Notes from the Reel World

Dear IDA Members, When I took the helm as IDA President three years ago, I eschewed "pompous pledges and misty projections" and promised to "keep my

Dear IDA Members, It's the end of an active year of continued changes and growth for the IDA. Our biggest accomplishment was getting InFACT, formerly

Dear IDA Members: As we go to press, it looks like our comrades in the independent film movement are making some headway with the Motion Picture

Dear IDA Members, This fall IDA launched a four-city theatrical exhibition tour—to commercial theaters in Del Mar, California; Little Rock, Arkansas

Dear IDA Members: The International Documentary Association has many objectives, but none is more important than encouraging the theatrical exhibition

Dear IDA Members: I report to you, as I have during the past few springs, from the Cannes Film Festival—and a very different Cannes it is for the

Dear IDA Members, Writing for the media arts industry can be a noble and ennobling profession, and can be a lucrative one as well. But when writing

Dear IDA Members, I am happy to report on the successes of the Oscars Reception and DocuDay—and want to congratulate the Academy Award winners

Dear IDA Members: Once again, the Oscars Reception turned out to one of the highlights of the crazy awards season. Special thanks go to chair Rick

Dear IDA members, March is Oscars month. For IDA, the annual Oscars Reception for the nominees in the documentary categories takes place March 19 at