Overview

• The festival will stage a career retrospective of de Sousa Dias and host her as the centerpiece Talk, with her selections also shaping a curated Top 10 program on collective memory.
• Her latest work, Fordlândia Panacea, will have its world premiere at IDFA as part of the retrospective.
• The multi-year Dead Angle strand will spotlight Institutions in 2025, with confirmed titles including Frederick Wiseman’s State Legislature, How to Build a Library, and Checks and Balances.
• IDFA DocLab’s 19th edition adopts the theme Off the Internet, announcing world premieres of Nothing to See Here and Handle With Care as physical, collective immersive experiences.
• Full competition and program details are slated for Oct. 14, the complete Dead Angle lineup for Oct. 15, general ticket sales start Oct. 29, and the festival runs Nov. 13–23 in Amsterdam.