For more than a decade, New Mexico, with its 25% tax rebate on all production expenditures, was the paragon state to beat. It has no minimum spending requirement and no cap. ...
Those of you who remember my original Screen Magazine and the wonderful, eclectic staff, who made what we did so special, will be saddened to learn of the death of David Lee. ...
STARTING FEB. 13 with State Street Productions' "Humboldt Park," principal photography will begin in quick secession on six different studio and independent features from now...
April Altenritter, owner of New York-based Rockit Pictures, has opened the full-service commercial production company UpLoop Media in Chicago. While still based in New York...
River West Films' romantic-mob-comedy "Osso Bucco" is now playing during an open-ended theatrical self-release at the Wilmette Theatre through Feb. 14. The Wilmette run has t...
It was DDB's night all the way, winning big at the 2007 International Mobius Awards for Advertising held Jan. 28 in Hollywood. The agency took home 15 awards, including t...
STARTING FEB. 13 with State Street Productions' "Humboldt Park," principal photography will start in quick order on six studio and independent features. Next up Feb. 15 is ...
DEREK "PRETTY BOY" DOW'S debut feature "Family Values" returns to the Gene Siskel Film Center for a special screening presented by the Museum of Science and Industry, as part of...
Chicago voiceover veteran Pat Duke bested more than 100 New York actors to win the role of one of advertising's oldest and most famous icons: The "Kool-Aid Man," who famous bre...
River West Films premieres their romantic-mob-comedy "Osso Bucco" at the Midwest Independent Film Festival on Feb. 5, followed by a theatrical self-release beginning Feb. 8 at t...
Apart from his WGN Ch. 9 news anchor duties, Robert Jordan has a non-broadcast production business for an exclusive clientele that can afford the cost of big budget videos. ...
The Independent Feature Project/Midwest has made no little plans. Foremost among them is the possible acquisition of the 15-year old eclectic Chicago Underground Film Festival...
An auction for bankrupt payroll service company Axium International is scheduled to take place Jan. 31, with an opening bid of $2.5 million, according to court appointed truste...
AS SUNDANCE EXCITEMENT ENDS, South by Southwest Film Festival takes center stage, March 7-15, 2008 in Austin, Texas where the work of three of Chicago's best indie filmmakers...
Wisconsin's only studio complex is under construction and Fletcher Chicago has announced it will open a branch there. Third Coast Studios, comprised of two former manufact...
SCREENWRITERS WILL GET A CHANCE to quiz L.A. screenwriting consultant Phillippa Burgess on how to move their careers forward and other vital breakthrough info Dec. 7 at th...
Patrick Friel, who left Chicago Filmmakers last fall after 11 years as its programming director, hasn't strayed far from his roots. He has started White Light Cinema, which h...
CHEVY CHASE hosts an evening at Sundance for the world premiere of Phil Ranstrom's doc, "Electrified: The Story of the Maxwell St. Urban Blues" Jan 25 at Harry O's in Park C...
USAMA ALSHAIBI'S "Nice Bombs" will have its broadcast premiere this March on the Sundance Channel. Producer Ben Berkowitz negotiated the deal with Sundance and also with Seven...
The NAACP has nominated Alex LeMay's "Desert Bayou" for an Image Award for best documentary, just in time for the film's DVD release on Jan. 29. Fox will broadcast the awards c...