IDFA Program overview

Explore all films in the IDFA 2026 selection.

View the complete overview of competitions and other sections at IDFA 2026.

View this edition's juries and awards.

Discover the New Media selection of immersive and interactive documentary art at IDFA 2026.

Explore the Filmmaker Talks program, where filmmakers in the IDFA 2026 selection will talk about their works.

Discover films and new media works in the selection that previously received IDFA support.

Explore the full Industry Program.

Explore the Industry Talks and Sessions program, tackling key creative, technological, ethical, and political questions shaping documentary filmmaking today.

Discover international delegations of documentary professionals at IDFA 2026, connecting with IDFA's Markets, Talks, industry events, and social events.

Find expert advice and one-on-one consultancies for your project. Bookings open October 26 at 12:00 (CET)

Explore our social events during IDFA, from daily Guests Meet Guests drinks and dance nights, to opportunities to network with the documentary community.

Browse the Press & Industry screenings program at Pathé City (November 14–18). Free tickets can be reserved online from one day before the screening. Remember to cancel in you can't attend.

Bookings open on Monday, October 26 at 12:00 (CET).

Watch films from the IDFA 2026 selection online and on demand at our Press & Industry Library (November 12–22). Films become available after their premiere at the festival.

The Press & Industry Library will be available from November 12.

Browse our selection of market screenings during IDFA. 

Bookings open on Monday, October 26 at 12:00 (CET).

Discover IDFA Forum, IDFA's co-production and co-financing market, bringing together documentary film and new media projects from around the world through pitches, presentations, and one-on-one meetings.

Browse documentary films available for distribution and sales in the Docs for Sale Catalogue.

The Catalogue will be published on Friday, October 30.

IDFAcademy offers an intensive training program for emerging documentary filmmakers and producers. Taking place from during IDFA (November 12–15), IDFAcademy offers emerging international filmmakers an intensive program to expand their artistic and professional development.

The IDFAcademy program and participants will be announced on Monday, October 26.