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Notes from the Reel World

It's that time of year again, when the IDA celebrates the outstanding documen­taries of the past year, as well as saluting individuals and
Dear Readers: I'm thinking about Charles Foster Kane's "Declaration of Principles" when he takes over the Inquirer . "You don't wanna make any
Dear Members, It's been a busy summer for me, the IDA, and documentarians everywhere. I just got back from the Republican National Convention in San
In the beginning, there was the documentary, the cinematographic evangelist. Argentinean cinema did not escape this origin. The Lumière brothers'
Dear Members, By now, many of you have probably read Peter Nichols' recent article in the New York Times , titled "Smile When You Say Documentary ."
Dear Members, The following is the first in a series of dispatches on the state of the documentary from lDA members around the world. News from Russia
Dear Members, The IDA's executive director, Betsy McLane, has been bending my ear about a shocking problem. I'd heard about it for years, but didn't
As the IDA Board of Directors plots the course of the coming year and conjures new ways to spread shrinking funds over continuing and new programs, we
It is with honor that I greet you as the new president of the IDA Board of Directors. It will be difficult to follow in Mel Stuart's footsteps, but I
How quickly time passes. It seems such a short while ago that I sat in the lobby of the Sofitel Hotel, having a drink with the winners of the 1994 IDA