EXCLUSIVE: The International Documentary Association ( IDA ) is coming out with a forceful statement excoriating the planned merger of Netflix and Warner Bros, calling it a threat to nonfiction filmmakers.

“Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would profoundly damage the future of documentary filmmaking,” writes the nonprofit org, which advocates for the doc community and supports the work of filmmakers through grants. “It represents the consolidation of two of the main distributors of documentaries: Netflix and HBO Max.”

The IDA statement continues, “This mega-deal immediately threatens documentarians’ creative opportunities and their freedom to tell stories that need to be told. It will also drastically reduce the range and overall quality of documentaries avai

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