Cutters wins at AICE; Beast boosts Bradley

By Ruth L Ratny May 14, 2012
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KUDOS TO CUTTERS for winning three top 2012 AICE awards at the ceremony held Thursday in Marina Del Ray Ritz Carlton. Editor Chris Hafner scored Best of Chi
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Redmoon’s Jim Lasko receives Harvard Loeb Fellowship

By Kerry Reid May 14, 2012
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JIM LASKO, REDMOON THEATRE’S co-artistic director, has received a prestigious 2013 Loeb Fellowship from Harvard University. The Loeb program brings together ten mid-career individuals in architecture, art, urban design,
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Filmmakers aim to elevate city as 3D production hub

By Ruth L Ratny May 14, 2012
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In the spirit of “make no little plans,” a trio of filmmakers aim to be the catalyst to position Chicago as a 3D production hub, now that faster, more efficient 3D production technology offers more opportunities. Philip O’Neil of Eyeromp Films and producer/directors Vincent V.
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Fox’s ‘Mob Doctor’ TV drama set to shoot here July 16

By Ruth L Ratny May 11, 2012
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Fox’s “Mob Doctor” becomes the fourth television series to film in Chicago this year, with the announcement that the network has picked up the drama for a full 12-episode series, to begin shooting in mid-July. Produced by Sony TV, directed by Michael Dinner (who directed the pilot called “Dirty Medicine”) and headquartered at Chicago Studio City,
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Now shoot RAW cinema with two new cameras

By Julian Grant May 11, 2012
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For a number of years now, indie filmmakers who could afford it would shoot with the prestigious RED camera to much acclaim.  They had been promised a smaller, price-friendly version (Scarlet) but when it finally arrived it had a sticker price much higher than anticipated. 
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$50,000 in grants to 8 projects for online viewing

By Mike Morgan May 11, 2012
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A total of $50,000 in grants were awarded to eight digital projects, out of 116 applications submitted for the Chicago Instructional Technology Foundation and administered by Chicago Filmmakers.
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Energy BBDO hosts Portfolio Night at the 410 Club

By Mike Morgan May 10, 2012
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Energy BBDO is the host of this year’s Chicago Portfolio Night, when aspiring advertising creatives get a golden opportunity to have their work reviewed by 45 of Chicago’s star creative leaders who always have an eye out for rising talent, May 2
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Draftfcb’s dilemma should also concern other agencies

By Lewis Lazare May 10, 2012
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How many hits can we take?  Year after year, for more than a decade, Chicago’s ad industry has suffered body blow after body blow — leaving most to wonder how long this business could survive such a pummeling. Well, the good news is there still is an ad industry in Chicago.  And it still has signs of life.  But the bad news is the bad news obviously is n
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NBC’s ‘Chicago Fire’ starts filming here in mid-July

By Ruth L Ratny May 09, 2012
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Good news for Chicago entertainment production! NBC Universal not unexpectedly ordered a full season of Dick Wolf’s “Chicago Fire.”  The series will start shooting in mid-July and “will go at least through to the end of year and possibly into the spring of 2013,” says Chicago Film Office director Rich Moskal. The series is set to air on
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Trio Video’s Roszczybiuk joins JFS fiber solutions

By Mike Morgan May 09, 2012
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Trio Video’s long-time director of engineering, Carl Roszczybiuk, who left the company when it was recently acquired by NEP Broadcasting, has joined Niles-based JFS in the new position of director of engineering, heading a department of 1
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Odd Machine’s web videos capture new Fiat 500 action

By Ruth L Ratny May 09, 2012
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Odd Machine’s L.A. office was in the driver’s seat for the production of a series of 12 commercial-length videos that captured the action of Fiat’s highly anticipated classic new vehicle, the Fiat 500 Abarth, for showcasing
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May 10 fundraiser for ‘ChiTown’ basketball doc

By Mike Morgan May 08, 2012
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A FUNDRAISER FOR CHITOWN, a documentary-in-progress from New York-based reality TV show director/producer Nick Budabin (Cake Boss, Kathy Griffin), who started shooting when he spent time here in 2011 producing “Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes,” will b
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