Minding the Gap, directed by Bing Liu and produced by Diane Quon, will make its world television broadcast premiere on the PBS documentary series POV and pov.org on Monday, February 18 at 9pm/8c (check local listings). Continued

Chicago-based filmmaking houses One City Films and Kartemquin Films are teaming up to present a double-bill of activist documentary shorts: the world premiere of F*** Your Hair, from One City Films, and ‘63 Boycott, directed by Kartemquin founder Gordon Quinn, and shortlisted for an Academy Award in the Documentary Short Subject category. Continued

Kartemquin is absolutely thrilled to share that Minding the Gap has been nominated for the 91st Academy Awards® in the Feature Documentary category. Continued

Kartemquin Films seeks an Executive Director to lead the dynamic organization at a pivotal moment in its venerable history. Building on the strong foundation established by its founders and constituents throughout the last 53 years, the Executive Director will be responsible for oversight of the organization’s day-to-day operations and programming activities, in collaboration with its committed staff, Board, filmmakers, and stakeholders. The next Executive Director will have the opportunity to leverage the success of its recent films, television series, programs, and historical legacy to set an ambitious strategic direction for the organization, raise its profile nationally, and further position Kartemquin as a nexus for the highest quality social impact filmmaking and advocacy. The full job description is posted at https://kartemquin.com/involve/jobs and is also available for download. Continued

Both and America to Me took home top prizes at Thursday's 12th Annual Cinema Eye Honors, presented at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY and hosted by Steve James. Continued

Kartemquin Films and the Community Film Workshop of Chicago today announced the eight new 2019 Diverse Voices in Docs (DVID) fellows. The fellows are Shiraz Ahmed, Aisha Allen, Joua Lee Grande, Milton Guillen, Sebastián Pinzón-Silva, Shawn Taylor, Cai Thomas, and Christine Varisse. Continued

'63 Boycott, one of 10 short documentaries to advance as a contender for Best Documentary Short at the 2019 Academy Awards, is now available for free streaming for one week only through Kartemquin Films, Public Media’s WORLD Channel and the PBS App. Continued

This past week The Hollywood Reporter published their year-end critics' picks, with Minding the Gap earning the #1 spot on its list of best documentaries and America to Me earning the #1 spot on its list of the best TV shows of 2018! Continued

Today the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category and 10 films in the Documentary Short Subject category will advance in the voting process for the 91st Academy Awards®. Continued

With great sadness and shock, we share the news that Kartemquin associate Bill Siegel, Director of the Academy Award-nominated The Weather Underground (2003) and Emmy Award-winning The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013), has passed away. Continued