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Notes from the Reel World

There was a time when I'd cringe at the question , "So, David, what do you do for a living?" Because once I replied "I'm a docu­mentary filmmaker,"
Here we are, in the home stretch, heading for the Third International Documentary Congress in late October. If you haven't registered or made your
This column has been used for the last few issues to brief IDA members and other readers of the magazine about IDC3, the Third International
There are few things more gratifying for an IDA President than welcoming new members, friends and especially new trustees. In the first few months of
With just six months until International Documentary Congress 3—when the "best of the best" in the documentary world will convene in Los Angeles
Congratulations to the Academy Award® Nominees for Best Achievement in Documentary! This year IDA takes special pride in the documentary nominees as
Happy New Year! IDA begins 1998 with more members than at any time in history. A recent surge in new members has pushed our world­wide membership to
It gives me great pleasure to announce another "first" for the IDA as we conclude one of our most active years in history. Through the tireless and
Recognition of outstanding achievement in documentary filmmaking inspired the creation of the IDA Awards in 1985. This year's exceptional field of
... and now for a brief look back at the IDA summer of '97: The summer began with the first public screening of the long repressed documentary