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UPDATED with statements from Rick Pérez and the IDA board from original Dec. 6, 8:27 am story: Outgoing IDA executive director Rick Pérez and the board of the IDA issued statements today, a day after we broke the news that Pérez would be departing as leader of the nonprofit documentary…

The International Documentary Association has formally granted voluntary recognition to a union formed by rank-and-file employees, eliminating a bone of contention between workers and management. The IDA's board had for weeks signaled support for the unionization effort by employees calling themselves Documentary…

The IDA has announced the hiring of two senior staff members and a consultant, in what the embattled organization calls "a major step forward." Arts administrator and film festival programmer Keisha Knight has been appointed director of IDA Funds and Enterprise Program, a critical role that involves interfacing with…

The International Documentary Association says it has agreed to a request by staff to form a union, the latest development in a simmering conflict that has pitted the IDA board and its executive director, Rick Pérez, against rank-and-file employees. But in a sign that more conflict might be yet to come, employees…

EXCLUSIVE: Dwindling staff at the International Documentary Association are pursuing plans to unionize, Deadline has learned. The 11 remaining full-time staff members below the level of senior manager voted unanimously to organize as the Documentary Workers United, under Communications Workers of America local 9003…

UPDATED with quotes from winners and IDA executive director Rick Pérez: Flee and Summer of Soul divided honors at the 37th annual IDA Awards tonight, with Flee claiming Best Feature Documentary, and Summer of Soul capturing three awards, including best director for Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson [full winners list…

EXCLUSIVE: The International Documentary Association continues to lose staff. Deadline has learned four more employees have left the embattled organization recently, including one whose resignation takes effect today. A fifth staffer is said to be planning to leave imminently. This follows the departure in early Januar…

EXCLUSIVE: Four senior staffers who resigned in protest from the International Documentary Association are responding to a public statement from the IDA board dismissing their concerns about how the nonprofit organization is being run under new executive director Rick Pérez. The board published a letter on the IDA webs…

One of the most important institutions in documentary film is under new leadership. The International Documentary Association (IDA) announced the appointment Wednesday of Richard Ray "Rick" Perez as its new executive director, effective immediately. He replaces Simon Kilmurry, who had served as the IDA's executive…