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IDA supports the vital work of documentary storytellers and champions a thriving and inclusive documentary culture.
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Joined March 2009
‘Homecoming’, the story behind @beyonce’s journey from creative concept to cultural movement, wins this year’s Best Music Documentary Award. #IDADocAwards
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Join us at the 36th Annual #IDADocAwards! We can't convene in person this year but with the incredible docs that got us through 2020, there's plenty to celebrate. See you online this Saturday, Jan. 16 at 5pm PT! RSVP for the free ceremony at
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Congratulations to ‘Bobi Wine: The People’s President,’ winner for Best Feature Documentary at the 39th IDA Documentary Awards. #idaDocAwards @natgeodocs @bwayomoses
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NEWS! We are excited to introduce the new #IDADocAwards Truth to Power Award for those who show immense bravery in holding the powerful accountable regardless of consequences. Our first honoree is @LeahRemini for her work behind #ScientologyTheAftermath!
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Fresh from an #OscarNom, #DocumentaryMag sat down with the masterful director behind #TheEdgeofDemocracy, @petracostal, to understand how she built this incredible front-row seat to the death of democracy.
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#LetGoandLove with @shailenewoodley + @joshfoxfilm for @Letgoandlovedoc-1st recipient of @distribber & @IDAorg grant
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“It will be the first time in the history of natural history as a filmmaking form where a series of this size & scope will be released simultaneously around the world.”. Before the weekend binge, read what makes @ourplanet so special on #DocumentaryMag:
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Congrats to #LeavingNeverland, a heartbreaking, eye-opening story that wins this year’s Best Multi-Part Documentary Award. #IDADocAwards
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The captivating portrayal of nature and humanity through Macedonian beekeeping in @HoneylandDoc wins this year’s Best Cinematography Award! #IDADocAwards
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.@bachchoy, @iansomerhalder and @GelberDavid joined us last night for an #IDAAwardsSpotlight screening of @NatGeoChannel's @YEARSofLIVING
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Let's take time this week to educate ourselves on systemic racism and police brutality, with these documentaries. From Ferguson to Los Angeles to Virginia to Selma, the history of action against structural oppression can teach us so much about today.
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The inaugural winner of our Best Audio #Documentary category is @nytimes's Caliphate 🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️ #IDADocAwards
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Announcing our 🆕 #DocumentaryMag Editorial #Fellowship! Funded in part by @NEAarts, we are looking to #SupportNewWriters from underserved & underrepresented communities to expand the conversations around the nonfiction form. Learn more & apply by 10/25:
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The Winner of the 38th #IDADocAwards Best Feature Documentary: ALL THAT BREATHES. #IDADocAwards winner announcements are brought to you by @natgeodocs.
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The timely, moving and cinematic masterpiece @forsamafilm wins this year’s Best Feature Award - a huge congrats to the IDA Courage Under Fire Award-winning filmmaker @waadalkateab and @watts_edward!. #IDADocAwards
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The final honor of the night. The 2020 #IDADocAwards for Best Feature goes to @CripCampFilm 🏆🏆🏆
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Announcing the #IDAdocawards shortlist for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short! 🎉🎥🎉. Read the full list, and remember IDA members #vote for the Best Feature and Best Short winners!.
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The Winner of the 38th #IDADocAwards Best Cinematography: FIRE OF LOVE. #IDADocAwards winner announcements are brought to you by @natgeodocs.
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There Aren't Enough Women Cinematographers and That Needs to Change http://t.co/mNxrOy02l3 via @indiewire
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Documentarians: If you are heading out this weekend to capture unfolding events as citizen journalists & activists, please consult resources from @witnessorg. Additional guides & legal hotline info from @rcfp, @Poynter & more can also be found below:.
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Have a journalistic documentary project in the early stage? Our #EnterpriseDocFund is now accepting applications for development grant of $15,000! We are looking to support ALL nonfiction mediums and it is free to apply:.
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And last but not least. the 2018 #IDADocAwards Best Feature goes to @MindingGapFilm! This is the third award for filmmaker @bingliu89.
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The Winner of the 38th #IDADocAwards Best Multi-Part Audio Documentary or Series: STOLEN: SURVIVING ST. MICHAEL'S. #IDADocAwards winner announcements are brought to you by @natgeodocs.
