IDA Board Member Kevin Iwashina leads a candid discussion on making the most of your film's festival run with big wigs from the North American festival circuit.
Webinars & Workshops
IDA’s year-round webinars and workshops provide in-depth insights into the documentary world. These panels feature IDA members sharing their stories and experiences, ranging from industry professionals to emerging filmmakers. Each panel offers something special, covering topics from development techniques and funding to festival and distribution strategies. Explore IDA’s Webinars and Workshops to watch previous recordings.
IFP's Milton Tabbot leads a discussion on how docs serve as delegates in the global community at The Paley Center for Media in New York City.
Karin Stellwagen of The Brooks Institute works with a panel of documentarians, jouralists and legal professionals to decipher the intricate balance between video journalism and documentary filmmaking.
We asked a seasoned filmmaker and USC lecturer Amanda Pope and a panel of filmmakers to attempt to answer the question: "What does it mean to document change?"
IDA Board Member Moises Velez speaks to a panel of content creators, programmers, & industry influencers about new programming outlets for Latino content & how to participate in the opportunities to be found.
Eddie Schmidt sits down with World of Wonder for a discussion on running a transatlantic production company, crossing genre boundaries, and managing the famous & infamous.
Moderated by IDA Board Member Stephen Nemeth of Rhino Films, our panel of veteran non-fiction producers discuss what to expect when producing a doc and how a successful producer gets the entire production team to deliver their best.
Hear from industry experts on the best practices of accounting and business management, with a focus on the impact and things to know when filing your taxes.
Senior Programmer at the Sundance Film Festival Caroline Libresco moderates a discussion with filmmakers Ondi Timoner & Marina Zenovich about the strong impact of visual imagery in documentary film.
What does the future hold for independent documentary films and public broadcasting? What can you do to impact the decisions and changes being made right now?