38th IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
12.11.2025–23.11.2025
Amsterdam, Niederlande
11.07.2025
Regular Deadline Features
11.07.2025
Regular Deadline Shorts
30.05.2025
Early Deadline Features
30.05.2025
Early Deadline Shorts
02.07.2025
Special Deadlines (see Remarks below)
performances/interactive/immersive new media proje
Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition
Accepted formats: Short Film, Feature Length Film, XR / Immersive
Section Profile
| Section | |
|---|---|
| IDFA Competition for Short Documentary | |
| IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary | For Children; For Youths |
| Frontlight (shorts) | |
| Envision Competition (shorts) | |
| Envision Competition (feature & midlength) | |
| International Competition | |
| Frontlight (features) | |
| Luminous | |
| IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling | |
| IDFA DocLab Competition for Immersive Non-Fiction | |
| Youth Competition | |
Supported Sections
| Section* | SWISS FILMS Support short films |
SWISS FILMS Support feature-length films |
SWISS FILMS Support XR |
BAK Succès Festival |
MEDIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDFA Competition for Short Documentary | yes |
yes |
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| IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary | yes |
yes |
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| Frontlight (shorts) | yes |
yes |
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| Envision Competition (shorts) | yes |
yes |
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| Envision Competition (feature & midlength) | yes |
yes |
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| International Competition | yes |
yes |
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| Frontlight (features) | yes |
yes |
|||
| Luminous | yes |
yes |
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| IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling | yes |
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| IDFA DocLab Competition for Immersive Non-Fiction | yes |
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| Youth Competition | yes |
*Films participating in these sections can apply for support measures / receive Succès points