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Veteran EP Tom Cronin to head Foundation/Chicago

By Ruth L Ratny Nov 8, 2012

With the hiring of veteran agency executive producer Tom Cronin as SVP/EP in charge of Foundation Content’s Chicago office, the versatile production company may be changing di...

Mini-cams amplify action in 426 Inc.-Optimus spot

By Ruth L Ratny Nov 6, 2012

In a TV commercial, demonstrating brake rotors – aka brake discs, as important to stopping a vehicle as brake pads -- can be a snore or as exciting as the one multi-platform a...

Wachowskis comments send a distorted message

By Ruth L Ratny Nov 5, 2012

Filmmakers Lana and Andy Wachowski have been on a media blitz lately, popping up in national magazines, local newspapers and radio. What makes this is a huge story in itse...

Events

Month’s events climax with big AICP Show on Nov. 15

By Ruth L Ratny Nov 3, 2012

November’s calendar for the next two weeks is filled with informative, interesting and helpful events that also provide an excellent reason to go out and socialize. Chec...

Beast Editorial edits first feature, Alex Beh’s “Warren”

By Ruth L Ratny Nov 2, 2012

ALTHOUGH BEAST EDITORIAL edits music videos and indie shorts, this is the first time the company and editor Angelo Valencia have cut a feature. The project is Winnetka native ac...

Leviathan’s White debuts film at global digital fest

By Ruth L Ratny Nov 1, 2012

Leviathan executive producer Jason White departed Thursday, Nov. 1 for Melbourne, Australia to attend the second international Pause Fest Digital Festival, Nov. 8-11, that bring...

re:think expands with new producer Adina Kwasigroch

By Ruth L Ratny Nov 1, 2012

At their two year anniversary mark, fast-growing design-driven/ 3D re:think studios hired its ninth staff member. Adina Kwasigroch joined Monday as visual effects producer...

Four big changes among post companies

By Ruth L Ratny Oct 26, 2012

COMING AND GOING. Visual effects specialist Sam Gierasimczuk felt right at home when he returned to the Filmworkers building to join Vitamin as associate creative director...

IPA reelects Teamsters’ Crabtree as board president

By Ruth L Ratny Oct 24, 2012

In a recent election the Illinois Production Alliance board of directors was reelected, with the exception of one member stepping down after serving on the board since the IPA�...

Central Illinois promotes its film charms, Oct. 26-28

By Ruth L Ratny Oct 24, 2012

The seven-year old Springfield-based Central Illinois Film Commission (CIFC) decided that the time has come to let people know that the area -- “everything below I-80 to the K...

Cutters will host 800 at “Bloodbath” costume party

By Ruth L Ratny Oct 23, 2012

CUTTERS HALLOWEEN PARTY Thursday night, one of the two biggest, must-attend parties of the year (along with AICP’s big night Nov. 15) expects a record-breaking 800 guests – ...

The Golf Channel airs mini- series golfers’ adventure

By Ruth L Ratny Oct 22, 2012

Filmmaker Martin Rodahl of 71 Degrees North aced a double eagle with his first long-form project: an original mini-series for The Golf Channel, about three friends who drive the...

Cataldo’s “Wednesday’s Child” wins Shortcuts contest

By Ruth L Ratny Oct 17, 2012

WINNER OF THE IFO’S 2012 Illinois Shortcuts competition is the dark comedy “Wednesday’s Child, from director Rocco Cataldo and cinematographer Mike Kwielford of Potenza Pr...

Ryan McGuire helms Cutters fourth branch in Tokyo

By Ruth L Ratny Oct 16, 2012

Cutters’ editor Ryan McGuire is a busy guy. Last Friday, he presided over the opening of Cutters new Tokyo office; on Monday he greeted his parents, Ellen and Tim McGuir...

Big Deahl signs Midwest sales rep Nathan Skillicorn

By Ruth L Ratny Oct 16, 2012

Master tabletop director/shooter David Deahl may travel the world on assignment, but when it comes to representation, “We wanted someone local,” says executive producer Rose...

Columbia Night and David Chase light up CIFF, Oct. 16

By Ruth L Ratny Oct 15, 2012

YOU NEVER KNOW who’s going to show up at the Chicago International Film Festival, which is part of the fun of attending. On Friday night, actor Vince Vaughn showed up to...

ComEd/Barbizon give cash rebates for LED lights

By Ruth L Ratny Oct 15, 2012

Commonwealth Edison’s best kept money-saving secret is hereby revealed: A film, broadcast or theatre company switching to LED and other types of energy efficient lights is ent...

LiveLab, top YouTube producer, debuts Oct. 11

By Ruth L Ratny Oct 10, 2012

Barry Krause, indefatigable adman supreme for 30 years, and now head of Suite Partners, Inc., has transformed with the times into, believe it or not – the world’s larg...

Foundation’s new senior producer from New York

By Ruth L Ratny Oct 10, 2012

NEW TO FOUNDATION CONTENT is senior producer Tamara Bridges Rothschild who just joined Monday, Oct. 8 after a five year stint in New York as a freelance producer. Rothschi...

Events

October sizzles with array of can’t miss activities

By Ruth L Ratny Oct 8, 2012

October traditionally is the most eventfully-active month of the year as our calendar proves. We will continue to add events as quickly as they announced so, as they say, ...