January 2009

Gordon Quinn on mash-ups

January 30, 2009

Kartemquin's Gordon Quinn will participate in a panel at the "Mashup/Remix Conference 2009" held by the Moritz School of Law, March 12-13. Get the full lineup. Join the facebook group.

Kartemquin to be honored by Crossroads

January 29, 2009

Get your tickets now! Kartemquin Films is proud to announce that the organization is receiving the Crossroads Fund's 2009 Ron Sable Award for Activism. Join us March 13th as we accept the award and help raise funds for Crossroads and the important work they do.

At the Death House Door receives honor

January 26, 2009

Last weekend Executive Producer Gordon Quinn and Co-Director/Cinematographer Peter Gilbert accepted the first ever outreach award from the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty for At the Death House Door. The award, which recognizes the successes of noteworthy leaders in the field, was given during the Coalition's annual conference in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, following a screening of the film. Peter also participated on the panel "Using the Arts to Make Change Happen," speaking about his experiences mobilizing audiences to effect change with the film.

Inquiring Nuns at Grayslake

January 26, 2009

Last week Kartemquin's Gordon Quinn traveled to Grayslake Central High School to participate in an Inquiring Nuns screening. Gordon answered questions about the film from an enthusiastic group of over 50 high school students in attendance. Several of the students had used the film as an inspiration to make their own documentaries, also screened at the event.

More Typeface blog coverage

January 22, 2009

As we wait to find out where Typeface will premiere this year, read this great piece in Pineapple Magazine about the film.

In memory of Woody Wickham

January 21, 2009

Kartemquin is sad to share the passing of Woody Wickham, a good friend of the organization. Mr. Wickham died of cancer in his Chicago home on Sunday, January 18th. Woody was a strong supporter of Kartemquin Films and was an early backer of Hoop Dreams during his work at the MacArthur Foundation. Gordon Quinn describes him as "a brilliant and visionary guy" in Wickham's obituary in the Chicago Tribune.

Our thoughts are with his friends and family. He will be missed.

Hoop Dreams 15th anniversary

January 20, 2009

As we move into 2009, we celebrate the 15th anniversary of Kartemquin's classic film, Hoop Dreams. Stay tuned for events over the course of the year ahead. In the meantime, read this great blog post from David Sikich, a friend of Kartemquin and half of the PR team that repped the film during its initial release.

Milking the Rhino accepted to Big Sky Documentary Festival

January 13, 2009

Kartemquin's Milking the Rhino in an official selection of the 2009 Big Sky, the biggest film festival in Montana. Associate Producer Xan Aranda will attend on behalf of the film. Get more information.

Kartemquin featured in Facets film favorite list

January 9, 2009

Kartemquin's Justine Nagan's 2006 list of independent film faves is featured on Facets website. Check it out.

Kartemquin and Full Frame

January 9, 2009

Kartemquin's Steve James will curate a series of sports films for Full Frame's 2009 thematic program, "This Sporting Life" . In recent years, Full Frame has screened James’ Stevie, Reel Paradise, and At the Death House Door, which received the Inspiration Award at the festival last year.

James describes his involvement, “When Full Frame approached me about curating a series of sports films, it took me two seconds to say yes. Maybe it has something to do with a lifelong fascination with sports and film. And I’ve been a fan of how Full Frame selects a topic each year to do a series of films around. It challenges the viewer to engage with documentaries both thematically and historically, something that doesn’t happen enough in the festival world.”

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