Robert Drew, 71, was a World War II fighter pilot who became a Life magazine editor and then formed Drew Associates, a documentary unit that included
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Nick Deocampo is one of the leading exponents of Philippine independent cinema in the post-Marcos era, and his presence at the IDC underscored one of
"The Documentary Eye," the brain child of IDA Executive Director Betsy McLane and a work-in progress, took the audience through the rich cinematic
Filmmaker David Grubin, a 1995 IDA Award winner for his remarkable study on Franklin D. Roosevelt, moderated the "In and Out of the Cold" panel, which
Four large, soft, black leather chairs in front of a blank white movie screen. Four gray-haired maverick documentary pioneers sitting around talking
DC's "Concepts of Intellectual Property" panel, sponsored by Grinberg Film Libraries, gave an eager audience the opportunity to learn about important
The "International Coproductions" panel, moderated by British filmmaker Andre Singer, provided a range of solid information for those exploring this
John Grierson, the pioneering nonfiction filmmaker, once defined the documentary as "the creative treatment of actuality." His definition resounded
Is public funding still a viable option for U.S.-based documentarians? Are cutbacks at the NEA and NEH foreshadowing a shutdown of all access to
For me, as an independent documentary filmmaker, attending the Fourth United Nations World Conference on Women in Beijing was both personal and