Les Blank, whose scintillating portraits of Americana defined a six-decade career, died April 7 at his home in Berkeley, Calif., of complications of bladder cancer. He was 77. He leaves behind a trove...
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The International Documentary Association is now accepting proposals for the The Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund, which provides production support for full-length documentary films. The Pare Lorentz...
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Producers and audio editors can now easily search, audition, and download over 33 thousand premium, pre-cleared sound effects.
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Tonight at the 85th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, CA, feature documentary Searching for Sugar Man and short doc Inocente took home statues in their respective categories. Searching for Sugar...
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This new program will make Doc U available to IDA members around the world.
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On the morning of Thursday, January 10, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominees for Oscars 2013. The IDA is proud to highlight our strong relationship with several...
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On Friday, December 7, 2012, the biggest names and faces from documentary film and non-fiction production in the past year all gathered at the Directors Guild of America Theater in Los Angeles to...
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Above Photo: Todd Wawrychuk / ©A.M.P.A.S. In a de facto preamble to the Oscar-cast on February 24, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences staged the fourth annual Governors Awards this past...
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15 Films Advance to the Next Round