Get any group of documentary filmmakers together and, no doubt, a big topic of conversation will be money: how to get it, how to make it, and how to
Career Sustainability
Making a successful, long-term career in documentary filmmaking has never been more challenging than it is now. How can you generate the support you
Filmmaker Ross Kauffman has worked in the film industry for more than two decades. His directing credits include the Academy Award-winning Born Into
This year’s GETTING REAL conference fell at an introspective and ripe time in my life as a documentary filmmaker. For most of my career, I have felt
I love hanging out with other documentary filmmakers. It's way cheaper than therapy! Because let's "#GetReal": It's hard out here, y'all! But it's
Myth #1. Filmmakers who tackle exposés of human rights abuses, or illuminate social issues, are not artists. We are. We give equal weight to being
As part of a new initiative to highlight critical issues in the documentary field and enhance filmmakers' professional development opportunities, IDA
An interview with IDA's Michael Lumpkin and Ken Jacobson
Filmmakers Can Find Themselves at GETTING REAL: A Conversation with Conference Producer Allison Berg
When filmmakers convene this fall at the GETTING REAL Documentary Film Conference, presented by IDA and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
Making a documentary film often requires years of effort, with no certainty of profit upon completion. With the abundance of affordable technology and