Programme of the upcoming International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) includes the Slovak co-production If Pigeons Turned to Gold. Additionally, the film Love Exposed will be presented at the festival market, while Kristína Leidenfrostová and Eva Sajanová will participate in the IDFAcademy training programme. The 39th edition of IDFA takes place from November 12 to 22, 2026.
If Pigeons Turned to Gold, directed by Pepa Lubojacki, stands out as one of the most notable documentaries of the year – earning it a spot in the Best of Fests section in Amsterdam. This personal and formally inventive film, which captures director’s family struggle with addiction, was produced in co-production with guča films (read an interview with the film’s co-producer Matej Sotník). Upon its premiere in Berlin, it won Berlinale Documentary Award and the Caligari Film Award.
Filip Remunda’s new film, Love Exposed, co-produced by the Slovak company kerekesfilm, is featured in the Docs for Sale catalogue. The film, which explores the relationship between the renowned Czech photographer Vlastimil Kula and his daughter, film editor Blanka Kulová, premiered at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Documentary Film in the Visegrad Region.
Two Slovak emerging directors will take part in the IDFAcademy educational and networking programme. Kristína Leidenfrostová is currently completing her feature-length debut, Raid, which examines the impact of police violence on the Roma population. Eva Sajanová made the successful short film How to Listen to Fountains, which won the main prize in the Nest section at last year’s San Sebastián IFF. She is currently completing the short film She Just Walked into the Room and She Doesn’t Know Why She Did It, which won the main prize at the Bratislava Industry Days in March. The Slovak Film Institute is a long-standing partner of IDFAcademy.
