The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam was founded in 1988 in order to stimulate the national and international documentary culture. Since its foundation, IDFA has developed into the largest documentary film festival in the world.


Introduction
IDFA is unique for its international documentary program and features many European and world premieres.

Mission / Vision
IDFA focuses on creative documentaries, selected from a huge field.

Staff
The Board and staff of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.

DFA Board
Chairman Derk Sauer
Treasurer Ruud Esser
Members Sonja Barend, Nick Fraser, Jacqueline Gerritsma, Arend Jan Heerma van Voss, Amir Labaki, Iikka Vehkalahti
Recommending Committee H.C. Becht, Prof. Ir M. van den Berg, E.I.R.M. de By, G. Frenkel Frank, M. van Heijningen, Dr M de Keizer, B. Lubberhuizen, Mr H.A.F.M.O. van Mierlo, Dr Ir J.M.M. Ritzen, F. Rottenberg, Prof. Dr A. de Swaan

Jan Vrijman Fund Board
Chairman Jannie Langbroek
Treasurer Walter Etty
Members Arend Jan Heerma van Voss, Jan Hoekema, Eric Keyzer, Lauge Nielsen

Organisation
Director Ally Derks
Managing Director Cees van't Hullenaar
Head of Industry Office Adriek van Nieuwenhuyzen
Head of Production / ICT Dirk Blikkendaal

Office
Manager Liselotte Brand
Assistants Miranda van Gelder, Deborah Haezebaut, kim Good Hoppenbrouwer
Financial Controller Joke Akkerman

Program Department
Coordinator Martijn te Pas
Researchers Joost Daamen, Raul Niño Zambrano, Annika Wubbolt
Assistants Marjolein den Bakker, Randy Vermeulen
Contributing Programmers Anna Abrahams, Joost Daamen, Cees van Ede, Jannie Langbroek, Raul Nino Zambrano, Martijn te Pas, Caspar Sonnen, Meike Statema
Advisors Peter van Bueren, Mariska Graveland, Wessel van der Hammen, Maud Keus, Andrea Manneke, Nicole Santé, Rada Sesic, David Teigeler, Frans Westra, Peter Wintonick
Communication
Communication Cathalijne de Wilde
Assistant Communication Charlotte Haasnoot
Sponsoring & Fundraising Marthe Jongmans
Press & Publicity Laura van Halsema
Press Assistant Eva Janssen
Catalogue Coordinator Niels Bakker
Catalogue/Press Assistant Bo van der Meer
IDFA Poster TBWA\NEBOKO
IDFA Logo Designer Jan Bons, Jeroen Bons
IDFA Website 3PO
IDFA commercials and leader TBWA\NEBOKO, 25FPS, AVP, FC Walvisch, Massive
Music, Jean Mineur, Cineco
IDFA Media Talks Renée van der Grinten, Marloes Reitsma, David Teigeler, Peter Wintonick
Q&A Coordinators Ilja Beudel, Erna Slotboom
Technical Producer Gen Huizinga
IDFA Daily Mark Baker, Niels Bakker, Florence van Berckel (online), Asher Boersma, Joost Broeren, Sjaan de Bruijn, Nick Cunningham, Olga van Ditzhuijzen, Kees Driessen, Melanie Goodfellow, Paul van de Graaf, Marjanne de Haan, Felix Kalkman, Geoffrey Macnab, Maricke Nieuwdorp, John Rossing Jensen, Ronald Rovers, Nicole Santé, Gerald Zevenboom
IDFATV Rutger Bruil, Jona Honer, Godelinde Pollmann, Joris Postema, Maikel Schnerr, Olaf Schuur, Caspar Sonnen, Juliette Stevens

IDFA Online
Coordinator Caspar Sonnen
Web editor Viola Rondeboom
Website Doc Lab Upian

IT
Application Manager Jelmer van der Lucht
Webmaster Audio-Visual Rutger Bruil
Web master Maikel Schnerr

Education
Coordinator Meike Statema
Assistant Josette de Vroeg
Secretary Documentary Workshop Rebecca Bego

Industry Office
Head of Industry Office Adriek van Nieuwenhuyzen
FORUM Coordinator Anne Vierhout
FORUM Producers Yorinde Segal, Barbara van de Water
FORUM Assistent Daan Vermeulen
Docs for Sale Coordinator Laurien ten Houten
Docs for Sale Producers Anouk Ponjee, Anneke van Walsem
Docs for Sale Executive Producer Fred de Haas
Technical Producer Mike Evers

IDFAcademy
Coordinator Meike Statema
Producer Anne Vierhout
Assistant Remco van Esch

Guest Services
Coordinator Caroline van Kempen
Team Jolanda Brandt, Sara Stork, Wotienke Vermeer, Vincent Zegveld
Car Service Coordinator Casper Garrels

Jan Vrijman Fund
Director Ally Derks
Coordinator Isabel Arrate Fernandez
Producer Melanie de Vocht
Assistant Producer Anneke van Walsem
Selection Committee 2009 Jordi Ambros, Carmen Cobos, Ally Derks, Wessel van der Hammen, Bert Janssens, Karolina Lidin, Marijke Rawie, Rada Sesic, Denis Vaslin, Iikka Vehkalahti, Annemiek van der Zanden

Jury Assistants
IDFA Competition for Feature-Length Documentary Rada Sesic
IDFA Competition for Mid-Length Documentary Jannie Langbroek
IDFA Competition for Short Documentary Jannie Langbroek
IDFA Competition for First Appearance Marjolein Busstra
IDFA Competition for Student Documentary Lidwien van Heun
IDFA Award for Best Dutch Documentary Marjan de Blok
Audience Award Coordinator Mirjam Brummelkamp

Festival Production
Head of Production Dirk Blikkendaal
Coordinator Annabet Langkamp
Producers Loes Knape, Peter Krukkert, Louise Mahoney, Misja Starink
Location Production Pathé Cinema's Tom van de Loo
Location Production Cineac Jorgo de Muinck, Bas Reijken, Sharinda Teunissen, Mariëlle Timmers
Location Dressing Maurice Potemans
Producer Doc Lab Joris Lohman
Assistant Doc Lab Janno Lanjouw

Volunteers
Coordinator Ellen Krukkert
Assistant Deborah Pinas

Technical / Screenings
Dick Moesker * Projectietechniek, MvB Film- en Projectietechniek
Technical Supervisor Rembrandt Boswijk
Film Control Coordinators Joop! van Langen, Kathinka Verhoeven
Box-office Managers Marco Oudewortel, Marie-Louise Calame
FestivalTickets Mark Stegweg

Guest Programmers
Top 10 Eyal Sivan
Documentary Workshop John Appel