COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION HERE is adding to the satisfying flow of entertainment projects getting underway now for the next six to eight months, with the
RUMORS FLYING all over about the alleged closing here of visual effects Method Studios, a
Lead agency Two by Four seven Platinum Sponsors and a small army of dedicated adfolk from 10 agencies who worked since last summer planning the
Four members of AICP Midwest were newly elected to the 13-member board of directors in the annual election held Tuesday, Sept. 23. They are Megan Maples, executive producer of Dictionary
A RECORD BREAKER? Eight Chicago and L.A.-New York production companies are making September one of the busiest months of the year for commercial shoots on Chicago locations and more companies
Leo Burnett is usually always the biggest winner of double digit awards for TV commercial excellence in the international competitions it enters throughout the year and the 48th annual Hugo
MULTI AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR SCOTT SMITH won the Illinois Film Office’s 4th annual Shortcuts short film contest with his 12-minute short, “A Certain Breed,” an humorous improv look at a
The 3rd annual Advertising Community Shorts Night Tuesday at the Midwest Independent Film Festival, Tuesday, Oct. 1, presents the work of 15 filmmeisters from ad and marketing agencies,
BEAST EDITORIAL IS SMOKIN’ with the additon of Smoke artist Mark Anderson hired last month upon his return home from a two-year stint at Crash
NOISEFLOOR’S JAMIE VANADIA mixed sound for a 20-minute video about survivors of the 2005 Pakistan earthquakes, produced by StepFilms and Media of Washington, D.C. , a company dedicated to
TIMING IS EVERYTHING, they say, and Roger Ebert’s new movie review show comes on the scene coincidentally as the last vestiges of Disney’s “At the
Light Iron, the post-production creative-services division of Panavision, announces that Élodie Ichter has joined the company’s artist roster as a senior colorist. Ichter will work out of Light Iron’s New
The 40th Chicago Latino Film Festival is presenting eight World, nine North American and one US Premieres. Featuring close to 100 short and feature-length films from Mexico, Central and South
In a strategic move to bolster its creative leadership, FCB has named Andrés Ordóñez as its new Global Chief Creative Officer. This transition follows the shift of Susan Credle, the
AMC Theatres, the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States and the world, announced the completion of the upgrade to laser projection technology at nearly all AMC locations in the
Interpublic agency Golin has announced the appointment of Anthony O’Neill as the Executive Creative Director at its Chicago headquarters. O’Neill will take on a pivotal role in shaping the agency’s
The Best of the Midwest Awards promises to be an unforgettable evening on Thursday, November 2nd, 2023, at CineCity! The annual capstone event of the Midwest Film Festival celebrates the
The Chicago Japanese Film Collective (CJFC), now entering its third year, is back with a lineup of carefully selected, powerful independent feature films. The Chicago Japanese Film Collective is organized
Tarleton/Dawn Productions won the silver Telly Award for Online Diversity and Inclusion, with Identity, episode eight of their series Kids Matter. Husband and wife team David Tarleton and Adria Dawn founded Tarleton/Dawn
Wednesday was a spectacular night for the close of season for One Chicago as all three finales left us gripping, grieving, wondering, and worried to death. Chicago Med, Chicago Fire,
