SHORT NEWS

IDFA Amsterdam celebrates 30th edition with a double for  UNTITLED

Michael Glawogger’s images from his last, uncompleted journey brought to a powerful and poetic essay by Monika Willi is not only part of the IDFA 2017 Masters-selection, Untitled is Victor Kossanovsky’s pick for the anniversary sidebar The Visual Voice for which the festival asked 18 renowned documentary filmmakers for their favourite. Also at IDFA: Sand and Blood by Mathias Krepp and Angelika Spangel in the Student Documentary Competition.


Masters

 
UNITLED
by Michael Glawogger, Monika Willi
 

Competition for Student Documentary

 
SAND AND BLOOD
by Matthias Krepp, Angelika Spangel

 

The Visual Voice

In this program, 18 renowned directors are honoring the festival by screening their favorite films. They're all auteurs who have a special relationship with IDFA: Pirjo Honkasalo, Kim Longinotto, Nick Broomfield, Jørgen Leth, The Yes Men, Maziar Bahari, Heddy Honigmann, John Appel, Hubert Sauper, D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, Frederick Wiseman, Steve James, Victor Kossakovsky and Nishtha Jain. 
 
Victor Kossakovsky selected
 
UNTITLED
by Michael Glawogger, Monika Willi


Panorama

 
GWENDOLYN
by Ruth Kaaserer
 
THE DAWN WALL
by Josh Lowell & Peter Mortimer