International Documentary Association

At this year’s convening, attendees were encouraged to rethink documentary’s role and value as an agent of social change. Read more at .

Possibilities and Limitations: Getting Real ’26 At this year’s convening, attendees were encouraged to rethink documentary’s role and value as an agent of social change

The ‘Powwow People’ cinematographer explains how her bag keeps her present and attuned to the moments she looks to capture. Read more at .

What’s in My Bag: Shaandiin Tome The Powwow People cinematographer explains how her bag keeps her present and attuned to the moments she looks to capture

Amid the field’s arid conditions, conference speakers offered tangible means and methods for sustenance. Read more at .

Not Waiting for the Rain: Getting Real ’26 Amid the field’s arid conditions, conference speakers offered tangible means and methods for sustenance

Purchase your tickets to the 42nd Annual IDA Documentary Awards. It will be an evening of celebration and community held on December 4, 2026, at The Ebell of Los Angeles, hosted by documentary field leader Tabitha Jackson. At a time when filmmakers face critical distribution and funding challenges, we look forward to gathering and uplifting this irrepressible global community and introducing their work to new audiences. https://www.documentary.org/awards2026/attend

In this interview, Alex Gibney talks about turning Elon Musk’s destructive worldview, informed by video games, simulations, and self-invention, inside out with 'Musk.' Read more at .

“Embrace the Air of Unreality”: Alex Gibney on AI Avatars, Access, and the Conundrum of Power in ‘Musk’ In this interview, Alex Gibney talks about turning Elon Musk’s destructive worldview, informed by video games, simulations, and self-invention, inside out with Musk

A 2026 Thessaloniki program titled “All the World’s Memory” probed the aesthetic and political implications of found footage docs. Read more at .

Audiovisual Archeology: Found Footage and the Politics of Historical Representation A 2026 Thessaloniki program titled “All the World’s Memory” probed the aesthetic and political implications of found footage docs

In this interview, the filmmakers behind ‘The End of Times’ talk about using AI to reimagine our ways of thinking about family, memory, and history. Read more at .

The Synthesis: ‘The End of Times’ Filmmakers on AI and Breaking the Audience Contract In this interview, the filmmakers behind The End of Times talk about using AI to reimagine our ways of thinking about family, memory, and history

Exclusive: Announces First Suite of Projects Selected for New Incubator Fund

Independent Television Service (ITVS) announced today the first cohort of filmmakers selected for its ITVS Incubator Fund, a new initiative to support nonfiction features and short-form series. Ten nonfiction projects will receive development support through the initiative designed to strengthen independent storytelling. Read more.

Exclusive: ITVS Announces First Suite of Projects Selected for New Incubator Fund Ten nonfiction projects receive development support through the ITVS Incubator Fund, a new initiative designed to strengthen independent storytelling

In this interview, codirectors Bàrbara Mestanza and Marc Pujolar discuss finding healing and closure from a sexual assault in their Sheffield DocFest winner, ‘Filthy.’ Read more at .

“This Can’t End Here Now”: Filmmakers Bàrbara Mestanza and Marc Pujolar Discuss The Road from R**e to Reclamation in Their Prize-Winning ‘Filthy’ In this interview, codirectors Bàrbara Mestanza and Marc Pujolar discuss finding healing and closure from a sexual assault in their Sheffield DocFest winner, Filthy