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We are thrilled to name those individuals set to receive top honorary awards for the 2013 IDA Documentary Awards. The awards will be presented at the 29th Annual IDA Documentary Awards on Friday, December 6th at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles. Career Achievement Award: Alex Gibney The IDA will present its 2013 Career Achievement Award to Oscar and Emmy Award-winning director, producer and writer Alex Gibney. A prolific filmmaker known for his uncompromising and in-depth profiles of influential public figures, Gibney's recent films include the award winning feature docs Mea Maxima Culpa
What the Fall issue is all about: education.
Not so long ago, before the introduction of videotape, almost all documentary films made in England were shot on 16mm, and scriptwriting was mandatory. The high cost of the material meant that every foot had to be planned and a ratio of 5:1 was considered generous. Steely-eyed producers refused to allow directors to go on location before they had written a three-column script, with the first column describing the action, the second the camera movement and the third the sound. Nowadays, with video, a ratio of 30:1 is not uncommon and working out the final story seems often to evolve at the time
'After Tiller' opens September 20 in New York through Oscilloscope Laboratories.
On the historic midnight of August 14 and 15, 1947, India became independent from British rule. First Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's speech, "A Tryst with Destiny," was recorded by independent filmmaker Ambles J. Patel with two cameras and sound equipment. There were no official film units of the Government of India or other Indian filmmakers to film this historic moment and the subsequent nationwide celebrations. That was 57 years ago, but today India boasts a vibrant independent documentary filmmaking community. Indian documentary filmmakers have today carved a niche for themselves
Journalism and news are great places to visit, say many documentary makers, but not places they want to make a career in. It's impossible to say just how many documentary producers came out of journalism, and debatable if there really is even much of a difference between the worlds. But the revolving door clearly has been spinning for many years, at least in one direction. Especially in recent years, with the growing hunger for current affairs documentaries on TV and in theaters, more journalists than ever before seem to be flocking towards docs. For many of those who make the jump into
The restored version of Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme's 'Le Joli Mai' opens September 13 in New York.
Ken Jacobson recently came on board as IDA's director of educational programs and strategic partnerships—a new position created to accommodate a critical pillar of IDA's core mission: education. Ken comes to us from the Palm Springs International Film Festival and ShortFest, where he served as education/outreach coordinator and programmer. Over the years he has taught both film and video production and cinematic history, at every level from high school thought continuing education, and has made documentaries as well. He is a graduate of Stanford University's prestigious Documentary Film and
'Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction' opens September 11 in New York City.