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Team Acacia
Jan 9, 2023
CMP Announces Opening of Submissions for 2023 Shifting Voices Film Fund
Fund Supports BIPOC Nonfiction Feature Filmmakers CHICAGO, Illinois (January 9, 2023) – CMP, the premier social impact documentary funder...
Team Acacia
Dec 21, 2022
Doc10 Supported Films Shortlisted for 95th Academy Awards Nominations
2023 Shortlist Inclusions Reflect Continuing Influence of CMP and Doc10 on Nonfiction Film Industry CHICAGO, Illinois (December 21, 2022)...
Team Acacia
Aug 18, 2022
Doc5 Documentary Film Festival Comes to Palo Alto September 7 - 9, 2022
Influential Documentary Festival Kicks Off Awards Season With Five Acclaimed Selections CHICAGO, Illinois – CMP, the presenting...
Team Acacia
Jun 21, 2022
CMP Announces Inaugural Winner of Shifting Voices Film Fund Supporting BIPOC Filmmakers
Six Projects Competed For $50,000 Grant at Great Chicago Pitch; Nearly $100,000 Raised For New and Emerging Filmmakers CHICAGO, Illinois...
Team Acacia
May 20, 2022
VARIETY: Abortion Activists Depicted in ‘The Janes’ Sound Alarm About Possible Roe v. Wade Overturn
By: Addie Morfoot, Variety May 20, 2022 Following Doc10 Film Festival’s opening night screening of “The Janes” on May 19, several...
Team Acacia
May 20, 2022
Doc10 to Honor Leading Documentary Filmmakers at Annual Festival May 19-22, 2022
N. Bird Runningwater and Jessica Devaney Receive First-Ever Doc10 Luminary and Vanguard Awards CHICAGO, Illinois – Doc10 today announced...
Team Acacia
May 18, 2022
THE TRIIBE: ‘Let The Little Light Shine’ documentary follows the fight to save a public school
By: Tonia Hill May 20, 2022 Let The Little Light Shine, a documentary film that follows the fight to save National Teachers Academy...
Team Acacia
May 18, 2022
WBEZ: At a sold-out screening of ‘The Janes,’ Chicagoans get a history lesson — and marching orders
By: Courtney Kueppers May 20, 2022 As a student at the University of Chicago in the ’60s, Heather Booth began connecting people seeking...
Team Acacia
May 11, 2022
Doc10 Announces Exclusive Programming and Special Guests
Panel Conversations, Filmmaker Discussions, and Opportunities for Activism Abound at 7th Edition Festival May 19 - 22, 2022 CHICAGO,...
Team Acacia
Apr 11, 2022
Doc10 Documentary Film Festival Announces 7th Edition Slate
Year's Top Nonfiction Selections Take Us From Chicago to Ukraine, Brazilian Amazon, and Inside Volcanoes May 19 - 22, 2022 CHICAGO,...
Team Acacia
Mar 30, 2022
Doc10 Documentary Film Festival Holds Chicago Premiere of "Navalny"
April 9 Preview of First Film in Doc10 Slate Reveals Thrilling Story of Russian Opposition Leader CHICAGO, Illinois – The Doc10...
Team Acacia
Jun 7, 2021
Doc10 Documentary Film Festival Celebrates Juneteenth
Annual Film Festival Puts Black Experience Center Stage CHICAGO, Illinois -- The Doc10 Documentary Film Festival announced programming...
Team Acacia
May 10, 2021
Doc10 Documentary Film Festival Announces Full Slate
Bookended by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and Anthony Bourdain, Festival Returns to Chicago June 17 - 20 CHICAGO, Illinois -- Today, CMP...
Team Acacia
Apr 15, 2021
CMP Announces Doc10 2021 Dates
Renowned Documentary Film Festival Returns to Chicago June 17 - 20 CHICAGO, Illinois -- Today, CMP announced the return of Chicago’s...
Team Acacia
Mar 15, 2021
CMP Inaugural Partnership with The New York Times Op-Docs Lands Oscar Nomination
"A Concerto is a Conversation" Nominated for Best Documentary (Short Subject) CHICAGO, IL -- CMP is proud to announce an exclusive...
Team Acacia
Dec 8, 2020
CMP Hosts Virtual Panel with "Between the World and Me" Filmmakers
Discussion on Wednesday, December 9, focuses on healing, resilience, and Black joy CHICAGO, IL -- Today, CMP, in partnership with the...
Team Acacia
Sep 8, 2020
CMP Brings Doc5 Film Festival to Middleburg, Virginia
Today, CMP announced its inaugural Doc5 Film Festival will take place this September in Middleburg, Virginia.
Team Acacia
Mar 15, 2020
Doc10 Postponed Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Chicago Media Project announced today that the fifth annual Doc10 Film Festival will be postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Team Acacia
Mar 5, 2020
Doc10 Announces Lineup for 5th Annual Film Festival
Today, the Doc10 Film Festival announced its 2020 slate of featured films, running April 16 - 19, 2020 at the Davis Theater.
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