Videographer produced inspirational doc about fighter

A FORMER GOLDEN GLOVES middleweight boxing champion is the subject of “Fearless Fernando Hernandez: A Fighter’s Journey,” a 30-minute tragedy-to-triumph documentary made in its entirety, music included, by still/video photographer

Alex Beh makes his feature debut with “Warren”

L.A. BASED ORIAN WILLIAMS, who produced the Joy Division biopic Control, has signed on to produce Winnetka native actor/director Alex Beh’s feature directorial debut

Nearing’s period drama shooting now through June

THE KIDNAPPING OF A TYCOON set during the tumultuous 1918 Chicago race riots is the subject of Hogtown, being produced by Daniel Nearing’s

Corn Bred sets debut with $35,000 horror comedy

Eric Anderson and Amelia Dellos launched their production company Corn Bred Films last March “with the goal of establishing a film studio in the Midwest dedicated to finding and encouraging Midwestern talent,” Anderson says. The husband-wife writing/producing partners planned

Siskel/Jacob’s acclaimed doc has TV premiere on OWN

SISKEL/JACOBS PRODUCTIONS’  documentary Louder Than a Bomb,

Michael Shannon set to star in Jim Sikora's feature

ACTOR MICHAEL SHANNON’S manager Byron Wetzel has optioned Jim Sikora’s script for I’ll Die Tomorrow as a star vehicle for the Boar

Grant’s sing-along feature is based on crime noir

The Reel welcomes back longtime contributing editor Ed Koziarski after six months in post earthquake Japan producing a documentary.  (See Uncanny Terrain below.) 

Odd Machine’s Fahey to direct “Nine Twelve” feature

Director Sean Patrick Fahey, of hybrid production studio Odd Machine, will direct and co-produce “Nine Twelve,” an indie feature which explores the lives of three people who must confront a tragedy related to events around September 11. Sean’s newly formed Boat Tattoo Productions, LLC, will handle productio

Nov. 26 screening at new Southside Hub of Production

A TRIO OF SHORT FILMS about the Middle East and Middle East views of America will screen Saturday, Nov. 26 at the quite new Southside Hub of Production cultural center in H

Gamut of artistry on display at free event Saturday

THE “AWAKENING ARTS FESTIVAL” an all-afternoon, free immersion in the arts at Wicker Park’s Flat Iron Building this Saturday, November 12th, is the first event staged by Hesperidian Productions

Richard Cohen’s short debuts with 2 others Oct. 16

A TRIO OF SHORTS by local filmmakers will screen Sunday, Oct. 16, centered around the premiere of “Song for Pluto,” an 8-minute short by filmmaker/screenwriter Richard Cohen of Three Color Productions, at an intimate new venue in Bucktown.  The other two comedy shorts are Boris We

Short film producers to get info on low-budget contracts

SHORT FILM PRODUCERS are invited to attend a special AFTRA/SAG Breakfast Workshop “Demystifying SAG Low Budget Contracts,” dealing with how you can afford to hire professional union actors for your projects, on Wednesday