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Blue Chalk’s Atomic Echoes to Premiere on Public Television Stations Nationwide August 1
July 8, 2025Marking the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombing, Atomic Echoes: Untold Stories of World War II, a new documentary from Blue Chalk ... Read more -
Blue Chalk Wins Three Telly Awards, Bringing Total to 31
May 28, 2025Blue Chalk-supported projects received three honors at this year’s Telly Awards, bringing our total number of wins from the competition to 31. Firebreak, an ... Read more -
Blue Chalk Projects Win Two Gold NYX Awards
May 7, 2025Blue Chalk Media has won two Gold Awards at the 2025 NYX Awards, bringing our total to 18 honors from the competition. Roadrunners Rise took home the Gold i... Read more -
Game On Nominated for a Webby Award!
April 8, 2025Exciting news! Game On: Hoops and Dreams in Rural China has been nominated for a Webby Award in the Video & Film – Sport category! The series was selecte... Read more -
Firebreak to Screen at the Inaugural Portland Panorama Film Festival
March 11, 2025We’re excited to announce that Firebreak has been selected to screen at the first-ever Portland Panorama Film Festival, which takes place from April 10–20, ... Read more -
Firebreak Selected for DC Environmental Film Festival & Capital City – Watch the First Sneak Peek!
February 14, 2025We’re proud to share that our feature documentary Firebreakhas been selected to screen at the DC Environmental Film Festival (DCEFF) in Washington, D.C., fr... Read more -
"Firebreak" and Royal Ramey Featured on The Daily Show, Recognized by the Obama Foundation
January 28, 2025We’re excited to share that our documentary Firebreak, was recently featured on The Daily Show! In an interview with Jon Stewart, Royal Ramey, Co-Founder &a... Read more -
Game On Now Streaming on USA Today
January 22, 2025An unexpected American export has become a cultural phenomenon in rural China—basketball. The deeply American sport has transformed into a passionate pastim... Read more -
Blue Chalk Media Announces New Documentary: Atomic Veterans
December 11, 2024NEW YORK, NY, Dec 17, 2024 Blue Chalk is proud to announce its latest documentary project, Atomic Veterans, a timely and powerful film that delves into the ... Read more -
Blue Chalk Podcast Series Wins International Awards
November 25, 2024We’re thrilled to share that "Covering Their Tracks," Blue Chalk Media’s documentary podcast miniseries has received two international honors. It was "Highl... Read more -
Hello London
October 3, 2024Hello London, Brooklyn Calling In 2013, we opened the doors of Blue Chalk Media with the greeting “Hello from Brooklyn”. We chose this historic picture of th... Read more -
Blue Chalk Announces Acquisition by the Auspicious Group
October 1, 2024Blue Chalk Media, a US-based, award-winning production company, has been acquired by the Auspicious Group, a new global creative services agency based in Lo... Read more -
New Blue Chalk Documentary “Firebreak” to Screen at Bend Film Festival
August 21, 2024PORTLAND, OR, Aug. 23, 2024 - Blue Chalk Media is thrilled to announce that its newest documentary feature, Firebreak, will screen at the Bend Film Festival... Read more -
Blue Chalk Wins Three Cascadia Awards
June 7, 2024We're thrilled to announce that Blue Chalk has won three awards at the Cascadia Creative Awards! In the "Best Long Form Video - Single" category, we took h... Read more -
Growing Floret Nominated for Third Daytime Emmy
April 19, 2024"Growing Floret" Season 2, produced by Blue Chalk for Magnolia Network, has received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in the Lifestyle category. This marks t... Read more -
Blue Chalk Produces Two Episodes of Magnolia Network Design Series
December 8, 2023A Blue Chalk-produced episode of Magnolia Network's "In With The Old" is now streaming! This is the first of two episodes created by Blue Chalk for this ... Read more -
Celebrating 10 Years of Blue Chalk
November 20, 2023Today, November 20, 2023, we’re toasting a decade of creativity, collaboration, and storytelling as we celebrate our 10th birthday! Over the past 10 years, ... Read more -
New Blue Chalk-Produced Special Now Streaming on Magnolia Network
November 2, 2023An all-new, Blue Chalk-produced, Magnolia Network special, "Cabin Chronicles: Renovation," is now streaming! The special follows cabin owners Lee Gibso... Read more -
Blue Chalk Media Appoints Kenzie Bruce and Jesse Crowell as Co-Creative Directors
August 7, 2023We are excited to announce the appointment of Blue Chalk staffers Kenzie Bruce and Jesse Crowell as the new Co-Creative Directors of Blue Chalk Media. As C... Read more -
Blue Chalk’s Magnolia Network Projects Now Streaming on Max
May 22, 2023After months of hard work and creativity, we’re thrilled to announce that two Blue Chalk-produced projects for Magnolia Network, "Growing Floret: Season Two... Read more -
Season Two of Diary of an Old Home Now Streaming
April 18, 2023We're excited to announce the official release of season two of our Magnolia Network series, "Diary of an Old Home." Following the success of season one,... Read more -
Blue Chalk-Produced Projects Named as Webby Honorees
April 6, 2023We would like to congratulate our clients Wondrium and Food Network whose Blue Chalk-produced projects have been named honorees in the 27th Annual Webb... Read more -
New Blue Chalk & Magnolia Network Series "Storefront Stories"
December 13, 2022The shopkeepers of beautiful and unique shops uncover the heart and vision of their retail spaces in our brand new Magnolia Network series, “Storefront Stor... Read more -
Blue Chalk Film Wins Top International Broadcasting Award
November 14, 2022Solving For Zero, a feature-length documentary created by Blue Chalk Media for Wondrium, won top honors in the “Science and Technology” at the 2022 Associat... Read more -
Blue Chalk Produces New Series for Tastemade & Realtor.com
October 12, 2022We worked with Tastemade and Realtor.com to produce Season Three of "Beyond the Block.” In this series, REALTOR® and series host, Andrew Tyree, take first-ti... Read more -
