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Minding the Gap wins IDA Award for Best Editing; Bing Liu wins Emerging Filmmaker Award

October 24, 2018
The International Documentary Association (IDA) announced today nominations and pre-announced winners for the 2018 IDA Documentary Awards – with Minding the Gap earning a nomination for Best Feature as well as winning the Best Editing Award. (continued …)

Minding the Gap earns 5 Critics' Choice Award nominations; America to Me nominated for Best Limited Doc Series

October 15, 2018
We are thrilled to share two Kartemquin films, Minding the Gap and America to Me have earned nominations for the 2018 Critics' Choice Awards. Minding the Gap is the second-most nominated film this year, with five nominations total. Read the full (continued …)

Eating Up Easter to world premiere at Hawaii International Film Festival

October 13, 2018
Kartemquin is thrilled to share Eating Up Easter will world premiere at the 2018 Hawaii International Film Festival on November 9, with additional screenings on November 10, 16 and December 1. Director Sergio Rapu will attend the first two (continued …)

Cooked, Lady Parts Justice in the New World Order to world premiere at DOC NYC

October 11, 2018
We are thrilled to share that Kartemquin's two newest projects, Cooked: Survival by Zip Code and Lady Parts Justice in the New World Order, will world premiere at 2018 DOC NYC – America's largest documentary film festival. About Cooked In her (continued …)

Loyalty: Stories premieres Monday at Meet the Press Film Festival, available for streaming

October 5, 2018
Loyalty: Stories, a docu-series directed and produced by David Washburn, will world premiere in a short film format at the 2018 Meet the Press Film Festival in collaboration with the American Film Institute. The film screens at the fest on October (continued …)

Represent Kickstarter launches – watch teaser!

October 4, 2018
Represent launches their Kickstarter campaign today – support the film here. The film is the debut directorial debut of Hillary Bachelder, and is produced by Anne Sobel, associate produced by Carina Nieto, and assistant edited by Amber Love. (continued …)

Abacus wins Emmy Award for Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary

October 2, 2018
We are thrilled to share Academy Award®-nominated Abacus: Small Enough to Jail won the Emmy for Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary at last night's 39th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. In his speech, producer Mark Mitten said (continued …)

Kartemquin Films to announce inaugural grant recipients at 2018 Empowering Truth Benefit Luncheon

September 24, 2018
Kartemquin will for the first time announce recipients of $150,000 in grants for up to 15 films at the 2018 Kartemquin Films Empowering Truth Benefit Luncheon, taking place on November 1st at 11:30am at the Union League Club of Chicago. Grants of (continued …)

Applications for Diverse Voices in Docs (DVID) 2019 now open, Kartemquin announces first ever grant funding to DVID fellows

September 6, 2018
Applications are now open for Diverse Voices in Docs (DVID), a mentorship program for Midwestern documentary makers of color organized by Kartemquin Films and the Community Film Workshop of Chicago. Eight Midwest filmmakers will be selected from (continued …)

Episode 2 of America to Me airs tonight on STARZ, still 2018's best-reviewed original TV show

September 2, 2018
"Some documentary makers are adept at addressing the structural forces that govern society, and others are skilled at emotional, character-driven storytelling, but few do both simultaneously with the richness and precision of Steve James." – Akiva (continued …)

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