, which opened in Amsterdam Wednesday, is that although the majority of the films on offer either deal with the world as it is today or how it used to be, a significant portion of the festival’s appeal is the way that it acts as a hothouse to develop films that will offer us a pathway through the world of tomorrow.’s Forum program has become synonymous with innovation.
It’s a real mix, in terms of the types of projects: we have some of the more cinematic documentaries, which deserve a theatrical release, but we also have projects that are more focused towards television, and television finance as well. As in previous years, a lot of projects cross this boundary—they go to festivals, they go into cinemas, and they also land in television, and that is something we really strive for.
IDFA’s pursuit of gender parity has been the big story for the festival this year. How did that affect your selection?