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Educational Seminars

Our year-round series of seminars, panels and workshops focusing on the art, craft and business of documentary filmmaking. Become an IDA member to access previous seminars online.


Join us and Taj Paxton, head of Logo Documentary Films, one of the leading broadcast platforms for LGBTQ content, for the next installment in our What’s New series.

The USC School of Cinematic Arts, International Documentary Association (IDA), and Firelight Media, invite you and guest to attend A Master Class with Stanley Nelson.

Join us for a special Master Class with celebrated Director/Producer Robert Kenner.

Join the IDA and Cinefamily for a rare opportunity to interface with the man behind the curtain.

Join the IDA and AFS for an intimate non-fiction storytelling workshop with documentary director Jeff Feuerzeig.

Join us for a day of an essential survey of current cameras and audio equipment, including features, cost, and performance.

Join us for this special master class with Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, the most dynamic and multi-talented duo in the documentary world.

Join us for a one-of-a-kind Master Class that will shed light on the art and craft of documentary filmmaking from two-time Academy Award®-winner Barbara Kopple.

Join us and A&E’s Molly Thompson, Senior Vice President, Feature Films at A+E Studios and the founder and head of A&E IndieFilms, for the next installment in our What’s New series.

Join us and Vimeo’s Peter Gerard, Director of Content Distribution, for the next installment in our What’s New series, in which prominent industry leaders in documentary present up-to-the-minute information about what’s happening in the documentary landscape and discuss new opportunities for filmmakers.