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Key dates

Looking to enter your film to the festival, or when our next training program opens up? Find an overview of key dates for filmmakers and professionals below.  

IDFA 2025

Festival dates
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
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
Early bird fee deadline: September 1

Entries for Markets and IDFA Bertha Fund

Docs for Sale entries deadline: September 8

Announcement film and new media selection

September 9September 23October 14

Retrospective, Top 10, Dead Angle, DocLab preview

Best of Fests, Signed, Short Competition, Paradocs

Luminous, Frontlight, International Competition, Envision Competition, DocLab Competition, Opening Film, Cross-section awards