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IDA DOCUMENTARY AWARDS – December 2, 2011

By IDA Editorial Staff


The 27th Annual IDA Documentary Awards is set for December 2, 2011 at the DGA Theatre in Los Angeles. This is the world's most prestigious award event dedicated to documentary film, recognizing the most groundbreaking non-fiction films of the year.

The socially– and politically–connected crowd will include celebrities, producers, directors, writers, and industry executives to create an occasion that is the documentary film event of the year.

The IDA Documentary Awards include honors for Best Feature, Best Short Subject, Best Limited Series, Best Continuing Series, and the David L. Wolper Student Award, and recognizes films for exemplary Cinematography, Editing, and for use of Music. IDA also presents the HUMANITAS Award for a film that strives to unify the human family, through exploration of stories from different cultures, the Pare Lorentz Award, which recognizes films that demonstrate concern for the appropriate use of the natural environment, and addressing social justice, and The ABCNews VideoSource Award, to a project that best utilizes news footage as an integral component.

IDA Awards sponsorship packages are available at a variety of levels and for multiple year partnerships. To become a sponsor of this spectacular celebration, please contact Cindy Chyr at cindy@documentary.org or call (213) 534-3600 x7400.

Want to learn more about what it means to be an IDA Documentary Awards sponsor? Download the Awards Sponsorship Package.

You can also read more about last year's ceremony and award winners.