Festival entries

1. Please read the Festival entry regulations carefully.
2. Go to MyIDFA (in the section ‘My submissions’) to send in the online entry form and pay the entry fee.
3. For any questions about the entry process, take a look at our FAQs for film or performances and interactive/immersive projects.
4. If your question is not answered in the FAQs, get in touch with us.

To complete the entry process, it is required to fill out our online entry form and complete payment of the entry fee. See the table below for an overview of all deadlines and corresponding entry fees.

If the main country (or countries) of production is on the IBF country list, your entry is eligible for a fee waiver based on IDFA's discretion. In this case, we encourage you to fill out a fee waver request form via this link.

If you are entering an interactive/immersive project that is nearing completion or in the prototype phase, you can also apply for presentation support through IDFA DocLab. Read more here.

Please read the Festival entry regulations carefully before sending in your film or project.

Check out our frequently asked questions about film entries or performance and interactive/immersive project entries.

If you require assistance entering your film because you are a filmmaker with a disability, or you experience language barriers in the entry process, get in touch with us:

Phone: +31 (0)20 6273329
Email: program@idfa.nl

To all filmmakers: If your film is selected, we encourage you to provide more accessible film formats when possible. Your contact at the Program department will get in touch about whether you have a version available with English subtitles, closed captions, and/or audio description. For more information, please refer to the closed captions and audio description guidelines from the Audiovisual Accessibility Foundation (SAVT), which IDFA has partnered with since 2019.

IDFA is the leading festival for the art of documentary film and new media. Every November, the festival presents a trend-setting program of 250 selected titles in six competitions, several thematic sections, a physical exhibition, and a range of live performances. The twelve-day event annually welcomes some 295,000 visits, 3,000 professionals, and 40,000 students to Amsterdam, making it the largest and most influential documentary film festival in the world.

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Vondelpark 3, 1071 AA Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Phone +31 20 6273329
E-mail info@idfa.nl
Website www.idfa.nl
VAT number: NL 008551777B01

If you have a question about the regulations, please see our FAQs for films or performances and interactive/immersive projects.

Questions concerning regulations and/or entry forms that are not answered on these pages should be directed to program@idfa.nl.