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It's been a long, rocky trek for writer/director Bob Shallcross and producer David James from a lone test in a Grand Rapids' movie house to major market theatres for their prize...

The contentious National Hockey League lockout has put a lock on possible sales of a nostalgic doc to broadcast outlets, but the 80-minute "Hockey's Greatest Era" available on D...

After looking at the numbers and the expense of renting HD equipment for their "Sound Stage" series, HD Ready partners Joe Thomas and Jim Wolande decided that owning their own H...

Composer Paul Libman, a multiple award-winner for his thousands of commercial jingles and industrial film scores, has found glory in another arena. The 35-year veteran of th...

Internationally recognized experimental filmmaker Bruce Wood returns to filmmaking after a 25-year hiatus with his debut feature "The Door," shooting Feb. 22-March 22 in C...

Independent production company Shattering Paradigms Entertainment (SPE) is moving into high gear with two Hi-Def features and an animated TV pilot slated for production th...

You're an early-stage company with a great idea for a new business but lack financing? The Illinois Venture Capital Association's all-day Midwest Venture Summit 2005 is the plac...

Fresh off receiving a major grant for his in-progress feature documentary "Nice Bombs," Usama Alshaibi is releasing a DVD compilation of his short works Feb. 12 and preparing fo...

GLANT COHEN, Leo Burnett's SVP/associate director of TV production, retired from the agency after "23 spectacular years" at the agency. He joined Burnett in 1981 to work on McDo...

After 20 years in business as one of the nation's most successful spot animation houses, owners Monica and Ed Newman have sold Calabash on a five-year buyout to two long-term em...

A FIRST FILM by screenwriter/journalist Ytasha Womack, the feature-length "Love Shorts" screens Feb. 15 in the Patchwerx Film & Video Series. Womack co-produced with Jumaane N'N...

NEW LOBBYING FIRM FOR IPA. The Illinois Production Alliance has hired The Illinois Governmental Consulting Group to convince the Illinois legislature to extend the wage tax cre...

took the spotlight MasterCard Superbowl spot for McCann-Erickson/New York that will continue to air, it was that highly acclaimed. Calabash Productions animated nine of 10 i...

Roger Ebert and six other Chicago TV veterans will be inducted into the Silver Circle of the Chicago/Midwest cheaper of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Eb...

Bridges Media Group VP/sales Jennifer Polk and new business director Danielle Ostrowski feel this is a prime time for the renaissance of a once valuable and vibrant Chicag...

Chuck Olin never expected to win an Emmy for his "Marc Chagall in Chicago" documentary. "He was thrilled when he won," said his longtime friend Tom Weinberg. "Later he lau...

WARNER BROS. SETS MAJOR FEATURE IN CHICAGO. A remake of a Korean movie now called "Il Mare" ("The Sea") will start shooting in mid-March and is expected to be here for fou...

After five tough weeks of negotiations, SAG and AFTRA agreed to a new contract with studios and networks worth $200 million over the next three years. Under the new contrac...

It was a dark and stormy night, metaphorically speaking. Six of us, all aspiring screenwriters, were gathered at the Perfect Cup, a cozy neighborhood cafe on Chicago's North Sid...

It's d?j? vu all over again. In January 1979 I was living and working out of a cozy apartment at 900 N. Michigan Ave. (now Bloomingdale's and million dollar condos). ...