morris’s Top 10 76 79 80 86 87 87 89 93 100 103
Bright Leaves The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On Fata Morgana It Felt Like a Kiss Land Without Bread Let There Be Light Man with a Movie Camera One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich Tales of the Grim Sleeper Welfare
Errol Morris Retrospective 80 Fast, Cheap and Out of Control 81 The Fog of War 90 Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. 100 Tabloid 100 The Thin Blue Line 101 The Unknown Known
Benjamin Barber:
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3½ Minutes, Ten Bullets Among the Believers At Home in the World Cartel Land Checks and Balances The Chinese Mayor The Dybbuk: A Tale of Wandering Souls For Kibera! Land Grabbing Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine A Syrian Love Story This Is Exile: Diaries of Child Refugees Ukrainian Sheriffs We Are Not Alone Welcome to Leith
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Cocksucker Blues Conversations in Vermont Don’t Blink: Robert Frank Energy and How to Get It Flamingo I Remember Me and My Brother Paper Route The Present Pull My Daisy Summer Cannibals
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and Their Shadows
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Battles The Fog of War From the Depths Habitat Man Falling Megacities Russian Dream Those Who Feel the Fire Burning Tishe! Unmistaken Child The Visit
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