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To create a portrait of an individual—movie producer Robert Evans, say, or musician Kurt Cobain—director Brett Morgen abides by an austere tenet. "I

By Steven Beer, Jake Levy and Neil Rosini Archive agreements have much in common with every other legally-binding license. They must identify the

Vietnam looms large in the American psyche. It was a war with no news blackouts or selectively embedded journalists, and it was discussed at the

“The harder they hit me, the higher I bounce.”—John R. Brinkley “Without anything resembling a real medical education, with licenses purchased and

IDA is thrilled to be co-presenting "Archival & Survival," a daylong series of panel discussions at DOC NYC on Nov 17th that spotlights a number of

While the 22nd annual edition of Hot Docs, North America's largest documentary festival, screened over 200 films from April 23 to May 3 in Toronto

A case study of American Revolutionary illustrates the importance of archival footage in telling a full and compelling story.

"The idea was simple and big. Capturing drama in real life could allow viewers to experience other worlds with their own senses. Carrying out that

Who owns the images of our world? Where do ideas end and images begin? How can we both defend the freedoms and rights of filmmakers and encourage the

Stephen Parr, founder of Oddball Film & Video. Courtesy of Stephen Parr Perhaps the most notable changes in film archives and stock footage libraries