IDFA x De Balie
Het grootste documentaire festival van de wereld
Competities, (inter)nationale premières en nieuwe vertelvormen
Ook dit jaar is De Balie weer trotse partner van IDFA, het grootste documentairefestival ter wereld. Tien dagen lang is ons programma gevuld, van ‘s ochtends vroeg tot ‘s avonds laat, met (inter)nationale premières en competities, nieuwe vertelvormen, een concert, films van debutanten en veel internationale gasten.
IDFA selecteert films die de unieke visie van een filmmaker op een artistieke en cinematografische wijze tot leven brengen. De Balie biedt verdieping, want in onze zaal gaat het gesprek verder zodra het doek valt.
Onze redacteuren komen ten toneel om, samen met jouw favoriete makers en personages, de maatschappelijke thema’s te ontknopen. De intieme gesprekken in de zaal worden gevolgd door een drankje aan de bar. We kijken ernaar uit.
IDFA en De Balie nodigen je uit om je blik op de wereld te verrijken.
De Balie Specials
IDFA X De Balie: Bad Press + Talk
Reporter Angel Ellis of Mvskoke Media fights for her job in a turbulent soap opera replete with corrupt, power-hungry officials, featuring the disputed elections of a new chief.
IDFA X De Balie: Motherland + Talk
While activists protest Belarusian state violence in the streets of Minsk, a mother seeks justice for her son who was murdered while in military training, and a new recruit…
IDFA X De Balie: Danger Zone + Talk
Why would you travel to a war zone if you didn’t have to? Maybe because you need an adrenaline kick? Rick from the US couldn’t get into the military, so he came up with an alternative.
IDFA X De Balie: Transition + Talk
Australian Jordan Bryon, an experienced journalist and filmmaker, had been in Afghanistan for five years when the Americans withdrew from the country in 2021 and the Taliban took power.
IDFA X De Balie: Gerlach + Talk
Surrounded by the advancing exponents of modernity—distribution centers, highways, multinationals – he moves through the seasons at his own pace. We follow Gerlach for several years.
IDFA X De Balie: The Klezmer Project + Concert Amsterdam Klezmer Band
An Argentinian wedding videographer has absolutely no interest in his Jewish background until he falls in love with clarinetist Paloma Schachmann. She specializes in klezmer music.
IDFA x De Balie Q&A’s
IDFA X De Balie: Coconut Head Generation + Q&A
The older generation sometimes disparagingly calls them “coconut heads” (or “brainless youth”), but the students at the University of Ibadan, the oldest in Nigeria, are anything but.
IDFA Shorts: Between Delicate and Violent, Newsreel 242 – Sunny Railways & Our Special Little Secret
Through the creative use of archival material, these delicate films tap into memories of abuse, retrace personal trauma, and explore collective hope. This compilation program includes Between Delicate and Violent, Newsreel 242 – Sunny Railways and Our Special Little Secret. After the screening the filmmakers will join us on stage for a short Q&A with
IDFA: The Tuba Thieves + Q&A
Deaf filmmaker Alison O’Daniel came across a news report about the unsolved theft of tubas at a number of Los Angeles high schools. She wondered how the students would be able to practice without an instrument. This became the starting point for a visual poem about how people across the deafness spectrum experience sound. The
IDFA X De Balie: Omi Nobu + Q&A
A man was killed by a rock that broke loose following heavy rainfall. As a result, all the villagers moved to nearby Estância de Brás—all except Quirino, that is.
IDFA: Youth 13+: Where Am I From? & Boyz + Q&A
Boyz portrays three smart, fun, popular boys as they enjoy partying, hanging out and talking about their future. In Where Am I From? Nouf is repeatedly asked, “where are you from?”
IDFA X De Balie: The Zola Experience + Q&A
The ambiguous play within a play contributes to the realization that there may actually be no distinction between reality and fiction. What role are we playing ourselves?
IDFA X De Balie: And How Miserable Is the Home of Evil & Talking with Rivers + Q&A
From the exploration of the violent history between two countries to the brighter future of one: Iran. Follow the stories and stick with us for the Q&A.
IDFA X De Balie: Richland + Q&A
Richland shows the deep divide in today’s highly polarized America between those in denial of America’s violent past and those who are willing to confront it.
IDFA X De Balie: Songs of Earth + Q&A
The breathtaking shots of the landscape are mostly accompanied by sounds of nature transposed into melodies by the London Contemporary Orchestra.
