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Kartemquin and the CSM move ahead with Fair Use

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin has been working with the Center for Social Media and their "Documentary Filmmakers Statement of Best Practices", striving for gains in the field concerning fair use. The Newsgrist blog recently covered a big shift in insurance policy. (continued …)

Kartemquin on producer panel

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin filmmaker Maria Finitzo participated in The Midwest Independent Film Festival's Producer Panel on Tuesday the 3rd. The panel of local independent producers, moderated by Rich Moskel of the Chicago Film Office , discussed "The art of the (continued …)

Prisoner of Her Past in the news

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin's Jerry Blumenthal was recently interviewed by The BG news during a visit to the Bowling Green campus earlier this month. He speaks eloquently about his history with Kartemquin and about his current project, editing Prisoner of Her Past. (continued …)

Kartemquin on WTTW

May 2, 2008
Watch WTTW's Chicago Tonight at 7pm this evening to see a discussion with Kartemquin President Gordon Quinn and Board Member Peter Gilbert about Kartemquin's current works-in-progress and their recent MacArthur Award. Then, tune-in to Chicago (continued …)

Kartemquin conference opener

May 2, 2008
In the Family Director/Producer Joanna Rudnick is opening the 2007 Genetic Alliance Conference this July with a presentation about her experience living with a high risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer and making a film about it. Read more (continued …)

Gordon on the Cultural Commons at MIT

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin's President, Gordon Quinn, is speaking on a panel at this weekend's international "MIT5: Creativity, Ownership and Collaboration in the Digital Age" conference in Boston. His panel will address issues of copyright, fair use and the (continued …)

You're invited to the Chicago-area premiere of Terra Incognita

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin is excited to announce details of the Chicago-area premiere of its latest documentary, Terra Incognita: The Promise and Peril of Stem Cell Research, directed by Maria Finitzo. Two local events are planned for May 10th at Thorne Auditorium (continued …)

Kartemquin in class

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin's Director of Communications Justine Nagan visited a documentary class at Columbia College yesterday and spoke with students about her experiences at Kartemquin and in the field of documentary. She gave feedback to the class about (continued …)

Kartemquin's Judy Hoffman at Tribeca

May 2, 2008
Long-time Kartemquin associate Judy Hoffman will be at the Tribeca Film Festival, to support Albert Maysles' latest film, "The Gates," for which she was one of the Cinematographers. The documentary was selected for the closing film of this year's (continued …)

Kartemquin mentors emerging doc talent

May 2, 2008
This weekend, Kartemquin's Gordon Quinn and Joanna Rudnick participated as mentors at the "Doing your Doc: Diverse Visions, Regional Voices" workshop sponsored by NALIP, LPB, the NEA, Columbia College and the IFP/Chicago. Gordon and Joanna met (continued …)

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