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 around 300 members in the field of directing and   producing/directing 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.