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"The War Tapes," the Iraq War documentary produced and edited by Steve James ("Hoop Dreams"), will have its world premiere April 30 at the Tribeca Film Festival. James, who a...

Korean arts and media group Yehyang Cultural Ministry is throwing its hat into the filmmaking arena with "The Gift," an HD Christian dramatic feature that shoots this May and Ju...

The Asian American Showcase make its strongest showing yet in its 11th year, bringing a most-ever 12 features. All of them Chicago premieres and half are coming off major festiv...

Short film production and sales is a genuine revolution?an opportunity for filmmakers to exploit an enormous market for 60-second to half-hour films. This new market exists t...

TONY DEGUIDE of Windy City Films ("The Coroner") is shooting the HD interracial romantic drama "Baby's Got Back," which he said "celebrates the differences and similarities of A...

Hyun Hyup Kim's debut feature, the HD family drama "The Gift," has its hometown premiere in a weeklong run now through April 2 at Lincoln Village Theater. A production of Wi...

WHO HE IS: Joe Farina is a former educational worker who began acting three years ago as a second career. He follows the example of his father, "Law & Order" star Dennis Far...

BRUCE TERRIS' debut feature "Dirty Work" has its festival premiere at the Midwest Independent Film Festival April 4. Starring Lance Reddick ("The Wire"), Mike McGlone ("The...

CHICAGO'S LOSS IS PITTSBURGH'S GAIN. When the Art Institute politely declined to serve as the setting for a new TV pilot about art thieves, Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum said t...

Lawrence Lee Wallace adapts his own long-running sketch comedy show "Urban Scenze" for the screen in his film directorial debut, out now on DVD from Victory Multimedia. "It's...

Two Chicago-made films will have world premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival of during its April 25-May 7 run: Steve James' "The War Tapes," and Jeff Garlin's feature director...

A month-long technical training class ends this week for 14 Local 476 trainees, who spent the last four weeks, eight hours a day at Essanay where they learned the skills and equ...

When Wisconsin's impressive film incentive package is enacted in mid-April, the Badger State will have shot up from obscurity to the top of many an L.A. studio's list of preferr...

Marc Selz follows up "The Rockville Slayer" and "Short Cut Road" with his third horror/thriller feature "Satanic Panic" set to shoot in northwest Illinois this summer. The f...

CHICAGO'S LOSS IS PITTSBURGH'S GAIN. When the Art Institute politely declined to serve as the setting for a new TV pilot about art thieves, Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum said ...

Repeatedly displaced by rising costs in communities they've helped popularize, Wicker Park artists, led by the Near NorthWest Arts Council, took a stand. After years of deve...

LISA GILDHAUS on March 15 presents her feature documentary "Almost Home," about an innovative Milwaukee retirement community. St. John's on the Lake is "where residents mingl...

"CHEF AL FRESCO" is the title of a pilot created by Pixel Brothers' partners Andrew Ryann, Michael Torchia and David Moravec. In the pilot, Shawn McClain, the renowned owne...

I'm always stunned when I realize that I can be happy with something small: A frozen, rum-laden pina colada, couple of chunks of flaky, fried yucca and a small, warm tamale. ...

After 14 years at the same Elmhurst location, Peter Karl Productions decided to move into the city to be closer to their clients. As they searched in an ever-widening ar...