Tom White Pro

Tom White is the former editor of Documentary magazine, the print and online publication of International Documentary Association, a positon he held for over 22 years. He has written for several other publications, including POV, Filmmaker, Deadline, Zocalo Public Square, CineMontage, Variety International Film Guide, The Hollywood Reporter, indieWIRE, The Independent Film & Video Monthly and Release Print, among others.

White was also editorial manager for the American Documentary Showcase, a project of the US State Department, and he served as a delegate expert with the Showcase, heading delegations to Israel and Jordan in 2009 and India in 2011. As part of those junkets, White introduced screenings and led post-screening discussions about documentary art, practice and business with a variety of constituents, from high school students to mid-career filmmakers.

White has served on juries and pitch panels at New Filmmakers Los Angeles, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival, DOCS MX, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, LA Asian Pacific International Film Festival, IDFA, AFI Film Fest, Denver International Film Festival, International Documentary Challenge and the HBO Comedy Film Festival, and has moderated panels at New Filmmakers Los Angeles, American Film Market, Cascadia International Women’s Film Festival, American Documentary Film Festival, Whitewater Films Roundtable, AFI Dallas International Film Festival, Westdoc, and NATPE Producer’s Boot Camp, as well as numerous panels and discussions at various IDA programs.