Blue Chalk Magnolia Network Series Now Available HBO Max
September 29, 2022Blue Chalk’s series "Growing Floret" and "The Cabin Chronicles" are among the Magnolia Network series now available to stream on HBO Max in the US as part o... Read more -
New Magnolia Series "Diary of an Old Home" Now Streaming
September 5, 2022We worked with Magnolia Network to produce four episodes of "Diary of an Old Home," a brand-new digital series where homeowners offer an intimate look at th... Read more -
Blue Chalk Creates "Sister Cities" Series for USA Today
July 27, 2022Explore the food, culture, and heartbeat connecting cities in China and the USA in our new series, "Sister Cities," produced in partnership with USA Today ... Read more -
Growing Floret Renewed For Season Two
May 27, 2022Blue Chalk's Magnolia Network series "Growing Floret" has been renewed for a second season! First streaming on Discovery+ and the Magnolia Network App in J... Read more -
Blue Chalk Series Receives Daytime Emmy Nominations
May 6, 2022“Growing Floret,” a Blue Chalk series created for Magnolia Network, has been nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards. The series is among six nominees in the... Read more -
"Solving for Zero" a New Documentary From Blue Chalk & Wondrium Is Now Streaming
April 8, 2022PORTLAND, OR, Apr. 8, 2022 - “Solving For Zero,” a documentary created by video production company Blue Chalk Media for Wondrium, is now available to stream... Read more -
Blue Chalk Series to Air on Magnolia Network Cable Channel
April 6, 2022Two Blue Chalk series created for Magnolia Network are set to air on Magnolia’s cable channel. “Growing Floret” is set to have its debut on the Magnolia Net... Read more -
Blue Chalk Documentary Wins At McMinnville Film Festival
March 2, 2022Our film "The People's Newspaper" has won the Shawash Ilihi Award for Best Native American Film at the 2022 McMinnville Short Film Festival. Produced in pa... Read more -
W3 and Davey Awards Honor Blue Chalk
October 27, 2021Five Blue Chalk projects have won a total of eight awards in the Davey Awards and the W3 Awards. "Standard: Rural Hospitals in Crisis," won a gold Davey Awar... Read more -
Blue Chalk OSBA Doc Wins Top Education Award
August 2, 2021Blue Chalk film, "Rising from the Ashes," created for the Oregon School Boards Association, has won an Award of Excellence in the 2021 National School Publi... Read more -
Four Blue Chalk Series and Workshops Launch on Magnolia Network & discovery+
July 14, 2021Four new series and workshops created by Blue Chalk Media for Magnolia Network, are now available to watch on discovery+ and on the new Magnolia app. Two ne... Read more -
Blue Chalk Film Wins National Magazine Award
June 14, 2021Our film "Quiet No More," directed by Léo Hamelin and published by The New Yorker, has won the Video category at the 2021 National Magazine Awards, also kno... Read more -
Blue Chalk Films Win Three Communicator Awards
May 4, 2021For the sixth year in a row, Blue Chalk films have been named as winners in the Communicator Awards. This year, three of our films were honored. "Quiet No Mo... Read more -
Blue Chalk Doc Is Finalist in Pictures of the Year International
March 9, 2021Pictures of the Year International (POYI) has named our New Yorker Documentary, "Quiet No More," as a finalist in the Documentary Journalism category. Direc... Read more -
Blue Chalk Project Wins SIMA Award for Innovation
February 11, 2021Our film "The Red Door Project: Evolve" has been awarded a Jury Prize for Innovation in the Impact category in the 2021 Social Impact Media Awards (SIMA). C... Read more -
Blue Chalk Documentary on the Navajo Times is Published on New Yorker
January 14, 2021Late last year, we shared the news that an upcoming Blue Chalk produced documentary had been awarded a grant by The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Tha... Read more -
Get An Exclusive Look At Our Series For Magnolia Network on discovery+
January 4, 2021You can now stream a preview episode of our series for Magnolia Network, “Growing Floret,” on discovery+ ahead of the full launch coming later this year! E... Read more -
Three Blue Chalk Projects Win Awards
December 21, 2020Three Blue Chalk projects have been honored by two awards competitions, The NYX Video Awards, and the PR Daily Awards. In the NYX Awards, our film "High Sta... Read more -
Season's Greetings From Blue Chalk
December 21, 2020Dear Friends, It’s that time of year when we typically reflect on how wonderful the past twelve months have been. But, as storytellers who feed off human i... Read more -
Press Release: Oregon High School Robotics Documentary to Premiere on OPB
December 17, 2020PORTLAND, OR, Dec. 17, 2020 - Big Dreams in Umatilla, a documentary created by video production company Blue Chalk Media, is set to premiere on Oregon Publi... Read more -
Blue Chalk is Highly Commended at AIB Awards
November 16, 2020Our film, "The Red Door Project: Evolve," has been "Highly Commended" by The Association of International Broadcasting (AIB) Awards in the "Arts and Culture ... Read more -
Davey Awards Honor Blue Chalk
November 2, 2020For the sixth year in a row, Blue Chalk projects have been honored by the Davey Awards. This year, we won six gold awards for our films "Impossible Firsts,"... Read more -
Blue Chalk Wins Three W3 Awards
October 16, 2020Three Blue Chalk projects have won W3 Awards. "Wish You Were Here: Winter in the Alvord Desert," created for Travel Oregon, won a Gold Award in the "Travel ... Read more -
"Quiet No More" is an Official Selection at DOCNYC
October 15, 2020Our short documentary, "Quiet No More," has been selected to screen at this year's DOCNYC film festival as part of the “All That Matters” shorts program. Di... Read more -
Blue Chalk Project Produced Awarded Pulitzer Grant
September 9, 2020An upcoming Blue Chalk produced project has been awarded a grant by The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. The project will follow reporters from the Nav... Read more -
