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CIFC honors Springfield mayor at 12/15 holiday party

By LInda Lou Lang Dec 11, 2016

At its Dec. 15 Annual Christmas Party, the Central Illinois Film Commission will present its first-ever “Man of the Year Award” to the mayor of Springfield, James O. Langfel...

Fed scrutiny on big agency in-house contract rigging

By Mike Morgan Dec 11, 2016

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating allegations that giant advertising agencies, with in-house production / post facilities, are inappropriately steering business to th...

Sonixphere’s original score adds humor to DDB spots

By Ruth L Ratny Dec 7, 2016

Sonixphere created an original orchestral score highlighting the humor in La Quinta hotel chain’s new two-spot campaign, “Win@Business,” from DDB Chicago, giving the LaQui...

Layoffs possible with Hy Connect’s loss of Advocate

By Mike Morgan Dec 7, 2016

HY Connect Chicago lost its 14-year year big account, the 11-hospital network Advocate Health Care, which employs more than 35,000, including 6,300 doctors and 11,000 nurses.The...

Daily Planet’s “Give A Shirt” sale helps the homeless

By Ruth L Ratny Dec 7, 2016

Daily Planet Productions is looking to sell out its 750 custom-designed, hand-printed T-shirts at a one-day Pop Up Shop in order to help provide shelter to StreetWise vendors wh...

Cutters Studios a 2016 Chicago/Midwest Emmy winner

By Ruth L Ratny Dec 7, 2016

Out of the 58 category winners at the 58th Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards held last Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown, 11 were production/non-broadcast companies wh...

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“Open Tables” now on iTunes, Video on Demand

By Mike Morgan Dec 5, 2016

“OPEN TABLES,” the 2015 improv feature from award-winning director/actor Jack C. Newell, is now available on iTunes and Video On Demand. The romcom uses the foodie scene as ...

Lakeside cabin setting for Smith’s 2nd indie dramedy

By Pamela Powell Dec 5, 2016

The concept of Chicago writer / director Michael Glover Smith’s second indie drama, “Mercury in Retrograde,” grew out of a scene from his firstfeature comedy / drama, “C...

First-ever book about teen movie master John Hughes

By Ruth L Ratny Dec 5, 2016

IF YOU LOVED JOHN HUGHES’ MOVIES you’ll be especially engrossed in the first book ever written about the “philosopher of adolescence,” as Roger Ebert once called him. Ja...

Groupon uses classic song to add fun to holiday spot

By Ruth L Ratny Dec 2, 2016

The classic Neapolitan favorite, “Funiculi, Funicula” is not what you’d expect to hear on a holiday campaign, but it’s remarkably effective as the musical sound track fo...

Producers to pay for city’s lost street parking revenue?

By Ruth L Ratny Dec 2, 2016

The city and country have been on a sales tax frenzy, passing legislature to tax soda drinks, plastic bags and bottled water to help plug budget deficits. So what’s next?Well,...

Upshot agency sold for the third time in 18 years

By Ruth L Ratny Dec 1, 2016

Upshot, the 22-year old “seamless agency” with 170 staffers, has been acquired by promotions, experiential and multicultural Advantage Solutions of Irvine, Calif.It will con...

Lexus party tonight is live version of music series

By Colin Costello Nov 30, 2016

Car company Lexus and the LA office of Chicago-based ad agency, Walton Isaacson, bring a live version of their Latin music focused webseries, “RPM: Reengineering Popular Music...

Burnetters produce “labor of love” music webseries

By Ruth L Ratny Nov 29, 2016

“In Bed With” is a new web performance-music series developed by two Leo Burnett creatives and edited by The Colonie, featuring singer/songwriters, artists and groups that p...

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$25mm studio sci-fi feature opens offices at Cinespace

By Ruth L Ratny Nov 29, 2016

PARTICIPANT MEDIA'S $25 MILLION FEATURE, "Captive State," will lead off movie production in Chicago in 2017, having opened an office, production, wardrobe and construction mill ...

Visions of Light shines on new lighting/grip rentals

By Ruth L Ratny Nov 28, 2016

Visions of Light, Joe Farris’ equipment rental and crewing company in Carol Stream, has expanded into lighting and grip rentals, providing camera, lighting, grip, sound and cr...

Particle’s Stalling wins an AICE contest Grand Prize

By Ruth L Ratny Nov 28, 2016

Assistant engineer Jordan Stalling told his colleagues at Particle Audio that he wasn’t going to enter the 2016 International Camp Kuleshov trailer contest this year because h...

How Flow Motion Media achieves music video success

By Marita Gomez Nov 28, 2016

The production crew for Flow Motion Media worked for days setting the stage for “Space Hustler,” their latest music video, building a spaceship complete with a cockpit and c...

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WWII women pilots to take off again in Orlandino film

By Ruth L Ratny Nov 28, 2016

THE FEATURE “SOARING” is the latest project of producer Joe Orlandino of Atlas Media Group, working with writer Amy Danford-Klein, a former corporate pilot wh...

BrandSpins acquires assets of bankrupt Music Dealers

By Ruth L Ratny Nov 28, 2016

The assets of Chicago-headquartered sync music licensing company Music Dealers, which suddenly went out of business last July owing countless global artists on its roster, have ...

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CIFC honors Springfield mayor at 12/15 holiday party

Fed scrutiny on big agency in-house contract rigging

Sonixphere’s original score adds humor to DDB spots

Layoffs possible with Hy Connect’s loss of Advocate

Daily Planet’s “Give A Shirt” sale helps the homeless

Cutters Studios a 2016 Chicago/Midwest Emmy winner

“Open Tables” now on iTunes, Video on Demand

Lakeside cabin setting for Smith’s 2nd indie dramedy

First-ever book about teen movie master John Hughes

Groupon uses classic song to add fun to holiday spot

Producers to pay for city’s lost street parking revenue?

Upshot agency sold for the third time in 18 years

Lexus party tonight is live version of music series

Burnetters produce “labor of love” music webseries

$25mm studio sci-fi feature opens offices at Cinespace

Visions of Light shines on new lighting/grip rentals

Particle’s Stalling wins an AICE contest Grand Prize

How Flow Motion Media achieves music video success

WWII women pilots to take off again in Orlandino film

BrandSpins acquires assets of bankrupt Music Dealers

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