Orwa Nyrabia, Artistic Director of Leading Documentary Festival IDFA, to Step Down Next Year
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Orwa Nyrabia, the artistic director of leading documentary festival IDFA in Amsterdam, will step down from his position on July 1, which is the end of his present term.
He announced his decision, jointly with the organization, in the run-up to this year’s festival edition, which runs from Nov.
14-24, making this upcoming edition the seventh and last under his leadership. Nyrabia will remain in his role until July 1 “to ensure that the upcoming transition is well-planned and facilitated, and that the early preparations for the 2025 edition continue smoothly,” according to a statement.
After taking the job in January 2018, Nyrabia and the festival team revamped its film and industry programs and launched new platforms and initiatives that have become mainstays of the festival, such as the Envision Competition, IDFA on Stage and the Producers Connection.
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