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International Documentary Festival Amsterdam Announces Competition Lineups; Slate Packed With World Premieres

Topnewsplus4 weeks ago017 mins

International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) revealed its full competition lineups today, completing the slate for the upcoming 38th edition of the world’s largest nonfiction cinema festival that runs from November 13-23 in the Dutch capital. A dozen feature-length documentaries will contend in the marquee International Competition, nine of them world or international premieres. Directors of…

Documentary Filmmaker Susana De Sousa Dias Named IDFA’s 2025 Guest Of Honor

Topnewsplus2 months ago010 mins

UPDATED with more details on de Sousa Dias’s IDFA retrospective and her Top 10 list. Previously: International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has named Portuguese filmmaker, curator, and academic Susana de Sousa Dias as its 2025 Guest of Honor. As part of the distinction, the prestigious festival will present a retrospective of her work, and she…

‘Russians At War’ Director & Producer Talk Backlash & Direct-To-Audience Release: “The Best Counter To The Protests & Hate Is For People To See The Film”

Topnewsplus3 months ago014 mins

Director Anastasia Trofimova and producer Cornelia Principe are launching a direct-to-audience release this week of the former’s controversial documentary Russians at War, in a bid to get it seen after a year of protests and cancellations. The two-hour work gives sobering insight into the futility and carnage of armed conflict through the lives of Russia-aligned…