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Michigan webathon fights bill to kill $25 million cap

By Mike Morgan Apr 15, 2011

Michigan film workers will rally Sunday, April 17, for a non-stop, 15 hour webathon to raise money to fund a TV spot campaign, in an effort to influence the legislature to maint...

One TV show, two pilots prep for spring filming here

Apr 12, 2011

The producers of “Powers,” a TV pilot for Sony TV and FX Productions reportedly coming here in mid-June, are no strangers to shooting television entertainment in Chicago.A-l...

Cutters expands to Detroit via RingSide acquisition

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 12, 2011

Tim McGuire’s Cutters, one of Chicago’s biggest and most established production/post houses, just got bigger. It finalized the acquisition last week of integrated medi...

“Hung” gets third season $1 million incentives approval

By Mike Morgan Apr 11, 2011

WHILE A SECOND SEASON of ABC’s “Detroit 1-8-7” won’t be decided until May, “Hung” – the HBO series set in Metro Detroit – will be around for another season, than...

Editor Bob Carr named NYFest’s first Living Legend

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 11, 2011

New York’s giant commercials industry tends to be all wrapped up in itself and when it’s spring awards time, the predictable winners are members of New York/Los Angele...

Indie Focus

Sundance Institute’s ShortsLab comes to Chicago May 7

By Ed M. Koziarski Apr 11, 2011

MANY HOLLYWOOD AND LOCAL EXPERTS will lead seminars and panels May 7 during the Sundance Institute’s ShortsLab:Chicago at Columbia College, showing how filmmakers can show and...

BBDO’s Mike Roe up to bat as director on Sox spots

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 8, 2011

Energy BBDO’s Mike Roe hit a double header writing and directing client White Sox’ new currently airing “All In” campaign. It’s the second year Energy’s group ...

Senate unananimously passes SB398 moving the tax credit sunset to 2021

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 8, 2011

ON FRIDAY, the state Senate unanimously passed SB398 that pushes the Illinois tax credit sunset 10 years hence to 2021 -- and who knows what can happen by then. All you fi...

Toronto comedy director Shamata now on Dictionary Films’ roster

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 5, 2011

TORONTO-BASED DIRECTOR Jesse Shamata formerly on the roster of Imported Artists in Canada and known for his comedic vision, has joined the roster of Dictionary Films, the 18-mon...

Michigan denies incentives application for $58 million movie

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 5, 2011

The Michigan Film Office seems to be denying film incentive applications in order to stretch Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed $25 million film cap for movies throughout the rest of...

Music and Chicago architecture rocks in doc

By Ed M. Koziarski Apr 5, 2011

In his new, $400,000 in-progress documentary, Parallax Sounds, Augusto Contento explores the influence of Chicago’s landscape on six musicians who started out in the ‘90s he...

Ministry movie opener for CIMMfest, April 14-17

By Shaunese Teamer Apr 4, 2011

Movies and music will be brought together when 70 films from more than 20 countries will screen April 14-17 at CIMMfest – the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival...

Fink of Glee co-stars in Adloff’s new feature

By Ed M. Koziarski Apr 3, 2011

Nathan Adloff begins production this May on his second feature film as director, the bittersweet comedy Nate & Margaret, starring Ashley Fink (Glee) and Natalie West (Rosean...

Cohon’s AF100 camera fits the bill for a variety of projects

By Ed M. Koziarski Apr 3, 2011

Jonathan Cohon has been getting a lot of mileage out of his recently acquired Panasonic AF100. He has completed corporate and narrative projects shot on the 4/3 sensor HD camcor...