DIRECTOR STEVEN SODERBERGH’S “CONTAGION” arrives in Chicago Oct. 19 as a worthy successor to “Transformers 3” in terms of big budget, cast and shooting schedule.
Mark Androw says he usually doesn’t speculate about how business will shape up in the future. “But this year is different,” states the AICP Midwest Chapter president and STORY
Curtis Jackson, a.k.a. 50 Cent, teams up with prodigious producer (57 films, seven currently in production) Randall Emmett for their fourth movie together, to be shot in Grand Rapids in
That overly long Hollywood dry spell will finally end in early March, with three TV pilots getting underway, a fourth being talked about for early spring, and a Vince
Simage Network has ambitious plans for the year ahead and is seeking new ideas to be part of them.
“We are taking pitches for
THE 24 HOUR FILM SCHOOL the afternoon of Dec. 12 promises to deliver some real world insights and inside info from four specialists, including that rare Hollywood species in
COLONIE, A NEW EDITING BOUTIQUE, has been formed by four former Avenue Edit veterans: Producer Mary Rieger and editors Brian Stepanic, Bob Ackerman and Joe
A SURFEIT OF ADVERTISING RICHES comes to Chicago in late November in the form of two hours worth of the world’s best commercials from two famous New
Chicago-founded film collective, Four Birds Pictures, won IFP’s first-ever ? and biggest – $50,000 finishing grant for its debut feature, “A Thing as Big as the Ocean.”
IFO premieres Joe Swanberg’s “Nights and Weekends,” his fourth feature, on Video On Demand Sept. 28 before its theatrical debut Oct. 10 at the IFC Center in New York, followed
Forty-three experts will bring the future of new media in all its forms into the present for the 1,500 attendees expected to attend the Sept. 15-16 Chicago New Media Summit
“Pure Stock” producers, Michelle De Long’s Mimi Productions and partner Tim Horstman’s Nexvision, signed an associated partnership deal with Resolution Digital Studios (RDS).
RDS will
Chicago Filmmakers instructor Vincent Singleton is celebrating after his film “The Porter” nailed the Chicago nomination for the HBO/Chase Legacy Film Challenge.
He competes against
OPTIMUS’ PARTY Thursday for 500 invited clients to introduce two new facility features, was one of the most elegant business-sponsored events in recent memory ? and Optimus’ first-ever
As of Monday, April 28, Audio Producers Group (APG) will conduct its first session in a studio across the street from the Leo Burnett building, after four years as
Filmmaker Mark Vadik’s first feature, a romantic comedy, “Desertion,” starring Kim Rhodes (“Another World”) has begun production in Chicago and suburbs, directed by Francine Sondelli, a Wilmette native.
FOUR CHICAGO EMMY AWARDS went to HMS Media’s critically acclaimed “Jump Rhythm Jazz Project: Getting There,” the only independent production amid the hundreds of Emmy nominations for television shows
With the post for two network TV shows underway, corporate work, their own shows ready for market and an aggressive new stance, Pixel Brothers is aiming for top market position.
Last
THE CHICAGO DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL returns in its biennial incarnation with more than 100 docs screening between March 30 and April 8 at eight venues throughout the city.
Trio Video is expanding its fleet for the second time in less than two years with the infusion of a $10 million investment from two venture capital companies.
