Camping World, the top source for everything RV and camping necessities and the outdoors, on Feb. 24 launches its “Say Hello” with three spots and a web video shot over fo...
For client ComEd, multicultural agency Carol H. Williams Advertising Chicago created the "Power of Possibilities" video campaign, partnering with the Remix Project Chicago to he...
Bestselling novelist and writing instructor Mary Carter of Chicago’s famous The Writer’s Loft, will tackle the tricky key element of conflict in storytelling in her presen...
Within the space of one month, WTTW/11 has announced a second locally-produced children’s series that’s scheduled to air nationally on PBS, starting Nov. 25. “Nature Ca...
Actor / director Bill Duke has signed to direct and executive produce “The Mahalia Jackson Story,” a music biopic of the woman who rose from her scrubwoman’s knees to be...
CHICAGO WAS THE FILM CAPITAL of the world 100 years ago, according to an excellent new book, "Flickering Empire: How Chicago Invented the U.S. Film Industry," which reads more l...
After the enthusiastic response to an NBC comedy pilot that its executive producer, Mick Napier, screened for friends last summer, the Annoyance Theatre founder/artistic dire...
Producer Leigh Jones seamless transition from the world of indie films to the world of advertising is demonstrated in her BoomThrift company having completed projects for two ...
“Pause of the Clock,” Chicago director Rob Christopher’s film about young adults who confront the struggle for identity and push the boundaries of trust, recently wrappe...
LAPIZ’ NEW CREATIVE DIRECTOR is Brazilian Carlos Murad, moving to the Chicago headquarters of Leo Burnett’s Hispanic division, to lead brands Purina Latin America, Kellogg...
Three popular past DCASE events have been folded into one colossal event this spring to give creative professionals in film, music, fashion, culinary and performing arts a pla...
Producer/director David Huzieran of Strange Loop Studios was in New York last week helming a sports lover’s dream of an assignment. He and his crew were shooting “The Mic...
Veteran sound designer Bob Benson joined the mix at ARU’s production and post suite last week, beoming its sixth audio engineer and tenth staff member. Wielding a range of exp...
After a prize-winning film festival run last year, John Klein’s Glass City Films’ post-apocalyptic zombie feature landed a North American DVD distribution deal starting ne...
In this season of gilt-edged motion picture awards, it is gratifying and rewarding that Chicago is making an appearance among the innumerable categories of endeavor that go in...
NEWS AT THE TOP. Creative veteran Nancy Hannon has returned to Leo Burnett as EVP/ECD to oversee creative for Kraft and Kellogg’s brands, making it a full circle back to the ...
The new director of the Illinois Film Office is Christine T. Dudley, a long-time Republican political, public and government affairs consultant, who will assume her new role T...
“Chicago Med,” the talked about third panel of Dick Wolf’s popular “Chicago” triptych, is looming as a sure thing as seven new characters will be introduced in “C...
Fox Television has greenlit two dramatic pilots for production in Chicago. “Love is a Four Letter Word” and “Runner” will headquarter and shoot at Cinespace, joining ...
AN ALL-STAR PANEL OF EXPERTS from various sectors of film production will be worth braving the weather Sunday, Feb. 8, to hear their discussion of “How Different Media Disci...