IDFA 2025
| Festival dates |
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| IDFA festival: November 12–23 |
| IDFA Forum: November 16–19 |
| Docs for Sale: November 15–19 |
| Industry program: November 15–19 |
| IDFAcademy: November 13–16 |
| IDFA Project Space 2025 |
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| IDFA Project Space: June 2–6 (online); June 30–July 4 (in person); September 1–5 (online) |
| IDFA Project Space NL: June 30–November 23 |
Accreditations and applications
| Accreditations to IDFA 2025 |
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| Accreditations open: June 2 |
| Early bird fee deadline: September 1 |
| Talent development programs |
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| IDFAcademy application period: June 1–August 1 |
| IDFA Project Space application period: January 9–February 14 |
| IDFA Project Space NL application period: March 25–April 25 |
Entries for films
| Festival entries to IDFA 2025 |
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| Film entries open: March 4 |
| First film entry deadline: April 24 |
| Second film entry deadline: May 28 |
| Final film entry deadline: July 10 |
Entries for new media projects
| Entries to IDFA DocLab 2025 |
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| Interactive/immersive project entries open: TBA |
Details about the DocLab Call for Entry 2025 will be announced soon.
Entries for Markets and IDFA Bertha Fund
| Entries to IDFA's Markets |
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| IDFA Forum entries open: June 2 |
| IDFA Forum entries deadline: July 25 |
| Docs for Sale entries open: June 2 |
| Docs for Sale entries deadline: September 8 |
| Entries to IDFA Bertha Fund |
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| IBF Europe – Minority Co-production entries open: February 24 |
| IBF Europe - Minority Co-productions entries deadline: April 14 |
| NFF + IBF entries deadline: May 12 |
| IBF Classic entries open: April 29 |
| IBF Classic entries deadline: June 10 |
Announcement film and new media selection
| September 9 | September 23 | October 14 |
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Top 10, Retrospective, Dead Angle, DocLab preview, Interactive Grant Winners | Best of Fests, Signed, Shorts Competition, Youth Program, Paradocs | Luminous, Frontlight, International Competition, Envision Competition, DocLab Competition, DocLab Spotlight, Opening Film, Cross-section awards |
Press conference
| Press conference IDFA 2025 |
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| Press conference: October 14 |