Dear IDA Members: Summer is a great time to enjoy the outdoors. And what could be better than spending a warm summer evening under the stars? Watching
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Dear IDA Members: IDA depends on volunteers to accomplish our goals and carry out our programs throughout the year. During any given year, we call on

THE BIZ: THE BASIC BUSINESS, LEGAL AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF THE FILM INDUSTRY by Schuyler M. Moore Los Angeles: Silman-James Press, 2000. ISBN: I -879

Dear IDA Members: As this issue of ID goes to bed, the first virtual film festival—Yahoo's On Line Film Festival—is streaming on the World Wide Web!

A review of 'A New History of Documentary Film,' by Jack C. Ellis and Betsy A. McLane.

Dear IDA Members: Congratulations to this year's Oscar Nominees in the Documentary Short and Documentary Feature Categories. This year the Academy of

IDA 2000 is off and running with smooth transitions, active programming and worldwide visibility! As the annual election ballots rolled in from you

"Embrace the terror"..."Kill your babies"..."Edit the final scene first"... These are some of the edicts that were uttered at the 2005 IFP

Welcome to Y2K. For one. l'm relieved that the suspense is over. Now let's get on with it. The documentary community brings a lot to this new century

Dear IDA Members: Filmmakers from around the world gathered in Los Angeles at the end of October to celebrate the 15th Annual IDA Awards. The