Following a successful series of sold-out events in October 2024, legendary Academy Award-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins and his longtime collaborator and wife, James Deakins, return to Chicago for three special
Actors and camera operators came together for a lively night August 14th when the Chicago Acting In Film Meetup NFP (CAFM) met at Daufenbach Camera for an evening of education,
Lawrence Daufenbach announces they are open for business. “Brainstorming and finding creative solutions to produce content in a pandemic is no simple task. However, for some, the show must go
Dr. Peter Howard and Lawrence Daufenbach have joined the producing team for a Bishop Fulton Sheen TV series currently in development. A Chicago-based production partner to the motion picture industry,
“The film festival is about bringing people together and supporting all of the members of the filmmaking community.” MIFF Executive Director Amy Guth The Midwest Independent Film Festival’s annual Best
The Midwest Independent Film Festival (MIFF) — the year-round film festival dedicated to celebrating and strengthening the Midwest filmmaking community — today named Amy Guth as Executive Director. Guth
Rocket Film signs Dawn Rao and Sam Sloma Rocket Films announced on Halloween that Chicagoans Dawn Rao and Sam Sloma will handle Midwest representation for the bicoastal production company. The
Joe DeJulius has joined Daufenbach Camera as director of operations.
With more than a decade of industry experience, his arrival will enhance the remarkably well-rounded services of the Chicago-based rental house,
Veteran technician Michael Acuna joined Chicago-based Daufenbach Camera motion picture equipment rental company in March.
With eleven years experience servicing Chicago’s film industry, the co-owner of the former Schumacher camera brings
“It was a shock to me and everybody else and we’re dealing with this the best we can, with heavy hearts,” said Michael Acuna, about the shocking accident Monday night
The 7th annual Ad Community Shorts Night at the Midwest Independent Film Festival will screen Tuesday, Nov. 15 instead of its regular First Tuesday Nov. 1 date, deemed as being
The Chicago-headquartered AICP / Midwest has elected new officers and board beginning Oct 1 for a two-year term, with Mark Androw of STORY reelected for a third term as president.
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Daufenbach Camera is having a busy month supplying gear for major events. Sunday’s “Country LakeShake” concert at Northerly Island, was shot for Country Music Television (CMT) with 13 Arri
Tom Fletcher, HD visionary and local film industry icon, has released the 2015 Fletcher Camera Comparison Chart,
Even with “Empire’s” star Terrance Howard playing forward on Local 476’s team, the Studio Mechanics couldn’t muster the chops to
In a March Madness of their own, Local 600 and Local 476 members who work on “Empire,” “Chicago PD” and “Chicago Fire” camera and
Three new spots that herald the opening of the Chicago Bulls 2014-2015 season are part of the team’s “Chicago Basketball is Home”
One of Chicago’s famous four star directors will highlight this weekend’s welcome revival of the Independent Feature Project’s 20th annual <a
For those of you who would like to a see a comparison of which camera lens would be best for your job at hand,
Daufenbach Camera is continuing its efforts to build up Midwest work with a $500,000 investment in expanded space and inventory. “We want to let Hollywood producers know we’ve got all