"Quiet No More" Wins At BronzeLens Film Festival
August 18, 2020Our film “Quiet No More” has won "Best Short Documentary" at the BronzeLens Film Festival of Atlanta Awards. The awards were held via Facebook Live on Sunday... Read more -
Blue Chalk Projects Win NYX & NSPRA Awards
August 10, 2020Our work has recently been honored by two competitions, the NYX Awards, and the National School Publication Relations Association (NSPRA) Awards. The NYX Aw... Read more -
"Quiet No More" to Screen at BronzeLens Film Festival
July 10, 2020Our short film “Quiet No More” has been named as an official selection in the 11th annual BronzeLens Film Festival. Directed by Eléonore Hamelin, “Quiet No... Read more -
Three Blue Chalk Projects Win Telly Awards
June 11, 2020Our films, "We Break Cycles," "The Red Door Project: Evolve," and "Impossible Firsts" have been honored by the Telly Awards! Created for Open School, "We Br... Read more -
Blue Chalk Wins Three Gold Communicator Awards
May 18, 2020Three Blue Chalk films have won top honors at the 2020 Communicator Awards. Both "Impossible Firsts," created for the Portland State University Foundation, a... Read more -
Blue Chalk Producing Original Docuseries for Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network
April 22, 2020Over the past year, we’ve been hard at work on a project that we’ve been bursting to talk about. Today, we’re sharing the exciting news — we’ve been filming... Read more -
The Happiest of Holidays From Blue Chalk Media
December 20, 2019Dear friends, Just as we’ve gotten used to seeing “2019” on our calendars, a new year is almost upon us. But, with a new year (and a new decade) comes excit... Read more -
Our Favorite 2019 Production Locations
December 12, 2019Getting to traverse the globe telling great stories is easily one of our favorite parts of our job. To celebrate yet another year of bucket list assignments... Read more -
Blue Chalk Honored by AIB, W3 and Davey Awards
November 11, 2019Three separate awards competitions have honored Blue Chalk projects. First, our documentary, “Minidoka,” directed by Megumi Nishikura, was “Highly Commen... Read more -
Blue Chalk Wins Nine Communicator Awards
October 16, 2019Nine Blue Chalk films have won Communicator Awards. Our projects Let Knowledge Serve, Pearson World Religions, How Seamus Gets a Fish and The India 100: Foo... Read more -
Blue Chalk Wins Seventh NSPRA Award
July 10, 2019Our film, “The Promise of Oregon: College is in Krista’s Future,” has won an Award of Excellence in the National School Public Relations Association's (NSPRA... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Mitch Tanen
July 10, 2019Mitchell (Mitch) Tanen has joined the Blue Chalk Media team as Executive Producer. Mitch will be based in our Portland, Oregon, office, where he will work o... Read more -
Blue Chalk Wins An Emmy Award
June 12, 2019"American Beat: Cops and Refugees Join Forces in Boise," created with Gail Ablow and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, won in the "Public/Current/Commun... Read more -
Minidoka Screens at the New York Japan CineFest
June 12, 2019Our short film "Minidoka" was screened at New York's Asia Society as part of the New York Japan CineFest 2019, a festival that celebrates the work of emergi... Read more -
Blue Chalk Wins 11 Telly Awards
May 21, 2019For the fourth year in a row, Blue Chalk’s projects have been honored by the Telly Awards. 11 of our projects won awards in multiple different categories: ... Read more -
Folio, Webby and Rosey Awards Honor Blue Chalk Projects
April 10, 2019Three Blue Chalk projects have been recognized by the Folio Digital Awards, The Webby Awards and The Rosey Awards! At the end of March, we received the news... Read more -
Blue Chalk Series for Food Network & Time Inc. Honored at Cynopsis Awards
March 12, 2019Two Blue Chalk Series, “Fix Me a Plate,” created for Food Network, and “The India 100,” created for Time Inc,’s custom content studio, were acknowledged at ... Read more -
Blue Chalk Releases Year Two of “The India 100” Series
March 12, 2019For the second year in a row, Blue Chalk worked with The Foundry, Time Inc.’s custom content studio, to create three new films for the Indian Ministry of T... Read more -
Blue Chalk-Edited Film Plays at Big Sky
March 12, 2019The Blue Chalk-edited film, “The Blackfeet Flood,” was featured at the 2019 Big Sky Documentary Festival, which took place in Missoula, Montana, at the end... Read more -
Peace And Joy From Blue Chalk Media
December 21, 2018Dearest Friends, They say time flies when you’re having fun, which may explain why we’re finding it so hard to believe that 2018 is almost over. As the curta... Read more -
Blue Chalk Creates Anniversary Book
November 26, 2018We’ve created a commemorative book that tells the story of Blue Chalk from inception to the present day in honor of our fifth anniversary. Although we opera... Read more -
Blue Chalk Launches Redesigned Website and Year Five Reel
November 21, 2018To celebrate our five year anniversary we’ve redesigned our website and have created a brand new reel that tells the story of our journey so far. Created by... Read more -
Blue Chalk wins at the Lovie and GlobalTrend Awards
October 29, 2018Six Blue Chalk projects, spanning four different continents, have been honored by the GlobalTrend Video Awards and Lovie Awards! With two GlobalTrend Video A... Read more -
Blue Chalk Wins Seven Davey Awards
October 25, 2018Six Blue Chalk projects have received seven Davey Awards! The annual International Davey Awards honors the achievements of the “Creative Davids,” the small a... Read more -
W3 Awards Honor Three Blue Chalk Projects
October 10, 2018Three Blue Chalk projects, “Beatrice,” “Sanah,” and “Pearson Originals: Issues in the News,” have won W³ Awards! The top prize went to "Beatrice," which was... Read more -
New Awards Nominations and Festival Screenings
October 2, 2018We have some great news! Two Blue Chalk projects, “American Beat” and “Confluence,” are set to be featured at two different film festivals, while “American ... Read more -
