Category: Film Business
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Kartemquin Films: two Oscar nominations
Kartemquin Films, a Chicago-based not-for-profit documentary production studio with strong ties to Columbia College Chicago (CCC), will be represented at the 90th Academy Awards with two Oscar nominations! Kartemquin was founded in 1966 by Gordon Quinn, who has an honorary degree from CCC, and who is an Executive Producer on both Oscar-nominated films. Steve James,…
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Course Spotlight: Film & TV Business students meet with Betsy Steinberg
Betsy Steinberg, Executive Director of Kartemquin Films, visited the Columbia College Chicago campus to speak with students in the Business of Film and TV class on March 30th. She was able to serve as a expert resource on Chicago film making while giving advice to students aspiring to be active in the industry. The main points of…
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Department Spotlight: Manifest 2015
It’s our favorite time of the year, Manifest! Manifest is Columbia’s signature year-ending event that showcases graduating senior and graduate student work. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Focus.” The event will emphasize the importance of “focus” in art, film, photography, dance, theater, and other artistic disciplines. Several courses in the Business & Entrepreneurship…
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Arts & Business Council of Chicago Partnership Continues
This spring the Business & Entrepreneurship Department will continue to partner with the Arts & Business Council of Chicago to offer a series of arts management workshops for 2015. This agreement will serve three objectives: Offer additional training to our full time and part time faculty members Regularly bring professional arts managers on campus, to…
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Student Spotlight: Betsy Ray (MAM ’16)
Meet Betsy Ray, a first year student in the Business & Entrepreneurship graduate program invested in Visual Arts. Currently she is working with a film series called America the Beautiful. In this student spotlight she discusses the series in depth, her personal goals, and why she chose the Business & Entrepreneurship program. What are two…