About IDFA Forum

IDFA Forum is one of the most influential meeting places for filmmakers, creators, producers, and industry representatives working on ground-breaking creative feature documentaries and new media projects.

Created 30 years ago to bring together creative documentary makers with potential financial and sales collaborators, the IDFA Forum has grown into a world-leading space to explore coproduction, co-financing and distribution strategies.

The IDFA Forum supports film and XR making teams at different stages of production in four presentation categories.

- Producers Connection Presentations: for projects exploring creative and financial co-production opportunities

- IDFA Forum Pitches: for strong creative projects connecting with potential funders, financial and sales partners

- IDFA DocLab Forum Pitches: for immersive and interactive media makers searching for financial partners

- Rough Cut Presentations: for film projects nearing completion looking for gap financing and distribution partners

Learn more below.

Producers Connection

Presentations and curated one-on-one meetings focusing on supporting projects looking to finance their films through international co-production.

For documentary projects in the development and early production stage seeking international co-producers & for independent producers keen to find new projects to co-produce.
Presentations will take place in Amsterdam on Sunday, November 12, 2023. One-on-one meetings will take place in Amsterdam from Monday, November 13 to Wednesday, November 15.
Submissions open June 21 and close August 1.

The first of its kind, the Forum gathers some of the strongest documentary projects currently being developed and produced globally and presents them in a four-day program of public presentations, one-on-one meetings, and industry networking. As a premium market to find partners and expand your international network, industry representatives, financiers, producers, and other documentary stakeholders will discover a wide variety of outstanding documentary projects and interactive new media projects from around the world.

Forum Pitch Presentations

Pitch-style presentations and one-on-one meetings catering to projects in all stages of production seeking co-financing, collaboration, and/or distribution.

For documentary projects at any stage of production, both feature one-offs and series, looking for financing and distribution partners.
Presentations will take place in Amsterdam on Monday, November 13 and Tuesday, November 14, 2023. One-on-one meetings will take place in Amsterdam from Monday, November 13 to Wednesday, November 15.

Submissions open June 21 and close August 1.

IDFA DocLab Forum

Cross-media pitch presentations and one-on-one meetings where projects presented can find new partnerships and explore new ways to move forward.

For non-fiction interactive/immersive artworks in all production and financing stages seeking new collaborators in the field.

Presentations will take place in Amsterdam on Monday, November 13 and Tuesday, November 14, 2023. One-on-one meetings will take place in Amsterdam from Monday, November 13 to Wednesday, November 15.
Submissions open June 21 and close August 1.

Rough Cut Presentations

Cinema screening presentations of 20 min. excerpts to Forum and Docs for Sale industry professionals, in addition to curated one-on-one meetings.

For documentary projects nearing completion, looking to showcase their rough cut to potential sales, distribution, and exhibition stakeholders.
Presentations will take place in Amsterdam on Sunday November 12 and Monday November 13. One-on-one meetings will take place in Amsterdam from Monday, November 13 to Wednesday, November 15.
Submissions open June 21 and close August 1.

Attend the Forum as an Observer

For producers who do not have a project and would like to network during IDFA Forum, and for industry professionals looking to collaborate with projects and teams.
IDFA Forum takes place from Sunday, November 12 to Wednesday, November 15, 2023. See above for key presentation dates.
Accreditations for Observer status open on June 21 and close on October 1.

IDFA Forum is made possible with the support of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and Creative Europe MEDIA.