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PBS programs receive seven 2012 IDA Documentary Award Nominations

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On October 22, International Documentary Association (IDA) announced nominations for the 2012 IDA Documentary Awards. PBS programs received seven nominations, including two for THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE, and swept nominations in the Best Continuing Series Award category.
The awards will be announced Friday, December 7, 2012, at the Director’s Guild in Los Angeles.
A complete list of PBS nominees and their categories follows. For more information about IDA, visit www.documentary.org


PBS Congratulates all PBS station and PBS producer recipients on their 2012 IDA Documentary Award Nominations!


2012 IDA Documentary Awards Nominations


Best Feature Award Nominees
THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE Ken Burns, Florentine Films, Sundance Selects, PBS
THE INVISIBLE WAR (coming to INDEPENDENT LENS) Kimball Stroud, Cinedigm and Docurama Films


Best Continuing Series Award Nominees
AMERICAN MASTERS THIRTEEN in association with PBS
INDEPENDENT LENS ITVS in association with PBS
POV POV in association with PBS


ABCNEWS Videosource Award
THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE Ken Burns, Florentine Films, Sundance Selects, PBS

Humanitas Documentary Award
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE AMISH Sarah Colt Productions for AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, PBS