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News for October 2016
DePaul University hosts two days of "Verité" events: Unbroken Glass panels; Master Classes with Leslie Simmer and Gordon Quinn
October 28, 2016
Documentary filmmakers will gather at the School of Cinematic Arts at DePaul University for “Verité,” two days of events that offer an in-depth look at the filmmaking process. The events will feature three filmmakers from Kartemquin: Dinesh Sabu,
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Kartemquin's Fall Festival is one week away!
October 26, 2016
We're one week away from Kartemquin's Fall Festival Nov. 2-4 in partnership with ArcLight Cinemas Chicago! The festival features groundbreaking work from our filmmaker development programs, Chicago Premieres of newly completed films Unbroken Glass
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Director Brandon Kramer discusses City of Trees ahead of its Chicago Premiere at the KTQ Fall Festival Nov. 3
October 24, 2016
The filmmakers behind City of Trees worked with 275 hours of footage, comprised of the individual stories of 12 subjects involved in a "green" job-training program in the communities hardest hit by the recession, before completing the final 76
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Raising Bertie sells out Chicago Premiere at CIFF; filmmakers discuss recent visit to resilient, post-flood Bertie
October 23, 2016
Raising Bertie, the intimate, visually rich and compassionate portrait of three African American boys coming of age in rural Bertie County, North Carolina, had its Chicago Premiere yesterday to a sold-out crowd at the Chicago International Film
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Abacus sells out CIFF Chicago Premiere; Sung family continues to earn viewers' awe and admiration
October 20, 2016
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, the latest film by director Steve James premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival on October 18 to a sold-out crowd. Following the screening, members of the Sung family including Vera Sung, Thomas Sung and
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Participant Media announces America to Me from director Steve James and Kartemquin Films
October 18, 2016
Participant Media announced today at MIPCOM that it has developed, financed and produced Kartemquin's new project America to Me created by renowned filmmaker Steve James. Participant's first unscripted series, America to Me follows a year in
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Abacus to have European Premiere in Masters section at IDFA
October 17, 2016
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, the latest film by director Steve James will have its European Premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), the world's largest documentary film festival. The festival runs November 16-27
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12 Kartemquin Associates make Newcity Film 50 List: Chicago's Screen Gems
October 13, 2016
Newcity Film has named twelve Kartemquin associates to its Film 50 2016 List: Chicago's Screen Gems. This year, NewCity has devoted its list to honoring artists rather than producers, programmers and all-round facilitators: "It's essential to
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SLIFF honors Gordon Quinn with Maysles Brothers Lifetime Achievement Award; celebrates #KTQ50
October 12, 2016
The St. Louis International Film Festival will be honoring Kartemquin co-founder and Artistic Director Gordon Quinn with the Maysles Brothers Lifetime Achievement Award in Documentary on Sunday, November 6th. In celebration of Quinn, SLIFF will be
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Announcing our Fall Festival in partnership with ArcLight Cinemas Nov 2-4
October 11, 2016
November 2-4, in partnership with ArcLight Cinemas in Lincoln Park, Kartemquin presents a three night festival to cap off our 50th Anniversary year! The Kartemquin Fall Festival features two Chicago premieres, sneak previews of three works-in-
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