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Aaron Bear is an award-winning filmmaker whose work is defined by a rare combination of deeply empathetic storytelling and a relentless commitment to amplifying marginalized voices. His most recent documentary, Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story (2021), won the prestigious 2024 GLAAD Media Award, cementing his place as one of today’s most impactful and visionary documentarians. Known for his ability to capture the raw, unfiltered essence of his subjects, Aaron’s films go beyond surface-level narratives, delving into the humanity and complexity that often go unseen. Aaron’s career is marked by influential partnerships and creative leadership with having directed the 2016 groundbreaking Trans documentary Finding Kim and producing the upcoming 2025 short documentary Shelly's Leg - about the legacy of legendary and Seattle's very first gay bar.
The Oscar Shortlists for ten categories, including documentary and shorts, were released on December 17 before the March 2, 2025, Academy Awards ceremony. We are excited to have four IDA Enterprise...
Reed Martin is a documentary filmmaker from Carlsbad, California. While completing his BFA in Film & TV Production at USC, he directed A Hand to Hold, an award-winning documentary short aired on PBS SoCal.
International Documentary Association (IDA) announced the recipients of the 2024 IDA Open Call that included IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund and IDA Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund. In addition to cash grants, IDA provides artist support and professional development guidance to all grantees.
Berry Hahn is a French-Malagasy sales agent, independent consultant, and international liaison. Previously, she was a film programmer and documentary producer. A Getting Real fellow (2024), she is...
Congratulations to the IDA grantees premiering at IDFA and DOC NYC this month! Be sure to catch their screenings if you happen to be in attendance at these festivals.
Fundraising for films is notoriously time-consuming and opaque. It can often seem like the dull but necessary part of making a film, a chore that some filmmakers worry about only after their film is...
Asako Fujioka is an independent consultant and producer with a focus on strengthening the creative documentary genre in Asia. She has worked with the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival...
Grants can be a sizable source of revenue, whether you are applying for film funding or on behalf of an organization. They often lend credibility in addition to monetary support, so they can be...
Bircan is a documentary filmmaker working between Scotland and Turkey. After a period in journalism, she found her true passion in creative documentaries. In 2019, she directed her first short...