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@waadalkateab @forsamafilm @afactoryfilm @apollo11movie @HoneylandDoc @OneChildNation @seaofshadowsSOS @BiggestLilFarm @ramellross @frieze_magazine @GarrettABradley @watts_edward @petracostal @AmExperiencePBS @bbcstoryville @POVdocs @AJWitness @AETV @ourplanet @HBODocs @AmazonStudios @Showtime @lifetimetvpr @nytimes @guardianfilm @Participant @WonderyMedia @GlobeSpotlight @headlong @heavyweight @LatinoUSA @evarendle4 @NFTSFilmTV @emm__uh @ucbsoj @NorthwesternU #IDADocAwards Best Music Documentary Nominees:. Amazing Grace.Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé.The Apollo.The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash.Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men
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'Introducing, Selma Blair', offers an intimate look into @SelmaBlair's reckoning w/ her MS diagnosis. IDA members 📣 Don't miss out tonight at 7:30pm PT, as #IDAScreens the doc + Q&A w/ Selma Blair & dir. @rachelfleit, mod. by @akstanwyck of @IndieWire 👉
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The 2020 #IDADocAwards for Best Director goes to Garrett Bradley ('TIME'). Bradley is also our Emerging Documentary Filmmaker of the year. Watch her conversation here:
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🍾 The 36th Annual #IDADocAwards Best Feature and Best Short categories shortlists are out today! Congratulations to all the films and creators that made the list. Nominees for all categories will be announced on Tues. Nov 24. Keep your eyes peeled!
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While many were shocked by #JihadRehab at @sundancefest, filmmakers like @JudeSChehab, @samikhanfilm & Zeshawn Ali were raising ethical and Islamophobia concerns about the #documentary well before its premiere. @antkaufman reports for #DocumentaryMag.
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Last but not least, the nominees for our #IDADocAwards new category - Best Audio Documentary 🎙️ Congratulations to all! We look forward to supporting the growing nonfiction form & audio documenatarians!
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The Winner of the 38th #IDADocAwards Best Writing: FIRE OF LOVE. #IDADocAwards winner announcements are brought to you by @natgeodocs.
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🏆 IDA is thrilled to announce the 2021 #IDADocAwards nominees in all categories! See the best of this year's documentary work and creators in the thread below. 👇.
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Please read/share @IDAorg's statement in support of Syrian filmmakers @ferasfayy and Kareem Abeed of Oscar-nominated @MenAleppo, who are under a sustained and withering online disinformation attack
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Archival storytelling, writing, XR, music and so much more—IDA has dozens of valuable resources from industry experts on how to fine tune the creative prowess of your documentary.
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In this month's Shooting Scenarios column for #DocumentaryMag, Patricia Thomson breaks down one particularly moving sequence in the observational doc @inmyblooditruns (now playing on @POVdocs) that creates an "evocative portrayal of memory".
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Meet Our New Executive Director, POV’s Simon Kilmurry http://t.co/R7iIiaM2XI Welcome @SKilmurry! http://t.co/jvd7N0C2DI.
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We are excited to host a special musical performance by Ethiopian singer Mehandis Geleto, featured in @FayaDayi, at this year’s #IDADocAwards free virtual ceremony! Join us ✨ Friday, March 4 at 5pm PT/8pm ET ✨ RSVP here:
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As we celebrate 20 years of @firelightmedia, learn why the organization's legacy of empowering filmmakers of color and supporting storytelling around black people, events and movements has paved the way for the documentary genre. #DocumentaryMag .
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Change must come from within. For our 2022 Winter Issue of #DocumentaryMag, @pohsi wrote a message for all #documentary gatekeepers on what needs to happen to make our industry a more equitable place.
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Can independent filmmakers safely produce in the field right now❓Some have asked IDA for best practices, insurance coverage, or if there are legal ramifications for breaking #stayathome orders? @carrielozano explains why we remained cautiously quiet.
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The @netflix series ‘Abstract: The Art of Design’, which brought us into the world of groundbreaking creativity, wins this year’s Best Episodic Series Award! #IDADocAwards
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TONIGHT 6pm PDT: @__Shaniqua_ moderates exclusive @TheFightMovie Q&A w/ filmmakers @elysesteinberg & @joshkriegman, Eli Depres & prod. @kerrywashington. Watch this essential doc if you've been following @ACLU's legal battles. More info here:
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In memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, stream @RBGmovie on @hulu, the first documentary made about a sitting Supreme Court Justice. In 2019, @tiniv interviewed @Betsywest & @FilmmakerJulie about telling RGB's story for #DocumentaryMag:
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Watched #TheGreatHack on @netflix yet? Lauren Wissot sat down with @profcarroll, the NYC-based professor at the center of the big data tale, our #DocStarOfTheMonth! Learn more about how the story unfolds on #DocumentaryMag.
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The Winner of the 38th #IDADocAwards Best Editing: ALL THAT BREATHES. #IDADocAwards winner announcements are brought to you by @natgeodocs.
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With support from @NEAarts, the #DocumentaryMag Editorial Fellowship Program is back! We are now accepting apps from emerging US-based writers hailing from communities historically underrepresented in the journalism, film criticism & nonfiction media ⬇️.
