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‘For Sama’, ‘Leaving Neverland’, ‘Homecoming’ Among IDA Awards Winners
For Sama, Waad al-Kateab’s striking documentary about the start of the protests against the Assad regime in Syria, won the Best Feature prize at the International Documentary Association’s IDA Awards.
Al-Kateab shot hundreds of hours of footage over a course of the five-year siege that offered an unflinching view of…
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Documentary Filmmakers Challenge State Department, Homeland Security Visa Rules
Two organizations representing documentary filmmakers are challenging new State Department “extreme vetting” rules that require visa applicants to disclose all social media handles they have used in the past five years.
“We feel these new policies infringe upon foreign filmmakers' freedom of expression, and they also…
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By Ted Johnson
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‘Spiral Farm’ Acquired By Indican Pictures For December Bow; IDA Awards Its Documentary Grants; ‘Parasite’ Part Of Bong Joon-Ho Cinematheque Retrospective – Film Briefs
Spiral Farm, the coming-of-age drama from writer-director Alec Tibaldi and starring Piper De Palma in her feature film debut, has been acquired by Indican Pictures. The pic, which bowed this year at Slamdance, will now hit theaters in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago beginning December 13, with a digital release…
International Documentary Association Unveils Annual IDA Awards Honorees
The International Documentary Association has revealed the honorees for their 35th annual IDA Documentary Awards honorees. The ceremony is set for December 7 and will take place at the Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.
Academy Award and Primetime Emmy winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock (Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision…
Deadline Launches ‘For The Love Of Docs’ Screening Series To Highlight Unsung Film Documentaries
Deadline has launched a new feature documentary screening series, For The Love of Docs, to be presented by Hulu. The slate of 10 documentaries, which represent the best of the brand, will screen each week at the Landmark Theatre in Los Angeles beginning September 17 through December 10. The screenings will be…
IDA Documentary Awards: ‘Minding The Gap’ Takes Best Feature – Winners List
The 34th Annual IDA Documentary Awards were handed out Saturday night at the Paramount Theatre in Los Angeles with Bing Liu's Minding The Gap taking top honors in the Best Feature category.
Hosted by actress and producer Ricki Lake, the ceremony also honored Floyd Russ's Zion as Best Short as well as Netflix’s Wild Wil…
IDA Documentary Awards Nominations Revealed
The International Documentary Association is out with the nominees for its 2018 IDA Documentary Awards. Winners of the 34th edition will be announced December 8 duyring a ceremony hosted by Ricki Lake at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. See the full list of nominees below.
Up for Best Feature — which has been…
International Documentary Association Announces Keynotes For Getting Real Conference
The International Documentary Association has announced the keynote speakers for the biennial Getting Real ’18 conference which takes place Sept. 25-27 in Los Angeles.
The three-day conference will welcome acclaimed curator and film scholar Chi-hui Yang, award-winning filmmaker and human rights attorney Michèle Stephe…
International Documentary Association Names Kevin Iwashina President; James Costa And Lauren Lexton Elected As Co-VPs
The International Documentary Association announced today that Kevin Iwashina has been appointed as President of the Board of Directors. He steps in for Marjan Safinia whose term ends this year. The IDA also announced that filmmaker and philanthropist James Costa and producer and Authentic Entertainment CEO Lauren Lext…
IDA Grants $850G To 11 Documentaries; ‘Blue Wall’, ‘Hazing’ Among Picks
The International Documentary Association has selected eleven feature-length documentary films to receive a total of $850,000 as the inaugural grantees of the association’s Enterprise Documentary Fund.
Among the docs selected are Byron Hurt’s Hazing, Stephen Maing’s Crime + Punishment and Marilyn Ness’ Charm City. The…
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By Greg Evans
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IDA Awards To Honor Marcel Mettelsiefen’s ‘Watani: My Homeland’
The International Documentary Association has announced the initial round of nominees for the 2017 IDA Documentary Awards. The 33rd annual event will take place December 9 at the Paramount Theatre in Los Angeles.
The IDA will honor director Marcel Mettelsiefen's Watani: My Homeland with the Pare Lorentz Award, which…
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By Bruce Haring
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IDA Awards: ‘O.J.: Made In America’ Runs Off With Best Feature Prize
O.J.: Made in America continued it early awards run tonight, scoring the Best Feature prize at the 32nd annual IDA Documentary Awards. Picked up a total of four trophies including Best Limited Series (Making a Murder), Best Episodic Series (Last Chance U), Best Short (The White Helmet) and the ABC News VideoSource…
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