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Peters to direct second feature in July in Champaign for under $500K budget

By Ed M. Koziarski Jun 24, 2004

Robin Peters of production and multimedia company Dreamscape Design is set to direct his sophomore feature in Champaign this July, the thriller "Disconnect" for an under-$...

Independent film production update

Jun 24, 2004

"RUNAWAY DIVAS," Monika Szewerniak and Aleksandra Hodowany's locally made feature-length modeling industry satire has its world premiere Friday, July 30-Aug. 5 at the Gene...

McDonald’s CCO Marlena Peleo-Lazar is named 2004 Advertising Woman of the Year

Jun 24, 2004

McDonald's VP/chief creative officer Marlena Peleo- Lazar was named 2004 Advertising Woman of the Year by the Women's Advertising Club of Chicago and the Chicago Advertisin...

REELSCREEN: News & Notes – 6/24/04

Jun 24, 2004

MOVIEMAKING AT THE MUSEUM. A tremendous amount of work went into "Action: An Adventure in Moviemaking," the exhibit at the The Museum of Science & Industry. Presented by B...

Up & Down the Avenue – 6/24/04

Jun 24, 2004

Local 476 is taking action against Paramount to lift its hiring ban against the two white union members who allegedly perpetrated racial harassment against an African-Amer...

Animators special report, Part II

Jun 24, 2004

by Ed M. Koziarski This is the second of a two-part report. BEACON ENTERTAINMENT INC. 5125 Blodgett, Ste. 218, Downer's Grove Joel David Swiney, 630/663-9956 Based in Downer's...

“Poetic Emancipation” filmmakers out to bring Assyrian culture to U.S. screens

By Ed M. Koziarski Jun 24, 2004

Producer/DP Ron Rehana and director Haron Adoni Esho have set themselves a tall order for their debut feature "Poetic Emancipation.""Think 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' as a d...

Reaves starts new production in September; Lion’s Gate to release his Holmes horror pic

By Ed M. Koziarski Jun 24, 2004

With his horror movie "The Evil One" due out on video from Lion's Gate in August, Parris Reaves is gearing up to return to his DIY roots for a pair of Christian films."The...

Breakthrough doc on reproductive rights of black women to hold June 29 benefit

By Ed M. Koziarski Jun 24, 2004

Documentarian Faith Pennick was talking with her schoolteacher friend about abortion in the context of national elections when her friend made a statement that would set P...

CFWC’s gala fundraiser June 26 hopes to raise $30,000 to augment grants

Jun 19, 2004

The Community Film Workshop of Chicago hasn't been around as long as, say, Columbia College, but it sure has done its share of video training since it opened back in 1971. Now ...

Ace engineer David Axelbaum helms new Airstream Audio creative post

Jun 14, 2004

Mutual respect and a working relationship and friendship over a dozen years resulted in new Airstream Audio, the creative post facility of award-winning engineer David Axe...

Up & Down the Avenue – 06/14/04

Jun 14, 2004

It took Leah Elder less than a New York minute to land a job in L.A. as assistant to the producer of a new TV show, "LAX." Elder, daughter of Luminair's Beth and George Elder, ...

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Jun 14, 2004

South Sider Ozzie Guillen of the White Sox (left) squares off against North Sider Dusty Baker of the Cubs for the best Subway sandwich. Each believes the sandwich he made is ...

Independent Film Production Update

By Ed M. Koziarski Jun 14, 2004

STANDUP COMIC DARYL MOON wrapped production in early May on his feature directorial debut, the office war satire "The House of Water and Light." "Nicholas Prigge and I st...

Chicago the location next month for Seattle producer’s feature thriller

Jun 14, 2004

Seattle corporate producer Martin Whitehead is set to direct his feature debut here this July, the digital supernatural thriller "The Promise Keeper."Whitehead and his New Y...

Borowski self-releasing “Holmes” doc on DVD; two other films in the works

By Ed M. Koziarski Jun 14, 2004

John Borowski has self-released 1,000 signed and numbered DVDs of his hour-long documentary "H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer." It details the life and exploits...

FIDO Films wins bronze Telly for doc on history of presidents’ helicopters

By Ed M. Koziarski Jun 14, 2004

A bronze telly went to FIDO Films and Mark McCarville's 19-minute documentary "HMX-1 55th Reunion," a segment of FIDO 's two-hour in-progress doc "Marine One," tracing the...

Docs keep on rockin’ ? an update

Jun 14, 2004

BEYONDMEDIA 7013 N. Glenwood Ave. Salome Chasnoff, 773/973-2280 Non-profit media education and production company partners with community organizations to produce docs ab...

REELSCREEN: News & Notes – 06/14/04

Jun 14, 2004

INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR. Michigan Avenue gets a welcome dash of international glitz and know-how with the arrival of Graham Woodall, JWT's new ECD, who heads creative and productio...

Creatives unite to hold fund-raiser for John Kerry’s White House bid

Jun 14, 2004

One day about six weeks ago, advertising photographer and loyal Democrat Steve Ewert got more steamed up than usual over something President Bush said. "We gotta do somet...

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Animators special report, Part II

“Poetic Emancipation” filmmakers out to bring Assyrian culture to U.S. screens

Reaves starts new production in September; Lion’s Gate to release his Holmes horror pic

Breakthrough doc on reproductive rights of black women to hold June 29 benefit

CFWC’s gala fundraiser June 26 hopes to raise $30,000 to augment grants

Ace engineer David Axelbaum helms new Airstream Audio creative post

Up & Down the Avenue – 06/14/04

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Independent Film Production Update

Chicago the location next month for Seattle producer’s feature thriller

Borowski self-releasing “Holmes” doc on DVD; two other films in the works

FIDO Films wins bronze Telly for doc on history of presidents’ helicopters

Docs keep on rockin’ ? an update

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Creatives unite to hold fund-raiser for John Kerry’s White House bid

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