IDFA 2017 festival report
A goodbye, an anniversary, and a record. That sums up the thirtieth edition of IDFA. Leaving founder Ally Derks was awarded with a royal distinction, a party, and a short film, and the festival saw 8,000 more visits than the previous year. Take a look back at IDFA 2017.
Awards and juries
See all winners of our competition programs.
Guest of Honor
Jonathan Harris was the Guest of Honor in 2017, marking the first time the festival welcomed an interdisciplinary documentary artist in such esteem. Read more here.
Jonathan Harris Master Talk
Program publications
Explore the all film titles, program sections, jury members, and more with our 2017 festival catalogue.
The IDFA 2017 Program Guide collected both the general festival program and the extensive industry program in day-by-day schedules and further information.
Festival campaign
The 2017 festival campaign developed by Kessels Kramer
Long reads
Our 30th edition came with a myriad of publishing: on unchartered rituals, documentary cinematography, and interviews with Frederick Wiseman, Kim Longinotto, John Appel, Pirjo Honkasalo, Mila Turajlić, and Talal Derki.
- ‘Camera in Focus’ by Geoffrey Macnab
- ‘Everyday reality’ by Melanie Goodfellow
- ‘Merciless beauty’ by Geoffrey Macnab
- ‘Beyond the locked door: The Other Side of Everything’ by Geoffrey Macnab
- ‘Raising Jihadists: Of Fathers and Sons’ by Melanie Goodfellow
- ‘First, last and always’ by John Appel
- ‘Ex Libris – The New York Public Library’ by Geoffrey Macnab
- ‘Kim Longinotto looks back at IDFA’ by Geoffrey Macnab
- ‘Attic room to full house’ translated by Mark Baker
