The winning of Bud Light/DDB's "Swear Jar" as "Outstanding Commercial" at the 60th Creative Arts Emmy Awards dispensed Sept. 14 at the Nokia theatre in L.A. was particularly a h...

Life is a Dream Productions has moved on to the next phase in the four-year odyssey to bring its existential drama, "Gray in White & Black," to the big screen. "Money" was th...

Getting Midwestern voices heard by the Hollywood studio system is the goal of the Chicago Screenwriters Network's first script contest, with a call for entries Oct. 31-Dec. 31. ...

The best of Chicago's advertising is apparently created by a handful of major ad agencies, if the number of prizes they won at the recent Creative Club Awards is any indication....

FILM CRITIC JEFFREY LYONS of "At the Movies" talks about Hollywood's power to change perceptions about growing older Sept. 21 at the 14th Silver Images Film Festival at the B...

The promise of a 30% tax incentive in place for three years was made Monday night by the three state legislative sponsors of the Illinois filmmakers' tax incentives, at an IPA p...

Pending the end of the hurricane season, Michael Neumann's One World Productions is gearing up to shoot three spots for Miami agency Tinsley Advertising. Director/DP Neumann ...

Rep Yo City is doing just that ? showcasing a roster of hip hop and R&B artists and models who represent talent in six large urban areas, through a variety of cross-platforms. ...

When Mindy Verson learned that pop sensation Backstreet Boys were going to perform at Ravinia in late August, she picked up the phone and called her old friend, their manager. ...

137 Film's "The Atom Smashers" is the opening night film of Sept. 19-20 Science Chicago, "the world's largest science festival," at the Museum of Science and Industry. The do...

More than 2,000 guests are expected to descend on historic Franklin, Indiana, a three-hour drive from Chicago, Sept. 26-28, as the town hosts over 110 films, 20 educational semi...

THE FIRST "INDUSTRY NIGHT PARTY" is a grand opportunity for people in all segments of the arts and entertainment industries to mix it up Sept. 19, with drinks, hors d'ouvres ...

Last week, audio maven Hank Neuberger was part of a crew asked to go to St. Paul to shoot up and shoot an unannounced surprise show by our friends, Rage Against the Machine, on ...

Opening Friday, Sept. 15 at a computer near you is "Assisted Living," semi-improv comedy webisodes from Dave Miller's new ViralFilmVideo (VFV), which is deep into producing vid...

TeamWorks Media takes its seven-year-old partnership with the Big Ten Conference to a new level, with a massive PSA series bowing during the opening games of the NCAA football g...

With a scant two months before the most critical presidential election in U.S. history, adman Tom Ungar is putting his money where his heart is. Ungar has called upon like...

OLYMPIAN MICHAEL PHELPS and other gold medalists were taped by a Flashpoint Academy team last week, as they followed the champions around Chicago for a webcast. During the ...

According to Michigan Film Office director Janet Lockwood, film production within the state is booming. Five movies have been finished, three are in production, three in prep ...

IFO premieres Joe Swanberg's "Nights and Weekends," his fourth feature, on Video On Demand Sept. 28 before its theatrical debut Oct. 10 at the IFC Center in New York, followed b...

POLITICOS WEREN'T ALONE IN THE SPOTLIGHT at the recent Democratic and Republican Conventions. Producer Carey Lundin's alter ego, "Citizen Kate," star of the increasin...