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This chapter is an interview with Sandra J. Ruch, Director Emeritus of the International Documentary Association (IDA). The discussion centres around professional engagement, mentorship, festival history, and the festival circuit. It also focuses on particular festivals like the Camden International Festival, South by Southwest, Tribeca and others.
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Ruch names: the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, the American Film Showcase, the United Nations Association Film Festival, the Black Association of Documentary Film Makers West, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers, Film Independent, Independent Television Service, Documentary Film Festivals, POV, PBS, Doculink, The D-Word Documentary Community, Stranger than Fiction, the Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute.
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DocuWeeks helps to qualify documentaries for Academy Award consideration by providing films with a commercial theatrical exhibition in Los Angeles and New York.
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Fiscal sponsorship is a formal arrangement in which a 501(c)(3) public charity, such as the IDA, agrees to sponsor a project for the purpose of fundraising through grants and donations. This alternative to starting your own non-profit allows you to seek grants and solicit tax-deductible donations for your documentary, with the oversight, support and endorsement of IDA. (Source: www.documentary.org/community/sponsorship).
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This interview was conducted on Skype in May 2014.
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Chadwick, S. (2020). Building Networks: An Interview with Sandra J. Ruch, Director Emeritus of the International Documentary Association. In: Vallejo, A., Winton, E. (eds) Documentary Film Festivals Vol. 2. Framing Film Festivals. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17324-1_12
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