International Documentary FilmFestival Amsterdam (IDFA) is the sine qua non of documentary festivals, having debuted in 1988, when few documentary-specific showcases existed. Twenty years later, IDFA...

Mix of first-timers and established filmmakers receive support.

The minute I opened my hotel room door, I went right to work-on Documentary magazine-related matters back home. Working through a jet-lagged and sleep-deprived fog, I managed to get things done-and being nine hours ahead of my colleagues helped! I went out into a raw and rainy Amsterdam to catch opening night-and I got lost. Many times. After asking three people for directions, I stumbled upon the theater. But the screening had started 15 minutes earlier, and I was in a somnambulant state of mind, so I made my way

Reports from juror and Documentary Editor Tom White.

Doc Features nominees to be announced in January.

Criterion offers 40 percent off in online store.

Also: Nick Broomfield's "Five Docs That Broke the Mold."

Iranian-American citizen had been conducting interviews with women's rights activists.

Nominees, Career Awards Announced; Morgan Spurlock To Host.

See pictures and more from the IDA "Fear and Loathing on the Online Campaign Trail" panel.