International Documentary Association (IDA) announced that Inti Cordera, executive director of DocsMX, Nathalie Seaver, Producer and executive vice president of Foothill Productions, Joel Simon, founding director of the Journalism Protection Initiative at Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, and Luis González Zaffaroni, executive director of DOCSP have joined its board of directors.

The revision process for Core Application 3.0 was informed by feedback gathered from filmmakers and industry professionals. Building on the success of Core Application 2.0, which was generally well-received as a tool for simplifying the application process, we identified areas for improvement.

Biljana Tutorov is a writer, director, and producer of feature and documentary films, video works, and performances focused on women-driven stories that examine contemporary political reality, the...

Following the death of one of her brothers, filmmaker Robie Flores returns to her hometown, Eagle Pass, on the Texas/Mexico border, wanting to turn back time. She collides with unruly experiences of adolescence that invite her to soak up the details of the home her late brother adored, and she ignored. 'The In Between' premiered February 10, 2025, on 'Independent Lens.'

Congratulations to the five IDA grantees who have world premieres at SXSW 2025.

While the origins of Valentine’s Day may be more historical and religious in nature, we use this day to show our appreciation and love for those around us: family, friends, significant others, and even our pets. Here are a few docs suggested by IDA Staff to watch this holiday weekend in the name of love.

This year, the 2025 Academy Awards have spotlighted a remarkable selection of documentary features, each offering profound insights into complex global narratives. Notably, all of these nominated films were screened at FallDocs (and IDA award nominees and winners!). We were lucky to sit down this fall with each director and film a Q&A about their process and their film’s journey thus far.

Sometimes, when I'm not crying, I joke that my life has become its own nightmarish version of The Twilight Zone: the ostensibly well-intentioned documentary filmmaker gets a dark cosmic reality check when he becomes the subject of one of his own films. In the twenty years I've worked in documentary, nearly every independent film I've made was about people losing their homes and their sense of community. And now that my home, my neighborhood, and my community were engulfed in the Eaton Fires, everything feels both horribly new and strangely familiar.

Aaron Bear is an award-winning filmmaker whose work is defined by a rare combination of deeply empathetic storytelling and a relentless commitment to amplifying marginalized voices. His most recent documentary, Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story (2021), won the prestigious 2024 GLAAD Media Award, cementing his place as one of today’s most impactful and visionary documentarians. Known for his ability to capture the raw, unfiltered essence of his subjects, Aaron’s films go beyond surface-level narratives, delving into the humanity and complexity that often go unseen. Aaron’s career is marked by influential partnerships and creative leadership with having directed the 2016 groundbreaking Trans documentary Finding Kim and producing the upcoming 2025 short documentary Shelly's Leg - about the legacy of legendary and Seattle's very first gay bar.

The Oscar Shortlists for ten categories, including documentary and shorts, were released on December 17 before the March 2, 2025, Academy Awards ceremony. We are excited to have four IDA Enterprise...