by Dana Harris on November 11, 2025

Exclusive: ITVS is committed to completing the 40 feature films in its pipeline “come hell or high water,” but it’s also committed to going digital first with its new vertical video fund.

by IDA Comms Staff on November 11, 2025

IDA Grantees at DOC NYC 2025 IDA Comms Staff Mon, 11/10/2025 – 16:19

by IDA Comms Staff on November 10, 2025

IDA Grantees at IDFA 2025 IDA Comms Staff Mon, 11/10/2025 – 12:48

by Maria Fontoura on November 7, 2025

Controversial new documentary coming to Netflix Nov. 28 investigates the origins of “Napalm Girl,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning image that galvanized the anti-war effort

by David Ehrlich on November 7, 2025

“Avatar: The Way of Water” might be the most digitally sophisticated movie ever made, but it only worked because all of its tech was in service to human emotion.

by IDA Comms Staff on November 7, 2025

IDA Announces 2025 Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund Grantees IDA Comms Staff Thu, 11/06/2025 – 16:23

by Pat Mullen on November 7, 2025

Min Sook Lee’s documentary There Are No Words topped the winners at this year’s Reel Asian International Film Festival. There Are No Words scored the Reel Asian-DOC Institute Best Documentary Award among the prizes handed out today. The NFB doc […]

by Christopher Campbell on November 7, 2025

This Sunday, the 10th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards will be held in New York City, and I’ll be there for the event as always. Be sure to check out this year’s nominees, and tune in to the live-stream via YouTube, X, or Facebook (on […]

by Christopher Campbell on November 7, 2025

This Sunday, the 10th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards will be held in New York City, and I’ll be there for the event as always. Be sure to check out this year’s nominees, and tune in to the live-stream via YouTube, X, or Facebook (on […]

by idastaff on November 5, 2025

IDA Member Spotlight: Christine La Monte idastaff Wed, 11/05/2025 – 11:04

by norman lebrecht on November 3, 2025

This new classical music documentary film caught my attention. It’s about violinist Mi-Young Park and pianist Pong- Hi Park, two sisters who came to America following the Korean War. Produced to mark the Curtis Institute of Music centenary, this […]

by ida-admin on October 31, 2025

Statement on the Detainment of Documentary Association Georgia Collegue Giorgi Mrevlishvili ida-admin Fri, 10/31/2025 – 12:10

by Jose Antunes on October 31, 2025

 The new documentary “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror”, from DP Warren Kommers, was shot with Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro and Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K cameras. The 50th anniversary of the cult classic “The Rocky […]

by Christopher Campbell on October 30, 2025

Happy Halloween and the beginning of November, and congratulations to us for exceeding 1,000 subscribers last week! First, I want to remind readers that no scary movie you watch this Friday will give you nightmares worse than any documentaries about […]

by Christopher Campbell on October 30, 2025

Happy Halloween and the beginning of November, and congratulations to us for exceeding 1,000 subscribers last week! First, I want to remind readers that no scary movie you watch this Friday will give you nightmares worse than any documentaries about […]

by Christopher Campbell on October 30, 2025

Sepideh Farsi’s Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk is a difficult watch, and not just because it presents a year in the life of a Palestinian photographer and poet in Gaza amidst constant bombardment. The film’s aesthetic is unappealing. For […]

by Brian Welk on October 29, 2025

Exclusive: The directorial debut of Andrew Balcof premieres at DOC NYC in the U.S. Competition on November 15.

by ida-admin on October 29, 2025

IDA Statement Opposing A Merger Involving Warner Bros. Discovery ida-admin Wed, 10/29/2025 – 07:24