4 docs launch New Science + Cinema showcase Oct. 21
TIMELY DOC HEAD GAMES, about the epidemic of concussions in football and other sports produced by Steve
TIMELY DOC HEAD GAMES, about the epidemic of concussions in football and other sports produced by Steve
NEWLY INVIGORATED IFP/CHICAGO has announced its ever-popular and helpful two-day Filmmakers Conference, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11, offering
IFP/Chicago’s annual Filmmaker Conference will return to its longtime home at Columbia College’s Film Row Cinema on Oct. 10-11 after being dormant for several
THIS BEING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, Columbia College’s Feb. 12 Cinema Slapdown (coincidentally Lincoln’s Birthday) debates the “The Help,” an authentic reflection of the Southern African American
When former Columbia College classmates Jamie Gallant, now an associate producer at DDB, and British native Vern Cummins first visited the Falkland Islands last year, “we recognized the need for
The national University Film & Video Association conference being hosted at Columbia College this week, Aug. 6-11, has its advantages for the filmmaking community-at-large.
Seventeen film industry experts participating in the
Documentary films are where the action is these days. As features become chiefly high-concept driven comic book cartoons, the doc genre is where human stories can be told.
So the more
The Reel is honored that award-winning indie filmmaker and Columbia College professor Julian Grant will be sharing his valuable insights as well as news about Chicago’s thriving indie
GRITTY CHICAGO AUTHOR NELSON ALGREN (Man with the Golden Arm, Chicago, City on the Make) will come to life in the first feature-length documentary about him – provided the producers
MANY HOLLYWOOD AND LOCAL EXPERTS will lead seminars and panels May 7 during the Sundance Institute’s ShortsLab:Chicago at Columbia College, showing how filmmakers can show and promote their work, either
For Cutters assistant editor Kristin Gerhart, volunteering is an important part of her life. Whether it’s working at PAWS Chicago or editing pro-bono PSAs, she is always giving time and
Columbia College film professor Julian Grant drew on the aesthetic of George Romero and “Carnival of Souls” to build the apocalyptic world of “Defiled,” in practical locations and sets in
Gene Costentino, 57, who owned X-Ray Productions for 15 years and was known for his production skills as well as for his generosity and concern for others, died Dec.
The Illinois(e)Makers program of six locally made features — showcasing the best features, documentaries and short films with their roots in our home state ? figures prominently at the Chicago
COLUMBIA COLLEGE GRADS Shakena Reed, Ira Childs and Kaira Peyton are collaborating on “THE TRIO PROJECT,” a genre-spanning omnibus triptych they plan to submit to the American Black Film Festival.
“THE SHORTS COLLECTION” of seven short films made by six Beverly Ridge Pictures members during their 2004-2006 Columbia College student days will air on Chicago
KEVIN COOPER’S 3D dog comedy, “Shakey,” which starts shooting this month in the western suburbs, signed lead actors Steve Guttenberg (“Police Academy”), Beverly D’Angelo of the National Lampoon’s Vacation series)
When Bob Hercules and his two partners started Media Process Group (MPG), in July, 1985 in a small Wicker Park loft, they took part-time teaching jobs at Columbia College to
Possibly the first comedy to shoot anywhere in stereoscopic 3D will be directed by Hollywood executive turned Columbia College professor this July in Chicago.
Kevin Cooper makes
A year after its successful web series “Sexperts,” the Columbia College TV department’s Internet and Mobile TV concentration launched its second web series, “The Rent,” on May 13.