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Milking the Rhino's adventures on the west coast

May 2, 2008
Milking the Rhino Producer/Director David E. Simpson and Associate Producer Xan Aranda have just returned from San Francisco, where they finalized licensing contract negotiations with the Independent Television Service. This contract includes (continued …)

Kartemquin on Post Production

May 2, 2008
On Wednesday, February 28th, Leslie Simmer and Adam Singer spoke at the Chicago Final Cut Pro User's Group on their experiences working on The War Tapes. Although the film was, in fact, cut on an Avid, there was plenty of interest by members of (continued …)

Hoop Dreams lives on in Scholarship Fund

May 2, 2008
On February 27th, Gordon Quinn and Peter Gilbert represented Kartemquin at the 10th Anniversary Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund event at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington DC. The fund has been providing opportunities for inner-city DC public school (continued …)

In the Family is in the news

February 12, 2007
Tune in Tuesday, February 13th at 9am to WBEZ, Chicago’s Public Radio station 91.5, to hear filmmaker Joanna Rudnick interviewed on local current affairs program Eight-Forty-Eight about her film, In the Family. If you miss it, listen online. (continued …)

Terra Incognita wins $50,000 Sundance Institute grant

February 12, 2007
Kartemquin's stem cell doc, Terra Incognita, was one of 20 selected for funding out of over 300 submitted projects this round. The funds from the Sundance Institute Documentary fund will go toward completing post-production on the film, which will (continued …)

New book from subject of Vietnam: Long Time Coming

January 31, 2007
George Brummell, one of the characters from Kartemquin's Emmy-award winning film Vietnam: Long Time Coming, has published a memoir entitled, Shades of Darkness. Brummell, who was blinded by a landmine in Vietnam, recounts his experiences during the (continued …)

ITF and the IHC team up to discuss genetic testing

January 29, 2007
Join Kartemquin Filmmaker Joanna Rudnick on February 13, 2007, as she screens scenes from her documentary in progress, In the Family, as part of an Illinois Humanities Council evening entitled,“What Would You Do? Genetic Testing and Life Decisions.â (continued …)

Reel Chicago profiles Kartemquin’s works in progress

January 24, 2007
Reel Chicago published an update to their 2006 article about local docs in production, including five current Kartemquin films. Check it out. (continued …)

Fair-use Alum

January 23, 2007
Gordon continues the fair-use discussion in the University of Chicago Alumni magazine’s Op-Ed section. (continued …)

Former intern featured in Reel Chicago

January 23, 2007
Former Kartemquin intern, Shana East, is hard at work on her first documentary. Read about her efforts in this month's issue of Reel Chicago. (continued …)

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