The International Documentary Festival in Amsterdam Nov 20-30 has said that, from this year s edition, it will only accept documentaries that premiere at the festival into its main competition.The news came as festival director Ally Derks yesterday Oct 28 unveiled an international line-up of 21 instead of the usual 20 docs into the main Joris Ivens competition see list below . Austrian director Ulrich Seidl Animal Love, Models and Dog Days is this year s special guest. IDFA will also show his latest documentary Jesus, You Know Austria 2003 . Three s <a href=https://www.stanleymugs.us>stanley cup</a> idebar programmes will be based around the themes USA Today see ScreenDaily, October 28 , Dutch documentary between 1945 and 1965 , and Focus Jalal Toufic , a modest retrospective on the work of the Lebanese writer and video artist. The world s biggest documentary festival showing over 200 docs, IDFA opens on November 20 with Capturing the Friedmans by Andrew Jarecki, who won the grand jury prize on this year s Sundance film festival. 350 titles w <a href=https://www.stanley-cups.com.es>stanley cup</a> ill be for sale at the parallel Docs for Sale market.Joris Ivens Competition:Anna s Children Danniel, Danniel / Mer Khamis, J. The NetherlandsThe Boy Who Plays On The Buddhas Of Bamiyan Grabsky, P., EnglandBurning Dreams Peng, W. Taiwan, ChinaCheckpoint Shamir, Y. IsraelThe Corporation Achbar, M. / Abbott, Jennifer CanadaDame La Mano Honigmann, Heddy The NetherlandsGame Over - Kasparov And The Machine Jayanti, Vikram England / C <a href=https://www.cup-stanley.es>stanley cup</a> anadaGanges: River To Heaven Ferraro, G. India / Klcw Voltage launches WW2 drama The Bird Catcher in Cannes
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