IDFA 2026 festival adds over 100 films, including Ava DuVernay's 14th
Laura Poitras's short film, They're Here, joins the dedicated competition.
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2026 has added over 100 films to its program. The short documentary competition will present fifteen works that, according to the organizers, "celebrate the versatility of the format by pushing the limits of short documentary". Among them are 14th by Ava DuVernay and They're Here by Laura Poitras. The festival also expanded its Best of Fests, Signed and Paradocs sections, and unveiled the first projects of its new media strand DocLab. Source: The Hollywood Reporter.