It was another awesome night out at the AICP Meet. Drink. Talk. last night. This special event just keeps getting better and better, and the gatherings just keep growing with
Governor JB Pritzker, DCEO, and leaders in Illinois’ film industry announced Illinois’ soaring film production expenditures with a record-breaking $691 million for 2022 – a $131 million increase from the
With results of its recent leadership elections finalized, the AICP kicks off the new year with an impressive balance of women represented in leadership roles and new faces at two
Chicago filmmaker, actor, and poet, McKenzie Chinn joins Alex Pissios, the visionary behind Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, as the Event Honorees at the IFA Magic Hour on December 1. Chinn
The AICP Awards national tour, which brings winners of the AICP’s three competitions – The AICP Post Awards, the AICP Next Awards, and the AICP Show: The Art & Technique of
Another Country Managing Director Tim Konn and his colleagues worldwide are very proud to announce the immediate promotion of Louise Rider to the position of Executive Producer. Rider has been
Jeremy Allen White is having a good year and we are all here for it. After playing Lip Gallagher on Shameless for a decade, White found himself starring in the
Independent creative agency Schafer Condon Carter (SCC) launched its latest work for Chamberlain Group – Look Up – a brand awareness and app download campaign for myQ. Chamberlain Group, a
Chicago State University is partnering with the Illinois Film Office and DCEO to host the Illinois Film Industry Workforce Training Conference on August 10th. The event will take place at Chicago
HBO’s Westworld, Season 4, Episode 3 titled, Annees Folles, channels Chicago during the rip-roaring 1920s. In the episode Maeve (Thandiwe Newton) and Caleb (Aaron Paul) find themselves inside the Westworld
The AICP/Midwest Meet. Drink. Talk. was a huge success last night. Friends, colleagues and co-workers gathered for a much needed social evening at the Tunnel on Kinzie in an event created
Chicago’s own Academy award winning actress and Grammy award winning singer and songwriter, Jennifer Hudson was named entertainer of the year at the 53rd annual NAACP Image Awards which highlighted
As broadcast networks, streamers and cable outlets prepare for the 2022-2023 season, they will begin greenlighting pilots and series while canceling others. Unfortunately for the Chicago production community, the news
The State of Illinois launched a new vaccine awareness campaign to explain the power of the life-saving vaccine. The ‘On the Fence’ campaign, produced by Tessa Films, features 18 meaningful
The Chicago Indie Critics have announced the nominees for their sixth annual film awards. Leading all films with nine nominations is Netflix’s The Power of the Dog, directed by Best Director nominee
“Greatness isn’t born from punching a clock,” says the voiceover in a stirring new two-minute brand short, directed, shot and edited direct-to-client by Joe Otting. “Greatness has its own clock,”
Lightswitch Video, a Chicago-based video production company, launched The Full STEM Ahead Filmmaker’s Initiative. The first-year initiative is designed to encourage STEM education and careers in STEM, and to also
CineYouth Festival, presented by Cinema/Chicago, announced award winners for its expanded 2021 edition, comprising films accepted for the pandemic-preempted 2020 edition plus a new slate of films submitted for the 2021
Reel Chicago spotted the Work in Progress crew hard at work filming on location in Chicago’s Old Irving Park. The Showtime comedy series, created by Abby McEnany and Tim Mason
The award-winning bourbon brand Wild Turkey announces the first-ever guided tasting for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voiced by a legendary distillery family – the Russells. Using the skill is
