3D animator/director Paul Griswold has to his credit projects involving Cate Blanchett, Coldplay, Shepherd Fairey, David Bryne, and RZA without leaving his home town of Ft. Wayn...

Another Country has opened what is possibly the largest sound recording room in the Midwest -- one that clients are calling "the best room in Chicago," says partner/sound desig...

Former DePaul Digital Cinema professors Dave Stone, Vanessa Ament and Lou Kleinman are still reeling from the impact of the unexpected and unexplained decision by DePaul Univers...

"What! We're giving Oprah a tax credit?" exclaimed members of the Illinois House in reaction to an amendment to renew the Illinois filmmakers tax credit AND to include talk sho...

One local production company impacted by the Springer show's stealthy move to Connecticut is Pixel Brothers. It has been shooting the show's field segments for 10 out of the 19...

Spot FilmWorks' signing of Chris Neil for Midwest representation gives the Madison-based company its second Hollywood marquee name director. Neil, a nephew of Francis Ford Co...

While the country is draped in gloom and doom, a music supervisor and licensing expert wants to spread some, well, Joy to the visual media business. Joy Tillis' wants to bri...

The re-imagining of slasher classic "A Nightmare on Elm Street" means sweet dreams for feature-hungry Chicago, as production company Platinum Dunes settled into Chicago Studio ...

A movie veteran and a college film student started grass roots movement SAVE WI FILM INCENTIVES, aimed at generating a firestorm of protest letters to Gov. Jim Doyle and Wiscon...

Grossman & Jack Talent -- for the first time in its 17 years of business -- will represent talent and services other than voiceover and on-camera, with the new addition of t...

Chicago could benefit from the loss of New York's film and TV production tax incentives ? and the loss of a lucrative TV series. Gov. David Paterson increased the existing...

Media Process Group is producing the Chicago Urban League's new 13-week, half-hour entrepreneurship TV series "nextTV," which airs Sundays on two local TV channels. The show,...

Founder Nat Dykeman is confident that this year, despite the economy, the 6th annual Lake County Film Festival, March 4-10, at the College of Lake County has all the makings of ...

Veteran actor Steven Saltz has taken his online celebrity interview show to a late night TV show concept ? a half-hour of interviews and performances by local and visiting talen...

Since March is the month of St. Patrick's Day, it's fitting that WTTW's March Pledge Month will feature an original doc, "Irish Stories," and for good measure, Chicago native an...

BEN BERKOWITZ WILL DIRECT the long-planned feature "Polish Bar" in Chicago, starting in March. "We are committed to shooting and working in Chicago because of "so much talent ...

Rich Carroll, a former Chicago commercial director was killed Feb. 22 in a motorcycle accident in Austin, Texas where he had lived for the past 15 years. No details about the c...

THE FOOD NETWORK is launching an unnamed reality show "like an ?Amazing Race' for expert foodies," says casting director Joan O'Connor of O'Connor Casting, which will hold ...

Independent movie producer Susan Moses said she will find another location for her $6 million, independent sci-fi movie, "Nephilim," if Wisconsin's 25% tax credits and other inc...

California is determined to keep its feature film and TV production in its own backyard with a stunning new five-year $500 million tax credit that will make producers think twic...