Join the IDA and AFS for a three hour master class in discussing documentary storytelling, filmmaking ethics, creating and working with "hybrid" non-fiction narratives and how his narrative editing work has informed this.
Here's What Really Happened
No tweeting. No press. No industry. Filmmakers-only conversations revealing personal insights into the art and business of documentary filmmaking.
“Here’s What Really Happened” are signature sessions from IDA's biennial Getting Real Conference that began as a filmmaker-led solution to combat the lack of transparency that continues to plague the community. These intimate conversations allow filmmakers to speak openly about what actually happened in the production, sales and distribution life of a film. The rules are, everything said in the room, stays in the room. Our goal is to create a safe space for discussion that allows filmmakers to have frank, meaningful discussions without the influence of industry in the room. We believe that one of the greatest resources for a filmmaker is another filmmaker.
In building a more knowledgeable and transparent community together, IDA tours “Here’s What Really Happened” sessions to various festivals and conferences around the world. These private conversations have focused on security/surveillance, sales agents, festival strategies, fact-finding, ethics, work/family life balance, truth-seeking in production, and other themes.
Learn what really happened behind-the-scenes in an upcoming session. It’s personal, it’s intimate, let’s get into it.
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Join us and Taj Paxton, head of Logo Documentary Films, one of the leading broadcast platforms for LGBTQ content, for the next installment in our What’s New series.
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The USC School of Cinematic Arts, International Documentary Association (IDA), and Firelight Media, invite you and guest to attend A Master Class with Stanley Nelson.
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DocuDay LA takes place annually in celebration of the feature and short documentaries nominated for an Oscar®, with back to back screenings all day. Filmmaker Q&As follow each screening, filmmaker schedule permitting. Watch the most recognized documentaries of the year and meet the nominees!
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Join us for the last IDA Conversation Series of the season with two of the documentary world's leading lights -- the pioneering filmmakers Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker.
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Join us for a special Master Class with celebrated Director/Producer Robert Kenner.
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POV Digital Lab is a weekend media incubator for digital storytelling with a track record of launching funded, award-winning and highly viewed work. Over two days, teams work with experts and mentors to build media prototypes merging storytelling and technology. At our Sunday evening screening and
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Join us for another exciting event in the IDA Conversation Series, an exploration of the work of Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. The evening will feature a clips program and lively conversation between Heidi, Rachel and series host/interviewer Ben Mankiewicz.
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Based on The Overnighters by Jesse Moss, this unique storytelling experience will explore the intersection of documentary film, investigative journalism and live theater.
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In conjunction with Getting Real ’16, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is pleased to present an evening dedicated to early documentary film adventures and discoveries. Experience two fascinating true stories of early documentaries: the search for Kukan (1941), a formerly lost Academy