1,100 local actors gain from new SAG AFTRA contract
2012 shoot days of 1,808 up 45% over previous year
Chicago production had its busiest year ever in 2012. A total of 406 total projects across all visual media shot 1,808 days. This is up 45%, when 391 projects shot
Kickstarter surpassed goal for brothers’ short film
Just as Lana and Andy Wachowski cut their cinematic teeth in the Windy City, 2012 sees another sibling pair shooting for the stars here: Rami and Remsy Atassi.
Both recently graduated
Beast Editorial edits first feature, Alex Beh’s “Warren”
ALTHOUGH BEAST EDITORIAL edits music videos and indie shorts, this is the first time the company and editor Angelo Valencia have cut a feature. The project is Winnetka
October sizzles with array of can’t miss activities
October traditionally is the most eventfully-active month of the year as our calendar proves. We will continue to add events as quickly as they announced so, as they say, “stay
Digital replacing film the issue in GSFC doc Sept. 17
“Side by Side,” the doc that looks at digital technology’s effect on filmmaking screens Monday, Sept. 17 at the Gene Siskel Film Center (GSFC). With the
McCann returns to Burnett as top recruiter
RENETTA McCANN has returned to Leo Burnett after a four year absence in the important position of US chief talent officer, overseeing all Burnett’s recruitment, training and talent management, reporting
Mitch Apley joins Abelson-Taylor after 6 years as RDS EP
RESOLUTION DIGITAL STUDIOS’ executive producer Mitch Apley joined agency Abelson-Taylor, a longtime client of his, in a new position as Manager of Interactive Production A/V. Apley
Famous Chicago musicians in doc preview at The Hideout
FANS OF GREAT BANDS and ground-breaking Chicago composers and musicians of the ‘90s are invited to The Hideout Wednesday, July 27, to see a preview of a feature
Six weeks of non-stop TV show and feature filming
Regardless of what you want to call it – a perfect storm, a surfeit of riches – the next few weeks will be the “crazy busiest,” as Local 476’s Mark
Christy LeMaster new director of IFP/Chicago
TAKING OVER THE REINS of the Independent Feature Project, Chicago’s 25-year old hub of indie filmmaking is Christy LeMaster, who has run IFP’s recent and successful
Bob Winter becomes Y&R’s chief creative officer
A MAJOR AGENCY CHANGE is at hand as Bob Winter will join Y&R as chief creative officer of the Chicago office, starting in December. He
Former Avenue Edit clan forms The Colonie
Although it isn’t officially open for business, commercial work has been pouring into The Colonie, the new editing house formed by three Avenue Edit veterans in mid-October.
“Night of Living Dead’s” Romero live May 15-16 at Movieside horror fest
Horror/sci-fi fans will be thrilled to death May 15-16 to see legendary “Night of the Living Dead” writer/director George Romero when he makes a rare Chicago
