Join Joan Churchill, James Longley, Haskell Wexler and moderator Richard Pearce in a rich conversation about the unique POV of the documentary shooter.
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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Doc U presents an in-depth conversation with Steve James, the award-winning producer-director of Hoop Dreams, the landmark documentary hailed by critic Roger Ebert as "the great American documentary."
Can't find funding? No one wants to invest? Perhaps it's the idea or some aspect of the project/package? Get a doc proposal check up, and tuneup. This daylong workshop is intended to help you decide if that dream doc is worth pursuing and if it's not selling, how to fix it.
Learn to design and get funding to make your documentary. Explore the ins and outs of both for-profit and not-for profit fundraising, distribution, and marketing opportunities. Learn how to best package your work to attract funding, get rights, putting together the strongest package, do presales, structure the right business form, and more.
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DocuDay New York 2011 Saturday, February 26 & Sunday, February 27 The Paley Center for Media - Map25 West 52nd St, New York, NY 10019 FREE for Paley Center Members and IDA Members. Screening Schedule and More Info » The Paley Center and the International Documentary Association (IDA) are pleased to
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2010 saw some encouraging advances and even a few outright victories in this struggle in the areas of net neutrality, a federal shield law that protects documentary filmmakers, and a landmark exemption for documentary filmmakers under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The exemption provides documentary filmmakers with access to previously "locked" DVD content for fair use in their productions. Find out at IDA’s February 21 edition of Doc U, where those who have been fighting these battles and filmmakers who have felt their impact first hand will discuss the current state of the struggle, let you know what your legal rights are right now, and show you how to protect yourself when taking on powerful corporations in a documentary.
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In the home stretch of this year’s awards season, IDA brings together a group of doc insiders with a variety of perspectives on the process to ask and answer this question and many more. What are the chances you’ll win? What does it take and how much does it cost? And what does an award really mean for the future of your film and your career?
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PASSES ON SALE! All-day, back-to-back screenings of this year's Oscar® nominateddocumentary films.See the films! Meet the filmmakers!At IDA's DocuDay Los Angeles Saturday, February 26, 2011Writers Guild of America Theater - Map135 S. Doheny Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
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Can a documentary really change the world? These days it seems as though more and more doc-makers are giving it a try. But if you're hoping to use the power of film to advocate for solutions to complex social issues and to urge people to take action, how can you make sure that your documentary has the greatest possible impact? What kinds of outreach and marketing campaigns are the most effective? How can you best partner with non-profits to get your message out? What do funders and broadcasters expect from documentary filmmakers? And what's the best way to build a successful social action campaign? The panel of filmmakers, funders and communication experts we've assembled for the December 2010 Doc U will address all of these questions and many more. What they have to say could change the way you think about changing the world.
The International Documentary Association (IDA) brings its popular DOC U seminar series (a long mainstay of the L.A. doc scene) to the West End Cinema in Washington, DC. This special engagement features filmmaker Julia Bacha, a key member of the creative teams behind award-winning documentaries Encounter Point (directed by Ronit Avni, written and co-directed by Bacha) and Control Room (directed by Jehane Noujaim, co-written and edited by Bacha).