Independent Production Roundup
ANUP KURIAN’S debut feature “Manasarovar” is India’s official entry in the British Film Institute’s London Film Festival Oct. 31. The London fest
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ANUP KURIAN’S debut feature “Manasarovar” is India’s official entry in the British Film Institute’s London Film Festival Oct. 31. The London fest
O’Connor Casting added full-time session director Lynn Ann Bernatowicz, a former play director for Goodman, Shattered Globe, Circle and University of Pittsburgh theatres. And
Two Home and Garden reality shows will shoot their entire 26-episode seasons here beginning in January, pending budgetary approval between HGTV and production company
Business film scriptwriter Catherine Rategan interviews Eric Anderson, a 34-year-old screenwriter and graphic designer who lives in Oak Park. He was a semi-finalist
Three Hollywood stars from Chicago will be honored at Showtime’s 8th annual Black Perspectives “Homecoming Celebration” Saturday, Oct. 16 at Thorne Auditorium.
Honorees are
One of the films was made in India and one of the directors lives in L.A., but with 12 films ? four features and eight shorts
Systems integrator Swiderski Electronics was awarded the job of distributing the audiovisual feeds to scores of media outlets that will be covering “The Race
Ruth Leitman’s feature documentary, “Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling,” is one of four Chicago-made features that will premiere
BOATHOUSE STUDIOS of Los Angeles started shooting its rock ?n’ roll slasher comedy “Stump the Band” Sept. 20 in Spring Grove, Antioch, Gurnee, and
After 18 years in an iconoclastic space on Grand Ave., Tom Kwilosz’ ThereMedia moved its editorial/ animation services to an elegant brownstone at 11 E.
MOVERS & SHAKERS. Editor Adam Soboscienski moves over from a nine-year stint at Red Car, bringing the editing team to seven. His credits include Coors Light, test market spots
Chicago’s three Tony Award winning theatre companies are ramping up the star power for the opening shows of the season. The smallest of the
When we last checked in with the Waukegan film scene, the big boys were bringing Batman to the Amstutz, and the local boys were challenging aspiring
Collaboration among three companies has resulted in a unique script-to-screen training program conducted by seasoned pros, that gives the screenwriter and filmmaker a finished
After Labor Day the total L.A.-based Fox Network will introduce its new identity/image music that was composed and produced over the last three months by
MARK ARMSTRONG’S hip-hop comedy feature “Chickenhead Bound” from Dusablean Enterprises wrapped principal photography Aug. 12. Premiere screening is planned for Thanksgiving. Nlz
Post Effects is shoring up its capabilities with the addition of director/cameraman John Wassel, an L.A. veteran and specialist in dialog/performance. Wassel said that his new alliance with Post
Former dramatic and documentary freelance producer/editor Bob Schneiger was named VP/chief creative officer of Towers Productions, Chicago’s biggest documentary TV production companies, with 95 employees and shows for at least
Ytasha Womack, a writer and producer of Sean Long’s recently released Xenon Entertainment documentary “Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake?” will screen her narrative debut for Chicago audiences for the first
Lawrence Edwards, owner and operator of the Biograph Theater for more than three decades, has sold the historic film house to Victory Gardens Theater.