Blue Chalk Creates Films for CARE in India
August 27, 2018Earlier this year, our team spent ten days in the East Indian state of Bihar to create two films for Blue State Digital, and its client CARE International. ... Read more -
Blue Chalk Producer Visits Mexico With IWMF
July 10, 2018We’re incredibly proud of Blue Chalk producer, Eléonore (Léo) Hamelin, who was selected to join the IWMF (International Women’s Media Foundation) on a report... Read more -
Blue Chalk Doc to Air on PBS World Channel
July 10, 2018“American Beat: Cops and Refugees Join Forces in Boise,” a 26-minute Blue Chalk Media documentary created with the help of Carnegie Corporation of New York,... Read more -
Blue Chalk Films Win Education PR Awards
June 18, 2018Great news! Two Blue Chalk films have received Awards of Excellence in the National School Public Relations Association's (NSPRA) 2017 Publications and Elec... Read more -
Two Blue Chalk Films Receive Honors
June 13, 2018Two Blue Chalk Films have been honored in two separate competitions on the same day! First, our CEO, Greg Moyer, and COO, Pam Huling, attended the Cynopsis ... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes New Team Members
June 13, 2018We are overjoyed to announce that we’ve hired four new full-time staff members, Maria Kjellstrand, Kylie Juggert, Matthew Slutsky and Whitney Bradshaw! Mari... Read more -
Blue Chalk Creates Warrior Games Profiles for Edelman
June 13, 2018Public relations company Edelman and its client, Dove Men+Care, commissioned Blue Chalk Media to create two films profiling participants in this year’s Warri... Read more -
Blue Chalk Creates New Educational Mini Docs For Pearson
May 2, 2018The higher education division of Pearson, one of the world’s top textbook publishers, commissioned Blue Chalk Media to created 19 short films that put a hum... Read more -
"Ricardo's Story" wins at Rosey Awards
April 18, 2018Excellent news! Our film, "Ricardo's Story," has won a Climbing Rose in the "Digital Video Under $50,000" category at the 2018 Rosey Awards! The film tells ... Read more -
Two Blue Chalk Films Honored by Cynopsis Media
April 3, 2018Two of our films have been honored by Cynopsis Media! “Ricardo’s Story,” created for Pearson Education, received an honorable mention in the “Branded Conten... Read more -
Blue Chalk Creates India Series for The Foundry
April 2, 2018Last year, our crew spent five weeks in India creating three films for The Foundry, Time Inc.’s custom content studio, and its client, the Indian Ministry o... Read more -
Blue Chalk Works With OSBA on GRADitude Campaign
April 2, 2018We’re excited to be working with the Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA) on a new aspect of its “Promise of Oregon” campaign—a $1,000 scholarship for on... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Mariko Fujinaka
March 15, 2018We are thrilled to welcome Mariko Fujinaka to the Blue Chalk team as supervising writer. Mariko is a writer, editor, and project manager who has worked in a... Read more -
America’s First Foodie Wins Food Film Award
March 14, 2018We’re delighted to share the news that “America’s First Foodie” has been named the best “Single Food-Focused Video or Feature Film” at the International Ass... Read more -
Sanah: An Inspiring Story for Pearson
March 14, 2018Blue Chalk worked with Pearson Education to produce a series of films that highlight inspirational people who have overcome barriers to education. In this f... Read more -
Vastenactie Lenten Appeal
February 27, 2018We were thrilled to work with Vastenactie, a Roman Catholic aid organization based in the Netherlands, to create a film series for its Lenten campaign. Las... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Eric Schoenbrunn
February 21, 2018We're so happy to welcome Eric Schoenbrunn to the Blue Chalk team as senior editor. Eric is a Portland, OR-based video editor, motion graphics artist and po... Read more -
Blue Chalk Film Wins SIMA Award
February 8, 2018Great news! Our film, "A Chance to See Again," created for SEE International, has won a Social Impact Media Award (SIMA) for Humanitas in the Impact category... Read more -
Blue Chalk Doc to Screen in Boise, Idaho
February 1, 2018We are thrilled to announce that our new 26-minute short documentary, “American Beat: Cops and Refugees Join Forces in Boise,” will have its debut at the B... Read more -
Blue Chalk Works with Freedom House on New Report Film
February 1, 2018We were honored to work with Freedom House and creative agency M+R to produce a film that summarizes the organization’s newly released 2018 “Freedom in the... Read more -
Blue Chalk Explores the Cutting Edge of Food
February 1, 2018Get ready to discover some incredible foodie inventions in our new series for Food Network, “Cutting Edge.” From pizza-making robots to 3D gummy printers, t... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Sebastian Weinberg
January 16, 2018We are so excited to welcome Sebastian Weinberg to the Blue Chalk team as senior production manager. Sebastian grew up in New York City drinking coffee, pla... Read more -
Blue Chalk Makes Video Awards Shortlist
January 9, 2018We’re thrilled to announce that our film, “Ricardo’s Story,” has been shortlisted for the Cynopsis Short Video Festival’s “Branded Content/Content Marketing... Read more -
Our Top Five Videos of 2017
December 19, 2017From the rural towns of Namibia to the suburban neighborhoods of Flint, Michigan, we’ve been fortunate to tell incredible stories from near and far over th... Read more -
Warm Winter Wishes From Blue Chalk Media
December 19, 2017Dear Friends, We can hardly believe the end of year is upon us again! As the dust settles on our 500th project and our fourth year in business, we are awestr... Read more -
Blue Chalk Media Four Years On
November 21, 2017Dear Friends, Four years ago this week, we declared Blue Chalk open for business. It came at a precarious time for people who made a living through visual... Read more -
"A Tribute to Discomfort" Wins Top Prize at Film Festival
