August 27, 2021 9:39 am
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded $28.4 million in grants for 239 humanities projects across the country. Kartemquin is pleased to announce its selection as a Preservation Assistance grant recipient.
November 17, 2020 10:46 am
We're excited to announce that Kartemquin Films is donating the physical materials in its archives to Washington University Libraries’ Film & Media Archive (FMA).
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
April 29, 2020 10:39 am
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) has released the audio of Gordon Quinn's producing masterclass, held in Melbourne in March 2020. For over 50 years, Gordon and Kartemquin Films have been at the forefront of documentary making in the US, not only embracing but also epitomising collaborative practices, championing new voices, and leading the way in the fight for independent media.
October 20, 2019 11:49 am
In honor of its 25th Anniversary, Hoop Dreams will be re-released in the UK through distributor Violet Pictures on October 25th, 2019. Additionally, Hoop Dreams will tour cinemas throughout the UK this year, with filmmakers Steve James, Peter Gilbert and Frederick Marx participating in Skype Q&A's after select screenings.
July 1, 2019 11:00 pm
Kartemquin Films is sad to learn of the passing of Gene Pingatore, who featured prominently in our 1994 film Hoop Dreams.
Pingatore coached basketball at St. Joseph High School in Westchester for over 50 years and holds the title of the winningest boys' basketball coach in Illinois history.
April 16, 2019 1:21 pm
The Peabody Awards today announced that Kartemquin Films will receive an Institutional Award at the 78th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony on Saturday, May 18 in New York City.
We are also delighted to share that Minding the Gap will receive a 2019 Peabody Award for Documentary at the May ceremony.
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.
May 18, 2018 12:13 pm
July 13, 2017 2:27 pm
Hoop Dreams by filmmakers Steve James, Frederick Marx and Peter Gilbert, earned #2 on Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Movies of the Nineties' list. Eric Hynes called the film "A full-on, time-tested American masterpiece."
Rolling Stone's Top 5 Greatest Movies of the 90's:
1. Goodfellas
2. Hoop Dreams
3. Safe
4. The Silence of the Lambs
5. Pulp Fiction