YIDFF 2025 Information
Announcement of Dates for YIDFF 2025!
The nineteenth Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival will be held on:
October 9 (Thu) –16 (Thu), 2025
YIDFF 2025 Call for Entries
Deadline for the International Competition is Approaching!
Call for Entries to two competitions of the YIDFF 2025 has been opened!
The deadline for the International Competition is fast approaching! Please complete your entry and send your work to us by April 15. We greatly look forward to receiving your creative works.
- Entry Deadlines
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International Competition
- First Deadline: December 15, 2024 (for works completed before October 31, 2024)
- Second Deadline: April 15, 2025 (for works completed after November 1, 2024)
- First Deadline: December 15, 2024 (for works completed before October 31, 2024)
- Second Deadline: May 15, 2025 (for works completed after November 1, 2024)
YIDFF 2025 Call for EntriesPrograms
- International Competition: About 15 outstanding films selected from entries from around the world.
- New Asian Currents: Introducing the works of Asian documentary filmmakers without restrictions on format or length.
- Special Program
- Other Screenings