About IRDFA:

The Iranian Documentary Filmmakers Association (IRDFA) is the first directors guild in Iran to focus on documentary filmmakers.  It was  founded in January 1998 within the Iranian “House of Cinema” establishment and alongside other cinema guilds.  

 

The IRDFA is an independent and non-governmental organization whose main goal has always been centered on regulating the behavior of governmental organizations with regards to investment in and distribution

 of Iranian documentary films.  Relying on the ability and knowledge of active documentary filmmakers, the IRDFA pursues the following goals: 

· - guild support for independent documentary filmmakers

· -  providing  motivation and solutions to deal with problems in the profession

· -creating an atmosphere for communication between documentary filmmakers and other cinema guilds. 

 

 

The IRDFA has more than 350 members in the field of directing and   producing of documentary films. It is a center where films are screened and documentary filmmakers can undergo training in Iran, and also a main organization in terms of making cultural and artistic contacts with other centers in the world.

IRDFA received the EDN award 2010 for their outstanding contribution to the documentary culture.

On Friday, March 19, 2010, the European Documentary Network (EDN) in its ‘Award Ceremony', during the 12th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - Images of the 21st Century, honoured IRDFA with the EDN Award to recognise the impressive work the organisation has done since it was founded in 1998.