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Judge Joanna

September 5, 2006
Joanna Rudnick recently participated as a judge for the 2006 Third Coast Audio Music Festival at WBEZ in Chicago. For more information on Third Coast. More information (continued …)

Another Golub: Late Works festival appearance this fall!

August 23, 2006
Golub: Late Works are the Catastrophes has been chosen as an early selection into the 12th Annual Cucalorus Film Festival. Cucalorus 12 will be held November 8-11, 2006 in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. For more information, please visit the (continued …)

Gordon Quinn and Jerry Blumenthal honored at local annual benefit

August 6, 2006
Last night, the Southwest Youth Collaborative honored Gordon and Jerry for the power of their films in the community at an event at the Hot House. The Southwest Youth Collaborative is a joint venture of South/Southwest side Chicago youth and (continued …)

Judy Hoffman presents "Teaching with Documentaries: The Opposite of Sound Bites"

August 6, 2006
Long-time Kartemquin Associate Judy Hoffman is conducting a seminar for teachers on the power of using documentary as a tool in the classroom as a part of Cinema/Chicago’s Teachers Institute on Wednesday August 16th. More information (continued …)

Hoop Dreams PR consultant in transition

August 6, 2006
Check out Gordon Quinn's quote about John Iltis and his great work on Hoop Dreams in this week's Chicago Reader. (continued …)

Historic Kartemquin labor films now on DVD

July 31, 2006
Kartemquin Films and Facets are proud of the recent Labor Stories DVD release. The DVD contains Kartemquin classics, What's Happening at Local 70?, UE Wells and HSA Strike, in addition to a collective booklet with information about the works. For (continued …)

Production on In the Family continues

July 31, 2006
In the Family spent the last week of June filming in Washington DC. On June 27, Joanna presented a sample of the film to the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society (SACGHS), a division of the National Institutes of Health ( (continued …)

Kartemquin Producer Peter Gilbert Keynote Speaker

July 31, 2006
Peter Gilbert gave the keynote address at the annual luncheon for The Emergency Fund in Chicago this afternoon. Additionally, Peter screened a short video project, edited by Leslie Simmer, that Kartemquin created for The Emergency Fund to help (continued …)

Refrigerator Mothers screening

July 31, 2006
Refrigerator Mothers will be screened at the first annual Staten Island Film Festival taking place June 1-4, 2006 in Staten Island. A special screening of Refrigerator Mothers will be held for members of the Eden II Programs. Established in 1978, (continued …)

IHC supports Terra Incognita

July 31, 2006
The Illinois Humanities Council awarded Kartemquin Films a media grant for post-production on Terra Incognita. (continued …)

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