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Bertha Foundation Funds Kartemquin

December 4, 2014 9:54 am

The Bertha Foundation has awarded a general operating support grant to Kartemquin Films in the amount of $10,000. The funds will be primarily used to support our field-building programs in service of documentary makers, which we operate alongside and as part of producing our award-winning films and nurturing filmmakers.

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The Homestretch readies for Good Pitch Chicago

October 21, 2013 12:40 pm

Directors Kirsten Kelly and Anne de Mare and editor Leslie Simmer have been working intensively all week on preparing their short video clip and presentation of The Homestretch for tomorrow's inaugural Good Pitch Chicago.

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Good Pitch Chicago films announced

August 2, 2013 1:20 pm

We are delighted to note that our film The Homestretch is among the seven documentaries selected for the first ever Good Pitch Chicago!

We are also excited for former Kartemquin intern (spring '08) Bec Parrish, whose Sister is also one of the selected films.

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Save the date: Kartemquin's 2013 Gala is Friday September 20th

July 29, 2013 12:22 pm

Celebrating collaborative documentaries that spark democracy, the Kartemquin 2013 Gala will unite Chicago changemakers who believe in the power of independent media.

Coming soon: One Night Only!
Kartemquin 2013 Gala
City Lights & Cocktails at the top of Chicago
Friday night, September 20th, 2013.

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The Academy ups support to Diverse Voices in Docs

July 15, 2013 1:54 pm

We are delighted to announce that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has awarded a grant of $7,500 to our Diverse Voices in Docs program.

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A personal note from Justine Nagan

December 12, 2012 11:53 am

A few days ago I sent out a personal note to a small group of my family and friends asking them to include Kartemquin in their end of year giving. Then yesterday I turned my attention to our formal appeal. One of my trusted colleagues came into my office and suggested pitching the formal appeal and instead sending out my personal note more widely. He felt it was truthful, and from the heart and that it really conveyed the passion behind what we do. I hope it resonates with you too...

Hi all,

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A History of What Wasn't

August 30, 2012 3:01 pm

Carolyn Faber is leading the project to assess the state and contents of Kartemquin's 46-year archive of production materials - a collection of (conservatively estimated) 12,000+ different film reels, video tapes, hard drives and more. The painstaking work is unraveling a hidden history of Kartemquin and our filmmaking that has never properly been noted, let alone made public - especially those films we started but could never get funding to finish.

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The Interrupters: One Year of Impact

July 12, 2012 4:13 pm

July 29th marks the first anniversary of The Interrupters theatrical release. Just one year later, the film has left its mark on international policymakers and local community members alike.

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The Homestretch receives MacArthur funding

July 11, 2012 10:43 am

The MacArthur Foundation has awarded $200,000 to Kartemquin's new production The Homestretch. The documentary, which follows homeless students within the Chicago Public School system, is being produced & directed by Kirsten Kelly and Anne de Mare and is a co-production with their Spargel Productions.

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Generation Food launches on Indiegogo

July 10, 2012 10:51 am

If you are interested in the future of how we eat, Steve James and Raj Patel are now at work on Generation Food, a new transmedia production that will present people and organizations "from Malawi to Michigan" who are "building better ways to eat today so that all of us can eat well tomorrow." This week they launched a fundraising campaign for production on Indiegogo - and

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