April 8, 2020
It may sound hyperbolic, but there has never been a worse time in the history of the world to be launching an independent documentary into the
Career Sustainability
March 21, 2020
Since AB5 (Assembly Bill 5) took effect in California on January 1, 2020, documentary filmmakers have found themselves facing drastically increased
November 1, 2019
The team behind Getting Real ’18 made a bold statement on commitment to inclusion and representation by programming three #DecolonizeDocs panels—
April 25, 2019
Editor’s Note: Filmmakers/partners Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert have been racking up the career kudos over the past few months, starting in
April 17, 2019
IDA’s own Dana Merwin, a native of south Georgia who, as Program Officer, administers the Enterprise Documentary Fund and the Pare Lorentz
September 27, 2018
Tuesday morning, the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood buzzed with introductions, reconnections and reunions as Getting Real 2018 attendees settled into
September 26, 2018
Click Here For Full Report The State of the Documentary Field initiative was shaped by the Center for Media & Social Impact , in collaboration
September 25, 2018
Just a few scrolls through the Ford Foundation's JustFilms initiative's collection of funded films since its founding in 2011 reveals some of the
September 26, 2018
The majority of American documentary filmmakers do not live in New York or Los Angeles. That may seem difficult to believe, given the large
September 20, 2018
Conversations about power, ownership and representation in the documentary field are as old as the documentary tradition itself. Ours is a history