International Documentary Association Inc

Artist services & education ida serves the documentary community annually through a robust slate of programming and artist services that meet the broad, diverse needs of an international documentary community. These include: docuclub, a screening series for works-in-progress films that offers filmmakers the opportunity for audience feedback on their projects; and year-round educational programming, including masterclasses and workshops providing unparalleled mentorship, training, and resources for filmmakers at all stages of their careers.we hold multiple annual events that welcome nonfiction filmmakers from all over the world, including the ida documentary awards. In 2024, we also held our biennial getting real conference, a unique gathering of documentary filmmakers and industry professionals. In 2024, 735 in-person participants and 539 virtual participants from 34 countries participated.additionally, our documentary magazine, published quarterly online and in print, attracts an annual international readership of more than 400,000 filmmakers, producers, distributors, exhibitors, commissioning editors, funders, educators, students, as well as international communities and fans of documentary film.

Fiscal sponsorshipida provides fiscal sponsorship for approved documentary films and related projects and accepts grants and donations to support worthwhile projects that might otherwise have difficulty finding funding. In fy24, ida's fiscal sponsorship program supported 309 projects, totaling more than $7.9m in project support.