Winter 2013

2012 IDA Documentary Awards Winter 2013

The mediamaking world honors the courage, vision and innovation of its creators with our annual Awards ceremony.

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Features

Once Upon a Time in Mexico: An American Film Showcase Report

Steve James with social work students at UANL in...

By Steve James

Global Field Trips for Chapman Film School Students

Jeff Swimmer with Chapman University students...

By Jeff Swimmer

Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award: David France

Editor's Note: In the month leading up to the...

By Tom White

IDA Career Achievement Award 2012: Arnold Shapiro

From Arnold Shapiro’s 1978 film Scared Straight...

By Michael Rose

2012 IDA Documentary Awards: Best Short Nominees

And the winner is...'Saving Face'!

By IDA Editorial Staff

2012 IDA Documentary Awards: Best Continuing Series Nominees

And the winner is...'American Masters'!

By IDA Editorial Staff

2012 IDA Documentary Awards: Best Limited Series Nominees

And the winner is...'On Death Row'!

By IDA Editorial Staff

ABCNews VideoSource Award Nominees 2012

And the winner is...'Harvest of Empire"!

By IDA Editorial Staff

Humanitas Documentary Award Nominees 2012

And the winner is...'Bitter Seeds'!

By IDA Editorial Staff

David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award Nominees 2012

And the winner is...'La Camioneta'!

By IDA Editorial Staff

Pare Lorentz Award 2012

The Pare Lorentz Award goes to 'The Island...

By IDA Editorial Staff

2012 IDA Documentary Awards: Creative Recognition Awards

The Creative Recognition Awards honor creative...

By IDA Editorial Staff

Columns

Notes from the Reel World: The Executive Director's Column, Winter 2013

By Michael Lumpkin

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, Winter 2013

By Tom White

Border Reporter: New Doc Puts Mexico's Drug Violence in a Human Context

By KJ Relth

Playback: Scott Hicks' 'Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts'

By Cynthia Wade