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  • IDA + XRM Media INCUBATOR. Below: headshots of Skye Fitzgerald, Smriti Mundhra and Nadia Hallgren
    May 10, 2021

    IDA and XRM Media Launch New Incubator for Short Vérité Documentaries; IDA Awards $150,000 in Development Grants to Ten Projects

    Los Angeles, CA (May 10, 2021) - The International Documentary Association (IDA) and XRM Media announced the launch of a new...

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  • January 29, 2021

    Poh Si Teng Named as Director, IDA Funds and Enterprise Program

    Poh succeeds Carrie Lozano who joined the Sundance Institute as Director, Documentary Film Program in Fall 2020.

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  • January 26, 2021

    IDA Awards $115,000 to 7 Films through the Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund

    IDA also announced that filmmaker Manuel Acuña would be the first recipient of the IDA Netflix Global Emerging Filmmaker Award - a grant of $25,000.

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  • January 16, 2021

    IDA Announces 36th Annual IDA Documentary Awards Winners

    Crip Camp wins Best Feature; Garrett Bradley wins Best Director for Time; John Was Trying to Contact Aliens wins Best Short.

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  • November 24, 2020

    IDA Announces 36th Annual IDA Documentary Awards Nominees

    Crip Camp, MLK/FBI, Time and The Truffle Hunters Receive Multiple Nominations. Virtual Awards Ceremony Jan 16, 2021.

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  • November 16, 2020

    Simon Kilmurry, Executive Director of IDA to Step Down in 2021

    The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced that executive director, Simon Kilmurry, will step down in mid-2021.

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  • November 10, 2020

    IDA Announces 36th Annual IDA Documentary Awards Honorees

    The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced the 36th Annual IDA Documentary Awards honorary awards recipients.

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  • November 5, 2020

    IDA Appoints Five New Members to Board of Directors

    The 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.

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  • October 28, 2020

    IDA Announces 36th Annual IDA Documentary Awards Shortlists for Feature and Short Documentaries

    The 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.

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  • October 19, 2020

    IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund Announces 2020 Slate of Journalistic Docs Grants Totaling $850,000 to Thirteen Projects

    13 films to receive a total of $850,000 in production funds and 2 emerging women filmmakers of color receiving Logan Elevate Grants of $25,000 each.

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The Wrap: Ronan Farrow, Roger Ross Williams to Receive Special Awards From International Documentary Association
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The Hollywood Reporter: Feature Shortlist Includes ‘Flee’ and ‘Summer of Soul,’ Leaves Off Other High-Profile Titles; Among the unexpectedly MIA: 'The Velvet Underground,' 'The Rescue' and 'Procession.'
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NPR: Lawsuit Aims To End Rule Requiring Visa Applicants To Disclose Social Media Accounts
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The Hill: Documentary groups challenge Trump administration's vetting of immigrants' social media
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