Czech Film Center

Besides the Hot Docs festival, IDFA is considered the most important documentary film festival in the world, and it is, in terms of the number of visitors, also the biggest. Each year the festival showcases the cream of the crop from the world of documentary film and serves as a key venue for meetings between documentary filmmakers, producers, and distributors.
Competitive sections:
Joris Ivens Competition (feature-length documentary films)
Silver Wolf Competition (documentary films under 60 min.)
Silver Cub Competition (documentary films under 30 min.)
First Appearance Competition (documentary debuts)
IDFA Student Competition (student films)


Prizes:
Joris Ivens Award (12,500 Euro)
Silver Wolf Award (10,000 Euro)
Silver Cub Award (5,000 Euro)
First Appearance Award (5000 Euro)
IDFA Student Award (2,500 Euro)