Today, the International Documentary Association (IDA) announced nominations and honorary awards for the 2011 IDA Documentary Awards. The 27th Annual IDA Documentary Awards, IDA's annual fundraiser, will be held on Friday, December 2nd at the Director’s Guild in Los Angeles.
“The past year has been a remarkable one for documentary films,” said IDA Executive Director Michael Lumpkin. “On both a national and international level documentary films have demonstrated time and time again the power of nonfiction storytelling to change lives and have direct impact on our world.”
To be sure, the two big categories everyone will be talking about are Best Feature and Best Short Award. Here are the nominations in each category:
BEST FEATURE AWARD:
Better This World
How to Die in Oregon
Nostalgia for the Light
The Redemption of General Butt Naked
The Tiniest Place (El Lugar Más Pequeño)
BEST SHORT AWARD:
Broken Doors
Maya Deren’s Sink
Minka
Poster Girl
The Warriors of Qiugang
To see a full list of awards nominations and honorees for this year’s ceremony, please visit the 2011 IDA Documentary Awards page.
“The past year has been a remarkable one for documentary films,” said IDA Executive Director Michael Lumpkin. “On both a national and international level documentary films have demonstrated time and time again the power of nonfiction storytelling to change lives and have direct impact on our world.”
To be sure, the two big categories everyone will be talking about are Best Feature and Best Short Award. Here are the nominations in each category:
BEST FEATURE AWARD:
Better This World
How to Die in Oregon
Nostalgia for the Light
The Redemption of General Butt Naked
The Tiniest Place (El Lugar Más Pequeño)
BEST SHORT AWARD:
Broken Doors
Maya Deren’s Sink
Minka
Poster Girl
The Warriors of Qiugang
To see a full list of awards nominations and honorees for this year’s ceremony, please visit the 2011 IDA Documentary Awards page.