In the following statement, the Chicago Film Office announces that it will begin issuing permits for filming, with specific guidelines.
The City has indicated that Chicago's...
Thursday, July 9th is the premiere of the three-part documentary series Expecting Amy on HBO Max. It’s an unfiltered and intimate view into comedian Amy Schumer’s life ...
On Thursday, May 14th, the Independent Film Alliance Chicago, the Chicago International Film Festival and Industry days are hosting their first Indie F...
A message from the Illinois Production Alliance.
As a film industry professional, you no doubt have seen, read or been sent a wide array of proposed production safety guidel...
Asian Americans have been a silent voice in American Media since the birth of cinema. While many other demographics have found a way to break through to mainstream market...
ProGear has been evaluating the next steps to ensure the safe and proper way to re-open for business, and they would like to share this plan with you.
ProGear wil...
There are two sides to every camera story: those behind it creating movie magic, and the talented performers in front. What many may not consider are the people who bridg...
Periscope Post & Audio and Unlock Audio have formed a strategic partnership to provide integrated sound and music services for games. The two companies will offer game dev...
Chicago camera and equipment rental house Camera Ambassador has announced that it will reopen for business beginning this Friday, May 1st.
"Beginning May 1st, we're official...
These are unsettling times as COVID-19 has impacted our personal and professional lives. Or unions and guilds have come together to assist the working professionals in thi...
As efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 shutter cinemas across the nation, concerned members of Chicago's film community launch a fund to benefit laid off cinema workers from...
Barbizon Lighting has compiled a resource list of discounted or free educational opportunities and tools for our industry. If you are aware of one not listed below send an...
CHICAGO TONIGHT, correspondent/producer Paris Schutz reports live from Chicago neighborhoods highlighting community challenges and solutions
The sudden onset of the COVID-19...
Cinespace Chicago Film Studios is donating 20,000 square feet of studio space to the Greater Chicago Food Depository for storage of food boxes for families affected by the nove...
Due to the enormous economic impact the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is having an on our local arts community, the City of Chicago is aggressively exploring financial suppo...
Even with the new normal of "social distancing," the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to take its toll on Chicago and Illinois. Officials announced four more dea...
Workers in the entertainment industry have been particularly hard hit as production sets and performance venues find themselves completely shut down as a precaution against the...
An NBC staff member whose name we cannot release has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus and is currently in Chicago undergoing treatment.
The staff member, who was...
Coronavirus, COVID-19, is hitting the media and entertainment industries hard. With local, state and federal shutdowns occurring across the United States and theater chai...
Over the weekend, the House passed legislation (Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201) in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the key provisions of the F...
