IDFA Artistic Director Orwa Nyrabia on ‘Recalibration’ Following Tense 2023 Edition and Rejecting Neutrality: ‘We Cannot Rely on an Ostrich Kind of Policy’

It’s been a long year at IDFA, Amsterdam’s renowned documentary film festival. Last year, the festival faced major scrutiny after pro-Palestinian protestors took over the stage during the event’s opening ceremony with a slogan seen as a chant of liberation to Palestinians, but viewed as an expression of hostility by those who support Israel. A […]