IDFA Artistic Director Isabel Arrate Fernandez On Festival’s Competition Lineups, “Huge” Interest In Elizabeth Holmes Doc, And AI In Documentaries

News Briefvia DeadlineNovember 13, 2026

The 39th edition of IDFA – the world’s biggest nonfiction film festival – is underway in Amsterdam, gathering the documentary field’s top talents, Oscar seekers and emerging filmmakers with dynamic work. “It’s hectic, all the last-minute things,” artistic director Isabel Arrate Fernandez told Deadline just before the kickoff.

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Film is a synergistic and comprehensive fusion of many parts. Films are rated, the actors that bring the words to life are not. Directors should also share in the adulation and or poor criticism of a film's direction.