IDFA Announces Forum Lineup: Projects From Wang Bing, Rachael Leah Jones, Vitaly Mansky, Juanjo Pereira, Liang Zhao & More
The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has announced the 47 projects selected for its 2026 Forum, a major co-production and financing market. The selection features a diverse range of global filmmakers and projects, emphasizing international collaboration.
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IDFA is a critical event for the global documentary film industry, influencing which non-fiction projects receive funding and distribution.
International Documentary Festival Amsterdam has revealed the 47 projects selected for IDFA Forum 2026, the festival's prestigious co-production and co-financing market.
The final lineup, culled from almost 900 submissions, "brings together projects in development, production, and near completion, showcased across the Forum Pitches, Roundtable Presentations, Rough Cut Presentations, and IDFA DocLab Forum (new media)," IDFA notes.
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Scroll for the full lineup of projects. IDFA Forum runs November 15-18, while the festival itself unfolds from Nov. 12-22.
Director Wang Bing attends the 'Jeunesse (Le Printemps) (Youth Spring)' red carpet at the Cannes film festival on May 18, 2023.
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