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LC names ad veteran Dan Fietsam as chief creative

By Mike Morgan May 27, 2016

Advertising veteran Dan Fietsam, formerly executive creative director with FCB Chicago and Energy BBDO, has joined Laughlin Constable as its chief creative officer, effective Ju...

Chi Filmmakers aim for $50K in Indiegogo campaign

By Ruth L Ratny May 24, 2016

Chicago Filmmakers is gearing up for its first crowdfunding campaign to raise $50,000 to obtain a matching grant that will go towards renovating its recently purchased historic ...

Chicago Underground Film Festival celebrates 23rd year

By Mike Morgan May 24, 2016

The June 1-5 Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF), presented by IFP/Chicago, opens its 23rd event with the world premiere of producer Tyler Hubby’s documentary film “Ton...

“Hoop Dreams” star starts clothing line & TV show

By Mike Morgan May 24, 2016

Arthur Agee, one of the two African American high school basketball stars of the classic 1994 Kartemquin documentary, “Hoop Dreams,” is back in the news with the launch of A...

Odd Machine director’s debut film stars A-list cast

By Ruth L Ratny May 20, 2016

A dozen years ago, Odd Machine’s founder/director Seth Henrikson and actor Michael Shannon, who was living and working in Chicago, made a short film together. They became good...

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10th anniversary for cross-cultural Paco Collective

Ruth L Ratny May 19, 2016

PACO COLLECTIVE this week celebrated its 10th business anniversary, evolving from an Hispanic-focused multicultural marketing agency to a cross-cultural agency with such major c...

Agency’s in-house studio dishes up digital pizza spots

By Ruth L Ratny May 19, 2016

Milwaukee-based Palermo's Pizza launched its first campaign for Urban Pie frozen premium pizzas via new AOR Laughlin Constable, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.Produc...

Rabinowitz now heads BMG Talent’s on-camera dept.

By Ruth L Ratny May 19, 2016

Greg Brown’s BMG Talent (Brown Management Group) has hired talent agency Emily Rabinowitz as Director: On-Camera/Theatrical Talent for BMG Talent’s Chicago and Los Angeles o...

Hootenanny partners with Mark A Ward to expand design

By Ruth L Ratny May 17, 2016

Hootenanny has expanded its design department via a partnership with CD / motion graphics designer Mark A Ward, who has returned to Chicago after 18 years in New York.Ward had m...

New positions for One at Optimus’ Mueller, Jubinski

By D. A. Archer May 17, 2016

Two producer promotions at One at Optimus: Senior producer Jonah Mueller was named executive producer and associate producer Emma Jubinski to producer, “promotions that are we...

Ten35 agency taps Norman Brothers for digital spot

By Mike Morgan May 17, 2016

A digital video for Mountain Dew, in association with the NBA’s Washington Wizards and 7/Eleven was produced by Norman Brothers Productions for Ten35, the successor agency to ...

“Blues Brothers” return as animated musical comedy TV

By Ruth L Ratny May 16, 2016

“The Blues Brothers” band is ready to make a comeback, as “Joliet” Jake and Elwood Blues take their act on the road and back to their native Chicago as an animated TV mu...

Colonie & Beast editors among top AICE winners

By Ruth L Ratny May 13, 2016

“We did ourselves proud last night,” says Tom Duff, AICE Chicago chapter president, “not only in award-winning but in putting on a great show” – the 15th annual AICE A...

“Chicago Justice” now NBC/Dick Wolf 4th series here

By Ruth L Ratny May 13, 2016

“Chicago Justice” is now officially the fourth series in the NBC/Dick Wolf “Chicago” franchise, making Chicago the production center for what will be eight TV series by ...

Top LA talent speak at DePaul’s free conference

By Mike Morgan May 12, 2016

Ten A-list film executives from LA will appear on panels discussing all things screenwriting at DePaul’s School of Cinematic Arts’ 2nd annual Courier 12 Screenwriting Confer...

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Margulies’ visit canceled; film event-packed weekend

By Ruth L Ratny May 12, 2016

ACTRESS JULIANNA MARGULIES IS ILL – she has chicken pox – and her scheduled appearance Sunday, May 15 at Anderson’s Bookstore in Naperville has been canceled. “The Good...

New Fox TV series greenlit; Cinespace to add stages

By Ruth L Ratny May 11, 2016

Fox Television announced that two of its four dramatic pilots that filmed in Chicago this winter were greenlit for series production. While not officially stated, there’s stro...

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