November 7, 2017We’re thrilled to announce that our film, “A Tribute to Discomfort: Cory Richards,” has won first place in the in Professional Documentary Category at the 2... Read more -
"A Chance to See Again" Highly Commended at AIB Awards
November 3, 2017We're delighted to announce that our film, "A Chance to See Again," created for SEE International, has been highly commended in the "Short Documentary" categ... Read more -
Three Blue Chalk Films Win W3 Awards
October 26, 2017Great news! Three of our projects have been honored with W3 Awards! "Noah," a filmed edited by Blue Chalk and directed by Dana Romanoff, won two awards—it w... Read more -
Announcing Blue Chalk’s Portfolio Open Call
October 4, 2017We’re excited to announce Blue Chalk Media’s first portfolio open call for talented producers, editors and cinematographers who are interested in joining o... Read more -
Intern Success Stories
October 3, 2017Since 2013, we’ve been fortunate to have twenty talented interns grace our offices.From aspiring producers to up-and-coming cinematographers, every intern br... Read more -
Blue Chalk Films Receive Honorable Mention at PRNews Awards
September 14, 2017We're delighted to share the news that two Blue Chalk films have received honorable mentions at the 2017 PRNews Platinum PR and Agency Elite Awards! Both "Th... Read more -
Ricardo: A Film About DACA for Pearson Education
September 5, 2017Earlier this year Pearson Education hired us to tell Ricardo’s story. Like nearly 800,000 other young people, Ricardo, a student activist, is protected by t... Read more -
Blue Chalk Producers Honored with Fellowship & Grant
July 7, 2017We’re so proud of Blue Chalk producers Léo Hamelin and Natalie Camou who have received prestigious awards. Léo is one of fifteen journalists who jointly ... Read more -
Discover Tim's New World
June 28, 2017We’re excited to share our film, Tim's New World, about a young man with cerebral palsy who experiences the power of VR for the first time. The film was an... Read more -
Promise of Oregon Video Wins Education PR Award
June 22, 2017Exciting news! Our newest film for the Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA) has received an Award of Excellence in the National School Public Relations As... Read more -
Blue Chalk Wins Four Telly Awards
June 20, 2017We could not be happier to share the news that we've been honored by the Telly Awards for the second year in a row. "A Chance to See Again," created for S... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Jesse Crowell
May 22, 2017We're thrilled to welcome Jesse Crowell to the Blue Chalk team as post-production manager. Jesse is a filmmaker focused on documentary storytelling. He comp... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Ruth Aravena
May 16, 2017We're delighted to announce that Ruth Aravena has joined the Blue Chalk team as communications manager. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, Ruth received her M... Read more -
Six Blue Chalk Projects Win Communicator Awards
May 15, 2017Great news! Six Blue Chalk projects have won Communicator Awards! "The Promise of Oregon: Year Three," our most recent video for the Oregon School Boards ... Read more -
Blue Chalk Edited Doc to Air on PBS
May 9, 2017We’re very excited to announce that a documentary edited by Blue Chalk's Greg Snider is set to air on PBS on Friday, May 19, at 9pm ET! Directed by Beth Fed... Read more -
Blue Chalk Wins at Rosey Awards
April 27, 2017We're thrilled to announce that our film, "A Chance to See Again," won the top prize in the "Web Video" category at the 2017 Rosey Awards! Created for SEE I... Read more -
“Noah” Featured on The Guardian US, The Atlantic & Nat Geo
April 3, 2017Exciting news! “Noah,” a short film we edited, is featured on The Guardian US, The Atlantic and National National Geographic Short Film Showcase Short Film ... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Megan Clark
March 7, 2017We are delighted to welcome Megan Clark as our summer 2017 production intern. Megan is a Portland native and storyteller at heart. Her areas of work range fr... Read more -
A Chance to See Again Wins At Social Good Awards
March 2, 2017We're so happy to announce that our film, "A Chance to See Again," has won a Cynopsis Social Good Award in the "Best Philanthropic/Human Rights Campaign" ca... Read more -
Happy Holidays 2016
December 22, 2016It's been yet another wonderful year for Blue Chalk Media! From navigating our way through Africa to celebrating three years in business, we have so many won... Read more -
Our Most Hopeful Moments 2016
December 9, 20162016 has been an exciting year for Blue Chalk Media. We've traveled across Africa, gotten the chance to work with wonderful clients and have added some awes... Read more -
A Chance To See Again
December 7, 2016We are excited to share with you A Chance To See Again, our brand new film for non-profit, SEE International. SEE International recruits, organizes, and de... Read more -
Blue Chalk Selected for Two Davey Awards
November 29, 2016We're delighted to announce that Blue Chalk Media has been honored by the Davey Awards for the third year in a row. "Now Boarding: Making Waves," created f... Read more -
Our Third Anniversary Instagram Takeover
November 14, 2016Three years ago we launched Blue Chalk Media. From working with organizations we truly admire to traveling across the globe telling incredible stories, these... Read more -
Blue Chalk Shortlisted at AIB Awards
November 8, 2016"Great Immigrants: The Pride of America," was shortlisted in the Short Feature category at the Association for International Broadcasters (AIB) awards which ... Read more -
Remembering Art Zelin
November 7, 2016Last year, Blue Chalk profiled celebrity photographer Art Zelin who charmed us with his unique and colorful personality. Last week, we were shocked and sadd... Read more -
First Step Honored with W3 Award
October 31, 2016We're thrilled to share the news that our film, "First Step," has won a gold W3 award in the "Online Video-Non-Profits" category! Created for WonderWork, "F... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Sarah Marcus
