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Savvy panel to discuss “Watching 1990s’ sports TV”

By Mike Morgan Jul 29, 2016

If you remember all the excitement of sports in the day of Michael Jordan’s three-peat dominance and Slammin’ Sammy Sosa’s endless homers for the White Sox, you’ll want ...

MIFF to screen work of 14 fabulous Female Filmmakers

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 29, 2016

Filmmaker / editor Gail Gilbert’s short film, thriller “Democracy in the Driver’s Seat,” will be one of 14 women-made shorts showcasing at the Midwest Independent Film F...

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First Chicago Film Project starts shooting in August

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 29, 2016

FULL SPECTRUM FEATURES, Eugene Sun Park’s non-profit production company dedicated to diversity in film, will start shooting the romcom feature “Signature Move” in August w...

Writer’s first short film wins international airing

By Marita Gomez Jul 29, 2016

It’s the stuff that screenwriters dream of: The affirmation that their film is worthy of being shared to an international audience.For Chicago screenwriter Richard Cohen, his ...

Mark Harris’ 2006 film gets a digital series reboot

By Colin Costello Jul 27, 2016

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of his 2006 urban dramady feature production “I Used to Love Her,” producer / director / writer Mark L. Harris of 1555 Filmworks, is brin...

New Stage 18 Production Partners meet with members

By Dan Patton Jul 27, 2016

Stage 18, Chicago’s Film and Media incubator at Cinespace, co-founded by Angie Gaffney, introduced its new Production Partners Program — 16 companies that provide resources ...

Mimi Productions shoots local scenes for LA feature

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 27, 2016

Although the “Bad Moms” Hollywood feature — to be theatrically released this Friday, July 29 — is set in Chicago but was filmed in Louisiana-as-Chicago over the winter, ...

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Epsilon lands $24 mm consolidated Del Monte biz

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 27, 2016

AFTER A FIVE MONTH REVIEW, Dallas-headquartered Epsilon won the estimated $24 million consolidated Del Monte Foods account from three incumbent agencies, to be handled by Epsilo...

Optimus to stay at Grand Ave., amid other changes

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 25, 2016

Speculation as to Optimus’ plans about when or if it would occupy the 38,000-sq. ft. space it had leased in the Wrigley Building, after announcing a November move-in date last...

McDonald’s new Loop HQ builds on historic film site

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 22, 2016

What was once a sprawling 88,000-sq. ft. building, with a storied film history at 1058 W. Washington, will become McDonald’s massive 608,000-sq. ft. Chicago headquarters, when...

INDIE MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

Reality web series seeks next “Great Street Musician”

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 22, 2016

PRODUCTION HAS BEGUN, literally, in the streets of Chicago for a new music-based web reality series, “In Search of the Great American Street Musician” – an “America’s ...

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Chet Baker biopic opens 7th Blue Whiskey Fest 7/24

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 22, 2016

THE MIDWEST PREMIERE of writer/director Robert Budreau’s “Born to be Blue” biopic of jazz legend Chet Baker will open the 7th annual Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival...

The Colonie’s Ackerman edits comic beer spot

By Mike Morgan Jul 22, 2016

For VSA Partners’ client, Blue Point Brewing Company of Patchogue, N.Y., The Colonie’s Bob Ackerman and his team edited a comedic 1:30 media spot — “Patchogue’s Got It...

SRO audience for AWNY’s Stages Summit Chicago entrée

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 20, 2016

Tuesday’s Advertising Women of New York day-long “Stages Summit” in Chicago was a resounding success, attested to by the SRO audience that gave standing ovations to many o...

Chicago’s 12th 48 Hour Film Project kicks off July 31

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 20, 2016

The 48 Hour Film Project is back in Chicago for the 12th year of weekend filmmaking and director / editor Jerry Vasilatos of Nitestar Productions is helming it for the second ye...

TV pioneer’s invaluable Media Burn TV archives at 10

By dan patton Jul 20, 2016

The concept behind TV pioneer Tom Weinberg’s Media Burn Archive was simply to preserve independently produced videos. “What we’ve been doing for the past 40 years matters,...

Hootenanny’s Liz Tate edits new HY Connect campaign

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 20, 2016

Hootenanny post boutique’s Liz Tate edited a new package of four spots using a combination of 2D and 3D graphics for HY Connect client First Tennessee Bank of Memphis, hi...

Stages Summit inaugurates AWNY’s new Chicago branch

By Ruth L Ratny Jul 18, 2016

Advertising Women of New York (AWNY) is expanding to Chicago with its inaugural “Stages Summit” all-day, sold-out event being presented Tuesday, July 19 at the Tree Studios�...

OTSC fundraiser to send 200 needy kids to summer camp

By Mike Morgan Jul 17, 2016

As the temperature rises in the summertime of Chicago, so do the rates of violent crime in West Garfield Park where the Off the Street Club, supported by the Chicago advertising...

Entries open for 2016 AICE Camp Kuleshov challenge

By Mike Morgan Jul 17, 2016

Entrants in AICE’s 2016 international Camp Kuleshov trailer competition this year will compete for a prestigious new top award from the second annual challenge assistant to ed...

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Field Notes to host Film Festival at Music Box Theatre

Chicago is front and center in Ironheart trailer

Chicago’s Pope gets the billboard treatment from Old National Bank

Savvy panel to discuss “Watching 1990s’ sports TV”

MIFF to screen work of 14 fabulous Female Filmmakers

First Chicago Film Project starts shooting in August

Writer’s first short film wins international airing

Mark Harris’ 2006 film gets a digital series reboot

New Stage 18 Production Partners meet with members

Mimi Productions shoots local scenes for LA feature

Epsilon lands $24 mm consolidated Del Monte biz

Optimus to stay at Grand Ave., amid other changes

McDonald’s new Loop HQ builds on historic film site

Reality web series seeks next “Great Street Musician”

Chet Baker biopic opens 7th Blue Whiskey Fest 7/24

The Colonie’s Ackerman edits comic beer spot

SRO audience for AWNY’s Stages Summit Chicago entrée

Chicago’s 12th 48 Hour Film Project kicks off July 31

TV pioneer’s invaluable Media Burn TV archives at 10

Hootenanny’s Liz Tate edits new HY Connect campaign

Stages Summit inaugurates AWNY’s new Chicago branch

OTSC fundraiser to send 200 needy kids to summer camp

Entries open for 2016 AICE Camp Kuleshov challenge

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