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In the Family is in the news

February 12, 2007
Tune in Tuesday, February 13th at 9am to WBEZ, Chicago’s Public Radio station 91.5, to hear filmmaker Joanna Rudnick interviewed on local current affairs program Eight-Forty-Eight about her film, In the Family. If you miss it, listen online. (continued …)

Terra Incognita wins $50,000 Sundance Institute grant

February 12, 2007
Kartemquin's stem cell doc, Terra Incognita, was one of 20 selected for funding out of over 300 submitted projects this round. The funds from the Sundance Institute Documentary fund will go toward completing post-production on the film, which will (continued …)

New book from subject of Vietnam: Long Time Coming

January 31, 2007
George Brummell, one of the characters from Kartemquin's Emmy-award winning film Vietnam: Long Time Coming, has published a memoir entitled, Shades of Darkness. Brummell, who was blinded by a landmine in Vietnam, recounts his experiences during the (continued …)

ITF and the IHC team up to discuss genetic testing

January 29, 2007
Join Kartemquin Filmmaker Joanna Rudnick on February 13, 2007, as she screens scenes from her documentary in progress, In the Family, as part of an Illinois Humanities Council evening entitled,“What Would You Do? Genetic Testing and Life Decisions.â (continued …)

Reel Chicago profiles Kartemquin’s works in progress

January 24, 2007
Reel Chicago published an update to their 2006 article about local docs in production, including five current Kartemquin films. Check it out. (continued …)

Fair-use Alum

January 23, 2007
Gordon continues the fair-use discussion in the University of Chicago Alumni magazine’s Op-Ed section. (continued …)

Former intern featured in Reel Chicago

January 23, 2007
Former Kartemquin intern, Shana East, is hard at work on her first documentary. Read about her efforts in this month's issue of Reel Chicago. (continued …)

Stevie in L.A.

January 8, 2007
On November 4th, Stevie screened to members of the American Society of Criminology as a part of their annual meeting weekend. According to conference organizers, the film was extremely well received. For more information about the ASC, click here. (continued …)

Kartemquin en Francais!

January 8, 2007
University of Chicago professor James Chandler discusses the work of Kartemquin Films in his recent article for the Autumn 2006 issue of the French journal “Agenda de la Pensee Contemporaineâ. For an English translation, click here (40k Word file). (continued …)

Kartemquin’s Refrigerator Mothers as Media policy tool

January 8, 2007
The Center for Social Media at American University recently posted clips from Refrigerator Mothers to be used to help understand "fair use" issues in documentary filmmaking. Check it out, you might learn something! (continued …)

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