January 2004

The 2003 IDA Documentary Awards January 2004

We honor the finalists and winners of the 19th Annual IDA Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards.

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Features

A Life That Mattered: Robert Guenette, 1935-2003

by Joseph E. Miller and Barbara Leigh Gregson...

By Joseph E. Miller

College-Bound Get Help from 'Spellbound'

Jeff Blitz and Sean Welch created new fans for the...

By Tamara Krinsky

2003 IDA Documentary Awards Winners

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AWARD Balseros Directors...

By IDA Editorial Staff

New & Improved! IFP Market now Even More Doc-Friendly

The Independent Film Project (IFP) Market, held in...

By Harriette Yahr

2004 Preservation and Scholarship Award: Michael Rabiger—Grist for the Mill: A Filmmaker's Education

Author, educator and filmmaker Michael Rabiger...

By David Heuring

Four Editors in Search of a Thread: A Documentary Roundtable

Editor's Note: This is an abridged version of an...

By Andrea Van Hook

Documenting Women's Rites: An Interview with Filmmaker Kim Longinotto

It's difficult to get too far along in a...

By Carol Nahra

Capturing Wildlife: Natural History Filmmakers Bag Big Game at Jackson Hole

Any accidental tourists strolling through the...

By Dianna Costello

Celebrating and Preserving the Latino Experience His Own Way

Celebrating and Preserving the Latino Experience...

By Kevin Lewis

Pioneer Award--Mel Stuart: Mastering the Rhythm of the Real

What is a pioneer? We generally think of pioneers...

By Tom White

Money Changes Everything--or Does It?: Considering Whether Documentaries Should Pay for Play

Assignment: Write an article on whether or not...

By Lisa Leeman

Columns

Lawrence and Lorne Blair's 'Ring of Fire'

By Adrian Belic

Tracing the Evolution of Documentary

By Ray Zone

Notes from the Reel World: The Board President's Column, January 2004

By Michael Donaldson

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, January 2004

By Tom White