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A huge week for @IDAorg: Please help us welcome our new Executive Director @rickperez! A documentary strategist and filmmaker, Perez succeeds @SKilmurry who has been with us since 2015.
Richard Ray Perez has been named executive director of the International Documentary Association (@IDAorg), taking over for the outgoing Simon Kilmurry
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Fancy becoming a Satanist? 😈 You just might join the @satanic_temple_ after seeing @hailsatanfilm. #DocumentaryMag spoke to director @lennypane on the development of the #documentary & how it is an inspiring story for everyone.
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READ THIS in #DocumentaryMag: After months of hard work, this filmmaker was forced to abandon her project & sign an NDA by a renowned production company. Her experience is no anomaly—Hollywood MUST do better for indie creators.
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Did you know that Les Blank was the very first #documentary filmmaker to take advantage of our Fiscal Sponsorship program in 1986? We also gave Blank an #IDADocAwards Career Achievement Award in 2011. #40YearsofDocs
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This years @sundancefest amassed controversy after the premiere of #JihadRehab, a #documentary that many Muslim filmmakers are calling out for being highly problematic. @assuss writes on her perspective this week for #DocumentaryMag.
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Here are the nominees for the 32nd Annual IDA Documentary Awards!
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Kick off #docsgetreal with a special screening of Food, Inc. followed by a filmmaker panel presented by @TheAcademy Mon, 9/24, 7:30 PM. More information at:.
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📣 Meet our #IDADocAwards 2021 honorees! @RogerRossWill, Jean Tsien, @blackscrackle, @RonanFarrow, @RintuThomas11 and Sushmit Ghosh. Representing the best of the documentary community, learn more about their body of work and lasting impact:.
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New IDA fund for vérité #documentary filmmakers! The IDA+XRM Media Incubator grants editorial guidance and $25,000 to cover production and post-production expenses for observational shorts <40 min. ⏰ Apply by Aug 2, 2021 ⏰ #DocIncubator:
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Tonight! @TheWrap will be live streaming @ThisIsEverythng Q&A w/ @TheGigiGorgeous & @barbarakopple. Tune in @ 8:35pm
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The 2020 #IDADocAwards for Best Editing goes to @nels_b for @RIPDickJohnson. Glad your kids are finally able to attend our ceremony!
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For directors @Betsywest & @FilmmakerJulie, @RBGmovie is not only a #documentary but a piece of journalism presenting @Scotus #RBG's rise to the highest court of the land. Read #DocumentaryMag's full conversation with the pair:
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#DocumentaryMag speaks to @dawnporterm, whose latest, @JohnLewisDoc, is a powerful chronicle of @repjohnlewis's indelible life, legacy, and relentless commitment to fighting for civil liberties. Read it here!.
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And the winner of the Best Multi-Part Audio Documentary Award at the 37th Annual #IDADocAwards is ‘Suave’ by reporter/producers @maggiefreleng & @ItsJMartinelli, producer/executive producer @Maria_Hinojosa and producers @MarloniousThunk, @audreyqq & Stephanie Lebow.
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We're thrilled to be honoring Julia Reichert this year at the #IDADocAwards—a three-time Academy Award nominee, Julia has spent more than 40 years giving a voice to women, children, the working class and the heartland through her acclaimed films.
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Tomorrow is the first day of @sundancefest! Check out this thread of the 9️⃣ #IDAsupported #documentaries you can stream at this years #Sundance, including four #EnterpriseDocFund production grantees. 👇
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💲1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ unconditional documentary film production grants! Our #EnterpriseDocFund is now accepting apps from feature projects that explore original, current stories while integrating journalistic practice into the filmmaking process. Learn More:
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The Winner of the 38th #IDADocAwards Best Director: SHAUNAK SEN (All That Breathes). #IDADocAwards winner announcements are brought to you by @natgeodocs.
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As most of you know, the situation in Afghanistan rapidly deteriorated over the weekend. We have updated our Friday call to action. If you have an account on @dwordcom, please login for the latest on how you can assist in evacuating Afghan crew members:.
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"Documentary storytelling is often filmmaking at its finest and most valuable" says @BenMank77
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New from @DocProducers, “A Guide to Best Practices in Documentary Crediting”. Check out this terrific guide for filmmakers and prospective funders. Read more and find the full report linked online from #DocumentaryMag.
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#IDADocAwards Best Feature Nominees:.💧Collective @AlexanderNanau.💧@CripCampFilm.💧Gunda.💧@MLKFBI.💧@ReasonIJumpFilm.💧Reunited.💧@softiethefilm.💧@timemovie.💧The Truffle Hunters.💧@welcomechechnya
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Tonight we honor Julia Reichert. For half a century, she was a fierce advocate for the working class and the labor movement, for the feminist movement, and for independent filmmaking.
