This year has been filled with shock and awe, allright. We've know where we've been ?- Michigan competition, Illinois' six months of lost Hollywood production, the disappearance...

IPA's Night at the Movies is a giant networking party for actors, directs, producers and casting directors. Proceeds will be used to promote the benefits of our big 30% tax ince...

Even in the most frigid weather, the Wisconsin North Woods' boreal forests and wilderness rivers have production appeal ? at least to the producers of the indie psychological th...

As ReelChicago's sixth year draws to an end, we've calculated some amazing stats that demonstrate the Reel's consistent coverage of Chicago's visual media industry. Since ...

One of the city's favorite sound designer /mixers, David Gerbosi, is gearing up for a month of work on a big package of Anheuser-Busch/DDB Super Bowl spots in his new 25th floor...

Chicago-made "The Promotion" swept the Midwest Independent Film Festival's "Best of the Midwest" by winning three of the top seven awards Dec. 2 before 300 local film luminaries...

A SAG strike will cost members $2.5 million a day -- or $250 million if the guild matches the WGA strike and stays out 100 days, according to their calculations, reported Variet...

IRONICALLY, GOV. BLAGOJEVICH was going to sign the Illinois 30% tax credit bill into law next Monday at Essanay Studios! The unconfirmed signing ceremony was being set up bec...

Joseph Finn Auctioneers of Boston will make a return engagement to Chicago ? its third in two years ? to sell off Avenue Edit's multi-million dollar assets. Inspection will t...

Anyone who has had to take care of an ailing parent or child at home knows that care-giving can be difficult, painful and heart-wrenching. To help America's 50 million family...

New Spotlight Crew payroll service started off auspiciously last month when it was hired to handle payment for the massive crew covering Barack Obama's historic speech at Grant ...

Reid Brody's lifelong dream to produce features is being realized with the Dec. 12 opening of "Nothing Like the Holidays," which his 2DS Productions co-produced with State Stree...

Every day, priceless original videotapes are self-destructing. The tape stock is disintegrating and playback machines have gone the way of 2-inch tape ? disappearing, too, says...

Cutters has the 2009 distinction of hosting AICE's traveling trophy, courtesy of assistant editor Carl Schumacher winning the top prize in AICE'S recent Splice Capades challeng...

PRACTICALLY EVERY INDIE FILMMAKERS turned out 350 strong at Rockit Bar & Grill Tuesday for Midwest Independent Film Festival's annual awards and first-time fund-raiser. ...

Although no date has been set, SAG leadership has begun preparations for a strike-authorization vote, after two days of meetings with the studios failed to break the 5-month-ol...

"I am elated!" said Local 476's Mark Hogan, exulting over the virtually unanimous state legislature's passage of the 30% filmmakers' tax incentives Thursday, and how it will rei...

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. ...

"Sometimes I worry, should I cry in this scene? Is it too obvious a choice? A wise director told me once, ?It's not important that I cry ? it's important that you cry.' But some...

Razorfish, one of the world's largest interactive marketing and technology companies, has a Chicago office employing 170-plus digital specialists, who work with top brands like ...