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Person standing on stairs, leaning against a brown railing and wall. Person is wearing an burnt orange button up, black pants, and a dark gray cardigan. Their dark hair is in a low bun to the left side.
Member Spotlight: Gita Saedi Kiely
Gita joined FilmAid as the Director after decades of producing, programming, and fundraising for documentary films. She spent many years with Kartemquin Films, a Chicago-based film collaborative that empowers documentary filmmakers who create stories that foster a more engaged and just society.
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Image: (left) director Saif Chida - headshot of person wearing blue shirt, black hair and beard, with green trees behind him. (right) producer Olfa Ben Achour of Cirta - headshot of a person wearing a white shirt with small black polka dots, think brown curly hair, with a white wall behind them.
IDA Supported Artist Grant at Durban FilmMart
IDA proudly awards the IDA Supported Artist Grant to Cirta (Tunisia) – Producer Olfa Ben Achour and Director Saif Chida. With an authentic approach and creative construction, this cinematic film made us remember why we love physical exhibition spaces.
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IDA and DWU/CWA Local 9003 ratify initial two-year contract
We are pleased to announce that on Friday, July 21, International Documentary Association (IDA) and Documentary Workers United/CWA Local 9003 ratified their first two-year contract.
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An art piece by Nat Decker: on the left and right edges of a green, pink, and orange twisted 3D sculpture that looks like it’s made of clay we see 3D iridescent dark grey chrome squiggles
Embrace Friction: ​​Highlights from ‘Embodied Infrastructure: Disabled Immersive Nonfiction’
Largely due to the ongoing efforts of disabled artists and activists, ensuring art is accessible—to both audience members and artists—has moved from the margins to a central topic in creating...
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A young woman with long hair enjoys a fun day out in the sun. She stands smiling in an open-air field, holding a colorful frisbee. Her hair blows in the gentle wind as she breathes in the fresh air. The woman is dressed casually and appears happy and carefree. She wears a pierced earring, and in her hand, you can see she is special. She is absorbed in the moment and appears to be waiting for someone while playing catch.
Member Spotlight: Daniele Wieczorek
Member Spotlight highlighting Dani Wieczorek, a Brazilian, LA-based creative producer. Born with a disability, Dani has a journey where unimagined things were proven possible. She believes her incredible capacity to solve problems to be a special power brought to her by her disability. She has defied the odds and found ways to hack life from a young age. Nothing seems impossible to her.
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Still from Blue, director Derek Jarman, 1993.
Documentaries to Watch during Disability Pride Month 2023
We asked the IDA team for their favorite documentaries to watch during Disability Pride Month.
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Agniia Galdanova and Igor Myakotin
Member Spotlight: Agniia Galdanova and Igor Myakotin
Member Spotlight: Agniia Galdanova and Igor Myakotin
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Subjects of the movie Paris is Burning, posing for the camera. They are all in glamorous makeup and fashion and colorful clothing.
Ringing in Pride Month: LGBTQIA+ Documentaries to Watch
Happy pride month! We asked IDA team for their favorite queer documentaries and rounded them up in this article for you.
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Still from 'Richland' depicting a statue of a family walking proudly in front of two columns of American flags, which border a series of manicured lawns. Photo credit: Helki Frantzen
Exclusive: Clip from Irene Lusztig's 'Richland'
Documentary is happy to debut an exclusive clip from Irene Lusztig's Richland ahead of its premiere in the Documentary Competition at Tribeca 2023 this weekend. This scene is filmed during the 75th...
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Photograph of a white man holding a microphone, giving a speech in front of a small crowd. Photo courtesy of Doc10
Doc10's 2023 Vanguard Award Recipient Shane Boris Urges Risk-Taking in Producing
After conferring the inaugural Vanguard Award to Jessica Devaney in 2022, Doc10 selected Oscar-winning producer Shane Boris as this year's recipient for "documentary producers and filmmakers who are...
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