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IDFA to open with film following Myanmar resistance recruits in training
Amsterdam’s IDFA will open its 39th edition on Nov.
12 and run through Nov.
22.
The festival’s official selection includes 253 films from 80 countries.
Its opening film, “White Tiger Column,” follows young recruits training with Myanmar’s resistance movement for 45 days.
Directors Robert Mentov, Dwight Jantzi and Bryan Dickie filmed the volunteers at a jungle training camp as they prepare to fight for their freedom.
The film will also compete in IDFA’s International Competition and is nominated for the festival’s Best First Feature award.
IDFA’s International and Envision competitions each include 13 films, while the festival has also announced selections for other sections.
The festival has announced its lineups, and the event is scheduled to begin in Amsterdam on Nov.
12.
IDFA will open its 39th edition with the documentary White Tiger Column, about recruits training with Myanmar’s resistance movement.
The film follows the group through 45 days of training at a camp deep in the jungle.
Robert Mentov, Dwight Jantzi and Bryan Dickie directed the film, which will have its world premiere at the festival.
The festival runs in Amsterdam from Nov. 12 to 22 and will screen 253 titles from 80 countries.
White Tiger Column is also selected for IDFA’s International Competition.
- Who
- The film follows recruits training with Myanmar’s resistance movement; it was directed by Robert Mentov, Dwight Jantzi and Bryan Dickie.
- What
- White Tiger Column will open IDFA’s 39th edition and have its world premiere.
- When
- The festival runs from Nov. 12 to 22, 2026.
- Where
- IDFA takes place in Amsterdam; the recruits train at a camp deep in the jungle.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
IDFA’s 39th edition is scheduled to open in Amsterdam with White Tiger Column.
The festival is scheduled to run and screen 253 titles from 80 countries.
- Festival edition
- 39th
- Festival dates
- Nov. 12–22, 2026
- Festival location
- Amsterdam
- Official selection
- 253 titles from 80 countries
- Training period followed
- 45 days
- Directors
- Robert Mentov, Dwight Jantzi and Bryan Dickie
What people are saying
a striking example of documentary cinema
a moving portrait of a courageous generation
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