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2019 Kartemquin #EmpoweringTruth Benefit Luncheon to honor Julia Reichert

August 15, 2019
Kartemquin is thrilled to announce we will honor documentary legend and three-time Academy Award nominee Julia Reichert at the 2019 Empowering Truth Benefit Luncheon on October 29th at Chicago’s The Standard Club. Reichert will be (continued …)

Kartemquin opens calls for entries for 2019-2020 KTQ alumni grants

August 1, 2019
Calling all Kartemquin alumni! Applications are now open for the 2019 KTQ Collaborative: Granting Program.Learn more and apply here.The program provides funding towards early-career filmmakers within our community. The grants are available to (continued …)

Gloria Steinem joins advisory board of IFP-bound The Dilemma of Desire

July 30, 2019
Writer, lecturer, political activist, and feminist organizer Gloria Steinem will join the project advisory board for the upcoming feature-length documentary The Dilemma of Desire, the newest film from Peabody and Alfred I. duPont Columbia University (continued …)

Nine Kartemquin films newly available on OVID!

July 29, 2019
Kartemquin is excited to share that we have partnered with OVID.tv, an innovative subscription video-on-demand service, to make nine Kartemquin films newly available to the platform's subscribers. OVID is an initiative of Docuseek, LLC (continued …)

Minding the Gap nominated for 2019 Emmy Award

July 16, 2019
Minding the Gap, directed by Bing Liu and produced by Diane Quon, today received a nomination for a 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special.The 2019 Emmy Awards will air September 22 on Fox.Minding the Gap  (continued …)

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code's Chicago theatrical run opens tonight

July 12, 2019
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code is Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand's searing investigation into the politics of “disaster” – by way of the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave, in which 739 residents perished (mostly (continued …)

In remembrance of Milos Stehlik, our friend at Facets

July 10, 2019
Kartemquin is saddened by the passing of Milos Stehlik, legendary founder of Facets.A longtime friend and collaborator with our organization, we worked with Facets and Milos on many film, VHS, and DVD releases and screenings of our films over (continued …)

Eating Up Easter makes European and New York premieres this July and August

July 6, 2019
Eating Up Easter, a film by Sergio and Elena Rapu, will make both its European and New York premieres this summer. Directed by native Rapanui filmmaker Sergio Rapu, the film explores the dilemma his people are facing. Crafted as a story (continued …)
Coach Pingatore

In remembrance of Coach Pingatore, star of Hoop Dreams

July 1, 2019
Kartemquin Films is sad to learn of the passing of Gene Pingatore, who featured prominently in our 1994 film Hoop Dreams.Pingatore coached basketball at St. Joseph High School in Westchester for over 50 years and holds the title of the winningest (continued …)

Kartemquin wins 2019 NAMLE Award

June 27, 2019
We're thrilled to share Kartemquin is a 2019 recipient of a National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) Media Literate Media Award! Kartemquin co-founder and Artistic Director Gordon Quinn will travel to Washington, (continued …)

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