THE FIRST L.A. SCREENWRITERS CONFERENCE in at least five years arrives in Chicago Feb. 11-12, with an impressive roster of L.A. literary agents, managers and studio representati...

Dean Williams said he wasn't surprised, he was "SHOCKED" ?at the 400 people who attended the second meeting Jan. 19 of the new, private Springfield Film Commission. The ...

The fate of the proposed Central City Studios, the largest studio complex between the coasts, is in the hands of Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The Governor's Office is in the proces...

Murray Allen's 30 years of serving as sound designer for the international Grammy Awards will be recognized Feb. 8 during the Grammys' In Memoriam segment. Mr. Allen, o...

While Illinois positively glowed with an estimated $90 million from Hollywood features and TV shows last year, 2006 could be a lackluster year, dimmed by new state competitors f...

Ever since I blew through the Greek Islands on a solo-backpacking trip a few years ago, the sinful tastes of Greek village food have haunted me?until I found a place here that's...

At least seven films and one seminar with local ties are playing at the Sundance and Slamdance film festivals that run concurrently in Park City, Utah. Three of the 16 fe...

The Illinois Film Office estimated that state production revenues reached $90 million in 2005, up from $77 million reported in 2004 and $25.6 million in 2003. Projections for 20...

Intertwining certain foods can cause my taste buds to go berserk, like the sassy little appetizer known as goi cuon. I've had an infatuation with these Vietnamese spring r...

DAVID SCOTT HAY'S "Hard Scrambled" will have its world premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival March 1-12 in San Jose, Calif. "This has been eight years from writing the pl...

BRUCE WOOD'S supernatural mystery "The Door" has its world premiere Jan. 19 at the Beloit International Film Festival in Beloit, Wisc. Wood, the owner of Fenway Gallery, return...

What's your take on how spot business will shape up in the New Year? Boom or bust? Breakthrough or same old, same old? Glass half full or half empty? Being a "glass half ...

CHICAGO HD, the editing and post house co-owned by editor Steve Panning and engineer Gary Chang, has moved into 5,500-sq. ft. of new space at 1 E. Erie St, in the synergistic co...

SLAMDANCE'S TOP PRIZE goes to Chicago filmmakers Bob Hercules of Media Process Group and Cheryl Pugh . Their "Forgiving Dr. Mengele" won Slamdance's Special Jury Recog...

Musical heavy hitters R. Kelly and Talib Kweli joined Team Works Media's usual roster of major sports entities, like Big Ten Basketball and the 1985 Chicago Bears, on recent pro...

"I love Chicago comedy. The artists are funny, intelligent, have a great work ethic and a strong point of view. In L.A. it's easier to find good pizza than those qualities."?Jim...

The Illinois Production Alliance (IPA) has been a major force behind the Illinois Production Services Tax Credit Act, the main catalyst for the rebound in state production r...

Steven Spielberg is in preproduction for a movie about Abraham Lincoln and the Springfield Film Commission would like to see the 16th president's story actually filmed in his ho...

BOB HERCULES and CHERI PUGH'S "Forgiving Dr. Mengele" is one of only nine documentaries screening in the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Jan. 22 and Jan. 25, "...

JASON ROSIN, former Local 600 business manager, starts his new job Jan. 23 as business manager of IA Studio Mechanics Local 491, with a membership of 550. Rosin will head...