Articles Tagged ‘Kartemquin Films’
Kartemquin denied not-for-profit tax exemption
FILM / TVThe Illinois Department of Revenue has denied Kartemquin Films a tax exemption for its not-for-profit status, because it makes and sells “propaganda DVDs,” according to the Chicago-based prodco.
Noted film critic Roger Ebert passes away
FILM / PEOPLE NEWSPulitzer Prize-winning American film critic Roger Ebert (pictured) has passed away at the age of 70, after a long battle with cancer.
Paying for archive footage: Fair’s fare?
FILM / TVThough the U.S. Copyright Office renewed a legal exemption allowing doc-makers to rip footage from DVDs, the issue of ‘fair use’ in documentary remains a contentious one. Here, realscreen talks to advocates and rights holders to explore the issue. (Pictured: Room 237)
Sundance ’13: CNN Films picks up James/Scorsese collaboration
FILM / TVCNN Films, the feature doc arm of news giant CNN Worldwide, has picked up the forthcoming doc on U.S. film critic Roger Ebert, directed by Steve James (pictured, left) and backed by Martin Scorsese (right).
U.S. renews fair use exemption for DVDs, online video
DIGITAL / FILM / TVThe U.S. Copyright Office renewed a fair use exemption that allows doc makers to rip footage from DVDs and streaming video to use in their work until 2015, but did not extend the exemption to Blu-ray discs.
Steve James to direct Roger Ebert documentary
FILM / PEOPLE NEWSSteve James (pictured), the director behind Hoop Dreams and The Interrupters, is teaming up with executive producers Steven Zaillian and Martin Scorsese to make a documentary about America’s most famous film critic.
IDA, Academy, Sundance, Tribeca call for Nyrabia release
FILM / PEOPLE NEWSThe International Documentary Association and the Sundance and Tribeca Film Institutes are among nearly 30 organizations calling for the release of missing Syrian filmmaker Owra Nyrabia (pictured).
Chicago gives $1m backing to ‘violence interrupters’
FILMThe city of Chicago has given anti-violence group CeaseFire a US$1 million grant to help police reduce conflict in the town, after Mayor Rahm Emanuel saw Steve James’s doc The Interrupters (pictured), which profiled the organization.
‘POV’ at 25: A quarter century of fearless films
TV‘POV,’ the longest-running showcase for independent documentary on television, kicks off its 25th season this Thursday (June 21) on PBS. Here, directors, producers and program execs discuss the strand’s past, present and future.
PBS moves ‘POV,’ ‘Independent Lens’ to Monday nights
DIGITAL / FILM / TVThe long-running doc strands will begin airing on Monday nights at 10 p.m. when the next season of ‘Independent Lens’ premieres on October 29. With the new time slot, PBS programmers are seeking to remedy a controversial schedule change that resulted in ratings dropping and prompted a backlash from indie filmmakers.
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