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Earlier this evening, the 35th  International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) officially opened in the Royal Carré Theater with the world premiere of the Dutch documentary All You See by Niki Padidar. The film was simultaneously screened at 35 theaters throughout the Netherlands.

IDFA 2022 takes place from November 9 to 20 in more than 20 cinemas and festival locations throughout Amsterdam. This edition will welcome more than 3,000 professional delegates and guests.

The opening night ceremony festivities kicked off in front of an enthusiastic audience at Carré. Artistic Director Orwa Nyrabia took the stage to officially welcome all filmmakers, documentary professionals, and guests to Amsterdam.

“With almost 3000 guests from 122 countries, a clear majority of women filmmakers in our program, and a selection of around 300 films and new media works from 82 countries, I can proudly confirm that IDFA is pushing the status-quo and delivering on its promises to be a proactive part of our age’s debates, a truly international platform, and a unique gathering for a pluralistic world of freedom-loving, risk-taking, utterly generous global documentary community. We are not done yet, there’s still a lot to do. But we have our proof of concept and the future can and will be better.”

Opening film of IDFA 2022: ALL YOU SEE by Niki Padidar

The festival opened with Dutch multidisciplinary artist and director Niki Padidar’s first feature-length documentary All You See. In the film, Padidar, who left Iran at the age of seven, explores what it means to be subjected to the projections of others.

Through conversations with Khadija, who has been a ”newcomer” for 27 years; Sophia who has just come over from England; and Hannah from Ukraine who watches cartoons and movies to learn how to blend in, Padidar contemplates questions about what it means to belong.

All You See is nominated for the IDFA Award for Best First Feature and the IDFA Award for Best Dutch Film. View the overview of awards at the festival here.

Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Documentary Stipend goes to Pim Zwier 
During tonight’s opening ceremony, the €50,000 Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Documentary Stipend—made available annually by an anonymous patron—was awarded to media artist and filmmaker Pim Zwier.

The grant is intended to financially support Zwier’s next documentary project and his already-established career in documentary film. The award was handed out by last year’s laureate, filmmaker Stefan Pavlović. Zwier received the IDFA Award for Best Directing for his film O, Collecting Eggs Despite the Times in 2021.

Talks with filmmakers and guests during the festival

Throughout the upcoming festival, IDFA will host over 80 talks to accompany its film and industry programs, giving festival visitors unique insight into the filmmakers’ backgrounds, their journeys behind the films, and current developments in the documentary film industry.

The robust program is divided into the categories Film Talks, Filmmaker Talks, IDFA Dialogues, and Industry Talks. All talks will be hosted in-person, and a selection will be recorded and made available on-demand to all accredited guests in the Talks Library within 24 hours of the live event.

DocLab

For its sixteenth edition, Nervous Systems is IDFA’s theme as the new media section turns sixteen this year. DocLab returns to the heart of Amsterdam for 10 days of in-person digital and XR programming that include a series of live events, performances, a motion-capture stage and the expanding metaverse. All DocLab events take place at the Brakke Grond in the heart of Amsterdam.

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