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Tag: Kartemquin Films

Hoop Dreams goes to series as Lena Waithe inks Warner Bros TV deal
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Hoop Dreams goes to series as Lena Waithe inks Warner Bros TV deal

By Reel Chicago Nov 15, 2021
Warner Bros TV has announced that Lena Waithe (The Chi, Master of None, Queen & Slim, Ready Player One) has inked a new deal that brings the acclaimed documentary Hoop ...
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Kartemquin Films names Betsy Leonard as Executive Director
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Kartemquin Films names Betsy Leonard as Executive Director

By Reel Chicago Nov 10, 2021
Kartemquin Films, the award-winning Chicago-based documentary nonprofit organization, today named Betsy Leonard as Executive Director. Leonard will begin on December 1st, overs...
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Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator program picks two alumni
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Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator program picks two alumni

By Reel Chicago Jul 9, 2021
Kartemquin Films announces the two projects that will participate in the second year of the Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator: Freedom Hill by director Resita Cox and Still Searching...
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Sarofsky & partners win Brand Film Award on doc series
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Sarofsky & partners win Brand Film Award on doc series

By Reel Chicago Jun 8, 2021
The partners behind A Mystery to Me, an original documentary series created to raise awareness of the rare neuromuscular disease myasthenia gravis (MG), are extremely proud to ...
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CIFF screens Chicago-made film ‘Finding Yingying’
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CIFF screens Chicago-made film ‘Finding Yingying’

By Reel Chicago Oct 16, 2020
Chicago made, award-winning feature documentary, Finding Yingying is screening tonight at the Chicago International Film Festival.  Produced by Kartemqui...
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Kartemquin announces leadership change
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Kartemquin announces leadership change

By Colin Costello Sep 3, 2020
Kartemquin Films has announced that current Executive Director Jolene Pinder will be leaving the organization as of October 1. According to the production company, Pinder, who ...
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HULU/Kartemquin Accelerator announce two films
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HULU/Kartemquin Accelerator announce two films

By Reel Chicago May 7, 2020
Kartemquin Films announced the two projects that will participate in the first year of the Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator: Traces of Home by director Colette Ghunim and Tres...
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Kartemquin Films’ Quinn diagnosed with COVID-19
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Kartemquin Films’ Quinn diagnosed with COVID-19

By Colin Costello Mar 20, 2020
There are now 134 reported new cases of Coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 422, with at least four deaths. This according to the Chicago Tribune. Unfortunately, among...
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