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Kartemquin and Reel Exchange

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin's Justine Nagan participated on a panel of film professionals at Columbia College's "Reel Exchange: Directing" session yesterday afternoon. Columbia describe's their RE program as: "Film professionals will join directing students in a (continued …)

Home for Life screening sells out!

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin was thrilled to premiere the new restored 16mm print of its founding film, Home for Life, at a sold-out screening Saturday night at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago. At a pre-screening reception, friends of Kartemquin mingled with (continued …)

Oak Park screens Kartemquin for Veterans' Day

May 2, 2008
Filmmaker Gordon Quinn led an emotional discussion yesterday afternoon, following a screening of Kartemquin's Emmy-Award winning film, Vietnam: Long Time Coming at the Oak Park Public Library. The Library screened the film as a part of its day-long (continued …)

Terra Incognita in Milwaukee

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin filmmakers Maria Finitzo and Justine Nagan were in Milwaukee last night for a screening of Terra Incognita, hosted by the DocUWM program and ITVS' Community Cinema Program. The auditorium was near capacity for the screening and the (continued …)

Kartemquin and the writers' strike

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin was recently cited in a blog about the writers' strike,check it out. (continued …)

Kartemquin and fair use, continued

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin's JJ Hanley will give a presentation on her experience with fair use and licensing during the making of Refrigerator Mothers, and will share other Kartemquin fair use experiences, on December 3rd, in St. Louis at an event sponsored by the (continued …)

Terra Incognita screens across United States

May 2, 2008
As a part of its Community Cinema program, PBS' series Independent Lens is screening the 60-minute version of Kartemquin's latest release, Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita, at venues around the country. These community events draw in (continued …)

Kartemquin and Chicago Life

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin was featured yesterday in an insert in the Chicago SundayNew York Times, sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation. Read the article in Chicago Life. (continued …)

Terra Incognita graphics in the news

May 2, 2008
Read an article that the blog "Raging Artists" posted recently about the title sequence and animations in Kartemquin's latest, Terra Incognita. (continued …)

Milking the Rhino on the web

May 2, 2008
Learn more about the status of Kartemquin's work-in-progress, Milking the Rhino, by visiting their blog and myspace page. (continued …)

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