Best of IDFA on Tour 2026

Join us for the Best of IDFA on Tour 2026, featuring four films acclaimed during the last IDFA edition for their urgent narratives and unique emotional impact. **Program:** 11:20    **Past Future Continuous** 12:36    **Break** 13:20    **Remake** 15:17    **Break** 15:40    **An Open Field** 16:18    **A Fox Under the Pink Moon** **PAST FUTURE CONTINUOUS (IR/NO/IT, 76 min)** IDFA Award for Best Film in the Envision Competition Directed by: Morteza Ahmadvand & Firouzeh Khosrovani Maryam fled Iran decades ago, settling in the United States while her parents remained in Tehran. As they grow older and political unrest rises, she worries about their safety. To maintain a constant connection despite the distance, she persuades them to install security cameras in every room. As she grows attached to this virtual link, she realizes just how lonely her parents must have felt all these years. **REMAKE US (US, 117 min)** Beeld & Geluid IDFA ReFrame Award Directed by: Ross McElwee Ross McElwee’s films have always been personal. Even when addressing larger issues like the tobacco industry (Bright Leaves) or nuclear weapons (Sherman’s March), his own life remained central. But in reflecting on the death of his son, he questions whether he overlooked something important throughout those years. **AN OPEN FIELD (SA/FR/DE, 38 min)** IDFA Award for Best Short Documentary Directed by: Teboho Edkins On March 10, 2019, a Boeing 737 MAX crashed just six minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing all 157 aboard, including Max Thabiso Edkins, the younger brother of director Teboho Edkins. He and his father, film producer Don Edkins, traveled to the crash site to seek tangible solace in their grief. **A FOX UNDER A PINK MOON (IR/FR/UK, 76 min)** IDFA Award for Best Film in the International Competition Directed by: Mehrdad Oskouei At just 16, Soraya creates stunning and haunting drawings and sculptures. This determined Afghan sculptor and illustrator has been trying to escape Iran for five years to join her mother in Austria.