International Documentary Association (IDA)

.@DEADLINE Disruptors Special Issue with featured story: Ron Howards speaks with Deadline about his forthcoming bio-doc Avedon—a film that traces legendary photographer Richard Avedon’s intimate encounters with some of the icons of the time. Learn more, deadline.short.gy/IDA-Social-Dis…

Today, @chickeneggfilms announces the 2026 cohort of its eponymous award, which will grant a total of US$450K, along with mentorship and support, to 6 nonfiction filmmakers poised for a breakthrough year. Learn more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/exclusive-news…

As filmmakers increasingly rely on AI tools to optimize the editing process, we must ask: What is it teaching us to see, and what might we overlook as a result? Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/column/synthes…

Nikolaus Geyrhalter on shooting Melt across four continents, his adoption of new imaging technologies, and why he won’t call it a climate film. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-feature…

In this interview, Millennium Docs Against Gravity festival head Artur Liebhart discusses growing the Polish fest into a pan-European hub. By @dabbatescianni. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-feature…

In this interview, Xander Robin discusses the intense 12-day shoot in the Everglades that anchors his Florida-set doc, ‘The Python Hunt.’ Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-feature…

The CEO of @chickeneggfilms outlines the three principles that anchor successful impact campaigns for documentary films. By @jenniwolfson. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-feature…

In this interview by @abbypsun, CPH:DOX’s head of industry, Mara Gourd-Mercado, discusses expanding the role of industry programs and the metrics of success of a pitch forum. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-feature…

By reframing the political rise and shocking assassination of Pim Fortuyn, mint film office’s archive-driven docuseries’ Fortuyn: On-Hollands’ slowly unravels the myth of Dutch multicultural tolerance. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/feature/tolera…

Latest from #DocumentaryMag - Dongnan Chen on co-creating her CPH:DOX winner 'Whispers in May' with three Yi girls in Liangshan—and why she wanted cinema to be a gift in the present, instead of waiting for impact later. Read more. documentary.org/online-feature…

In this interview, Sam Green talks about keeping pace with the Guinness World Records in his playful doc on aging, The Oldest Person in the World. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-feature…

Calling all IDA members—join us for an exclusive screening of ‘John Candy: I Like Me’ on May 19, 2026, at 7 PM PT at Soho West Hollywood. Followed by a conversation with Colin Hanks (Director/Producer). RSVP to attend. Not a member? Become one today! documentary.org/event/ida-excl…

In this interview, Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana talks about his focus on Guatemalan grooms in his ‘Independent Lens’ doc, ‘Backside: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing.’ Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-feature…

The 12th edition champions community cinema in an era of state censorship. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/feature/kolkat…

Jane Mote, whose work usually takes her to film labs and markets all over the world, explains what happened when she avoided flying for all of 2025. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/feature/my-no-…

Watch an exclusive clip from Dawood Hilmandi’s personal doc about his vexed relationship with his father, ‘Paikar,’ screening at Hot Docs. #DocumentaryMag documentary.org/exclusive-news…

Documentary filmmakers speak out in support of the open letter opposing the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-feature…

“I loved connecting with the people there. The people were really great. I feel like I made some really organic connections...” - Anonymous, on Getting Real ‘24. Early Bird passes (save $100) for Getting Real ‘26 are available now until June 1. documentary.org/gettingreal26/…

Montreal-based Iranian filmmaker Sanaz Sohrabi traces a century of oil’s colonial violence and contested solidarities across three archive-based essay films, culminating in ‘An Incomplete Calendar.’ Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-feature…

Meta’s automated ad restrictions force documentary marketers to blur images, change titles, and create multiple versions of the same campaign—or face account suspension. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/feature/meta-d…