Fiscal Sponsorship Program

IDA's Fiscal Sponsorship Program has provided the 501(c)(3) nonprofit umbrella to more than 300 film/video projects, many of which have gone on to success at festivals and markets, getting distribution and/or broadcast, or even garnering prestigious awards from the film community. Click here to learn more

Donate to a Fiscally Sponsored Film

IDA's Fiscal Sponsorship Program has provided the 501(c)(3) nonprofit umbrella to more than 300 film/video projects, many of which have gone on to success at festivals and markets, getting distribution and/or broadcast, or even garnering prestigious awards from the film community. Click here to learn more

Grants

Looking for funding? Browse our listings of funding sources by deadline or search for the name of a specific funding organization. Grants by Deadline, Grants by Name

Jobs & Opportunities

Click here for a listing of jobs, fellowships and scholarships. Click here to see our calendar of various opportunities.

Documentary Magazine

IDA's magazine covering current trends in documentary filmmaking.
Click here for more information on past issues, topics and subscription.

Festival Call For Entries

Do you have a finished film that you would like to submit to festivals? Look at our calendar which includes call for entries listings by deadline. Call For Entries by Deadline

Screenings & Premieres

Events & Screenings
Calendar of Upcoming Documentary Events
Broadcast Premieres
Calendar of Upcoming Theatrical and Broadcast Premieres
Festivals
Calendar of Upcoming Festivals

Insurance Programs

Film Producers E&O Insurance Dewitt Stern Group (DSG), one of the nation's leading insurance brokerage dedicated to the film and entertainment industries, is pleased to announce the establishment of an Errors & Omissions insurance program available to all IDA members. Click here to learn more

Documentary Educational Resources

Sherman Grinberg Film Library -- which houses the Paramount Newsreels, the Pathe Newsreels, and 50 other archival moving image film collections -- has re-opened with 20 million feet of archival film. Our library is especially strong in Sports, Hollywood Celebrities, Politics, Wars, and 20th Century Social and Economic History from 1896 through 1960. The library is located in Los Angeles, California. For footage requests, contact Karen Clark at (818) 717-9200 or email: kacinla@aol.com (SPPN -- Sarnoff Paramount Pathe News Images.) Media Advocacy Links, Documentary Books