By Michael Bracy & Cynthia Lopez By Michael Bracy and Cynthia Lopez In a time when public funding and media are in jeopardy, distribution outlets are
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I was sitting at an IDA-produced summit on sustainability in February in Washington, DC. Dozens of seasoned filmmakers shared personal struggles about
Last December, the popular crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced the promotion of Liz Cook to Director of Documentary Film. Though Cook has been
At the IDA's first Getting Real Conference in fall 2014, a group of prominent grant organizations got together to discuss the state of grant funding
In the months leading up to the launch of the IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund, we couldn't have anticipated the national public debate that would
Editor's Note: The following is a keynote address that Marcia Smith of Firelight Media delivered at IDA's Getting Real conference last September
Editor's Note: Following IDA's Getting Real '16 conference, filmmakers Grace Lee and Marcia Smith approached us about publishing their respective
Few things are more intellectually pleasurable than a good paradox. Take, for example, documentary film distribution in the digital era. As content
My partners and I have been making films for over 20 years. During this time the basic pathways of film distribution have shifted dramatically. The
For documentaries seeking theatrical distribution in a crowded marketplace, a premiere at a major film festival is still the primary way to generate