Virtual Reality has been called "the ultimate empathy machine," but what does this new technology really offer nonfiction filmmakers? This one-day workshop, co-sponsored by the International Documentary Association and the New York Film Academy LA, will explore this brave new world that leaves one hundred years of film grammar behind but introduces a whole new range of possibilities.
Panels & Workshops
Our year-round series of topical seminars led by experts in the documentary field.
Join us for a day of an essential survey of current cameras and audio equipment, including features, cost, and performance.
Join us for a special event to discover and analyze the qualities that make some documentaries stand above the rest. This three-hour interactive workshop offers an in-depth analysis of recent Academy Award-winning documentaries to reveal what makes them great.
Join us for a very special Virtual Reality (VR) Documentary Workshop that features a hands-on approach to the new world of VR, discussing current tools, emerging techniques and methodologies as well as the ethical concerns of this rapidly evolving medium. This daylong workshop is specifically designed to give nonfiction filmmakers practical knowledge in every major aspect of crafting VR in documentary.
Join us for the first ever public event in Los Angeles to explore the many points of intersection between the documentary and VR worlds. This wide-ranging panel discussion will provoke your curiosity and raise as many questions as it answers about the vast possibilities and possible limitations related to documentary and VR.
Free for IDA members on a first come, first served basis. Learn about the latest developments and best practices coming out of the educational distribution and outreach/engagement worlds as, together, we explore these topics with a highly impressive array of panelists.
In partnership with AFI DOCS Join us for a day with keynotes, panels, Q&A, and reception.
Free for IDA members on a first come, first served basis. Find out what the WGAW offers writers working on documentary films and nonfiction projects. The WGAW’s Independent Film Executive Kay S. Wolf and Contracts Administrator Elisabeth Flack will be on hand to answer your questions.
Free for IDA members and one guest on a first come, first served basis. Have your pressing questions answered and get the information you need at this timely session as Simon Kilmurry, IDA’s Executive Director, formerly of POV, holds a wide-ranging conversation and Q&A with Marie Nelson, PBS Vice President, News, Public Affairs & Independent Film and Lois Vossen, Founding and Deputy Executive Producer of Independent Lens.
Free for IDA members on a first come, first served basis. Are you interested in learning more about the Oscar ®-qualifying process for the Documentary Feature and Short Subject categories? Join us for this free information session. Tom Oyer, Awards Manager at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and