Headlining the Oct. 21-24 IFP/Chicago Filmmakers Conference were Academy Award nominated actress Laura Linney (“You Can Count on Me”) and writer-director Dylan Kidd.
SHERRY LANSING departs Paramount Pictures after 12 years in 2005 as a dual result of a management shakeup and the fact the last six pictures made under her tutelage were
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
AT THE POST. Filament Post has officially replaced Spots BME as the name of Bruce Frankel’s editing house. “I wanted it to be a new
This is the second in a two-part survey of local documentarians, who they are, their background and credits. Ranging from national leaders like
THE WAGE TAX CREDIT BILL (HB 5180) is en route to a five-year extension, having passed the Illinois house and is now under consideration by the
The Chicago Advertising Federation will bestow its prestigious Silver Medal Award upon Bob Scarpelli for his 27 years of dedication to the Chicago advertising community.
When the Tribune told Marc USA it wanted a review, Marc politely declined participating and the 8-year association was severed. The Trib account bills $8-$10 million.
HUGOS HONOR MARIN. The 40th annual Hugo Awards national television competition will honor Carol Marin, broadcast (“60 Minutes,” “48 Hours”) and print journalist (Chicago Tribune), with a career achievement award
Chicago filmmakers were among the nearly 1,000 persons who flocked to Washington D.C. DATE for the 6th annual Real Screen Summit conference, presented by the publisher of “Boards” and “Real
HIGH POWERED COO TO DK. New COO at Digital Kitchen is Bruce Hanson, formerly in sales and business development at PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Wicker Park’s Heaven Gallery ? the people responsible for the upcoming Z Film Festival ? is planning monthly screenings and seeks film/video submissions.
As you know, the Cook County Board postponed the vote on the $48 million 2004 budget, which contains a proposed tax on leased equipment ? with dire consequences to the
The house lights are out on the what would have been the 16th annual Chicago Film Critics Awards. The critics voted 4-1 to suspend the show in protest of
By Jonathan Abarbanel
A warm and cordial welcome to Jonathan Abarbanel, whose regular columns many of you will remember from the Original Screen magazine. The theatre
BBDO Chicago is gearing up for a new creative regime, it appears ? and most likely a new business blast ? with the arrival of the not
