December 19, 2022 10:44 am
Kartemquin is excited to announce the three projects selected for funding support as part of the Peng Zhao and Cherry Chen Fund for AAPI Voices.
The projects supported by the second cycle of the Fund are:
120,000 Stories, dir. Quyên Nguyen-Le
Chinatown Futures, dir. Dave Yim
Coming of Heritage, dir. Emily Strong
August 16, 2022 10:40 am
CHICAGO, IL - Kartemquin Films is pleased to announce the first two projects supported by the Peng Zhao and Cherry Chen Fund for AAPI Voices: Untitled Scientist Project by director Jiayan “Jenny” Shi and Spirited by director Joua Lee Grande. Both filmmakers are alumni of Kartemquin’s acclaimed Diverse Voices in Documentary program.
This first round of the multi-year fund supports two filmmakers with $50,000 co-production awards towards production, and mentorship through 2022 within the award-winning Kartemquin collaborative production model.
April 4, 2022 10:10 am
New Initiative Will Support Filmmakers Producing Documentaries Elevating the Experiences of AAPI Communities
CHICAGO, Apr. 4, 2022 — The non-profit documentary filmmaking organization Kartemquin Films today announced a substantial commitment from Peng Zhao, CEO of Citadel Securities, and his wife, Cherry Chen, to support AAPI documentarians and the development of high-impact stories that reflect the varied experiences of their communities.
March 10, 2022 10:09 am
Kartemquin Films and the Community Film Workshop of Chicago today announced the six new 2022 Diverse Voices in Docs (DVID) fellows.
Welcoming the 9th cohort, DVID is a professional mentorship program for Midwestern documentary filmmakers of color, created by Kartemquin Films and the Community Film Workshop of Chicago. Fellows are chosen from a pool of applicants with a demonstrated commitment to social issue documentary.
April 7, 2021 1:56 pm
Kartemquin is delighted to share that Jiayan "Jenny" Shi's Finding Yingying is now available to stream on MTV and MTV.com!
January 7, 2021 3:03 pm
Jiayan "Jenny" Shi's feature debut Finding Yingying was named Winner, Best Foreign Language Documentary at the Chinese Academy Awards late last month. In addition, the film was recognized with nominations for the Grand Jury Prize and the Global Impact Award.
December 11, 2020 3:58 pm
Finding Yingying opens nationwide in over 30 theaters today in a release by MTV Documentary Films. View all venues here and purchases tickets to support your local theater.
November 15, 2020 2:17 pm
Jiayan "Jenny" Shi's feature debut, Finding Yingying will enjoy a limited virtual theatrical run beginning December 11th. The film will be available to stream at a number of theatres nationwide, including:
October 26, 2020 4:34 pm
Join us on Facebook Live Wedneday, October 28th at 3:00 – 3:45 pm ET / 2:00 – 2:45pm CT as the next stop on the virtual DOC NYC Road Trip. The series was created to check in with filmmaking hubs across the country. Host Thom Powers will talk with filmmakers, programmers, and filmmaking advocates as they share documentary news and preview some of DOC NYC’s 2020 slate.
October 8, 2020 12:17 pm
Kartemquin is delighted to share the news that MTV Documentary Films has acquired worldwide rights - excluding China - for Finding Yingying.