Just six weeks ahead of its scheduled July 16 release, Andy and Lana Wachowski postponed the opening of their sci-fi epic, “Jupiter Ascending,” eight months hence to Feb. ...
Howard Tullman, CEO of 1871, the Chicago-based entrepreneurial hub for digital startups, is one of Music Dealers’ four new senior appointments in forwarding its goal of “b...
The first project for Bridges Media’s new post division, 11 Dollar Bill, is editing a 10-part reality series for agency Super Genius set to air in August on Velocity, a Disco...
A new concept in audio post that the partners believe will stir things up opened Monday in two different locations and with a female engineer/sound designer at the helm of on...
TWELVE WORTHY FILMMAKERS were awarded $100,000 in grants from The Chicago Digital Media Production Fund, in amounts ranging from $3,850 to $10,000, for projects designed to adv...
After 15 years of making thousands of people laugh, the popular Saturday midnight improv show “The Hot Karl,” called a cross between “Monty Python” and Don Rickles, wi...
Since opening an office here in January, “the reception has been wonderful, wildly surpassing our expectations,” says Robin Hellmann, Chicago casting director for Texas-ba...
NEW ZEALAND'S CURIOUS FILM has dived into the North America market with the appointment of Chris Breneman as Head of Sales USA, based in Chicago. He’s now the link to all thi...
A new partnership with leading YouTube network Collective Digital Studio (CDS) puts a vast new audience within reach for the four-year-old Chicago Comedy Film Festival (CCF...
Bob Hercules, whose Media Process Group has been producing the only documentary about the life of writer and Civil Rights activist Maya Angelou, and felt very close to her, sa...
AWARD-WINNING WRITER/DIRECTOR STEPHEN CONE (The Wise Kids) returns to his coming-of-age territory with his latest feature Black Box, which starts its theatrical run May 3...
Services will be held Saturday for Matthew J Brennock, managing partner/executive creative director at Momentum Worldwide and widely acknowledged as a great creative mind, who ...
SCREENWRITER/ADMAN COLIN COSTELLO, who’s been living in LA working in advertising and writing screenplays for the past 18 months, is back home for a visit and will be a speci...
Picture Show Films, Jamie Fleischel and Matt Leonard’s 13-year old family-owned company whose diverse productions span The Onion A.V. Club, Mercedes Benz, Allstate and a Cat...
If this year was feeling more optimistic for the advertising business, it’s because 2014 is shaping up to be one of the best years since 2005, with increased business this q...
The Chicago Portfolio School and Razorfish joined forces last week to establish the Windy City as one of 24 locales around the world to host the 12th annual Portfolio Night,&nbs...
The Second City is partnering with Beverly Hills-based management and production company Thruline Entertainment/Tagline Pictures to create new TV shows and movies centered on ...
Since homeless people often gather and seek sanctuary in parks, it is fitting that @home, a feature-length doc about the homeless, directed by Susanne Suffredin for The Kindli...
In this age of electronic music and music licensing, Greg Allan’s Sonixphere went retro for its long-time client, The Richards Group of Dallas. Not only was Sonixphere...
LOVE IS A VERB, Terry Spencer Hesser’s documentary about the controversial Turkish Muslim leader and activist Fethullah Gulen, won the Best Documentary award at the rece...