An impressive investment: Film & Tape Works took delivery of a new DaVinci 2K+ color corrector to work in conjunction with its Spirit Data Cine. It's official: Chicago St...
The United Filmmakers Foundation (TUFF) feels confident that the issue of diversity and fairness in hiring minorities will have a higher profile, now that it has the attention o...
Five cars are parked in remote areas of Chicago. There are two people in each car. "Everyone is hiding, doing something they're not supposed to be doing," said Rocky Russell, ...
Expect Mark Androw of the Stories Companies to preside over national AICP. Running unopposed, Androw will be only the second AICP president in its 30 year history not from L.A...
COMMA'S CHRISTMAS PACKAGES. Comma's Larry Pecorella and Bryan Rheude scored Hallmark's Christmas spots based on Tschaikovski's Dance of the Reed Flutes for Burnett creatives Tim...
While RAH Producers Center owner Bob Hudecek and his staff were home enjoying the Thanksgiving weekend, thieves who knew exactly what they were doing broke into RAH's yard and s...
Jim Jarmusch appears at the Movieside Film Festival Dec. 13 with two of his films.In his first Chicago speaking engagement, indie stalwart Jim Jarmusch heads up a colorful arra...
Brandon Finney's Chicago-made "A Lover for My Husband" premieres Dec. 6 at the Film Center.It's been a long road for Brandon Finney, from the day in 1994 that he decided to make...
"Godfather of Green Bay" director Pete Schwaba (from left), actors Lauren Holly and Tony Goldwyn, and producer Brian Etting.Pete Schwaba has found his calling.The co-writer of t...
When Marc Fienberg had the opportunity to meet Harold Ramis, he had one question for the legendary local filmmaker: how can I break into the business?"?Write your ?Animal House,...
Angela Mullenhour of local rock group Sybris stars in the DV feature "Love Made Visible."Lisa Fisher was driving through Chicago in a Volkswagen bus in the summer of 2002 as cam...
Startoons founder Jon McClenahan directed the new German feature "Jester Till."Jon McClenahan, founder of the now-defunct Chicago animation studio Startoons, is back in town?spe...
Emmy winner James Fortier was the Muckleshoot Tribe's ?embedded filmmaker' for the annual Tribal Canoe Journey.James Fortier spent 14 days last July shooting out of a canoe, tr...
POST PEOPLE PRODUCE INDIE. Former Lakeshore Production colleagues, I-Cubed producer Samantha Steveson and freelance editor Gregory Poulimas, started shooting their indie feature...
By Jonathan Abarbanel Comedian Richard Kind joked about his Jeff Awards. Accepting his award as outstanding actor in a musical, at the 35th annual Joseph Jefferson Awards,...
The Bader Brothers went deep into the criminal world to make a film that was true to the life of a professional burglar."We've always liked the crime genre but we'd never seen a...
"To Kill a Killer" director Ricardo Islas and DP Joe Passarelli on location in Indiana.Uruguayan horror director Ricardo Islas has a distinctive strategy to reach both Anglo and...
Veteran actor Pierrino Mascarino plays the title role in "Uncle Nino." December 5 will be an important day for "Uncle Nino's" writer/director Bob Shallcross and producer Davi...
Discovery Health's reality series "Chicago's Lifeline" shoots through next year.Discovery Health Network's award-winning reality series, "Chicago's Lifeline," is augmenting its ...
Walking Shadows partners Kirk Sanders (left) and Jon GauntOn the verge of finishing "Broken Echoes," the film they intend to put them on the map, Walking Shadows Productions is ...
