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IDA Documentary Awards

The IDA is honoring Maria Ressa and the Philippines-based online news network Rappler with the 2020 Truth to Power Award. The honorary award
The 2020 IDA Documentary Award is recognizing Firelight Media with the Pioneer Award, which acknowledges those individuals who have made extraordinary
The 36th Annual IDA Documentary Awards is honoring Regina K. Scully with the Amicus Award, which recognizes individuals or organizations in
For their incredible bravery in telling the story of LGBT+ activists, the 2020 Courage Under Fire Award honors Welcome To Chechnya filmmaker David
The 36th Annual IDA Documentary Awards is honoring Garrett Bradley with the Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award for her feature debut, Time. In
The 36th Annual IDA Documentary Awards is honoring Sam Pollard with the Career Achievement Award. Take a look at Sam's work and hear from the
Maria Ressa is an institution unto herself. She has long been a household name in her native Philippines, with nearly two decades serving as CNN’s
Driven by “fierce compassion—the kind where you will burst if you don’t do something about it,” this year’s IDA Amicus Award honoree, Regina K. Scully
Sam Pollard has spent the last four decades crafting stories primarily detailing the African American experience—stories that reveal complex
The David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award, introduced to the IDA Documentary Awards in 1987, recognizes exceptional achievement in nonfiction film