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
Getting Real
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 21, 2018
In 2018, the world needs documentaries more than ever, yet doc-makers frequently find themselves under-resourced and isolated. Space for the larger
August 30, 2018
Perhaps it is not surprising that in a community so deeply rooted in social issue activism and environmental concerns, the word "sustainability"
February 9, 2017
Ken Jacobson recently departed IDA, having served just over three years as its inaugural director of educational programs and strategic partnerships
January 18, 2017
Editor's Note: The following is a keynote address that Marcia Smith of Firelight Media delivered at IDA's Getting Real conference last September.
January 18, 2017
Editor's Note: Following IDA's Getting Real '16 conference, filmmakers Grace Lee and Marcia Smith approached us about publishing their respective
November 3, 2016
Shortly after Facebook acquired Oculus VR, which developed the Oculus Rift headset, CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in an interview in MIT Technology Review ,
October 19, 2016
The day before they brought together a groundbreaking number of Asian American documentary filmmakers on the first day of the International
September 20, 2016
The three-day agenda of IDA's Getting Real '16 conference contains as many strands: art, diversity and sustainability braid together to form a rope,