Since news broke in early January about the changes to the Academy’s rules for documentary features, there has been an ongoing discussion on impact of these new rules on the documentary community. On January 10, IDA released a statement regarding the rules change. Over the past month, we have been talking to filmmakers, journalists, Academy members and newspaper editors as we try to asses the impact of the Academy’s actions on the doc filmmaking community as well as IDA’s Oscar-qualifying program, DocuWeeks.
With the final decision on the current Oscar race just days away, and many looking forward to making a bid for 2012’s Oscars, IDA invites the Los Angeles film community to join IDA Board President Marjan Safinia as she moderates a discussion with doc insiders, including Steve Pond, columnist for The Wrap and a top Oscarologist (according to goldderby.com); Dana Harris, Editor-in-chief of Indiewire; James Moll, veteran non-fiction filmmaker and Executive Committee member of the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; and Dustin Smith, VP, Acquisitions & Business Affairs for Roadside Attractions, to ask and answer these questions and many more. What does it take to mount a successful Oscar® campaign, and how much does it cost? What does an award really mean for the future of your film and your career? And what do the new rules really mean for doc filmmakers?
Join us on Monday, February 20 at 7pm at Cinefamily @ the Silent Movie Theater, 611 N. Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles. Advanced tickets are on sale now, with additional tickets available at the door the night of the event (pending availability). IDA Members and Student Members will find tickets at special discounted rates.
The evening's on-stage conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A, and a reception on the Cinefamily's backyard Spanish patio!