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- September 18, 2026
Press Round Up for Joffrey Ballet: The Next Movement – Praise from WSJ, WBEZ & an interview w/ Director Cam Be
- September 18, 2026Announcements
My Omaha Airs Oct 5th on PBS’s Independent Lens
- September 11, 2026Announcements
Barbara Forever Coming to Theaters – Music Box Sept.18
- September 11, 2026Announcements
JOFFREY BALLET: THE NEXT MOVEMENT BROADCAST
- July 23, 2026Press
Reel Chicago marks Kartemquin’s 60 years of documentary filmmaking
- July 22, 2026Press
Doc Talk Podcast Celebrates Kartemquin Films’ 60th Anniversary, with Gordon Quinn and Author Patricia Aufderheide
- June 29, 2026Press
St. Louis Public Radio features story on the WashU Film and Media Archive’s summer film series celebrating 60 years of Kartemquin Films
- June 15, 2026
Minding the Gap named in the top 10 Greatest Documentaries of the 21st Century
- June 11, 2026Announcements
Learn more about the Summer Soirée
- May 22, 2026Announcements
We’re marking something extraordinary and we want you to be a part of it
- May 19, 2026Press
Kristen Stewart’s Nevermind Pictures Boards ‘Barbara Forever’ as Executive Producer as Strand Acquires North American Rights
- May 18, 2026Announcements
Holding Liat now available on Kinema — book a screening today
- May 15, 2026Interviews
44 Miles: On Watching My Omaha
- April 13, 2026Press
The Atlantic highlights 7 Must-Watch Documentaries — Including 2 Kartemquin Films
- April 3, 2026Announcements
2026 DVID Fellows Announced
- March 12, 2026Announcements
Mentors Announced for Zhao-Chen AAPI Voices Fund at Kartemquin Films
- February 20, 2026Announcements
Brydie O’Connor’s Barbara Forever wins Teddy Award for Best Documentary/Essay Film at Berlinale
- February 20, 2026Press
Deadline exclusive on Will Thwaites’ Crime & Parody, premiering at Big Sky Film Festival
- January 30, 2026Announcements, Press
Matt Hixon wins Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary for Barbara Forever
- January 27, 2026Announcements
2025 – 2026 fellows announced for the third round of the Zhao-Chen Family AAPI Voices Fund at Kartemquin Films
- January 27, 2026Press
Deadline reports Cinetic Media signing of Barbara Forever following Sundance premiere
- December 18, 2025Press
Documentary Magazine interview highlights the importance of building consent via the lens of the Kramers’ film, Holding Liat
- December 12, 2025Press
Washington Post names Holding Liat one of the 10 best movies of 2025
- December 11, 2025Announcements, Press
Out magazine highlights Barbara Forever as one of Sundance 2026 must-see LGBTQ+ films
- November 24, 2025Press
Traces of Home wins Grand Jury Prize at DOC NYC
- November 12, 2025Press
Watermelon Pictures acquires Traces of Home for North American distribution; Melissa Barrera and John Leguizamo sign on as EPs
- November 10, 2025Announcements
Traces of Home premiers at DOC NYC. Additional dates added as opening night sells out.
- November 10, 2025Press
Holding Liat among top documentary Oscar contenders
- October 2, 2025Interviews
Interview with Jameeleh Shelo, producer of the film “Fractured,” in development with Kartemquin
- September 24, 2025Press
NY Times Opinion guest essay references Kartemquin Films’ “Refrigerator Mothers”
- September 24, 2025Announcements
BBC unveils fall ‘Storyville’ documentary slate, including “Holding Liat”
- August 20, 2025Press
WashU Magazine article: “Documenting Humanity” and preserving the KTQ archive
- July 31, 2025Press
NY Times Names “Cooked: Survival by Zip Code” one of Three Great Documentaries to Stream
- July 25, 2025Interviews
Interview with Fenell Doremus on the anniversary of the film COOKED: Survival by Zip Code
- July 9, 2025Press
Documentary Leaders Urge Senate Not To Ax Funding For Public Television & Radio
- May 31, 2025Announcements
The Ants & The Grasshopper celebrates broadcast premier on DOC WORLD, YouTube, and the PBS app.
