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New Stage 18 incubator set to offer content services

Ruth L Ratny Jun 29, 2015

Angela Gaffney, executive director of Stage 18, will preside at the Tuesday launch of Stage 18, an ambitious film industry incubator, during an invitation-only event for commu...

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Mauro’s short film wins top Vatican festival prize

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 28, 2015

WRITER/DIRECTOR LUCIA MAURO’S “In My Brother’s Shoes,” won “Best Short Film” in the prestigious ‘il Pesce d’ Argento’ (the Silver Fish) award from the Mir...

HY Connect sold to healthcare agency network

By Mike Morgan Jun 28, 2015

HY Connect Chicago’s office, mainly a healthcare agency since 2002, has gone the way of many other independent, medium-sized agencies with its recent sale to Boston-based Myel...

Agency’s new office serves as its creative portfolio

By Mike Morgan Jun 25, 2015

When Otis Gibson’s GERTRUDE global branding and marketing agency was relaunching client I.W. Harper’s bourbon, they brought in a 1928 Ford Model A truck used by bootleggers...

Busy Periscope Post & Audio grows Cinespace facility

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 22, 2015

The expansion of Michael Nehs and Jonathan Bross’ full-service Periscope Post and Audio over a full floor at Cinespace that began in May is expected to be finished in t...

Claire Simon Casting moving to new Cinespace offices

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 22, 2015

Claire Simon Casting will be making the first major change to its business since Claire Simon opened its doors 19 years ago, by moving into what she claims will be “the Taj ...

More Cannes art; Digitas wins Pharma Grand Prix

By Mike Morgan Jun 19, 2015

AbelsonTaylor SVP/ECD Stephen Neale spent a week of nine-hour days judging global entries for the second annual two-day Cannes Lions Health Festival (June 19-20) and the openi...

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Cineverse’s Fletcher and Borys sacrificed for profit

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 19, 2015

Yesterday morning, two strange men whom no one knew or had seen before, but exuding a distinctive laid-back California air, turned up unexpectedly at Cineverse Camera’s offi...

Filmmaker Eugene Park awarded special $160k grant

By Mike Morgan Jun 17, 2015

Local filmmaker Eugene Sun Park was one of 20 recipients to receive a grant from the National Park Services’ Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program, which support...

Utopic’s Pryor edits web film for Porsche Motorsports

By Mike Morgan Jun 17, 2015

For Cramer-Krasselt client, Porsche Cars of North America, former Chicago agency producer/director Sam Ciaramitaro directed what turned out to be 22 hours of footage about a cl...

Special! Cannes juror Neale’s sketches from the front

By Dan Patton Jun 15, 2015

When AbelsonTaylor Senior VP ECD Stephen Neale, now on the French Riviera as a Cannes Lions juror, asked if we'd like to vicariously live the experience through his daily sketch...

Havas creative’s Bikedesk inspires biking to work

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 12, 2015

Havas Worldwide’s senior art director Scott Rench will be riding his #BikeDesk around town during Chicago Bike to Work Week, to inspire downtown professionals to ride their ...

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Michigan to end film incentives and the film office

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 12, 2015

Come Oct. 1, 2016 Michigan’s film incentives that generated revenues of $1.3 billion against a cost of $450 million since 2008, when the incentives were instituted, will be ...

Allstate’s ‘Mayhem’ takes top Mercury Radio awards

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 12, 2015

The winning combo of Leo Burnett and Another Country sound designer David Gerbosi, who has mixed every Allstate Insurance “Mayhem” spot since the agency introduced the con...

Astronaut Lovell PSA launches Library program

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 10, 2015

The Chicago Public Library Foundation knew RPM Advertising had the right stuff when it asked the agency to create a PSA to promote its annual fundraising program that keeps kids...

Mellencamp work assures Hauser is alive & well

By Lori Rotenberk Jun 10, 2015

Marc Hauser, the iconic Chicago photographer who brought portraiture and and compelling black and white photography to the fore in print advertising, says he’s back and doin...

Credle returns to NYC as FCB’s Global Chief Creative

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 9, 2015

After six years in Chicago advertising, Leo Burnett US chief creative chief Susan Credle will head back to New York to assume one of the adworld’s most exclusive positions �...

Addition of 11 partners launches Optimus’ ‘new era’

By Mike Morgan Jun 9, 2015

Back in July, 1996, Optimus, then a post house of 30 years, was purchased by a partnership of employees from Anheuser-Busch, its unlikely owner for the previous decade. ...

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Creative incubator offers startups a BIG boost

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 9, 2015

New creative industry incubator 2112 and massive Fort Knox Studios, a recording and music rehearsal center, are hosting a panel discussion Wednesday, June 10 as their opening ...

Agency and post house went global on TEDx Talks video

By Ruth L Ratny Jun 8, 2015

My Sister Fred, the virtual agency led by a pair of former conventional agency creatives, went global in creating the opening video and all the elements for the London Business...

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New Stage 18 incubator set to offer content services

Mauro’s short film wins top Vatican festival prize

HY Connect sold to healthcare agency network

Agency’s new office serves as its creative portfolio

Busy Periscope Post & Audio grows Cinespace facility

Claire Simon Casting moving to new Cinespace offices

More Cannes art; Digitas wins Pharma Grand Prix

Cineverse’s Fletcher and Borys sacrificed for profit

Filmmaker Eugene Park awarded special $160k grant

Utopic’s Pryor edits web film for Porsche Motorsports

Special! Cannes juror Neale’s sketches from the front

Havas creative’s Bikedesk inspires biking to work

Michigan to end film incentives and the film office

Allstate’s ‘Mayhem’ takes top Mercury Radio awards

Astronaut Lovell PSA launches Library program

Mellencamp work assures Hauser is alive & well

Credle returns to NYC as FCB’s Global Chief Creative

Addition of 11 partners launches Optimus’ ‘new era’

Creative incubator offers startups a BIG boost

Agency and post house went global on TEDx Talks video

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