The International Documentary Association on Wednesday announced nominations for the 2014 IDA Documentary Awards, set to take place Dec. 5 at the Paramount Theatre at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.… Full story

        Below is an image featuring the Los Angeles Times article “Fair Use Rules Can Be a Boon,” congratulations to our own Michael Donaldson for being so… Full story

Congratulations to our client, Geeta Patel for “Meet The Patels” winning the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival Audience Award!     Full story

Congratulations to all of our clients with films featured at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival!   The Battered Bastards of Baseball – Chapman Way, Maclain Way Billy Mize and… Full story

Congratulations to all of our clients with films in AFI Docs Film Festival 2014 “Dinosaur 13” – Todd Miller “Glen Campbell… I”ll Be Me” – James Keach/PCH Films “An Honest… Full story

The International Documentary Association and Film Independent filed an amicus brief in the Garcia v. Google case in the Ninth Circuit. Full story

In representing her independent filmmaking clients, Callif uses a variety of skills, ranging from negotiating talent agreements to handling disputes over fair use… Full story

Congratulations to our client James Keach for receiving the Music Films Grand Jury Prize at the Nashville Film Festival for his Documentary on Glen Campbell “I’ll Be Me”.   Full story

Donaldson says, “Fair use can often provide a partial solution for the documentary filmmaker, but is not available to a feature filmmaker who wants to base a film on an orphaned book or who wants to remake a wonderful, but orphaned film.” Full story

Click the links below to hear Michael Donaldson’s Witness Testimony on the United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Hearing for The Preservation and Reuse of Copyrighted Works.… Full story

Congratulations to our client, Paul Lazarus, whose film “SlingShot” garnered two major honors at the Cinequest Film Festival: the Kaiser Permanente “Thrive” Award and the Documentary Feature Audience Favorite Award. Full story

“If we can’t take a client I don’t even know who else to refer them to,” Callif said. “I don’t think anyone does this to the extent we do, in terms of the depth we go for clearances and how many documentary filmmakers we represent.” Full story