July 20, 2016We are thrilled to announce that Sarah Marcus has joined Blue Chalk Media as senior editor. Sarah began her film career at Film Forum in NYC, watching every ... Read more -
New Blue Chalk Series for NBC OUT
July 7, 2016We are delighted to share with you, our three-part series for NBC News Brand Studio and their client, Mercedes-Benz, which tells the stories of three LGBTQ m... Read more -
"The Promise of Oregon" Wins Education PR Video Awards
July 6, 2016Great news! Two of our films for the Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA) have been given an Award of Excellence by the National School Public Relations A... Read more -
Blue Chalk Wins Telly Awards
June 23, 2016Great news! We're officially Telly Award winners! Four of our films have been recognized in three different categories and we are absolutely delighted. "A T... Read more -
The Promise of Oregon Wins at Silver Anvil Awards
June 10, 2016We are thrilled to announce that the Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA), with Blue Chalk Media, have won a Silver Anvil Award of Excellence for their ca... Read more -
The Promise of Oregon Wins Top Education PR Award
June 1, 2016We're thrilled to announce that The Promise of Oregon campaign, created by Blue Chalk Media for the Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA), has received a G... Read more -
Blue Chalk Collection Now Available on Pond5
May 3, 2016Need some high-quality video footage? Some b-roll maybe? Don't fret. We’ve got you covered. Blue Chalk Media’s wholly-owned footage is now available for lice... Read more -
Blue Chalk Honored With New Awards
May 2, 2016We're thrilled to announce that four of our projects have been honored with six awards in three separate competitions! Two of our films won Communicator Aw... Read more -
Blue Chalk Launches Production Blog
April 22, 2016We're so excited to unveil "Gearing Up," our production Tumblr, that charts the making of a Blue Chalk original documentary. The documentary tells the story ... Read more -
Year 2: Blue Chalk Reel
April 4, 2016Over the course of 2015, Blue Chalk traveled around the globe to produce more than 50 projects. We bring our passion for storytelling to every assignment and... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Julianne Parker
April 1, 2016We're so happy to welcome Julianne to the team as producer. Julianne started at Blue Chalk in 2014 and assumed her staff position as of April 1. Julianne i... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Megumi Nishikura
April 1, 2016We're thrilled to welcome Megumi Nishikura to the Blue Chalk team as producer. Megumi started at Blue Chalk in 2014 and assumed her staff position as of Apri... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Jason Greene
April 1, 2016We're so happy to welcome Jason Greene to the team as director of photography and editor. Jason started at Blue Chalk in 2015 and assumed his staff position ... Read more -
Blue Chalk Gifts Ochre to Northeastern University’s Media Innovation Program
February 7, 2016We're happy to announce that we're passing on Ochre, our visual storytelling blog, to the new graduate program in digital journalism at Northeastern Universi... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Madeline Lear
February 3, 2016We are very excited to welcome Madeline Lear as our summer 2016 production intern. Madeline is a documentary filmmaker and photographer. She currently studi... Read more -
Happy Holidays 2015
December 24, 2015What a year 2015 has been! We've had the pleasure of visiting destinations near and far, winning some wonderful awards and telling some incredible stories. T... Read more -
Our favorite moments of 2015
December 8, 2015From sailing around San Francisco Bay to rubbing shoulders with TV heavyweights in London, the Blue Chalk team has had some incredible experiences this year.... Read more -
Blue Chalk takes home Cynopsis Digital Model D Award
November 13, 2015Exciting news! We've received an award and an honorable mention at the Cynopsis Media Digital Model D awards! Our series, "Forecast Matters," won the Best Ce... Read more -
Blue Chalk honored with AIB Award
November 5, 2015We're excited to announce that, for the second year in a row, Blue Chalk Media has won the prize for best short feature documentary from the Association for ... Read more -
Blue Chalk wins Four Davey Awards
October 23, 2015We’re honored to announce that we are the winners of FOUR Davey Awards! "Burned Girl" picked up a gold award in the Online Film and Video — Charitable/Not-fo... Read more -
In a Flash: How Modern Homes Are Fueling Faster Fires
October 1, 2015Today, we’re proud to announce that two films produced by Blue Chalk Media for T Brand Studio are now featured in a paid post on nytimes.com. T Brand Studio,... Read more -
The New York Times Presents Blue Chalk 'Family Entrepreneurs' Series
September 21, 2015We are delighted to share with you, “Family Entrepreneurs,” a six-part series produced by the journalism unit of Blue Chalk Media in collaboration with The N... Read more -
Blue Chalk Doc Makes Worldwide TV Premiere
August 10, 2015Exciting news! A Blue Chalk Media doc on Japanese "War Brides" premieres on BBC World News this Saturday, Aug. 15, the 70th anniversary of the end of World W... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Dan Quintero
July 1, 2015We’re delighted to welcome Dan Quintero to the Blue Chalk team as post-production manager. Dan began at Blue Chalk in August 2014 as an editor and assumed h... Read more -
Just Released: 'Ground Zero on Climate Change'
June 23, 2015What does Blue Chalk have in common with Pope Francis? Here’s a hint: it’s got nothing to do with wafers and wine. This spring, Anthro Digital, a social medi... Read more -
Rebecca Sell Joins Blue Chalk as Professional in Residence
June 4, 2015This June, Rebecca Sell, associate professor at the School of Visual Communication at Ohio University, will be joining the Blue Chalk team as a professional... Read more -
