IDFA 2019 festival report
Thousands of visitors, filmmakers and professionals made IDFA 2019 an unforgettable experience. Enjoy a collection of festival highlights on this page.
Awards and juries
See the lucky winners of IDFA 2019.
Guest of Honor
In 2019, we welcomed Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán as our Guest of Honor. Read more.
Patricio Guzmán Master Talk
IDFA on video
Relive the festival magic of IDFA 2019 with our collection of video reports.
Awards Ceremony report
Opening night report
Opening speech by Carol Nguyen
IDFA DocLab report
IDFA Meets report
Interview with Heidi Hassan and Patricia Pérez Fernández
Interview with Alan Berliner
Interview with Laura Herrero Garvin
Interview with Kivu Ruhorahoza
Interview with Madeleine Leroyer
Interview with David Shields
Program guide
Read an online version of our printed publication for guests.
Festival campaign
IDFA 2019 festival campaign video by KesselsKramer
Long reads
Explore the 2019 edition through reflections on archive affection, domesticating reality, Patricio Guzmán’s life and work, shaping filmic space, meeting real-life villains, and commemorating WWII.
- ‘Domesticating Reality: Moving beyond wonder’ by Margarita Osipian
- ‘Archive affection’ by Alina Marazzi
- ‘Theaters of complicity (or, are you loathsome tonight?)’ by Neil Young
- ‘The duty of memory in the films of Patricio Guzmán: Resisting obstinate oblivion’ by Pamela Biénzobas
- ‘My selection of 10 films’ by Patricio Guzmán
- ‘The inheritance of war’ by Pamela Cohn
Press conference
IDFA 2019 press conference
