20 Feet from Stardom, Morgan Neville's celebration of the dynamic singers behind some of the the greatest hits in rock ‘n' roll, took the Academy
Oscars
'The Missing Picture' screens February 20 as part of IDA's The Art of Documentary screening series.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: It is with a heavy heart that we announce Alice Herz Sommer's passing at the age of 110 on Sunday, February 23, 2014. My interview with
'CaveDigger' screens March 1 at 1:10 p.m. as part of IDA's DocuDay.
Winner of the Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award
Editor's Note: Open Heart is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. What follows, in part, is an interview with director
'Hell and Back Again' is nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2012 Academy Awards®.
'Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory' airs January 12 on HBO.
It’s not called the Sundance “International” Film Festival, but it has become increasingly so, becoming one of the most vital global launchpads for nonfiction work. Despite the fact that there have yet to be any flashy global streamer deals (or even smaller sales) announced for any of this year’s documentaries, the industry’s wheels are churning. Highly praised films, such as Geeta Gandbhir’s riveting Directing Award winner The Perfect Neighbor and David Osit’s complex media exposé Predators are likely to find buyers soon, while at least one of the festival’s World titles was scooped up for international sales.
This piece was first published in Documentary ’s Winter 2024/2025 issue, with the following subheading: What does the makeup of films awarded at IDA’s