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Upcoming Events & Screenings

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  • IDA Documentary Screening Series 2016

    September 7, 2016 @ 7:30pm
    The Landmark
    10850 W Pico Blvd
    Los Angeles, CA 90064
    United States
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  • UCLA Film & Television Archive x IDA: Kartemquin Films at 50

    September 16, 2016 @ 5:30pm
    Billy Wilder Theater
    10899 Wilshire Blvd
    Los Angeles, CA 90024
    United States

    UCLA Film & Television Archive, in partnership with the International Documentary Association, is proud to present this selection of...

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  • Getting Real '16 Documentary Film Conference

    September 27, 2016 @ 9:00am
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
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  • 32nd Annual IDA Documentary Awards

    December 9, 2016 @ 6:00pm
    Paramount Theatre at Paramount Studios
    5555 Melrose Avenue
    Hollywood, CA 90038
    United States
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Documentary Magazine

Summer 2016: Doc Diversity Matters

In this issue, we explore the realities of race, representation, and identity.

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IDA-Supported Doc of the Week

The S Word
Directed by
Lisa Klein
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Grants

Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund

provides annual production grants totaling $195,000 to be used in the creation of documentary films that illuminate pressing issues in the United States.
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