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IDFA Announces Full 2024 Competition Lineup Stacked With World Premieres, “A Few Instant Classics” And One Intriguing “Anonymous Film”


The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam has unveiled its full competition slate for 2024, including what it calls some "instant classics."

That strand also includes the European premiere of The White House Effect, a film exploring “the dramatic origin story of the climate crisis” directed Bonni Cohen and Oscar nominees Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk. Through performance and Extended Reality (XR), multiple artists create immersive and interactive works that explore everything from catalysing intimacy in virtual encounters to reframing narratives in our political recollection. Multiple projects use existing digital platforms and tools in distinct and innovative ways to tell their stories, ranging from the preservation of cultural heritage, speculative virtual ecosystems, and marginalized genders navigating public spaces.

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