The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam was founded in 1988 in order to stimulate the national and international documentary culture. Since its foundation, IDFA has developed into the largest documentary film festival in the world.



Parmi la sélection
Pour cette 24ème édition on peut noter la première participation de certains films:

"King Naki and the Thundering Hoove" de Tim Wege (Afrique du Sud, 2011, 79 min.)
"Lagos - Notes of a City" de Jens Wenkel (Allemagne, 2011, 93 min.)
''El gusto'' de Safinez Bousbia (Algérie/Irlande/Emirats Arabes Unis, 2011, 88 min.)
"The Ambassador" de Mads Brügger (Danemark, 2011, 94 min.)
"Empire of Dust" de Bram van Paesschen (Belgique, 2011, 77 min.)
"Karen Blixen - Behind Her Mask" (Bag Blixens Maske), de Morten Henriksen (Danemark, 2011, 54 min)
"The New Americans", de Piet Eekman (Allemagne, 2011, 18 min.)
"Another Life (Le Piège)" by Alexandre Dereims, France/Niger, 80 min)