- International Documentary Association
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International Documentary Association (IDA), founded in 1982, is a non-profit organization promoting documentary film, video and new media, to support the efforts of documentary filmmaking and video production makers around the world and to increase public appreciation and demand for the art of the documentary.
Based in Los Angeles, the IDA has approximately 2,800 members in 53 countries, providing a forum for supporters and suppliers of documentary film making.
Activities
The organization publishes a magazine, Documentary.
It presents the annual IDA Awards in the following categories: Distinguished Documentary Achievement, Career Achievement, Preservation and Scholarship Award, ABC News VideoSource Award, Donnet Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award, Alan Ett Music Award, and the Pare Lorentz Award.[1][2]
The IDA also hosts such events as DocuFest, DocuWeek, DocuDay, and its Oscar Gala for Academy Award Documentary nominees.
Ira Glass hosted the 2009 IDA Awards Show.
References
- ^ Pare Lorentz Film Festival. International Documentary Association.
- ^ 'A Walk to Beautiful' wins IDA's top doc award. Los Angeles Times'
External links
- International Documentary Association. Official website.
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