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Kartemquin awards a friend

May 2, 2008
On Friday March 30th, Gordon is presenting the DOC Universe Award to longtime Kartemquin friends John Iltis and David Sikich on behalf of the Chicago International Documentary Festival for their "unwavering commitment to promoting documentary (continued …)

Kartemquin in the classroom

May 2, 2008
On Thursday, April 5th, Kartemquin’s Jim Morrissette is giving a seminar as a part of Columbia College’s “Viva Docâ series on his experience in the industry. For more information, click here (1.3m pdf). (continued …)

Gordon in Alaska

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin President Gordon Quinn was recently interviewed for a piece on independent documentaries for Alaska Airlines Magazine. Read the article here (1.7m pdf). (continued …)

Kartemquin receives a 2007 MacArthur Award

May 2, 2008
Dear Kartemquin friends, We are thrilled to have this opportunity to announce some wonderful and unexpected news. Kartemquin has been selected as one of eight organizations to receive the 2007 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions (continued …)

Kartemquin and the CSM move ahead with Fair Use

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin has been working with the Center for Social Media and their "Documentary Filmmakers Statement of Best Practices", striving for gains in the field concerning fair use. The Newsgrist blog recently covered a big shift in insurance policy. (continued …)

Kartemquin on producer panel

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin filmmaker Maria Finitzo participated in The Midwest Independent Film Festival's Producer Panel on Tuesday the 3rd. The panel of local independent producers, moderated by Rich Moskel of the Chicago Film Office , discussed "The art of the (continued …)

Prisoner of Her Past in the news

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin's Jerry Blumenthal was recently interviewed by The BG news during a visit to the Bowling Green campus earlier this month. He speaks eloquently about his history with Kartemquin and about his current project, editing Prisoner of Her Past. (continued …)

Kartemquin on WTTW

May 2, 2008
Watch WTTW's Chicago Tonight at 7pm this evening to see a discussion with Kartemquin President Gordon Quinn and Board Member Peter Gilbert about Kartemquin's current works-in-progress and their recent MacArthur Award. Then, tune-in to Chicago (continued …)

Kartemquin conference opener

May 2, 2008
In the Family Director/Producer Joanna Rudnick is opening the 2007 Genetic Alliance Conference this July with a presentation about her experience living with a high risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer and making a film about it. Read more (continued …)

Gordon on the Cultural Commons at MIT

May 2, 2008
Kartemquin's President, Gordon Quinn, is speaking on a panel at this weekend's international "MIT5: Creativity, Ownership and Collaboration in the Digital Age" conference in Boston. His panel will address issues of copyright, fair use and the (continued …)

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