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Finding Yingying Streaming Now; to Premiere on Paramount+ Next Week

April 7, 2021
Kartemquin is delighted to share that Jiayan "Jenny" Shi's Finding Yingying is now available to stream on MTV and MTV.com! In October 2020, MTV Documentary Films has acquired worldwide rights - excluding China - for Finding (continued …)

Kartemquin Films Solidarity Statement with the AAPI Community

March 19, 2021
Kartemquin Films stands in grief and solidarity with the Asian community in "condemning misogyny, systemic violence, and white supremacy against our communities in all its forms."We encourage you to read Asian Americans Advancing Justice (continued …)

Ashley O'Shay Receives Inaugural CIFF Groundbreaker Award

March 15, 2021
Following her Athena Breakthrough Award, Unapologetic director, producer, and cinematographer Ashley O'Shay has been named as the recipient of the Groundbreaker Award. The Groundbreaker Award, which is sponsored by (continued …)

Ashley O'Shay Receives Athena Breakthrough Award

March 5, 2021
Unapologetic director Ashley O'Shay has been named as the recipient of the Athena Breakthrough Award. The Netflix-sponsored award is given to a feature length film — narrative or documentary — directed (continued …)

Kartemquin Films Appoints Three New Board Members

February 17, 2021
Kartemquin Films is pleased to announce the addition of three esteemed new members to the organization’s board, including Abby Kang Davis, Patrice Perkins and Shirley Yang. The three additions join the board ahead of the Chicago (continued …)

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code to Re-Broadcast on PBS World

February 8, 2021
On Saturday, February 13, PBS WORLD will be rebroadcasting Cooked: Survival By Zip Code as part of the ongoing PBS Race in America initiative.  Cooked will air across the country on WORLD channels (continued …)

DVID Alumni Projects Find Audience, Funding

February 2, 2021
2016 Diverse Voices In Documentary (DVID) Alum Dr. Ava Thompson Greenwell to premiere her documentary Mandela in Chicago, February 14th at 4pm on WTTW. Before the Black Lives Matter Movement, there was the Free South Africa (continued …)

Applications Now Open for 2021 Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator

February 1, 2021
We’re excited to announce the opening of the 2021 applications for the Hulu / Kartemquin Accelerator program! This will be our second year of working with Hulu, our funder and program partner, to provide (2) filmmakers of color from any (continued …)

City So Real Nominated for the Film Independent Spirit Award for Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series

January 28, 2021
The 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards announced the nominees of its 36th annual awards ceremony. Steve James' and Zak Piper's monumental 5-part series City So Real scored a nomination for Best New Non-Scripted (continued …)

Finding Yingying Awarded the Chinese Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Documentary

January 7, 2021
Jiayan "Jenny" Shi's feature debut Finding Yingying was named Winner, Best Foreign Language Documentary at the Chinese Academy Awards late last month. In addition, the film was recognized with nominations for the Grand Jury (continued …)

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