IDFA 2025
| Festival dates |
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| IDFA festival: November 13–23 |
| 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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| Early bird fee deadline: September 1 |
| Talent development programs |
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| IDFAcademy application period: June 1–August 1 |
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 |
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 |