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GERTRUDE’S new RAYE brands with shipping containers

By Colin Costello Apr 1, 2016

A common brand mandate for agency creatives is to think outside of the box. Otis Gibson, founder / CEO 11-year-old global brand and development agency, GERTRUDE,INC. has upturne...

Tribeca taps indie producers to pitch at film market

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 1, 2016

“Signature Move” producers filmmaker Eugene Sun Park and Brian Hiegglke, publisher of Newcity magazine, were selected as 2016 Tribeca All Access Fellows attending the Tribec...

Incubator Stage 18 set for office and stage buildout

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 30, 2016

Construction of 7,500-sq. ft. of office space for Stage 18 at Cinespace Studios, the area’s first media and entertainment incubator, will start shortly and is expected to be f...

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Four local agencies win 7 social media Shorty Awards

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 29, 2016

FOUR CHICAGO AGENCIES — DDB Chicago, Leo Burnett, DigitasLBI, and Havas Worldwide — are among the 66 category winners of the 8th Annual Shorty Awards for content o...

Annual union basketball game wins big for charity

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 29, 2016

The recent annual Chicago Classic basketball game between court rivals Local 476 Studio Mechanics and Local 600 Camera Operators ended in victory for Local 476, which scored 49 ...

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VR is on its way, but the question is, do we need it?

By Gary Adcock Mar 29, 2016

The much awaited OculusVR headset finally started shipping last week, setting the gaming and VR worlds a’fire. Yet the delivery may have signaled a far larger issue with the t...

FCB hires St. Clair in new integrated production role

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 28, 2016

DDB Chicago’s SVP/executive producer Will St. Clair will join FCB Chicago on Monday, April 11 as its Director of Integrated Production, a new position created within the agenc...

G&J closes Anderson-run fashion models division

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 27, 2016

Grossman & Jack Talent officially closed its seven-year old fashion models division, Agency Galatea, last Friday after it gave two weeks’ notice to its founder / director ...

Equipment sale marks the end of Brad Barrett Lighting

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 27, 2016

All good things must come to an end, as the old adage goes. And one of those good things is the closing of lighting director Brad Barrett’s 15-year old AGLS — A Great ...

“Batman vs. Superman?” Ad execs weigh in on the victor

By Colin Costello Mar 24, 2016

As you undoubtedly know, “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” one of 2016’s most anticipated films – produced for a stunning $410 million -- opens globally at theaters...

Steve Conrad among TV pros at TV Awards, April 18-20

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 23, 2016

Writer/director Steve Conrad, actor Gary Cole, TV show creators and “Empire’s” key crew members will be among the TV pros holding forth on the trials and triumphs of TV sh...

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Gearing up for latest in VR, HDR & Dolbyvision at NAB

By Gary Adcock Mar 23, 2016

April will be here soon and that means one thing in our industry. Vegas, baby! — the NAB Show April 16-21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, with the exhibit floo...

Oceanic doc to be filmed over 40 days in the Arctic

By Simon Mounsey Mar 23, 2016

Two Columbia College faculty members are coproducing a documentary to showcase the ocean from a previously unexplored perspective of the Microuniverse that will be filmed over s...

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AICP expects 300 guests at annual social event, 4/7

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 21, 2016

MEET. DRINK. TALK. — that’s the official title of AICP-Midwest’s popular annual event held exclusively for Midwest agency, commercial production and editorial profess...

“Rocky’s” Weathers joins “Chicago Justice” pilot

By Mike Morgan Mar 21, 2016

The title of Dick Wolf’s fourth NBC “Chicago” franchise has been changed to “Chicago Justice” from “Chicago Law” and new cast members have been announced for the s...

Producers’ first film stars Paul Sorvino, debuts 3/22

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 21, 2016

In what has the elements of a movie in itself, a pair of non-pro filmmakers get together and turn the basic themes of a short story into an $865,000 crime-drama feature that wil...

Best & brightest appear at film, music, tech CIMMCON

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 18, 2016

Here’s your first look at the some of the first of 50 panels and workshops that will be presented at CIMMcon, April 16-17, the Midwest’s premiere Film, Music and Tech Confer...

Energy BBDO massive ADDY Awards winner with 93 prizes

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 18, 2016

At the American Advertising Federation 2016 ADDY Awards last Wednesday night, Energy BBDO was the top winner with a record-setting 93 awards topped by earning the Best in S...

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Grant to Waterfront Fest will create new film center

By Mike Morgan Mar 18, 2016

The popular, annual Waterfront Film Festival of Holland will skip this summer’s event and return in 2017 after having transformed into a year-round Gene Siskel-like film cente...

Using a film as marriage proposal? Why not, it works

By Colin Costello Mar 16, 2016

When it comes to changing beliefs or persuasion, filmmaking has always been a powerful tool. But has a movie ever been created to propose spending a lifetime together?In short, ...

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