September 21, 2011 10:47 am
Kartemquin's anniversary celebration at Metro in Chicago last week was a great success. It was wonderful to mark the 45th year of our social filmmaking in style amongst old and new friends with a night that we will all remember for a long time to come.
September 20, 2011 10:10 am
Europe's most prestigious documentary film festival, IDFA, will honor veteran Kartemquin producer/director Steve James with a full retrospective this year, including the Dutch premiere of his award-winning new film The Interrupters.
September 15, 2011 10:37 am
Here at Kartemquin we are all very excited about tonight's #KTQ45 celebration at the Metro (with literally a handful of last, last minute tickets still available on the door)! But we're not the only ones: we were delighted to receive a letter of congratulations from Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel this morning!
Here's the full text of the letter:
"September 15, 2011
September 10, 2011 7:52 pm
Kartemquin Films marks its 45th year with a celebration of the power of storytelling this Thursday, September 15th at The Metro.
September 8, 2011 4:09 pm
Kartemquin is honored that The Interrupters will screen for delegates at the United Nations in New York on September 14th.
Producers Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz will attend along with Co-Producer Zak Piper, and interrupters Ameena Matthews, Eduardo Bocanegra, and Ricardo 'Cobe' Williams. The following day, they will all be present as the UN rings the Peace Bell to commemorate the 'International Day of Peace.'
August 25, 2011 9:39 pm
Movie audiences are talking about The Interrupters and with the film opening in eight additional cities on August 26th, now’s your chance to ask violence prevention workers in your hometown how you can get involved.
Violence prevention groups in Los Angeles, Portland, Denver, Miami and Coral Gables will be on hand following select screenings of The Interrupters to host Q&A’s with audiences eager to make a difference at the local level.
August 25, 2011 9:39 pm
Movie audiences are talking about The Interrupters and with the film opening in eight additional cities on August 26th, now’s your chance to ask violence prevention workers in your hometown how you can get involved.
Violence prevention groups in Los Angeles, Portland, Denver, Miami and Coral Gables will be on hand following select screenings of The Interrupters to host Q&A’s with audiences eager to make a difference at the local level.
August 24, 2011 5:33 pm
The Interrupters has added a new award to its roster: it is now the all-time box-office champion at Chicago's Gene Siskel Film Center! The film has been the hottest ticket in town since opening there on August 12th, and other than one early afternoon screening on the first Saturday (before the incredible word of mouth kicked in) has sold out every single screening - including 3 additional screenings that the Siskel added to cope with the demand!
August 23, 2011 1:47 pm
Kartemquin is delighted to announce that the 2011 Milwaukee Film Festival is hosting a tribute to us in honor of our 45th anniversary celebrations.
August 19, 2011 1:04 pm
On Wednesday night, the University of Illinois in Chicago (UIC), CeaseFire Illinois, The Chicago Community Trust, the McCormick Foundation and Kartemquin Films hosted a private reception for key members of the Chicago community before a screening of The Interrupters.