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Notes from the Reel World

Dear IDA Members: As we gain distance on the summer discussions between Discovery Channel and Documentary Credits Coalition, their import becomes
Dear IDA Members: Thanks very much to all the members who have heaped such praise for the work done by the Documentary Credits Coalition. The details
Dear IDA Members: I report from the Cannes Film Festival, which this year has to be the best I’ve ever attended. For the first time in 46 years, a
Dear IDA Members; When we last left off, we reported on the fact that Discovery Communications planned to eliminate artistic credits on broadcasts of
Dear IDA Members: Our Oscars® reception in March was our most successful ever, and thanks are due to Nancy Willen, Michael Rose, Richard Trank, Ann
Dear IDA Members, As I mentioned last issue, this is a particularly banner occasion for the Academy Awards—and for documentary in general. IDA
Looking back and looking forward have always been linked in my mind. What’s the use of looking behind us if not to see where we might go? These pages
Dear IDA Members, The annual membership meeting in December, while far from a quorum, generated a lively discussion as to where IDA should head during
Dear IDA Members: As we head into the holiday season, we find reason to rejoice at the simplest of life's pleasures: just the freedom to read this
Dear IDA Members, As reports begin to come in from our members around the world, it is clear that everyone is "getting back to work." The pain of loss