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 film entries FAQ and the new media & performance FAQ.
4. If your question is not answered in the FAQs, get in touch with us.
5. To learn more about the programming team and selection process, please see this page.

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 waiver request form.

Please read the festival entry regulations carefully before sending in your film.

Check out our frequently asked questions about film entries.

Check out our frequently asked questions about new media & performance 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, please 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, subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, and/or audio description. For more information, please refer to the guidelines for subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (in Dutch) and audio description from the Audiovisual Accessibility Foundation (SAVT).

IDFA is the leading festival for the art of documentary film and new media. Every November, the festival presents a trend-setting program of approximately 250 selected titles in five 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 (0)20 6273329
E-mail: info@idfa.nl
Website: www.idfa.nl
VAT number: NL826332572B01

If you have a question about the regulations, please see our film entries FAQ and new media & performance entries FAQ.

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