Columnist: Colin Costello

Award-winning Chicago filmmaker and screenwriter, Jeffrey van Davis, left the breath-taking panorama of snow-capped mountains of his adopted home of Überlingen, Germany to atte...

Wilmette writer / director / cameraman, Sam Kretchmar just wanted to make something to keep his creative juices flowing. His writing partner and producer, Michael Covino, wanted...

It’s never too early to announce a-major film production planning to shoot in Chicago in 2017, especially when the film is a $130 million sci-fi adventure.The film is “Inver...

The work of two Chicago agencies won the 16th ANA (Association of National Advertisers) Multicultural Excellence Awards, out of 33 nominees, at ceremonies Sunday in Los Angeles,...

Chicago’s Kelli and Estlin Feigley’s sci-fi family adventure, “Traveling Without Moving,” will premiere on Sept. 28 in Washington, DC as part of the White House’s Init...

The bitter rivalry between DDB vs. Burnett. Publicis vs. Omnicom. Keith vs. Leo, for the billion dollar prize, brought to us by McDonald’s, with a cast of bleary-eyed creative...

Multi-talented artist, NK Gutiérrez, began her journey as a screenwriter just four years ago when she wrote her first short film “The Last New Year.”Now its Chicago premier...

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of his 2006 urban dramady feature production “I Used to Love Her,” producer / director / writer Mark L. Harris of 1555 Filmworks, is brin...

A group of six ambitious Chicago transplants now working in LA gathered for more shop talk over breakfast at Kitchen 24 in West Hollywood last week. They were screenwriters Dan...

The Chicago Cubs’ 2016 ad campaign, “Kids. They Grow Up Fast,” created by agency Schafer Condon Carter for the fourth season, was designed to help fans get to know the tea...

Leo Burnett’s newest advertainment for retailer Marshall’s was shot by acclaimed Euro/LA-based cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema (“Interstellar,” “Spectre”), c...

A common brand mandate for agency creatives is to think outside of the box. Otis Gibson, founder / CEO 11-year-old global brand and development agency, GERTRUDE,INC. has upturne...

As you undoubtedly know, “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” one of 2016’s most anticipated films – produced for a stunning $410 million -- opens globally at theaters...

When it comes to changing beliefs or persuasion, filmmaking has always been a powerful tool. But has a movie ever been created to propose spending a lifetime together?In short, ...

The audience for training videos on how to change workplace bullying, produced by photographer Jonathan Levin, are primarily people who work in the healthcare industry — “al...