State treasurer Judy Baar Topinka State treasurer Judy Baar Topinka wants filmmakers to know that her department's two-year old Lights, Camera! Illinois low- interest loans a...

The United Filmmakers Foundation (TUFF) is gearing up to do battle with DCEO, the Illinois Film Office and the governor, if necessary, to fulfill their promise of a diversity of...

Who doesn't love fried chicken the Colonel's way? FCB loves it best of all, now it landed KFC's $200-million plus account -- and just when Michigan Avenue badly needed a ne...

By Jonathan Abarbanel A warm and cordial welcome to Jonathan Abarbanel, whose regular columns many of you will remember from the Original Screen magazine. The theatre maven ...

Y&R adds CD Tim Crawley from Carmichael/Lynch; senior art director Sonya Grewal as a senior A/D, from Cramer-Krasselt, and the A/D-writer team of Mollie Wilkie and Greg Christen...

"Davey" of the '60s and '70s returns in a Lutheran doc that could be a precursor for a new series. The catalyst for a new documentary about the old "Davey and Goliath" ch...

After 44 years as a glitzy black tie albeit an often ponderous event, the 45th annual local Emmy awards will be a much lower-key evening, perhaps in keeping with the lower-key t...

Producer Mark McCarville waits while presidential transport Helicopter One is loaded onto a cargo jet, for a scene in his "Marine One" documentary going to the IFP Market. ...

THE ILLINOIS TOURISM ACCOUNT ad account is up for review, as required by state law every two years. BBDO has had the $12 million businss for four years during which it also did...

Bob Labate Kristen Fligel By Bob Labate and Kristen Fligel* Editor: Attorneys Bob Labate and Kristen Fligel of Holland & Knight law firm give us an easy-to-understa...

While the Illinois Film Office wonders what's next ? it looks like "Barber Shop 2" will be the only major studio film to shoot here this year ? the Chicago Film Office is going...

"Barber Shop II," which wrapped several days earlier than anticipated, hasn't been the smoothest of feature shoots, but it was one of the touchiest in many a year that we've hea...

Puppies are cute little devils but they sure get into everything, like knocking down plants and spilling dirt all over the rug. That's the theme of a Dirt Devils package ...

A lot of good people believe that "if you build it, they will come." In many cases that philosophy of business is true: If you've got the goods, customers will respond. ...

McDonald's and "Sesame Street" help imaginations grow is the theme of a spot created by Radar/Leo Burnett for the long-running children's show. Radar's Don Hoeg shot live...

The first new spot production company to start up in several years is putting the pieces together to officially open in a few weeks. Partners Ron Lazzeretti and Ed Amaya re...

Although network TV lost ground, total ad spending grew 6.8% to hit $61.7 billion during the first half of the year. Total broadcasting rose 4.7% to $31.3 billion and print inc...

John Aitken heads the new Beat Studios for advertising production services. Once he decided he didn't want to work for a large corporate entity any longer, it took John Aitke...

Six-year old Eightball Films in early October will open a new post operation, to be called Island Nation and staffed with four full-time editors. A major addition to Island...

MOVIE ROLE FOR BROADCASTER. Jerry Rose, the Chicago religious broadcaster and head of Total Living Network, is executive producer of "Hangman's Curse," a thriller based on Fra...