Running on a pledge to reinvigorate the Illinois Production Alliance and expand its activities to a larger constituency, film and television producer Sandy Gordon was unanimously elected president of the
The inaugural Midwest TV/Film & Theatre Solidarity Brunch, a celebration of unity and collaboration within the Midwest entertainment industry, will be held this Sunday at Cinespace Studios. It is presented
Governor JB Pritzker has signed the HB 5005, expansion of Illinois Film Production Services Tax Credit, making Illinois an even more attractive locale for production. The legislation, an omnibus economic development bill
Archie Fletcher, an icon in the Chicago film industry and co-founder of Fletcher Camera, died suddenly on Wednesday, June 22, 2023 after driving himself to get his hair cut in
Governor JB Pritzker, DCEO, and leaders in Illinois’ film industry announced Illinois’ soaring film production expenditures with a record-breaking $691 million for 2022 – a $131 million increase from the
Join the Illinois Production Alliance Executive Director Christine Dudley and Chicago Media Angels Executive Director Ted Reilly for an in-depth virtual conversation on the Illinois State Film Tax Incentive. Topics include: tax
The Illinois General Assembly concluded their spring session early Saturday morning with great news for our Illinois film production industry. The Illinois Production+ and workforce development fund legislation affirmatively passed both the
During the current 2021 Spring Session of the Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Production Alliance (IPA) has partnered with business, industry and the labor unions in support of legislation to modestly
After four months of concern over how future film business would be affected by the suspension of the Illinois Filmmakers Tax Credits — a
For the past six months, the Chicago Sun-Times’ Tim Novak and Chris Fusco have taken potshots at the Chicago
In the past few days since Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget cuts included suspending film industry’s hard earned tax credit,
A suspension of the Illinois Filmmakers Tax Credit was one of many items contained in Gov. Bruce Rauner’s announced budget cuts,
The new director of the Illinois Film Office is Christine T. Dudley, a long-time Republican political, public
Politics being politics, Illinois Film Office director Betsy Steinberg‘s paycheck yesterday also contained a pink slip, telling her that
MOVIE AND TELEVISION STARS will abound this month as they headline gala fund-raisers to support the city’s culturally important visual arts organizations.
THE PILOT FOR “ATF” (short for the U. S. Justice Department’s Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Bureau) will be the third hourlong TV drama to film on Chicago locations,
CHICAGOANS AT SUNDANCE expected this weekend at Park City, Utah include Fox TV’s Robin Robinson and Ch. 7’s Sylvia Perez, providing TV coverage of the
Mark Hogan was unanimously elected president of the Illinois Production Alliance following the surprise resignation of Jeff Crabtree, who announced he had joined Gov. Quinn’s staff as a labor
The formation of a Cook County Film Commission (CCFC) is expected to be voted into law by the Cook County Board of Commissioners by mid-November, and will be open
Cameraman/DP Andy Sparaco went to New Orleans more than two years ago for work, shortly after Louisiana’s 25%-plus Investor Tax Credit brought a flood of entertainment projects to Gulf cities.
