Thursday November 17 – IDFAcademy Kick Off: Meet the Participants

14.00-16.30: Welcome at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy (NFTA)
Screening of ¡Vivan las antipodas! by Victor Kossakovsky + Q&A.

16.30-18.00: Meet the Participants round table sessions.
 
18.00-18.30: IDFAcademy welcome drink.
 
18.30-19.30: Guests meet Guests drink at Brasserie Schiller.
 
19.45: Screening of The Ambassador by Mads Brügger at Munt 10.


Friday November 18 – IDFAcademy DAY 1

09.30-10.00: Coffee and croissants at Compagnie café.
 
10.00-12.00: The Ambassador.
With: Mads Brügger. Moderator: Jakob Høgel.

12.30-15.00: International Industry / Who is Who
With: Steven Seidenberg, Greg Sanderson, Barbara Truyen. 

15.30-17.30: Meet the Professionals (4 rounds).

18.00-19.30: Guests meet Guests drink at Brasserie Schiller.

19.00: Screening of Grandma’s Tattoos by PeÅ Holmquist at Tuschinski 3.


Saturday November 19 – IDFAcademy DAY 2

09.30-10.00: Coffee and croissants at Compagnie café.

10.00-12.00: Selling your Film
With: Orly Ravid, Peter Jäger. Moderator: Sean Farnel.

12.30-13.45: The Best Way to Start a Doc!
With: Jan Röfekamp, Stefan Kloos. Moderator: Ove Rishøj Jensen.

13.45-15.00: Is there only place for “The Holy Story”?
With: PeÅ Holmquist. 

12.30-15.00: Pitch & Trailer Training
With: Jesper Osmund,Simon Kilmurry, Christilla Huillard-Kann and Daniel Cross. Moderator: Mikael Opstrup. 
 
15.30-17.30: Meet the Professionals (4 rounds). 

18.00-19.30:Guests meet Guests drink at Brasserie Schiller.

19.00: Screening of The Light in Her Eyes by Julia Meltzer & Laura Nix at CT Grote Zaal.


Sunday November 20 – IDFAcademy DAY 3

10.30-12.00: Doc Next Industry Panel
Is the documentary industry over the hill?
With: Jeremy Boxer, Stan van Engelen, Alexandre Brachet
Moderator: Gideon Levy. 

12.30-15.00: From Cinema to Digital Documentary Storytelling
With: Hugues Sweeney, David Carzon, Antoine Viviani, Danfung Dennis
Moderator: Sean Farnel.

12.30-15.00: Crowdfunding
With: Adam Chapnick, Julia Meltzer, Laura Nix
Moderator: Adam Benzine.

15.30-17.00: Meet the Professionals (3 rounds).

17.00-18.00: IDFAcademy closing drink at CT café.

18.00-19.30: Guests meet Guests drink at Brasserie Schiller .