IDFA Project Space 2026: applications now open!
Are you a first- or second-time documentary director ready to take your project to the next stage?
IDFA Project Space offers a unique, creativity-driven talent development program, carefully tailored to filmmakers’ individual needs. Under the mentorship of esteemed filmmakers and industry professionals, participants gain invaluable guidance and expertise tailored to their journey as emerging talents.
In 2026, IDFA Project Space takes place over four months, from June to September, with two online modules and one in-person week in Amsterdam. Filmmakers will have the chance to engage in a continuous process of growth within a program that flexibly adjusts to their specific needs with plenary sessions and tailored consultancies.
Don't miss this chance to refine your craft and connect with leading voices in the industry.
Program
Program alumni have included the directors of acclaimed films such as All That Breathes, Apolonia, Apolonia, Do You Love Me, Writing Hawa, Taming the Garden, The Mother Of All Lies, and Where Are We Headed. Former tutors have included directors Pirjo Honkasalo, Aliona van der Horst, Kim Longinotto, Kumjana Novakova, Gianfranco Rosi and Audrius Stonys; editor and director Maya Daisy Hawke; editors Qutaiba Barhamji, Anne Fabini, Ollie Huddleston, Gladys Joujou, and Niels Pagh Andersen; producers Gema Juárez Allen and Bianca Oana, and film consultant Gitte Hansen.
Apply by February 1, 2026
Read more information about the program, eligibility and application process here. Applications are now open until February 1, 2026.