- May 19, 2025Announcements
Gordon Quinn honored as Gold Circle inductee by National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- March 25, 2025Announcements
Kartemquin is hiring a Development Manager. Check it out!
- January 14, 2025Announcements
Meet the 2024/25 Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator Mentors!
- December 18, 2024Announcements
Five projects chosen for 2024/25 Diverse Voices In Docs (DVID)!
- November 26, 2024
Two Projects Chosen for the 2024/25 Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator!
- November 24, 2024Interviews
Meet the team behind The Undefeated
- November 24, 2024Interviews
Meet the team behind Riders of the Dawn
- November 19, 2024
Kartemquin opposes H.R. 9495, back for a second vote this week
- November 5, 2024
Kartemquin Recognized in Newcity Film’s Top 50 List!
- November 5, 2024
Stacy Robinson Appointed as Permanent Artistic Director at Kartemquin Films
- October 25, 2024
Sydney Bauer Joins The KTQ Team!
- October 25, 2024
Filmmaker Hillary Bachelder likes messy stories; messy, gray area sort of stories.
- October 24, 2024
Andrew Garfield Picks Hoop Dreams From Criterion Closet!
- September 30, 2024Press
Hoop Dreams Court Unveiling: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future
- September 24, 2024Interviews
Interview with Pat Aufderheide, author of Kartemquin Films: Documentaries on the Frontlines of Democracy
- August 30, 2024
Read all about it! Patricia Aufderheide’s latest book – Kartemquin Films: Documentaries on the Frontlines of Democracy – out now.
- August 21, 2024
How Kartemquin Films and public broadcasting built a legacy of democratic storytelling
- June 18, 2024
2024 Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator Now Open!
- May 29, 2024
Join the KTQ team!
- May 22, 2024Interviews
Inteview with Diane Quon, Academy Award-nominated producer and mentor for the Zhao-Chen Family AAPI Voices Fund at Kartemquin
- March 29, 2024
Kartemquin Announces Collaboration with The Joffrey Ballet
- January 30, 2024
KTQ is a recipient of the NEA Grants for Arts Project Award!
- December 8, 2023
Upholding Constitutional Right to Fair Use
- November 9, 2023Announcements
“Iris Chang: Power of One” and “EJ Lee: All-American” Selected for Year Two of AAPI Voices Fund
- October 12, 2023
Jiayan “Jenny” Shi and Untitled Scientist Project Receives Honors, Support
- October 4, 2023
Diverse Voices in Docs Alum to Premiere Feature at Chicago International Film Festival
- October 2, 2023
Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator Selects Participants for Third Year of Partnership
- September 29, 2023Press
Reflections on “America to Me”
- September 27, 2023Press
Kartemquin Board Member Beth Wellman wins big on music-based game show Beat Shazam
- July 28, 2023Announcements
“Wuhan Wuhan” Recognized As Part of American Documentary’s Eight News & Documentary Emmy® Awards Nominations
- May 16, 2023Announcements
NEA Podcast Features Kartemquin AAPI Fund filmmaker Jason Rhee
- April 19, 2023
Announcing the 2023 Diverse Voices in Docs Fellows
- April 5, 2023Announcements
Meet the 2023 CAAM Fellows
- December 19, 2022
Kartemquin Films Awards Funding for Three Films as Part of AAPI Voices Fund
- October 17, 2022
Southern Documentary Fund Announced its 2022 Production Grantees
- August 16, 2022
Projects Selected for the Fund for AAPI Voices at Kartemquin
- April 4, 2022
Kartemquin Films Announces the Zhao-Chen Family Fund for AAPI Voices
- March 10, 2022
Announcing the 2022 Diverse Voices in Docs (DVID) Fellows
- November 10, 2021Announcements
Kartemquin Welcomes Betsy Leonard as Executive Director