idfa November 19-29 

Docs for Sale: From 1 December 2009, the online platform offers 450 new documentaries in streaming video. Over the course of the 10 festival days, these films will also be available at the Docs for Sale venue. For more information and panels on distribution, as well as the full catalogue, see the DfS Program 2009 and the DfS Catalogue.

The FORUM: 43 projects will be pitched to commissioning editors and other financiers from all over the world. These pitches are complemented by more than 300 individual follow-up meetings, making the FORUM a unique combination of public pitches and individual conversations with the commissioning editors and other financiers.

IDFA TV is IDFA’s online documentary channel. IDFA TV now also allows you to watch full-length documentaries for free. The range of films on offer is set to be expanded with new titles over the coming year. In addition, IDFA TV provides video reports, trailers, the IDFA commercials and full coverage of IDFA events, all year round. The number of complete films that can be seen online will be expanded in the years ahead. Sign up for the IDFA newsletter through your personal MyIDFA account to be kept informed when new titles become available.

Jan Vrijman Fund: Among the films available on IDFA TV is a selection of the best films made with support from the Jan Vrijman Fund, IDFA's fund for filmmakers in developing countries. IDFA's Jan Vrijman Fund (JVF) supports filmmakers and festivals in developing countries. Every so often, world documentaries made with support from the JVF will be added to the films available to watch on IDFA TV. Twenty-five such films can already be seen on IDFA TV.

Tue Steen Müller, filmkommentaren.dk

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