A proposal for a European Best Practice on Fair Use in Documentaries.
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A fresh and revitalizing energy filled the room at the Heineken/IDA documentary networking cocktail party during the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, an event sponsored by Heineken beer. For a few hours, over sushi and drinks, stimulating conversations were shared among an international corps of members from our community. The debate over the writers strike, which has been the focus of the industry for several months in Los Angeles, was overshadowed by discussions of individualistic stories, funding prospects, finalizing of deals and, mostly, a strong desire to explore new ways of distribution. On
Dear Readers, It's that time again, when the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have bestowed the nominations for the best documentaries in the short and feature categories. But are they the best? Or have some deserving docs been overlooked? Well, filmmaker/blogger AJ Schnack took one look at the Short List last November, and after fielding scores of e-mails about what was snubbed, felt compelled to do something about it. So, he and Thom Powers, the documentary programmer at the Toronto International Film Festival, worked with a corps of doc programmers to come up with
The IDA celebrates its annual event with filmmakers, guests and more.
One of the IDA's primary goals is to develop a robust community of documentary filmmakers and supporters. To further this effort, each month we'll be spotlighting a group of new(ish) members in the Welcome New Members column. This month, we bring you a special edition featuring the recently appointed new IDA Board Members. ADAM CHAPNICK is a new-model film distribution and marketing specialist known for flipping Hollywood convention on its ear by innovating grassroots, online and digital distribution strategies. He has overseen the theatrical, home video and grassroots distribution of dozens
Follow the career of the 2007 IDA Career Achievement Award winner
'In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee' premieres September 14 on PBS' 'POV.'
A profile of cinematographer Buddy Squires.
Moore changes the face of documentary film with "Bowling for Columbine"