After waiting years for money to collect fees owed her for linking a Greek director's film with Martin Scorsese production company, Valerie Gobos has filed a law suit against th...
Back in 1976 the country celebrated its 200th anniversary, "Rocky" won the Oscar, Woodward and Bernstein's "The Final Days" was a best seller and TV audiences laughed at "Lavern...
Twelve films produced by area filmmakers are among the 145 films from established and new filmmakers showcasing at the 42nd Chicago International Film Festival now through Oct....
The further adventures of comedy filmmaker Willy Laszlo who left his secure production job and moved to L.A. to follow his dream. Shortly after agreeing to videotape a monke...
There should be something for everyone in the upcoming 48th Midwest/Chicago Emmy Awards to be held Nov. 19 at the Thorne Auditorium. Approximately 500 persons, shows and stat...
With agency production downsizing on the upswing, production experts Carolyn James and Seng Pimpakone have hit on a win-win situation for agencies that don't want the overhead o...
The film that best portrays realistic images of aging will win the $2,500 cash prize from Terra Nova Film's Silver Generations Images Award during the Chicago International Fil...
When ReelChicago last connected with Beth Aldrich of "For Her Information" in early 2005, the show was in its second season on the PAX network, and Aldrich was on the hunt for a...
Illinois native Brian Jun's "Steel City" is one of 16 films under the "New Directors Competition" heading at the Chicago International Film Festival. The filmmaker's $350,0...
SOLdesignfx worked its magic by placing a celebrity chef in virtual sets in two Applebee's spots for Draft/FCB Group. In one spot, the team designed a kitchen around chef and...
Although producer Thea Flaum was one of only a handful of women in television in 1976 when she paired Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel in a movie theater balcony, she doesn't conside...
A "commercial" for the Chicago International Film Festival produced by two DDB creatives will be part of the Festival's Oct. 5 opening festivities at the Chicago Theatre. ...
A group of graduates from University of Chicago, not exactly a hotbed of filmmaking, earn high marks for their indie feature that began while they were at school and grew in bud...
There are dime-a-dozen dumps that you wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole. And there are the never-knew-it-existed hole-in-the-walls that you come upon unexpectedly. These are ...
The film that best portrays realistic images of aging will win the $2,500 cash prize from Terra Nova Film's Silver Generations Images Award during the Chicago Internati...
For the second consecutive year, Chicago will see a reel of 101 prize winning commercials from New York's prestigious 2006 One Show when it screens Oct. 10 at AMC River East 21...
A "commercial" for the Chicago International Film Festival produced by two DDB creatives will be part of the Festival's Oct. 5 opening festivities at the Chicago Theatre. ...
CIFF'S CHICAGO AWARD deservedly went to "Street Thief: A Filmed Record," winning over 12 other Chicago made films. Malik Bader of the Bader Brothers directed, and edited by Ou...
INSURANCE EXEC FRED BEYER, whom filmmakers turn to for production insurance, will open his firm's first downtown office Jan. 1 in 5,000-sq. ft. space at 6 W. Hubbard. Be...
Creative Dave Straus Japanimation film, "Futagoyaro," won Best Film, out of 41 entries in Element 79's "Curiousity-"themed 3rd annual Film Festival. The third annual fest playe...
