August 3, 2020 12:52 pm
From Participant, Kartemquin Films and Oscar-Nominated Steve James, Documentary Series Delves Into the Universal and Timely Story of Structural Inequality Through the Lens of Chicago and Its Heated 2019 Mayoral Election
Newly Created Fifth Hour Focuses On Human Stories During the Current Pandemic and Recent Social Unrest
June 23, 2019 4:21 pm
America to Me, the award-winning series directed by Steve James, has earned a nomination for a 2019 Television Critics Association (TCA) Award in the Outstanding Achievement in News and Information category. The series is nominated alongside 60 Minutes (CBS), Leaving Neverland (HBO), Our Planet (Netflix), and The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC).
March 19, 2019 4:50 pm
We're excited to share that Kartemquin Films is partnering with Freep Film Festival, held April 10-14 in Detroit, to host a conversation on filmmaker sustainability and a special rough cut lab. Both events bring to Detroit for the first time initiatives and expertise Kartemquin has pioneered as part of its acclaimed filmmaker development programs and advocacy on behalf of the documentary field.
January 11, 2019 12:41 pm
Both and America to Me took home top prizes at Thursday's 12th Annual Cinema Eye Honors, presented at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY and hosted by Steve James.
December 22, 2018 11:25 am
This past week The Hollywood Reporter published their year-end critics' picks, with Minding the Gap earning the #1 spot on its list of best documentaries and America to Me earning the #1 spot on its list of the
October 30, 2018 4:43 pm
We're thrilled to share two of our acclaimed 2018 releases, Minding the Gap and America to Me will play the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, running November 14-November 25.
In an unprecedented screening for the series, America to Me will play in its 10.5 hour totality on November 18, 10:00AM - 11:00PM.
October 15, 2018 4:19 pm
We are thrilled to share two Kartemquin films, Minding the Gap and America to Me have earned nominations for the 2018 Critics' Choice Awards. Minding the Gap is the second-most nominated film this year, with five nominations total.
Read the full list of nominees in IndieWire.
September 24, 2018 10:00 am
Kartemquin will for the first time announce recipients of $150,000 in grants for up to 15 films at the 2018 Kartemquin Films Empowering Truth Benefit Luncheon, taking place on November 1st at 11:30am at the Union League Club of Chicago.
Grants of up to $20,000 will be announced for eligible projects by debut or emerging filmmakers who are already receiving support through Kartemquin’s revered production process, which has guided over 65 award-winning, socially impactful films since the collective was founded in 1966.
September 2, 2018 12:05 am
"Some documentary makers are adept at addressing the structural forces that govern society, and others are skilled at emotional, character-driven storytelling, but few do both simultaneously with the richness and precision of Steve James."
– Akiva Gottlieb, Los Angeles Times
August 26, 2018 4:49 pm
"Eye-opening... an invaluable look at where inequity begins, as well as the difficulty of getting to the place where it ends."
– James Poniewozik, The New York Times