Rick Hert knows his way around West Michigan
With 10 West Studios up and running in West Michigan, the state currently has two stage facilities ? the other being Grace & Wild ? and a third, the
With 10 West Studios up and running in West Michigan, the state currently has two stage facilities ? the other being Grace & Wild ? and a third, the
ACTRESS HELEN HUNT was in Chicago last weekend with Chelsea Pictures/L.A. to direct a 60-second spot for Frito-Lay’s new TrueNorth healthy snack brand that will air on the
Filmmakers Ines Sommer and Kathy Berger are seeking entries for Evanston’s Talking Pictures Film Festival, May 1-3, billed as a celebration of films “with a unique voice and point-of-view.”
With his acceptance into the prestigious American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), Tom Fletcher has become ASC’s only Midwest-based associate member.
Fletcher, the owner/VP marketing for 21-year old
THANKS TO THE TRIBUNE for giving the film industry a huge boost with its recent strong editorial supporting a 30% hike in the filmmakers tax credit.
With an avalanche of entries for the first time in a decade and 256 nominations in 57 categories ? not to mention the hundreds of individuals connected with the
Michigan’s film infrastructure is receiving a significant boost from S3 Entertainment Group, a full-service film production services company based in Troy, Michigan.
S3EG has partnered
Staunch union organizer/field representative Jay Riggs of the Motion Pictures Editors Guild 700 wants to “regenerate the local editorial scene” by signing many new editors to the ranks of
Armed with a $1.5 million grant from the Wallace Foundation, Oscar nominee Tod Lending is in production on a feature-length documentary about principals turning around their troubled public schools.
Illinois and Wisconsin are among the 31 states listed below that have legislated generous incentives to entice the motion picture industry away from the Coasts and spend some of
PATRICK SWAYZE stars as an unorthodox but effective FBI agent who trains a new na?ve young partner (Travis Fimmel) while being pursued by an Internal Affairs team in in
Director Martin Scorsese was recently left hungering for more after he screened filmmaker Don Klugman’s 22-minute taste of Rush Street nightlife from 1964.
So Klugman satisfied the
When Patrick Yacono of Electronic Arts met his associates for dinner downtown last Friday he complained of not feeling well, indigestion, perhaps.
The next night, Oct.
Resolution Digital Studios (RDS) is testing the waters of independent film production. If its first project proves successful, the studio could take the plunge into proprietary film production.
WHO HE IS: He’s one of two executive producers at STORY production company, boasting a roster of top directors and producing spots for top agencies around the country.
WHO HE IS: Newly elected secretary treasurer/business manager heading IATSE Local 476, Motion Pictures Studio Mechanics?a third generation 476 member.
HOW HE VIEWS HIS JOB: “Having worked
Once all the counting and accounting was done and preliminary estimates made by the Illinois Film Office, 2006 shaped up as an astonishing year for Illinois production.
When the mood me hits for a full switch to another country, the madness of Devon Avenue is the perfect place to get lost.
The Ravi
The further adventures of comedy filmmaker Willy Laszlo who left his secure production job and moved to L.A. to follow his dream.
Shortly after agreeing to
The Midwest Audio Visual Expo?the first totally local showcase in about a decade?takes place Sept. 8-10 at North Park University.
The Expo’s purpose, said producer Man Sung