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A rising star on the Chicago media scene, Jennifer Christenson hopes that “Positive,” a weekly magazine show celebrating uplifting news stories, many from viewers themselves, will boost the city’s civic pride.

Starting July 5, half-hour “Positive” will air on Ch. 20 Saturdays at 11 a.m. The show is the brainchild of Ricky Cottingham, executive producer of 1st Klass Productions.

WE HEAR … and this is only a rumor, hearsay, unconfirmed talk and all that — BUT it’s being bruited about that Springfield might up the filmmakers’ tax incentive ante to 30% and give it a two-year life span.

We can certainly hope this becomes a reality, as we ? and possibly our legislators — see evidence of how our neighboring states are benefiting from their excellent incentives and how those advances could happen here, too.

The film that best portrays realistic images of aging will win the $2,500 cash prize from Terra Nova Film’s Silver Generations Images Award during the Chicago International Film Festival.

For the second year, Terra Nova has given the festival’s only cash prize. It will be awarded Oct. 14 at a brunch ceremony at the Sheraton Hotel.

Local 476’s late Frank Hobbs had a saying: “When the stages are busy, we all prosper.” After a too-long Gobi Desert-like dry spell, the hope is that the proposed Central City Studios will boost local film prosperity.

There’s general agreement with IPA’s Mark Egmon that “the complex will be a phenomenal shot in the arm for the community,” in far-reaching transcendent terms.

As CFO director Rich Moskal put it, “A complex like this is a way for us to get Hollywood’s attention.