November 1, 2018 10:07 am
Kartemquin Films announced today the recipients of $150,000 in grants at the 2018 Kartemquin Films Empowering Truth Benefit Luncheon at the Union League Club of Chicago.
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.
July 26, 2018 1:12 pm
Kartemquin is thrilled to share that both Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, and Edith+Eddie have earned nominations for 2018 News & Documentary Emmy® Awards.
Find the full release here. The awards ceremony will take place on October 1, 2018 at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in NYC.
May 25, 2018 10:56 am
Academy Award-nominated Edith+Eddie by Laura Checkoway continues to generate awareness and energy around the issues of elder rights, elder abuse, guardianship abuse, aging, end-of-life issues and legal reform.
The film recently screened to five groups as part of its ongoing impact campaign:
May 24, 2018 9:48 am
March 26, 2018 12:00 am
Award-winning, Academy Award nominee Edith+Eddie is now available worldwide on iTunes!
A nominee for the 2018 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short, Edith+Eddie was also the winner of the Best Short Award at the 33rd Annual IDA Documentary Awards in Los Angeles.
March 7, 2018 4:25 pm
This past Sunday we celebrated a momentous occasion in the 52-year history of Kartemquin: following their nominations two of our films, Edith+Eddie and Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, traveled to the 90th Academy Awards® along with their respective filmmaking teams. Edith+Eddie directed, produced and edited by Laura Checkoway and produced by Thomas Lee Wright was nominee in the Best Documentary (Short Subject) category.
March 1, 2018 12:09 pm
Join the Kartemquin community as we celebrate and watch the Oscars (airing from 7PM CT-10:30PM CT), and cheer on our two Academy Award nominees Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (Best Documentary Feature nominee) and Edith+Eddie (Best Documentary Short Subject nominee)! Event details:
February 5, 2018 10:18 pm
Kartemquin is thrilled to share that First Look Media’s entertainment studio, Topic Studios, has acquired the streaming rights for our Oscar-nominated documentary short, Edith+Eddie, for their digital storytelling site, Topic.com.
January 23, 2018 1:14 am
Kartemquin is absolutely thrilled to share that both Edith+Eddie and Abacus: Small Enough to Jail have been nominated for the 90th Academy Awards® in the Feature Documentary and Documentary Short categories, respectively.