May 12, 2021Richard Ray Perez succeeds Simon Kilmurry as the Executive Director of the International Documentary Association (IDA).
May 10, 2021Los Angeles, CA (May 10, 2021) - The International Documentary Association (IDA) and XRM Media announced the launch of a new...
January 29, 2021Poh succeeds Carrie Lozano who joined the Sundance Institute as Director, Documentary Film Program in Fall 2020.
January 26, 2021IDA also announced that filmmaker Manuel Acuña would be the first recipient of the IDA Netflix Global Emerging Filmmaker Award - a grant of $25,000.
January 16, 2021Crip Camp wins Best Feature; Garrett Bradley wins Best Director for Time; John Was Trying to Contact Aliens wins Best Short.
November 24, 2020Crip Camp, MLK/FBI, Time and The Truffle Hunters Receive Multiple Nominations. Virtual Awards Ceremony Jan 16, 2021.
November 16, 2020The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced that executive director, Simon Kilmurry, will step down in mid-2021.
November 10, 2020The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced the 36th Annual IDA Documentary Awards honorary awards recipients.
November 5, 2020The International Documentary Association (IDA) announced the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors: Hallee Adelman, Grace Lee, Al Perry, Amir Shahkhalili, and Marcia Smith.
October 28, 2020The feature documentary shortlist includes 30 films from 21 countries. 38% of directors and 55% of producers are women, 30% of directors and 28% identify as BIPOC. Additionally, 8% of directors and 7% of producers are LGBTQ. 5% of directors and 3% of producers are disabled.
