News for March 2016

Diverse Voices in Docs projects head to Tribeca’s Network Market

March 29, 2016
Diverse Voices in Docs (#DVID) graduates Kelly Richmond Pope and Martine Granby will attend the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival with full industry passes through a partnership between Kartemquin and the Tribeca Film Institute. They will have the rare (continued …)

CIMMfest reveals Gordon Quinn's Baadasssss Award schedule

March 29, 2016
Kartemquin founder and Artistic Director Gordon Quinn will receive CIMMfest’s 2016 BAADASSSSS Award, which honors distinguished careers and lifetime achievement in movies and music, on Friday, April 15 6pm at 1st Ward, Chicago. Gordon Quinn will be (continued …)

#KTQ50: Watch Where's I.W. Abel? for free all week

March 25, 2016
In 2016, several organizations in Chicago and around the country will host a series of screenings and events to celebrate Kartemquin’s 50th anniversary. We also invite you to watch all our films for free, week by week, at http://watch.kartemquin.com (continued …)

Inaugural DOC10 Festival features Minding the Gap pitch

March 23, 2016
The inaugural DOC10 Film Festival is presented by the Chicago Media Project April 1st through 3rd at The Music Box Theatre, and will feature a Kartemquin presence. DOC10 hosts ten Chicago premieres of the best documentaries from 2015-16, with post- (continued …)

9 Kartemquin films to feature at Hot Docs 2016

March 22, 2016
The 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival announced their full line-up today, unveiling 232 films from 51 different countries, including 69 world premieres & 49 international premieres. Included in the line-up at North (continued …)

WTTW to broadcast Now We Live On Clifton and Winnie Wright, Age 11

March 21, 2016
WTTW, Chicago's premier public television station, will broadcast Kartemquin's 1974 companion films Now We Live on Clifton and Winnie Wright, Age 11 at 9PM on Thursday, March 24th as part of a year-long series honoring the 50th anniversary of not- (continued …)

#KTQ50: Watch HSA Strike '75 for free all week

March 18, 2016
In 2016, several organizations in Chicago and around the country will host a series of screenings and events to celebrate Kartemquin’s 50th anniversary. We also invite you to watch all our films for free, week by week, at http://watch.kartemquin.com (continued …)

Raising Bertie and On Beauty to screen at Sarasota

March 16, 2016
Last week, we announced Raising Bertie's world premiere at Full Frame Documentary Festival in Durham, North Carolina. The festival today confirmed the screening will take place at 4:30PM on Saturday, April 9th at the Carolina Theater's Fletcher Hall (continued …)

Oracle Theatre & Black Cinema House to celebrate Hoop Dreams

March 15, 2016
The Oracle Theatre will screen Hoop Dreams at Rebuild Foundation’s Black Cinema House on April 3rd as the culmination of a series of events showcasing short films made by filmmakers connected to the classic 1994 Chicago documentary. The Hoop Dreams (continued …)

Trials of Muhammad Ali Screens on Southern Circuit Tour

March 13, 2016
The Trials of Muhammad Ali will be screening in four locations this week on The Southern Circuit Tour, with screening venues in North Carolina, Louisiana, Miami, and FSU in Tallahassee. Screenings are free, with director Bill Siegel attending all. (continued …)

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