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Quinn talks jobs at official Cinespace Studios opening

By Ruth L Ratny May 10, 2011

It was all about jobs. And if the media and people assembled for the Cinespace ribbon-cutting and press conference Tuesday didn’t get it the first time, Gov. Pat Quinn m...

No second season for ‘The Chicago Code’ series

By Ruth L Ratny May 9, 2011

FOX TV Monday night did what was not unexpected by canceling freshman entry, The Chicago Code, due to ratings that started out so-so and didn’t improve. While everyone in...

Former Panavision pro heads Fletcher’s tech staff

By Ruth L Ratny May 9, 2011

Tim Caldwell, who spent the last 28 years with Panavision in L.A. and New York, joined Fletcher Camera and Lenses as technical services manager.He leads a staff of six tech...

Daufenbach takes delivery of two Red Epic-Ms cameras

Ruth L Ratny May 5, 2011

Now Chicago shooters can be on the same page as stratospheric directors James Cameron, Peter Jackson and Bryan Singer, who are shooting their latest big-budgets 3D features with...

NetherRealm’s new ‘Mortal Kombat’ scores high

By Lorissa Julianus May 3, 2011

Lost amid the April 23 chaos at Pete Wentz’s Angels and Kings club at the Hard Rock Hotel, was the celebration going on for the release Mortal Kombat, a retelling of the...

Amend, Don’t End has hope of saving film incentives

By Ruth L Ratny May 1, 2011

The Michigan house on April 28 passed Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed budget bill -- the one that axes all business incentives, including those for film production in the state.&n...

Cinespace ground-breaking set for week of May 9

By Ruth L Ratny May 1, 2011

AT LONG LAST – Cinespace Studios will officially open during a ground-breaking ceremony on a date to be set during the week of May 9 -- nearly 18 months after its planned pur...

Indie Focus

Directors to produce Japan documentary this spring

By Ed M. Koziarski Apr 29, 2011

JUNKO KAJINO and I are headed to northern Japan this spring to begin production on our new documentary, Uncanny Terrain, through Homesick Blues Productions.We will follow organi...

ARU adds Studio 16 as new full service video division

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 27, 2011

Production companies have added post to their services, post companies have gone into production, so why not an audio company adding video production?That’s what 23-year old A...

Filmworkers gains new services with Giannini Creative

By Mike Morgan Apr 26, 2011

Giannini Creative has pooled its resources with Filmworkers Club, giving agencies the convenience of working with a single creative partner across multiple media platforms.The c...

“We Believe” Cubs doc producer sued by investors

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 26, 2011

A CAUTIONARY TALE. A couple who believed that their investment in the upbeat 2008-09 Cubs documentary, “We Believe,” would return an ROI has filed a lawsuit against th...

“You Don’t Know Jack” trivia game back in new forms

By Ed M. Koziarski Apr 25, 2011

Responding to growth in social and family gaming for consoles, and in mobile games, Jellyvision Games released new versions of its cheeky game show-style trivia game, You Don’...

Two local films in May 5-9 Architectural & Design Festival

By Charlie Trimarco Apr 25, 2011

The Architecture and Design Film Festival comes to Chicago May 5-9 at the Gene Siskel Film Center. “With Chicago’s rich architectural history, we couldn’t think of a more ...

International non-fiction TV guru speaks at 5/19 seminar

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 22, 2011

Chicago gets its very first seminar on non-fiction and unscripted programming – a.k.a. reality TV -- when high-level New York-based cable network consultant Peter Hamilton com...

Catania regroups to produce psychological thriller

By Ed M. Koziarski Apr 21, 2011

Lance Catania was one day into the Michigan production of his psychological thriller Cables last fall when he made what he calls “the toughest decision I’ve ever made.“I s...