IDFA (1988) is a leading international documentary institute that provides a space for exchange, collaboration, and inspiration—bringing together filmmakers, artists, audiences, and professionals from around the world. Its broad scope includes a public festival of films and new media and IDFA Doclab, IDFA Bertha Fund, IDFA markets, IDFAcademy, and education programs—alongside a year-round documentary hub in Amsterdam’s Vondelpark.
Isabel Arrate Fernandez
Isabel Arrate Fernandez worked in festival production, programming and film financing before joining IDFA in 2002. Until 2024 she was the director of the IDFA Bertha Fund, where amongst other she led the selection of projects and consulted filmmakers in their creative process. Since July 2025 she is the artistic director of IDFA.
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