IDA Winners from the International Documentary Association

The International Documentary Association last night announced their IDA Awards winners. The likes of For Sama, Honeyland and American Factory all came away with prizes. Here are the winners in full:

Best Feature

For Sama – Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts

Best Director

American Factory – Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar

Best Short

Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) – Carol Dysinger

Best Multi-Part Documentary

Leaving Neverland – Dan Reed

Best Curated Series

Dokumania – Anders Bruus

Best Episodic Series

Abstract: The Art of Design – Scott Dadich, Morgan Neville, Dave O’Connor, Justin Wilkes, Jon Kamen

Best Short Form Series

A Moment in Mexico – The New York Times Op-Docs – Kathleen Lingo, Lindsay Crouse

Best Audio Documentary

A Sense of Quietness – Eleanor McDowall, Alan Hall, Rachel Hooper

Best Music Documentary

Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé – Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award

Brewed In Palestine – Emma Schwartz

Best Cinematography

Honeyland – Fejmi Daut, Samir Ljuma

Best Editing

Midnight Family – Luke Lorentzen, Paloma López Carillo

Best Writing

The Cave – Feras Fayyad, Alisar Hasan

Best Music Score

The Raft – Hans Appelqvist

Pare Lorentz Award

Honeyland – Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov

ABC News VideoSource Award

Mike Wallace Is Here – Avi Belkin

Career Achievement Award

Freida Lee Mock

Amicus Award

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Courage Under Fire Award

Waad Al-Kateab

Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award

Rachel Lears

Pioneer Award

Cinereach

Truth To Power Award

Leah Remini


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