International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

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Location Amsterdam, Netherlands
Founded 1988
Language International
Official website

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is the world's largest documentary film festival held annually since 1988 in Amsterdam.

The festival was initially held at the Leidseplein area in the centre of Amsterdam. The festival has since spread to a number of other locations. Cinemas and other institutes that have hosted the festival are: de Balie, Pathé City Theater, Filmmuseum Cinerama, Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam, Paradiso, the Ketelhuis, the Hotel Americain, Tuschinski Cinema, Pathé De Munt multiplex, Theatercompagnie and Arti et Amicitiae.

The objective of the IDFA is to promote creative documentaries and to present them to as wide an audience as possible. It started as a small festival and has grown to an eleven-day festival, screening more than 200 documentaries and attracting nearly 120,000 visitors.

Apart from its international film program, the variety of genres and the many European and world premieres featured each year, the festival also hosts debates, forums and workshops.

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[edit] Prizes

Prizes at IDFA are awarded in different categories:

  • The Joris Ivens Award for best documentary over 60 minutes in length.
  • The Special Jury Prize winner equals "Special Mention" or "Runner-up Prize" on some other festivals.
  • The Silver Wolf Award for best documentary under 60 minutes in length.
  • The Silver Cub Award for films in a selection of 16 documentaries less than 30 minutes in length.
  • The First Appearance Award for best debut film.
  • The Audience Award for best film as voted by audience
  • The Movies that Matter - Human Rights Award for best film dealing with human rights issues. Prior to 2006 this award was called the Amnesty International Award.
  • The DOC U! Award for best youth documentary selected by a special youth jury.
  • The IDFA Student Award, introduced in 2007.

[edit] Award winners

[edit] VPRO Joris Ivens Award

Year Film Director Nationality of Director
(at time of film's release)
1988 Birthplace Unknown Karin Junger Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
1988 Ksjsiner Ruben Gevorksjanz Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
1989 Skierskala Ivars Seleckis Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
1990 Christo in Paris D. Maysles Flag of the United States United States
1991 Dreams and Silence Omar Al-Quattan Flag of Belgium Belgium
1992 La Memoria del Agua Hector Faver Flag of Spain Spain
1993 Belovy Victor Kossakovsky Flag of Russia Russia
1994 Solo, de wet van de Favela Jos de Putter Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
1995 Délits Flagrants Raymond Depardon Flag of France France
1996 Atman Pirjo Honkasalo Flag of Finland Finland / Flag of Germany Germany
1997 Auf der Kippe Andrei Schwartz Flag of Germany Germany
1998 Fotoamator / Photographer Dariusz Jablonski Flag of Poland Poland
1999 André Hazes - Zij gelooft in mij John Appel Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
2000 De zee die denkt Gert de Graaff Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
2001 Family Phie Ambo & Sami Saif Flag of Denmark Denmark
2002 Stevie Steve James Flag of the United States United States
2003 Checkpoint Yoav Shamir Flag of Israel Israel
2004 Stand van de maan Leonard Retel Helmrich Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
2005 My Grandmother's House Adán Aliaga Flag of Spain Spain
2006 The Monastery – Mr. Vig & the Nun Pernille Rose Grønkjær Flag of Denmark Denmark
2007 Stranded Gonzalo Arijon Flag of France France

[edit] Volkskrant Audience Award

Year Film Director Nationality of Director
(at time of film's release)
1988 The Last Judgement Herz Frank Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
1989 Skierskala Ivars Seleckis Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
1990 In Memory of the Day Passed By Šarūnas Bartas Flag of Lithuania Lithuania
1991 Djembéfola Laurent Chevallier Flag of France France
1992 Black Harvest Robin Anderson & Bob Connolly Flag of Australia Australia
1993 Belovy V. Kossakovsky Flag of Russia Russia
1994 Choice and Destiny Tsipi Reibenbach Flag of Israel Israel
1995 Anne Frank Remembered Jon Blair Flag of England England
1996 Blue Eyed B. Verhaag Flag of Germany Germany
1997 Vision Man W. Long Flag of Sweden Sweden
1998 Twee Vaders Ko van Reenen Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
1999 Crazy Heddy Honigmann Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
2000 Desi Maria Ramos Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
2001 Offspring, B B. Stevens Flag of Canada Canada
2002 Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore Flag of the United States United States
2003 My Flesh and Blood Jonathan Karsh Flag of the United States United States
2004 The Yes Men Dan Ollman & Sarah Price & Chris Smith Flag of the United States United States
2005 Sisters in Law Kim Longinotto & Florence Ayisi Flag of England England
2006 We Are Together / Thina simunye Paul Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
2007 To See If I'm Smiling Tamar Yarom Flag of Israel Israel

