International Documentary Festival Amsterdam unveiled the lineup for its 2025 IDFA Forum today, promising a compelling slate that welcomes “a new cohort of debut and seasoned filmmakers to the international stage.”

Just over 50 documentary projects have been selected for the forum, chosen from among 841 entries.

“The 33rd edition of the festival’s co-production and co-financing market takes place at a time when the world is grappling with multiple overlapping crises affecting every aspect of our lives: from escalating wars and conflicts to political turmoil, social and economic hardships, deepening inequalities, environmental damage—and our recurring failure to learn from the past,” IDFA notes in a release. “As an inherently political art form, documentary cinema has the capacity to e

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