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We are so thrilled to announce Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, the incredible filmmaking duo behind @afactoryfilm, as the winners of this year’s Inaugural Best Director Award! #IDADocAwards
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Here are the 1️⃣0️⃣ feature documentaries in production receiving this year’s #EnterpriseDocFund❗Disability rights, deepfake pornography, state sponsored disinformation, decline of Black farmers and other urgent stories that IDA is proud to support:
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The Best Feature Film Award at the 37th Annual #IDADocAwards goes to @FleeMov by director Jonas Poher Rasmussen and producers Monica Hellstrӧm, @signebyrge & Charlotte De La Gournerie!
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We are thrilled to announce the nominees of the 38th annual IDA Documentary Awards which will be held on December 10, 2022, at the Paramount Theater in Los Angeles. See the full list of #IDADocAwards nominees at
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The full #DocsGetReal digital conference schedule IS HERE! Sept 29 - Oct 3, Getting Real ‘20 has no overlapping panels so you can engage in all timely convos of Access, Power, & Accessibility. Plus, 27 breakout community spaces, 1:1 networking & more! 👇
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The Winner of the 38th #IDADocAwards Pare Lorentz Award: ALL THAT BREATHES. #IDADocAwards winner announcements are brought to you by @natgeodocs.
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Editing graphic footage can take its toll on #documentary editors, especially trauma survivors. Miranda Yousef detailed in #DocumentaryMag how she was able to endure months of #FilmEditing triggering video with the help of @DartCenter's Bruce Shapiro.
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Thanks to your support, IDA reached new heights in 2018. Thanks for being part of our documentary family and inspiring us to do what we do every day!.
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💰We know you've been waiting patiently. the 2018 cycle of #PareLorentz #Documentary Fund + #EnterpriseDocFund Development Grants is NOW OPEN! We are awarding grants totaling $245,000. Applications are due 9/1/18:
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Bankrolling your documentary project is no simple task. But luckily, IDA's filmmaker resources are here to help—learn how to strategize and secure diversified funding for your film.
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We are thinking about all of our friends, partners and colleagues in the film nonprofit community. It is truly a trying time for us. We will get through this together. We will collaborate, grow, and adapt into a tighter and more resilient field 💛.
Many major film organizations, including Film at Lincoln Center, SIFF and AFS, laid off a lot of staff this month. I called around and found executives shell-shocked, but also galvanized by new efforts to work together as never before: via @indiewire.
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Friends & colleagues: it’s time to revamp the documentary ecosystem. From Sept 29 - Oct 3, connect with a diverse community of creators & industry professionals during Getting Real '20, IDA’s 🆓 digital conference. Register today for #DocsGetReal:
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🏈 @LastChanceU first won the #IDADocAwards for Best Episodic Series with its first season in 2016. With its 5th and last season, it has come to reclaim the honor!
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The Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award goes to @DavidFSutcliffe & @camera_meander for their @TERRORdoc #IDAawards
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Celebrating these two amazing young filmmakers this morning! Congrats!.
“Anchored Out,” the thesis film of director/producers Katie Bernstein and Clara Mokri ('21) has been nominated for @IDAorg's prestigious David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award! #proud @UCBerkeley @cal #IDADocAwards
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Natalie Bullock Brown shares in #DocumentaryMag how she considered a potential new film, w/ a trauma-informed approach she learned from @KameelahRashad, @JimLeBrecht & peers at the Documentary Accountability Working Group, @SonyaChildress & @bhawinsuchak.
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For Transgender Day of Remembrance #TDoR2020, read up on how #IDAsupported @Disclosure_Doc is revolutionizing documentary filmmaking on screen and behind the screen. Reported by @kristalsotomayr for #DocuemntaryMag:.
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The State of the Documentary Field: 2016 Survey of Documentary Industry Members #docsgetreal @CMSImpact
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#IDADocAwards shortlists & nominees are chosen by independent committees made up of 228 documentarians, curators, critics, and industry experts from 44 countries. 51% identified as female, 59% as BIPOC, 20% as LGBTQ+, and 2% as disabled.
IDA Awards Build Oscar Buzz with 2021 Shortlists for Best Documentary Feature and Short
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Looking for production cost support for your journalistic #documentary? The IDA #EnterpriseDocFund is now accepting applications for funding up to USD $100,000! Open call ends in 2 months - spread the word!
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“Of course documentary films are narrative films” - Molly Thompson addressing the crowd at #docsgetreal
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This week's Essential Doc Reads features @justinenagan @sabaahfolayan @labo_cine @tnyfrontrow @Almaharel
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