Wisconsin takes its place as one of the film friendliest states with the May 1 passage of the Film Wisconsin package of tax incentives by the state assembly. It takes effect Jul...
A MAJOR ROCK SHOW was captured for webcasting at the Aragon Ballroom by Third Wave Productions for client Network Live. "It will be a simulcast broadcast later on AOL and ...
"Interkosmos," the cosmonaut musical that's sweeping the international festival circuit, has its hometown premiere May 7 and 11 at the Gene Siskel Film Center. The debut fea...
"Gilmore Girls" regular and CollaborAction Theatre co-founder John Cabrera returned to Chicago for the local premiere of his short film, "The Man Who Invented the Moon," at the ...
KITCHEN FILM PRODUCTIONS is negotiating a deal for a 400-screen release in Spain for its gangster drama "Legit," through Red Baron Entertainment of Maine. Kitchen signed wi...
The IPA is asking for your support in urging state legislators to vote for the new, improved tax incentives bill and extending it for three years. Email or phone your state ...
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Carole Schumacher has sold Schumacher Camera to her two longtime employees and retired from the 15-year old business. New equal partner owners are general manager James Pop...
Now that we've concluded that there are a growing number of venues for short films, a paradigm shift in the way we think about producing shorts is past due. Forget feature f...
When New York native and film colorist Fred Keller interviewed with Reid Brody back in December, he had never been to Chicago before. Ever. Evidently Keller liked what he s...
Moon's Sandwich Shop, 16 S. Western, has a sign outside that's barely readable after decades of city wear and tear. But as we all know about the best holes-in-the-wall, like a b...
BRIAN LEVIN is in development on his debut feature "The Grand McNally," which he described as "a Coen Brothers film for a younger generation." "It's a dark comedy thriller i...
Sun-Times sports columnist Rick Telander hosts a night of short films headlined by a film from Jason Reitman ("Thank You for Smoking") at the second annual Asbury Shorts Chicago...
Film incubator Split Pillow premieres its fourth collaborative feature "Realization," a seven-part riff on physics and the surrealist game Exquisite Corpse on April 19 at Facets...
Grants of $125,000 from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and $107,000 from ITVS will cover Tod Lending finishing costs of "Aimee's Crossing." But there's an obstacle. Oscar-no...
You've got a short film to sell, so you need to understand that the expanding reach of broadband Internet access has changed literally every aspect of film distribution. New...
DP Jens Bojehegn will be on the other side of the camera when he hosts a segment about his historical Old Town house to be featured on HGTV's popular "Small Space, Big Style" se...
"The Engagement: My Phamily BBQ 2," the sequel to one of the biggest urban comedy rentals of 2003, has its world premiere April 24 at the Lake Theater in Oak Park. "It's abo...
The U.S. Supreme Court last week, without comment, refused to hear an appeal in the case over who had the exclusive distribution rights to "Veggie Tales" DVDs and other prod...
It was around 3:30 p.m., time for a break from work, which sometimes must involve a small glass of wine. I'd told Chezne, a producer who works for me and dining guinea pig:...
