April Wright’s ‘Going Attractions’ chronicles cinema history from the perspective of the theatre April Wright’s Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace is scheduled to screen in Chicago
“Let’s Get Consensual” campaign utilizes phone-charging stations to spread awareness on consent Last weekend at Lollapalooza, VIP ticket holders used Let’s Get Consensual’s Hookup Stations. These Hookup Stations charged phones
IL Film Tax Credit “Avengers: Endgame” Metallica “Skippers” “Solstice” SG + Partners in the news Film Tax Credit extended til 2026 Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill extending the
Michael Glover Smith’s award-winning “love letter” to the Windy City will begin streaming online in October Cow Lamp Films has acquired the rights to Rendezvous in Chicago. According to a
Tuthill Corp’s ‘The Search for Aliveness’ is a guided exploration of “what people do to feel alive.” After four generations of producing pumps, vacuums, and other machines in the Chicagoland
For any artist who wants to make a really good short film on a single-grand budget, this thriller is required viewing Clare Cooney’s award-winning short film, Runner, obtained distribution and
Matt Carlson transforms the magic of Finnish poetry into a short film that premieres in Minneapolis this weekend One of the coolest things about Sielunmaisema: the Risto Rasa Project is
The feature doc and the Chicago-based production house earn huge accolades from the prestigious organization Bing Liu’s feature documentary Minding the Gap and Chicago production house Kartemquin Films earned major
“It was either go to grad school or just make a movie right now, and I decided to just make a movie.” Writer / Director Henry Johnston DePauw University and
“Minding the Gap’s” Oscar nomination is part of a Chicago filmmaking tradition that dates back a half-century Although a pair of VIP’s were noticeably absent from Kartemquin Film’s Oscar party
New doc investigates the mental health of Millennials and its relationship to changes in technology and the economy Cow Lamp Films acquired the distribution rights to producer / co-writer Nejron
Chicago excels at beer, insurance, sea creatures, pickup trucks, romance, and sweet-smelling toilet bowls Outside the realm of direct advertising, the technique for measuring the success of a commercial can
“You can make a good movie for $20,000 and a good film for $100,000, but you shouldn’t use the same script for both.” Michael Glover Smith Michael Glover Smith’s Rendezvous
Heat Executive Creative Director Elaine Cox talks about privilege, video games, and workplace diversity Attendees who checked their jackets at the November 8-9 3% Conference in Chicago were given a
“There are very few companies that straddle feature, VFX, television, immersive entertainment and brand work as comprehensively as Framestore.” James Razzall James Razzall joined Framestore’s London office in 2000, helped
“People would like to see Denim Underwear, Hula-hoop, or The Phases of the Moon play.” Gar Hoover More than a year after production, Beth and Gar Hoover’s Curtains continues to
Many parts of the film are taken from co-director Melissa Boratyn’s life or reflect struggles facing young adults fighting cancer Chicago-based filmmaker Melissa Boratyn and her husband Jimmy Boratyn co-directed
“You know, I’ve got two kids, ages 70 and 71.” Jesus Trejo The 8th annual Chicago Comedy Film Festival, which takes place from November 9 to 11, is
Chicago-made doc explores an FBI operation that surveilled more than 500 mosques, schools, and businesses of American Muslims for more than a decade In The Feeling of Being Watched, journalist
With a growing client portfolio and a staff that includes “scientists, mathematicians, developers and engineers,” the Windy City outpost of the global company makes a dazzling Midwestern impression In the
