IDA Documentary Awards 2012

IDA Documentary Awards: You Decide!


IDA invites you to cast your vote for the best documentary films of the year!

For the third year in a row, IDA members will decide the winners in the Best Feature category and in the Best Short category of the IDA Documentary Awards. Current IDA members who meet our judging requirements will be able to view the nominated films and cast their votes online from anywhere in the world!

The nominated films will be available for online viewing through a secure, password-protected site by approved judges between November 5 and November 19. The nominees will be announced in late October.

You must be a current IDA member and agree to the following rules:

  1. IDA member judges must agree to view in their entirety each of the five nominated films in both the feature and short film categories.
  2. To vote in a specific category, IDA member judges cannot have any professional connection to any of the nominated films in that category. This includes any on-screen credit or uncredited professional association. For example, if you have a professional connection with a nominated feature, but none with any of the nominated shorts, you can vote in the shorts category, but not in the feature category.
  3. IDA member judges agree to not download or in any way acquire in full or in part any of the nominated films.
  4. IDA member judges agree not to share viewing URL, login or password information with any other individual.
  5. All film judges are required to have a high speed Internet connection and a computer that can play Flash video. The minimum browser requirements are Firefox 15.x, Safari 5.x, IE 8, or Google Chrome 21.x. To ensure the best video streaming experience, download the latest version of the Flash player here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

IDA members, if you meet all of the criteria listed above, please fill out the request form by November 1 to enter the process and be confirmed as an official IDA MEMBER JUDGE for the 2012 IDA Documentary Awards!

If you are not a member and would like to vote for this year's IDA Awards, please consider joining IDA today!

Those chosen to participate will receive further instructions from IDA by November 5. IDA reserves the right to restrict participation to anyone, for any reason.