International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, one of the renowned film festivals which presents an array of documentaries, as reflection of society.
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, is one of the largest film festivals of its kind in the world. Screening documentaries that not only portray the socio-economic arena but also exhibit intriguing cinematic qualities, this festival draws people from all over the globe. Committed to bring about a general awareness across nations, the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam witnesses a cultural exchange too.

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam is an ideal platform for speculation and analysis of film and other genres of motion pictures. This event of Amsterdam is exemplary of the inclination that Netherlanders have towards cinema. Symposiums and conferences that follow this Netherlands event organize private screenings for interpretation and analysis by film critics. The documentary screenings can be categorized into:

• Feature films
• Short and Debut Documentaries
• International Panorama
• Kids' documentaries
• Dutch Documentaries
• IDFA workshop productions.

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Features
International Documentary Film Festival of Amsterdam functions at three different levels-encouraging documentary production, documentary screening and documentary marketing. The three main features of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, therefore, includes:

• Jan Vrijman Fund: This provides support to documentary films made in the developing nations
• The FORUM: Provides financial back up for trans-national documentary productions
• Docs for Sale: It is like an international market, providing avenues for documentary merchandising where International buyers can buy documentaries of their choice.

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Awards
The best documentaries are awarded on the basis of their cinematography, feature length and social implications. Some of the most popular awards presented in the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam include:

• Joris Ivens Award for best feature length documentary: € 12.500
• Award for best debut : € 2.500
• Silver Wolf Award for best documentary( the feature length should be between 30 and 60 minutes: € 10.000
• Movies that Matter Award for best Documentary with a human rights theme: € 2.500,
• Audience Award: € 5.000
• Silver Cub Award for best short documentary (the maximum feature length should be 30 minutes): € 5.000
• MovieSquad DOC U! jury award : € 2.000