Blue Chalk Media Production Takes Three Prizes at Realscreen Awards
June 3, 2015We're incredibly honored and humbled that our film, “First Sight: Sonia and Anita,” took top honors for digital and branded content at the Realscreen Awards... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Brooke Herbert Hayes
May 26, 2015We are extremely pleased to welcome Brooke Herbert Hayes as our summer 2015 production intern. In May 2015, Brooke graduated from Ohio University's School ... Read more -
‘The Promise of Oregon’ Campaign Wraps
May 20, 2015Back in November 2014, Blue Chalk launched a statewide public education support campaign created for the Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA), dubbed "... Read more -
Rob Finch Honored by T Brand Studio in 'The Selects'
April 27, 2015We're so proud of Blue Chalk creative director, Rob Finch, for being selected from thousands of applicants as one of T Brand Studio's "The Selects." The goa... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Luke Versalko
April 8, 2015We're delighted to announce that Luke Versalko has joined the Blue Chalk team as business manager. Luke started at Blue Chalk in July 2014 as an associate p... Read more -
Blue Chalk Honored in Three Webby Categories
April 7, 2015Holy moly. We can hardly believe the news: Two Blue Chalk projects have been honored in the 2015 Webby Awards! The competition celebrates everything that mak... Read more -
Pam Huling Named Top Woman Entrepreneur by Cynopsis
March 31, 2015We’re thrilled to announce that Pam Huling, Blue Chalk co-founder and chief operating officer, has been named one of the Top Women in Digital by Cynopsis Med... Read more -
Hop On Board with Emirates
March 10, 2015Maybe it's a childhood fascination, your family heritage, a longing for adventure. Whatever it is, it's not a want, it's a need. It's the need to travel. We ... Read more -
First Sight: Sonia & Anita Wins at Cynopsis Social Good Awards
March 3, 2015Our film First Sight: Sonia & Anita won Best Philanthropic Campaign at the Social Good Awards presented by Cynopsis Media. What an honor! Working with a ... Read more -
Blue Chalk Launches New Unit, 'Blue Chalk Education'
January 29, 2015Today, Blue Chalk is celebrating the launch of a new unit, Blue Chalk Education, established to produce high-quality video content for classrooms. It's kicki... Read more -
Year 1: Blue Chalk Reel
January 29, 2015In 2014, Blue Chalk traveled to four continents and produced more than 40 stories. Our Year 1 Reel, created with footage shot on Blue Chalk assignments, sho... Read more -
Thanks for a Great 2014
December 18, 2014Dear Friends, If 2013 was a year of new beginnings, 2014 has been a year of growth. Our staff doubled, both our offices expanded, we launched a new division,... Read more -
Blue Chalk Top Five of 2014
December 18, 2014This year Blue Chalk traveled from the depths of the ocean, through tubes and tunnels, up into the sky and out into the universe to tell more than 30 stories... Read more -
Blue Chalk Launches 'The Promise of Oregon' Campaign
November 14, 2014On November 14 we unveiled the first elements of an eight-month public education support campaign in Oregon created for the Oregon School Boards Association ... Read more -
First Sight: Sonia & Anita Wins AIBs Short Doc Award
November 7, 2014This week, our film First Sight: Sonia & Anita was awarded the AIBs Short Documentary Feature Award in London. "The judges felt that this was a clear wi... Read more -
Blue Chalk Honored with Two Davey Awards
October 29, 2014We are honored to announce that two Blue Chalk short films have been selected for awards by the 10th Annual International Davey Awards. "First Sight: Sonia &... Read more -
“LIVING CITY” MINI-SERIES FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES DRAWS ONLINE TRAFFIC
October 27, 2014First project produced by NewsDox, the video journalism arm of Blue Chalk Media, points to future grown. The release this week of “Living City: Rebuilding Af... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Maria Ishak
October 15, 2014We are excited to announce that Maria Ishak has joined our staff as vice president of new business development. Maria Ishak is a forward-thinking business st... Read more -
The New York Times Presents Our "Living City" Series
September 18, 2014"Living City" Becomes First Project from NewsDox, the New Video Journalism Arm of Blue Chalk Media Today, we’re proud to share the first of six films explor... Read more -
Taking to the Skies on the Wings of Warbirds
September 8, 2014Each year the rural landscape of Oshkosh, Wisconsin awakens to the hum of 10,000 airplane engines of all breeds. "On the Wings of Warbirds" is our seventh fi... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Greg Snider
August 25, 2014We are thrilled to announce that Greg Snider has joined Blue Chalk as senior editor. Greg Snider is an award-winning editor based in Portland, OR. His work i... Read more -
Photoville Discussion on Raising Awareness with Multimedia
August 25, 2014Headed to Photoville this September? Blue Chalk founder and CEO Greg Moyer will be on Photoville's Land Grabbing: Raising Awareness with Multimedia panel on ... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Mika Chance
August 25, 2014We are thrilled to welcome Mika Chance as our fall 2014 production intern. Mika Chance is a documentary filmmaker and photographer. She completed her MA in... Read more -
'A Tribute to Discomfort' to Screen at LACMA
August 25, 2014Our short film "A Tribute to Discomfort" created with National Geographic Creative photographer and North Face athelete Cory Richards will be part of LACMA's... Read more -
A Midsummer's Star Party
July 22, 2014Last month, on assignment for The Weather Channel, Blue Chalk went to a party that was out of this world. Each year hundreds of amateur astronomers venture... Read more -
Surf's Up with Kai Lenny
June 23, 2014Nothing says summer quite like palm trees, sandy coast lines, and salty Hawaiian A-frame waves. Our fifth film in our year-long series with The Weather Chan... Read more -
Ochre.is Live!
