The 38th IDFA, one of the most prestigious international festivals dedicated to documentaries, as well as a leading co-production market, will be held this year from November 13 to 23 in Amsterdam.
At this year's edition, France confirms its presence with 63 productions and co-productions, including short and feature films, and immersive works, out of a total of nearly 250 titles presented from 76 countries. Thirteen previously unreleased French documentaries will be presented this year in world premieres, including four in International Competition. This success once again demonstrates the vitality, commitment, and great diversity of French documentary filmmaking on the international stage.
The festival's professional section, which includes a co-production market, networking sessions, and presentations of projects in development, will offer industry professionals the opportunity to explore new market trends.
As it does every year, Unifrance will support French films and professionals throughout the festival by offering specific assistance programs designed to support the presence of French producers and directors, including IPA (Individual Promotion Assistance), travel grants in partnership with La Scam (reserved for directors), and the distribution of a communication kit presenting the entire French selection at IDFA, available on the Unifrance website.
Unifrance will also organize a special networking event, with a cocktail reception in partnership with La Scam, to be held on Sunday, November 16, bringing together French teams and French and foreign professionals.
A Unifrance delegation will also be present in Amsterdam from November 16 to 17, 2025.
French documentaries at IDFA 2025
International Competition
- Those Who Watch Over by Karima Saïdi
- The Kartli Kingdom by Tamar Kalandadze and Julien Pebrel
- A Fox under a Pink Moon by Mehrdad Oskouei and Soraya Akhalaghi
- All My Sisters by Massoud Bakhshi
- Flana by Zahraa Ghandour
- Mailin by María Silvia Esteve
- Palimpsest: the Story of a Name by Mary Stephen
Best of Fests
- Militantropos by Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova, and Simon Mozgovyi
- Always by Deming Chen
- Under the Flags, the Sun by Juan José Pereira
- Wrestlers by Derhwa Kasunzu
- Do You Love Me by Lana Daher
- Imago by Déni Oumar Pitsaev
- Life After Siham by Namir Abdel Messeeh
- Whispers in the Woods by Vincent Munier
- Memory by Vladlena Sandu
- My Armenian Phantoms by Tamara Stepanyan
- Rashid, The Boy of Sinjar by Jasna Krajinovic
- Welded Together by Anastasiya Miroshnichenko
- The Vanishing Point by Bani Khoshnoudi
Frontlight
Luminous
Envision Competition
Special Screening
Paradocs
- Les Saisons by Maureen Fazendeiro
- Fantasy by Isabel Pagliai
- Slet 1988 by Marta Popivoda
Signed
- With Hasan in Gaza by Kamal Aljafari
- Mare's Nest by Ben Rivers
- Good Valley Stories by José Luis Guerín
- Orwell: 2+2=5 by Raoul Peck
- Obscure Night – "Ain't I a Child?" by Sylvain George
- Ancestral Visions Of The Future by Lemohang Mosese
- GEN_ by Gianluca Matarrese
- Writing Life - Annie Ernaux Through The Eyes Of High School Students by Claire Simon
Short Films - International Competition
- An Open Field by Teboho Edkins
- My Sister's Room by Pauline Doméjean
- Manuscript for Debris by Danielle Kaganov
- Intersecting Memory by Shayma Awawdeh
- Triangle by Anaël Dang
Short Films - Luminous
Short Films - Dead Angle: Institutions
- Democracy by David Bernet
- Checks & Balances by Malek Bensmaïl
- El juicio by Ulises De La Orden
- Our Body by Claire Simon
- La Maison de la radio by Nicolas Philibert
- GEN_ by Gianluca Matarrese
- Writing Life - Annie Ernaux Through The Eyes Of High School Students by Claire Simon
Short Films - Best of Fests
- Solenopsis invicta by Victor Missud
- +10K by Gala Hernández López
- L'mina by Randa Maroufi
- Some of You Fucked Eva by Lilith Grasmug
Short Films - IDFA DocLab Program & Competition
Immersive Works - DocLab Competition
- The Odeus by Thomas Vanz
- Another Place by Domenico Singha Pedroli
- The Exploding Girl VR by Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel
Short Films - Dead Angle: Institutions
Retrospective: Susana de Sousa Dias
Short Films - Top 10
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