KARTEMQUIN FILMS, the granddaddy of social commentary docs (including “Hoop Dreams”) is the 2008 Hugo Awards honoree for Commitment to Excellence in TV Productions, and L.A.-based Smuggler
THE TAX EXTENSION IS ON ITS WAY! The Illinois House voted 107-7 to extend Illinois’ generous 20% tax credits. The bill was introduced to the House
The IFO’s Megan Vidis and Film Wisconsin’s Scott Robbe will lead a workshop on ways to take advantage of their respective states’ filmmaker incentives Jan. 4 at Fletcher Chicago.
WHO SHE IS: A freelace producer and postproducer of commercials and long-form films for 15 years, Sandra Gordon is president of the volunteer Illinois
CHICAGOANS IN L.A. will congregate for the Chicago Party Alliance Monday, Sept. 24, at the Peterson Auto Museum, a massive get-together for former Chicagoans who work in the
The Illinois General Assembly May 4 overwhelmingly approved Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s proposed 20% tax credit on total state production spending, putting Illinois up there among the best visual media incentives
The Illinois Production Alliance (IPA) has been a major force behind the Illinois Production Services Tax Credit Act, the main catalyst for the rebound in state
At a North Side location for “The Break Up” and in sweltering weather, Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed the extension of the wage tax credit bill through 2006.
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
Mark Hogan was unanimously elected president of the Illinois Production Alliance following the surprise resignation of Jeff Crabtree, who announced he had joined Gov. Quinn’s staff as a labor
With the election last week of a union executive to lead the Illinois Production Alliance, the six-year old trade organization has signaled its intention to focus on the Illinois filmmaker’s
WITH OUR 30% TAX CREDIT and MovieMaker Magazine crowning Chicago as the country’s top place for indie filmmaking, the release of the Illinois Production Alliance’s short promo
Three Illinois state legislators, who have been champions of the Illinois filmmakers tax incentives since the beginning, will be honored at a special reception hosted by the board of the
The recent election of Illinois Production Alliance (IPA) officers infused the six-year old umbrella organization with fresh new faces, ideas and energy needed for IPA’s renewed community leadership.
If Gov. Blagojevich’s bold proposed film incentives become law during the current session of the state legislature, movie and spot producers will find Illinois offers the best bang for their
As Massachusetts, New York, and now possibly Wisconsin offer aggressive tax incentives to lure film production to their states, the Illinois Production Alliance is calling for
With feature film production slowing as we head into the final months of 2005, Illinois Production Alliance leaders are defining an agenda for the coming year and issuing a call
NEW LOBBYING FIRM FOR IPA. The Illinois Production Alliance has hired The Illinois Governmental Consulting Group to convince the Illinois legislature to extend the wage tax credit bill to
The Illinois Production Alliance elected its second slate of officers since officially organizing in 2003, headed by president Eileen Willenborg, SAG/AFTRA executive director, for one-year terms.
Chicago Studio City’s John Crededio and Ron DeRosa were among the 200-plus filmmakers who attended the Illinois Production Alliance forum and membership rally at the Hilton
