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WATCH. LEARN. IMPACT 04.18.18 NEWS from Chicago Media Project

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DOC10 Film Festival 2018

WERE YOU THERE?!

DOC10 2018 @ Davis Theatre
"In just three years, Chicago’s DOC10 film festival has become a destination for the year’s best documentaries as they make their way through the festival circuit. Just one weekend each April, the festival, presented by the Chicago Media Project, screens ten films making their Chicago premieres. Often, these films—selected with care by festival programmer Anthony Kaufman—go on to be some of the most talked about non-fiction filmmaking of the year."

We had some very special filmmaking guests stop by...

WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR Producer Caryn Capotosto

Caryn Capotosto

LOVE MEANS ZERO director Jason Kohn

Anthony Kaufman and Jason Kohn

Member of the NYPD 12 and activist subject of CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Sgt. Edwin Raymond

Sgt. Edwin Raymond

ON HER SHOULDERS director Alexandria Bombach

Alexandria Bombach

306 HOLLYWOOD director Jonathan Bogarin

Jonathan Bogarin

RBG directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen

Betsy West and Julie Cohen

THE OTHER SIDE OF EVERYTHING director Mila Turajlic and subject Srbijanka Turajlic

Mila and Srbijanka Turajlic

MINDING THE GAP producer Diane Quon and director Bing Liu

Diane Quon
Bing Liu

THE KING director Eugene Jarecki

Anthony Kaufman and Eugene Jarecki

And Elvis.

George Thomas, Elvis Tribute Artist

VR-RV

This year, we were excited to unveil the newest facet of DOC10, our VR – RV, focused on interactive media, documentary storytelling and technology. Wholly unique to Chicago, the airstream opened on Friday evening, April 6th, celebrating our VR artists, and continued alongside the festival all weekend.

DOC10 2018 VR-RV

The VR–RV hosted two new media innovators who presented experiences at the intersection of documentary and emerging technologies to transform our awareness of social issues.

Congo: Empowered by Light by StoryUp

Sun Ladies by Maria Bello, Celine Tricart, and Christian Stephen

CMP Co-Founders, Paula Froehle and Steve Cohen
Doc10 guest enjoying an "out of this world" VR experience

Thank you to all who helped make this year's festival a success! With an exciting line-up of films, very special guests, a cadre of hard-working partners and a record turn-out, it was really an incredible 4 days.

CMP CEO and Co-Founder Paula Froehle and Co-Founder Steve Cohen
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GRACE

Join us for the Chicago Premiere of Rachel Pikelny's GRACE, a short documentary supported by CMP

Rachel Pikelny was the inaugural recipient of CMP's 2017 IGF Public Good partnership award.

Public Good's technology is in use by leading news outlets ranging from CNN to Univision to Upworthy, and today more than 30 million people have been able to support Public Good's network of nonprofits working on the world's most important causes. This CMP/Public Good partnership provides digital assets for filmmakers to utilize on their website, in emails and through texting.

April 23, 2018, 7PM at Landmark Century Cinema

CMP Member Comp Tickets are Available

"Rachel Pikelny’s heart-grabbing and just plain real film “Grace” is a sincere and revealing portrait of Grace Lombardo, an Illinois soccer mom and cancer survivor who elects to get an elaborate tattoo to adorn her mastectomy scars."

CMP at Tribeca and HotDocs

We are thrilled to have several premieres of CMP funded films at Tribeca and HotDocs!

THE FEELING OF BEING WATCHED

directed by Assia Boundaoui

BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY

directed by Dava Whisenant

THE FOURTH ESTATE

directed by Liz Garbus

HOTDOCS CANADIAN & INTERNATIONAL PREMIERES:

306 HOLLYWOOD

directed by Elan and Jonathan Bogarin

BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY

directed by Dava Whisenant

BISBEE '17

directed by Robert Greene

THE BLUE WALL

directed by Richard Rowley

THE FEELING OF BEING WATCHED

directed by Assia Boundaoui

THE FOURTH ESTATE

directed by Liz Garbus

OF FATHERS AND SONS

directed by Talal Derki

OUR NEW PRESIDENT

directed by Maxim Pozdorovkin

WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR

directed by Morgan Neville

Check out this IndieWire article written by DOC10 Film Curator, Anthony Kaufman, about why Netflix and Amazon Aren’t Buying Documentaries, But the Non-Fiction Market Is Booming Anyway

The digital disruptors aren't buying documentaries the way they were a year ago, but that doesn't mean the marketplace has gone stagnant.
Impact

Impact Grant Fund Recipients

Each year, through our member-supported Impact Grant Fund, CMP awards support to filmmakers creating groundbreaking work in non-fiction media.

We are so pleased to announce the 2018 IGF Recipients:

Katie Galloway (THE PUSHOUTS) - Public Good Partnership Grant

Katie Galloway, Paula Froehle and Steve Cohen

Kirsten Kelly and Anne de Mare (THIS IS THE HOUSE WHERE I LEARNED NOT TO SLEEP) - Early Stage Grant

Kirsten Kelly

Michael Premo (WATER WARRIORS) - Outreach Campaign Grant

MIchael Premo

Nanfu Wang (BORN IN CHINA) - Filmmaker Sustainability Grant

Nanfu Wang

In addition, in 2018 the IGF Advisory Board has awarded a special seed grant to support AmDoc's Documentary Artists Emergency Fund.

Justine Nagan, POV

Stay tuned for more updates on the Impact Grant Fund in future WLIs.

And finally, a special shout-out to former CMP employee, Paola Piers-Torres on her latest project:

THE MIXTAPE: CHICAGO

THE MIXTAPE: CHICAGO is an anthology documentary series that digs deep into the stories of marginalized young people in Chicago who are utilizing transformational after-school arts programs to find their voices and express and empower themselves. These safe havens provide support, space, and a multidisciplinary approach to arts education to tackle issues such as gang violence, school closure, and gentrification. They have also contributed to the rise of a generation of artists and activists, including Chance the Rapper. Through this series, we meet the individuals behind some of the most impactful grassroots movements happening in Chicago, and the future leaders who are poised to change the cultural landscape of Chi-Town.

THE MIXTAPE: CHICAGO is currently in the final stretch of their Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to create the pilot episode of the series.

Next Up

Dinner & Docs

July 10th @ Millenium Park

Featuring MAN ON WIRE

AND

look our for our announcement of some VERY SPECIAL GUESTS in our next WLI ;)

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