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Columnist: Ed M. Koziarski

MPG heads overseas on doc

By Ed M. Koziarski Apr 25, 2003
“Forgiving Dr. Mengele” producer Bob HerculesBob Hercules and Media Process Group head to Rumania and Israel in May as they enter the last leg of production for their $30...
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Lumberyard’s theatrically self-
distributed feature plays here

By Ed M. Koziarski Apr 1, 2003
Lumberyard Productions' Thomas Stelter, Alek Petrovic and Eric Nordness. Their feature premieres at the Biograph April 25. Local Lumberyard Productions is taking a page ou...
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Chicago-made film debuts
April 10 at Latino Festival

By Ed M. Koziarski Apr 1, 2003
Gloricelly Martinez-Franceschi stars in "Urban Poet," the Latino Film Festival's only Chicago-made feature. Among films from across the Americas screening at the 19th Chicag...
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MBC short on renovation funds

By Ed M. Koziarski Apr 1, 2003
MBC's new home Kinzie & State. The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC), the 15th most-visited cultural attraction in Chicago, will move into its new home at Kinzie a...
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L.A. producer shares
perspectives at workshop

By Ed M. Koziarski Mar 25, 2003
Stephen Simon  It's not often that a Hollywood feature producer of Stephen Simon's stature comes to town to talk to filmmakers. He's the producer of 25 movies in 25 year...
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L.A. producer shares
perspectives at workshop

By Ed M. Koziarski Mar 25, 2003
Stephen Simon It's not often that a Hollywood feature producer of Stephen Simon's stature comes to town to talk to filmmakers. He's the producer of 25 movies in 25 years, inc...
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Groundbreaker opens WIDC Fest;
5,000 expected March 14-23

By Ed M. Koziarski Mar 12, 2003
WIDC presents filmmaker Yvonne Welbon with its action award March 15.Women in the Directors Chair's 22th annual film festival March 14-23 opens with an important documentary by...
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ABC and AFTRA seek diversity with national talent search here

By Ed M. Koziarski Mar 4, 2003
The ABC Talent Showcase in conjuction with National AFTRA is coming to Chicago in search of diversity among actors for national television shows. Local SAG, AFTRA and Actors ...
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Distributor financing urban filmmaker’s new horror film

By Ed M. Koziarski Mar 4, 2003
America's first serial killer was buried face down. H. H. Holmes, known as Dr. Death , was America's first known serial killer, convicted and executed for a string of murders...
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Casting director helms ghost story in feature debut

By Ed M. Koziarski Mar 4, 2003
Windy City Films director Tony DeGuide. "Casting is my strong point," says Tony DeGuide, by way of explaining the impressive talent that he has assembled for his featu...
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Vision Blu connects urban filmmakers

By Ed M. Koziarski Feb 24, 2003
"If aliens came down and turned on the television to find out what we're like, what are they going to see?" broadcaster and producer Darryl Dennard asks his attentive audi...
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Dot-com mockumentary gets Vanguard Cinema video release

By Ed M. Koziarski Feb 24, 2003
Brett Singer (left) and Simeon Schnapper, director-producers of "Dot," now in video release from Vanguard Cinema When Simeon Schnapper and Brett Singe...
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Vision Blu connects urban filmmakers

By Ed M. Koziarski Feb 24, 2003
"If aliens came down and turned on the television to find out what we're like, what are they going to see?" broadcaster and producer Darryl Dennard asks his attentive audi...
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Catfish’s new $150,000 studio

By Ed M. Koziarski Feb 24, 2003
Catfish Music partner Joel Raney After nearly a year of construction, Catfish Music's new $150,000 studio is finally finished. New Studio B features a control room with "f...
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Palatine screenwriter rolls out new Web site writing feature

By Ed M. Koziarski Feb 17, 2003
Moviebytes' Frederick Mensch of Palatine. Palatine screenwriter and computer programmer Frederick Mensch set out in 1997 to address an information gap that was frust...
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Open Road’s hip-hop music video airs on BET this week

By Ed M. Koziarski Feb 17, 2003
Hip-hop duo Giant's music video was produced for a $2,300 budget. A video for Chicago rap duo Giant's new single "Good Stuff" is slated to begin airing nat...
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Shooter raves about Panasonic bringing 24P pro features to DV

By Ed M. Koziarski Feb 17, 2003
"Open House" cinematographer Yasu Tanida shoots rigged to a moving car with the Panasonic AG-DVX100.When Gregory Burnett had a freelance assignment for ABC's "24/7" document...
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Super Sucker’ exec keeps indie distribution faith despite poor B.O.

By Ed M. Koziarski Feb 10, 2003
Writer/director/star Jeff Daniels sets up a shot for "Super Sucker," now in theaters. "You tell me why people didn't go," "Super Sucker" executive producer Bob Brown la...
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Chicagoan shares top credit
on Spirit Award nominee

By Ed M. Koziarski Feb 10, 2003
Co-cinematographer Ron Forsythe (left) and director Bernard Rose (top) on the set of "ivans Xtc.," which is up for four Independent Spirit Awards. While Hollywo...
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