June 17, 2014Put down your cameras. Pull out your tablets, get out your iphones, open up your laptops, or get cozy in front of your desktop because Ochre is live! We’v... Read more -
A Tribute to Discomfort with Cory Richards
June 2, 2014Don’t get too comfortable in that office chair. Get ready for an adventure. This spring Blue Chalk Media created a promotional piece for National Geographic ... Read more -
First Sight: Sonia & Anita
June 2, 2014We are excited to share with you First Sight: Sonia & Anita. Many of you saw the trailer for this short film last November. The final story has been emba... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Jayme Markus
June 2, 2014We are thrilled to announce Jayme Markus has joined Blue Chalk as communications and production coordinator. Jayme started at Blue Chalk in October 2013 as s... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes JoAnna Klein
May 19, 2014We are thrilled to welcome JoAnna Klein to Blue Chalk as our inaugural Ochre Fellow. In this position, JoAnna will be the first researcher and writer for Bl... Read more -
Ochre.is Coming Soon
May 19, 2014It’s an exciting day at Blue Chalk Media. Our latest project, Ochre, is open for business. At our inaugural offsite meeting last summer, our founding staf... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Jamie Francis
May 7, 2014Blue Chalk is thrilled to announce that Jamie Francis has joined our staff as director of photography. Jamie Francis grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of... Read more -
The New York Times Hires Blue Chalk for Online Video Content
May 7, 2014Last week The New York Times announced an unprecedented move into distributing online video. Their new Times Video hub will include 30 series across 14 diff... Read more -
Survival of the Well Tended
April 15, 2014Surviving winter isn’t easy. Frigid temperatures... Limited daylight... Travel delays... Luckily, we here at Blue Chalk have hot cocoa, movies to stream and ... Read more -
Subzero Storytelling: Staying Safe in Harsh Climates
March 20, 2014Storytelling often brings production teams to exciting places, but many of them can be extremely dangerous if not planned for correctly. We shot our most rec... Read more -
Where Forecasts Save Lives
March 20, 2014We're thrilled to announce that Blue Chalk and The Weather Channel are working together on a series of short films about people for whom an accurate weath... Read more -
Blue Chalk Welcomes Natalie Taylor
March 18, 2014We are thrilled to welcome Natalie Taylor to Blue Chalk as our summer 2014 production intern. Natalie Taylor is a videographer and producer currently based i... Read more -
Fall in Love with the Little Things
February 12, 2014Fifty-seven years of marriage is more than a thing of beauty. It’s a journey. It takes care, hard work, commitment, understanding. It takes appreciation of t... Read more -
Finding the Unexpected with Randy Olson
January 8, 2014In the spirit of new beginnings, we couldn't be more excited to share with you the first Blue Chalk release of 2014. In December we had a unique opport... Read more -
A Toast to You!
December 17, 2013Dear Friends, As we look back at 2013, we’re blown away remembering that just seven months ago Blue Chalk Media didn’t exist. Looking back to our first... Read more -
Our First Vimeo Staff Pick!
December 3, 2013This Thanksgiving we had an extra reason to be thankful—and it wasn't due to sweet potatoes and apple pie. Vimeo selected our piece "Unleashed: Menswear Dog"... Read more -
Oh What a Night! Blue Chalk Launch Party
November 21, 2013Yesterday marked Blue Chalk's six-month anniversary. We thought it would be a perfect opportunity to launch our website and get people together to learn more... Read more -
Hello from Brooklyn
November 20, 2013We’re Blue Chalk. We're a Brooklyn-based digital media company founded by people who believe in the power of nonfiction visual storytelling. In May I founded... Read more -
Press Release: Blue Chalk Media Launches
November 20, 2013Digital Start-up Blue Chalk Media Embraces New Era of Visual StorytellingBROOKLYN, NY, Nov. 20, 2013—Blue Chalk Media, a new visual communications company fo... Read more
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