The only two new Arrimax 18,000 watt HMI lights in the Midwest arrived Wednesday at Essanay Studio & Lighting. "These are literally the first lights out of the box," said E...
With his Columbia College classmate, director George Tillman, producer Bob Teitel of State Street Films helped launch a quiet revolution in African American dramatic entertainme...
SPLIT PILLOW launches its fifth season with the Chicago preview of the gay romantic comedy "soulMaid" in a three-night run at Chicago Filmmakers. Following the patented Spli...
David Scott Hay's debut feature, the jet-black comedy "Hard Scrambled," gets its first theatrical release in Beverly Hills . The film plays the Fine Arts Theatre now through O...
With more chances for interaction with national industry insiders and a strong selection of local filmmakers, IFP/Chicago continues to bolster its centerpiece program with the 1...
A few years ago it occurred to best friends Regina Fraser and Pat Johnson that their travels to exotic lands?80 so far?might make a good TV show. And so it has. They are t...
In the 11 years since she founded New York production company Killer Films with Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon has established herself as a leading force behind aggressively i...
A SILVER PLAQUE FROM INTERCOM was awarded to Rosemont-based National Roofing Foundation's Disaster Relief Fund, which was established to provide new roofs for Hurricane Katrina...
I like to unearth little gems all on my own, so when there's when mad talk about a trendy new restaurant, I lose interest and head off in a different direction. Hence the ...
The busy month of October is capped by the 15th annual IFP Filmmakers Summit, the one time of year when Hollywood is delighted to come to Chicago and share its secrets with us. ...
A MONSTER SEARS SHOOT is taking place ? 28 spots in all ?directed by Hollywood's Patty Jenkins, writer/director of Academy Award winning "Monster," starring Charlize Thero...
A teary Bonnie Hunt and an emotional Maggie Daley expressed their affection for each other at Women in Film's Focus Achievement Awards Tuesday. Besides their enthusiasm for...
Representatives of 10 Chicago film and digital entertainment companies have been selected to meet one-on-one with delegates of a high-level Hong Kong film delegation Oct. 25 dur...
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...
