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Articles by IDA Editorial Staff

Image featuring the headshots of the seven fellowship winners and mentors of the 2023 Bitchitra Collective Documentary Film & Media Fellowship.
Bitchitra Collective Selects Seven Filmmakers for Inaugural Fellowship
Thu, 03/30/2023
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Remembering Judy Heumann: ‘Changing the Face of Disability in Media’
Mon, 03/13/2023
Online Feature
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Dispatch from the IDA Documentary Awards: Filmmakers of Color Speak Out About Diversity
Wed, 01/03/2018
Online Feature
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Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use
Tue, 01/02/2018
Advocacy
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#IDAActionAlert: Preserve Net Neutrality!
Thu, 11/30/2017
Advocacy
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Major Filmmaker Organizations to Defend Fair Use Before US Congress--And They Need Your Help
Thu, 10/05/2017
Advocacy
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Requesting Public Records: What Documentary Filmmakers Should Know
Mon, 09/18/2017
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A Post-Charlottesville Statement from the IDA
Thu, 08/17/2017
Advocacy
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#IDAActionAlert: Help Protect Net Neutrality!
Thu, 05/11/2017
Advocacy
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Creating a Path for Sustainability in the Documentary World
Fri, 04/28/2017
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Letters to the Editor, Spring 2017
Wed, 04/26/2017
Column
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IDA Announces Newly Formed Advisory Committee for Enterprise Documentary Fund to be Comprised of Eighteen Industry Experts
Thu, 04/20/2017
News
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#IDAActionAlert: Public Broadcasting is Under Attack!
Fri, 03/31/2017
Advocacy
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The IDA Announces Partnership with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press to Support Documentary FIlmmakers
Tue, 03/28/2017
News
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#IDAActionAlert: Preserve Funding for the Arts, Humanities and Public Media!
Mon, 03/20/2017
Advocacy
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Open Letter to Camera Manufacturers Urging Development of Encryption Features
Wed, 12/14/2016
Advocacy
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The IDA Documentary Journalism Project with Major Support from the MacArthur Foundation
Fri, 12/09/2016
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Advancing the Arts to Support National Policy Priorities
Tue, 09/20/2016
Advocacy
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Statement in Support of #RightToRecord
Tue, 08/09/2016
Advocacy
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The Outcome of the PBS Listening Tour
Thu, 04/23/2015
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Allison Berg on Why We Should All Budget for Preservation
Thu, 04/09/2015
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#FunderFriday: Catapult Film Fund
Fri, 08/15/2014
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Meet LACAC Summer Intern Corinne Gaston
Wed, 06/11/2014
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Meet LACAC Summer Intern Niala Charles
Thu, 06/05/2014
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2003 IDA Documentary Awards Winners
Thu, 05/29/2014
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USC Clinic Submits Comment on Behalf of IDA, Film Independent on Orphan Works
Wed, 05/28/2014
Advocacy
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IDA and FIND Present their Case on Orphan Works to the House Judiciary Committee
Wed, 04/02/2014
Advocacy
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Sneak Peek: Inside the Spring Issue of 'Documentary' Magazine
Mon, 03/03/2014
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THE SQUARE and Spurlock's INSIDE MAN Take Top Honors at 2013 IDA Documentary Awards
Fri, 12/06/2013
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Sneak Peek: Inside the Winter Issue of 'Documentary' Magazine
Fri, 11/22/2013
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Comedian, Actor and Doc Director Paul Provenza to Host 29th Annual IDA Awards
Fri, 11/08/2013
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Nominees, Honorary Award Recipients Announced for 29th Annual IDA Documentary Awards
Tue, 10/29/2013
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US District Court Rejects City of New York's Appeal on 'Central Park Five' Case
Wed, 09/25/2013
Advocacy
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Meet the Three Individuals to Be Honored at 29th IDA Awards
Mon, 09/23/2013
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IDA Announces Initial Slate of Films for Documentary Screening Series
Tue, 09/03/2013
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Brooks Institute and FirstCom Music Sponsor IDA Documentary Screening Series
Tue, 07/30/2013
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'The Nation' and IndieWire Join IDA as Media Partners
Mon, 07/15/2013
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2004 IDA Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards: Nominees
Thu, 06/20/2013
Online Feature
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2004 IDA Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards: Winners
Thu, 06/20/2013
Feature
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IDA Receives NEA Grant for 'Documentary' Magazine
Fri, 04/19/2013
Blog
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IDA's New Screening Series To Replace DocuWeeks Qualifying Showcase
Tue, 04/09/2013
Blog
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'Searching for Sugar Man', 'Inocente' Take Statues at 2013 Oscar Ceremony
Sun, 02/24/2013
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City of New York Blocked from 'Central Park Five' Film Footage
Tue, 02/19/2013
Advocacy
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IDA Submits Comments on Orphan Works to US Copyright Office
Tue, 02/05/2013
Advocacy
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2012 Best Feature Award Nominees
Fri, 02/01/2013
Online Feature
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2012 IDA Documentary Awards: Best Short Nominees
Fri, 02/01/2013
Feature
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2012 IDA Documentary Awards: Best Continuing Series Nominees
Fri, 02/01/2013
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2012 IDA Documentary Awards: Best Limited Series Nominees
Fri, 02/01/2013
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ABCNews VideoSource Award Nominees 2012
Fri, 02/01/2013
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Humanitas Documentary Award Nominees 2012
Fri, 02/01/2013
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