[edit] Special Jury Prize

Year Film Director Nationality of Director
(at time of film's release)
1988 Hotel Terminus: the Life and Times of Klaus Barbie Marcel Ophüls Flag of France France / Flag of the United States United States
1988 'The Power of Solovki Marina Goldovskaya Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
1989 Skierskala Ivars Seleckis Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
1990 The Collector E. Strömdahl Flag of Sweden Sweden
1991 Djembéfola Laurent Chevallier Flag of France France
1992 Black Harvest Robin Anderson & Bob Connolly Flag of Australia Australia
1993 Mit Verlust ist zu Rechnen Ulrich Seidl Flag of Austria Austria
1994 Choice and Destiny Tsipi Reibenbach Flag of Israel Israel
1995 Picasso Would Have Made a Glorious Waiter Jonathan Schell Flag of the United States United States
1996 The Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera Adam Simon Flag of England England
1997 Little Dieter Needs to Fly Werner Herzog Flag of Germany Germany
1998 Pavel and Lyalya / a Jerusalem Romance r Victor Kossakovsky Flag of Russia Russia
1999 A Cry from the Grave Leslie Woodhead Flag of England England
2000 Keep the River on Your Right: a Modern Cannibal Tale Laurie Gwen & David Shapiro Flag of the United States United States
2001 Elsewhere Nikolaus Geyrhalter Flag of Austria Austria
2002 On Hitler's Highway Lech Kowalski Flag of France France
2003 The Corporation Mark Achbar Flag of Canada Canada
2004 Liberia: an Uncivil War Jonathan Stack & James Brabazon Flag of the United States United States
2005 Our Daily Bread Nikolaus Geyrhalter Flag of Austria Austria
2006 Tender’s Heat. Wild Wild beach Alexander Rastorguev Flag of Russia Russia
2007 Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go Kim Longinotto Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom

[edit] Silver Wolf Award

Year Film Director Nationality of Director
(at time of film's release)
1995 6 Open, 21 Closed Amit Goren Flag of Israel Israel
1996 Mr. Behrmann - Leben Traum Tod Andreas Voigt Flag of Germany Germany
1997 Gigi, Monica...& Bianca Yasmina Abdellaoui & Benoït Dervaux Flag of Belgium Belgium
1998 Hephzibah Curtis Levy Flag of Australia Australia
1999 Les Enfants du Borinage - Lettre à Henri Storck Patric Jean Flag of Belgium Belgium
2000 Jung (War) in the Land of the Mujaheddin Fabrizio Lazzaretti & Alberto Vendemmiati Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan / Flag of Italy Italy
2001 Haj-Abba's Wives Mohsen Abdolvahab Flag of Iran Iran
2002 Interesting Times - the Secret of my Success Jinchuan Duan Flag of Chile Chile
2003 2003 Surplus - Terrorized into Being Consumers Erik Gandini Flag of Sweden Sweden
2004 Georgi and the Butterflies Andrey Paounov Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
2005 Before Flying Back to the Earth Arūnas Matelis Flag of Lithuania Lithuania
2006 Enemies of Happiness Eva Mulvad Flag of Denmark Denmark
2007 To See If I'm Smiling Tamar Yarom Flag of Israel Israel

[edit] Silver Cub Award

Year Film Director Nationality of Director
(at time of film's release)
2005 Butterfly Man Samantha Rebillet Flag of Australia Australia
2006 My Eyes Erlend E. Mo Flag of Denmark Denmark
2007 The Tailor Oscar Pérez Flag of Spain Spain

[edit] First Appearance Award

Year Film Director Nationality of Director
(at time of film's release)
1997 Anthem, an American Road Story Shainee Gabel & Kristin Hahn Flag of the United States United States
1998 Les Amoureux de Dieu / Howling for God Dan Alexe Flag of Belgium Belgium
1999 Zwischen 2 Welten Bettina Haasen Flag of Germany Germany
2000 Hybrid Monteith McCollum Flag of the United States United States
2001 Suka Igor Voloshin Flag of Russia Russia
2002 Barbeiros M. Junkkonen Flag of Finland Finland
2003 My Flesh and Blood Jonathan Karsh Flag of the United States United States
2003 The very best day Pavel Medvedev Flag of Russia Russia
2004 Podul Peste Tisa Ileana Stanculescu Flag of Romania Romania
2005 The Angelmakers Astrid Bussink Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands / Flag of Scotland Scotland
2006 We Are Together / Thina simunye Paul Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
2007 End of the Rainbow Robert Nugent Flag of France France / Flag of Australia Australia

[edit] Movies that Matter Human Rights Award

Year Film Director Nationality of Director
(at time of film's release)
2002 The Day I will Never Forget Kim Longinotto Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
2002 The Trials of Henry Kissinger Eugene Jarecki Flag of the United States United States / Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom / Flag of Chile Chile
2003 Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer Nick Bloomsfield & Joan Churchill Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
2004 The 3 rooms of Melancholia Pirjo Honkasalo Flag of Finland Finland
2005 China Blue Micha X Peled Flag of the United States United States
2006 New Year Baby Socheata Poeuv Flag of the United States United States
2007 Jerusalem is Proud to Present Nitzan Gilady Flag of Israel Israel

[edit] Moviesquad DOC U! Award

Year Film Director Nationality of Director
(at time of film's release)
2005 Shadya, Roy Roy Westler Flag of Israel Israel
2006 A Lesson of Belorussian Miroslaw Dembinski Flag of Poland Poland
2007 Planet B-Boy Benson Lee Flag of the United States United States

[edit] IDFA Student Award

Year Film Director Nationality of Director
(at time of film's release)
2007 Paradise – Three Journeys in This World Elina Hirvonen Flag of Finland Finland

[edit] Zapper Award (1994 -1996)

Year Film Director Nationality of Director
(at time of film's release)
1994 Death of a Nation - the Timor Conspiracy David Munro Flag of England England
1995 My Vote is My Secret Chroniques Sud Africaines 1994 Julie Henderson & Thulani Mokoena & Donne Rundle Flag of France France
1996 Grenzeloze Liefde - Made in Japan Puck de Leeuw Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands

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