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Friday, December 10, 2004

 

DEC 10: IDA AT DGA, L.A.: ANNUAL DOC AWARDS GALA

The IDA celebrates documentary filmmakers this Friday, December 10th at the Directors Guild in Los Angeles as they present the 2004 IDA Awards. Meet, mingle and mix with honorees, winners and nominees, as well as other filmmakers, creatives, and invited guests. The host for his year's event is noted commentator and author Arianna Huffington.

The awards to be presented, and docs to be honored, include:

William Greaves - IDA Career Achievement Award
Alanis Obomsawin - IDA Pioneer Award
Ahmad Fawzi - United Nations -- Preservation & Scholarship Award
Jonathan Stack & James Brabazon - Courage Under Fire Award
Jonathan Caouette and Jehane Noujaim -- Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award

IDA Feature Awards
FAHRENHEIT 9/11
Michael Moore

BORN INTO BROTHELS
Ross Kauffman
Zana Briski

IDA Short Award
MIGHTY TIMES VOLUME 2: THE CHILDREN'S MARCH
Robert Hudson, Bobby Houston

IDA/ABCNews VideoSource Award
IMELDA
Ramona Diaz

IDA/Pare Lorentz Award
OIL ON ICE
Bo Boudart
Dale Djarassi

IDA Continuing Series Award
AMERICAN MASTERS
Susan Lacy

IDA Limited Series Award
THE NEW AMERICANS
Steve James
Gordon Quinn

IDA/David L. Wolper Student Award
FAMILY PORTRAIT
Patricia Riggen

IDA HONORABLE MENTIONS

IDA/David L. Wolper Student
BACKSEAT BINGO
Liz Blazer

IDA Continuing Series
CNN Presents
Sid Bedingfield

IDA Short
THE LIFE OF KEVIN CARTER
Dan Krauss

IDA Feature
CONTROL ROOM
Jehane Noujaim

IDA Awards Gala: Friday December 10, 2004, Directors Guild of America West, 7920 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90046 ; 6:30pm doors open, 8:00 pm program begins, 9:45 pm dessert reception. For more info on the event, the IDA, and obtaining tickets, please visit: http://www.documentary.org