‘About a Hero,’ Documentary About Creation of AI-Generated Werner Herzog Film, to Open IDFA as Competition Lineups Are Revealed
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam will open with the world premiere of Piotr Winiewicz’s “About a Hero,” the festival revealed Tuesday.
IDFA also announced the main competition lineups for the 37th edition, which takes place in Amsterdam from Nov. 14 to 24. Newly unveiled selections include the Envision and International Competitions, the entire IDFA DocLab program, and the Luminous and Frontlight sections, as well as the nominations for all cross-section awards.
The IDFA official selection of more than 250 titles is now complete. IDFA’s artistic director, Orwa Nyrabia, said: “The IDFA 2024 program is exceptional in quality and in range.
Regrettably with fewer African films than we hoped for, but overall with a wide representation of our planet and the many different humans on it.
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