IDFA in the press
Selected highlights of IDFA in the media, ranging from in-depth articles, reviews and interviews with filmmakers. Read below.
Variety
- Interview with Orwa Nyrabia - by Rafa Sales Ross
- IDFA Forum Awards winners - by Leo Barraclough
- Filmmakers speak about making documentaries during the rise of populism - by Rafa Sales Ross
- Why ignorance is bliss for documentary filmmaker Nicolas Philibert - by Leo Barraclough
- Higher on Acidic Clouds: interview with Ali Asgari - by Rafa Sales Ross
- Interview with Adriek van Nieuwenhuyzen - by Rafa Sales Ross
- ’Trains’, ‘Chronicles of the Absurd’ and ‘American Pastoral’ Win Main Awards at IDFA - by Rafa Sales Ross
- How ‘Replica’ Director Chouwa Liang fell in love with an AI Bot - by Rafa Sales Ross
- A want in Her: review - by Guy Lodge
Screen International
- Trains: IDFA review - by Lee Marshall
- Interview with Orwa Nyrabia - by Geoffrey Macnab
- The Shadow Scholars: Review - by Lee Marshall
- The Propagandist: Review - by Lee Marshall
- The Shepherd and The Bear: review - by Lee Marshall
- A Want in Her: review - by Lee Marshall
- About a Hero: review - by Lee Marshall
- Archive-based ’Trains’ wins best film at IDFA 2024 - by Geoffrey Macnab
- Trains: IDFA review - by Lee Marshall
- Interview with Orwa Nyrabia - by Geoffrey Macnab
The Film Verdict
- The Guest: review - by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo
- Man Number 4: review - by Ben Nicholson
- Interview with Orwa Nyrabia - by Stephen Dalton
- Undercover: interview with Havana Marking - by Stephen Dalton
- On the Border: review - by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo
- Higher than Acidic Clouds: review - by Stephen Dalton
- A Want in Her: review - by Stephen Dalton
Deadline
- Interview with Orwa Nyrabia - by Matthew Carey
- The IDFA Forum Award winners - by Matthew Carey
- ‘The Shadow Scholars’ Director Eloïse King (and First Clip) - by Melanie Goodfellow
- Blink screens at IDFA before National Geographic, Disney+ And Hulu debuts - by Matthew Carey
- The Shepherd and The Bear: Q&A with Max Keegan - by Matthew Carey
The Hollywood Reporter
- Undercover: Interview with Havana Marking - by Scott Roxborough
- About a Hero: interview with Piotr Winiewicz - by Georg Szalai
- The Shadow Scholars: Interview with director Eloise King - by Georg Szalai
- The Shadow Scholars: interview with Eloise King - by Georg Szalai
- Experimental Docs from Poland, Cuba Win in Amsterdam by Scott Roxborough
- Meet the New Trump Resistance: Europe’s Filmmakers - by Scott Roxborough
Indiewire
- Interview with Orwa Nyrabia - by Ryan Lattanzio
- ’Trains’ Documentary Takes Top IDFA Prize in Unanimous Win - by Ryan Lattanzio
- Forum Awards - by Ryan Lattanzio
Cineuropa
- Trains: review - by Ola Salwa
- Green is the new Red: interview with Anna Recalde Miranda - by Savina Petkova
- Home Game: interview with Lidija Zelovic - by Savina Petkova
- Silent Observers: interview with Eliza Petkova - by Savina Petkova
- Once Upon a Time in a Forest: interview with Virpi Suutari - by Marta Balaga
- The Jacket: interview with Mathijs Poppe - by Olivia Popp
- A Fidai Film: interview with Kamal Aljafari - by Roberto Oggiano
- Interview with Piotr Winiewicz - by Savina Petkova
- A Fidai Film: review - by Roberto Oggiano
- Poster for IDFA International Competition title The Propagandist - by Davide Abbatescianni
Business Doc Europe
- Interview with Orwa Nyrabia by Nick Cunningham
- The Shadow Scholars: interview with Eloïse King by Nick Cunningham
- Home Game: Interview with Lidija Zelovic by Geoffrey Macnab
- The Propagandist: interview with Luuk Bouwman - by Geoffrey Macnab
- The Guest: interview with Zuzanna Solakiewicz - by Geoffrey Macnab
- IDFA 2024: ’Trains’ wins Best Film in International Competition; all prizes - by Nick Cunningham
- Tripoli: A Tale of Three Cities: review - by Nicole Santé
IDA
- About a Hero: Interview with Piotr Winiewicz - by Shirin Anlen and Kat Cizek
Ekko Filmmagasinet
- About a Hero: review - by Frederik Hoff
Film Fest Report
- Been Here Stay Here: review - by Ryan Yau
- Rule of Stone: review - by Mehdi Balamissa
- Bloodline: review - by Abdul Latif
- Personale: review - by Abdul Latif
- Moore for sale: review - by Inge Middel
- A Want in Her: review - by Michael Granados
Filmmaker Magazine
- About a Hero: interview with Piotr Winiewicz - by Lauren Wissot
Documentary Magazine
- The Propagandist: interview with Luuk Bouwman - by Nicolas Rapold
The Last Thing I Saw Podcast
- IDFA: Interview with Orwa Nyrabia - by Nicolas Rapold
- IDFA: A Want in Her, An American Pastoral, The 1957 Transcripts, TWST - by Nicolas Rapold