ACROSS THE HALL FOR MITIDIERO. Veteran editor Mickey Mitidiero and partner/business manager George Sosnowski closed their 21-year Lakeshore Productions and moved across the ha...
As you know, the Cook County Board postponed the vote on the $48 million 2004 budget, which contains a proposed tax on leased equipment ? with dire consequences to the film indu...
IFO assistant director Bob Hudgins is "cautiously optimistic" about the possibility of three Hollywood features spending all or some time this winter. While "The Weather Man...
The Museum of Broadcast Communications closes Dec. 30 after 11 years in the Cultural Center in preparation for its move to its own, new 50,000-sq. ft. building at State and Kinz...
Central City Production's "The Minority Business Report," a staple of WGN syndication for 18 years, has been transformed into an updated, upscale weekly magazine show. "The...
By Jonathan Abarbanel If you've got tickets for your favorite Off-Loop theater, better call first to make sure it's open. Days before Thanksgiving, Chicago's Department of ...
90/94 Pictures partners (from left) Henzel Francisco, John Heinze, Chad Larys, Kevin Bruce, Matthew Heinze, and Joe Mocarski.KGB Agent 57 Productions is putting their lab coats ...
An impressive investment: Film & Tape Works took delivery of a new DaVinci 2K+ color corrector to work in conjunction with its Spirit Data Cine. It's official: Chicago St...
The United Filmmakers Foundation (TUFF) feels confident that the issue of diversity and fairness in hiring minorities will have a higher profile, now that it has the attention o...
Five cars are parked in remote areas of Chicago. There are two people in each car. "Everyone is hiding, doing something they're not supposed to be doing," said Rocky Russell, ...
Expect Mark Androw of the Stories Companies to preside over national AICP. Running unopposed, Androw will be only the second AICP president in its 30 year history not from L.A...
COMMA'S CHRISTMAS PACKAGES. Comma's Larry Pecorella and Bryan Rheude scored Hallmark's Christmas spots based on Tschaikovski's Dance of the Reed Flutes for Burnett creatives Tim...
While RAH Producers Center owner Bob Hudecek and his staff were home enjoying the Thanksgiving weekend, thieves who knew exactly what they were doing broke into RAH's yard and s...
Jim Jarmusch appears at the Movieside Film Festival Dec. 13 with two of his films.In his first Chicago speaking engagement, indie stalwart Jim Jarmusch heads up a colorful arra...
Brandon Finney's Chicago-made "A Lover for My Husband" premieres Dec. 6 at the Film Center.It's been a long road for Brandon Finney, from the day in 1994 that he decided to make...
"Godfather of Green Bay" director Pete Schwaba (from left), actors Lauren Holly and Tony Goldwyn, and producer Brian Etting.Pete Schwaba has found his calling.The co-writer of t...
When Marc Fienberg had the opportunity to meet Harold Ramis, he had one question for the legendary local filmmaker: how can I break into the business?"?Write your ?Animal House,...
Angela Mullenhour of local rock group Sybris stars in the DV feature "Love Made Visible."Lisa Fisher was driving through Chicago in a Volkswagen bus in the summer of 2002 as cam...
Startoons founder Jon McClenahan directed the new German feature "Jester Till."Jon McClenahan, founder of the now-defunct Chicago animation studio Startoons, is back in town?spe...
Emmy winner James Fortier was the Muckleshoot Tribe's ?embedded filmmaker' for the annual Tribal Canoe Journey.James Fortier spent 14 days last July shooting out of a canoe, tr...
