J. Walter Thompson/Chicago is "a little agency that has a big future," says top creative Graham Woodall, who was charged with that future when agency president Barry Kraus...
LANCE CATANIA of X-Ray Productions has completed post on his debut feature, the HD horror pic "Cup of My Blood." Catania, a seasoned commercial director/DP, shot on HD in ...
Hizzoner, Richard M. Daley, has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award for Public Leadership in the Arts by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Americans for the Arts. The presti...
When Resolution Digital Studios opens the doors to its $7.5 million facility this April, Chicago will have?for the first time ever?a brand new, from the ground up stage comp...
For a comparatively tiny amount of money, HMS Media is producing an ambtious 13-part, half-hour series with the self-explanatory title, "The Chicago Dance Project." The...
It's d?j? vu all over again. In January 1979 I was living and working out of a cozy apartment at 900 N. Michigan Ave. (now Bloomingdale's and million dollar condos). ...
It was a dark and stormy night, metaphorically speaking. Six of us, all aspiring screenwriters, were gathered at the Perfect Cup, a cozy neighborhood cafe on Chicago's North Sid...
After five tough weeks of negotiations, SAG and AFTRA agreed to a new contract with studios and networks worth $200 million over the next three years. Under the new contrac...
WARNER BROS. SETS MAJOR FEATURE IN CHICAGO. A remake of a Korean movie now called "Il Mare" ("The Sea") will start shooting in mid-March and is expected to be here for fou...
Chuck Olin never expected to win an Emmy for his "Marc Chagall in Chicago" documentary. "He was thrilled when he won," said his longtime friend Tom Weinberg. "Later he lau...
Bridges Media Group VP/sales Jennifer Polk and new business director Danielle Ostrowski feel this is a prime time for the renaissance of a once valuable and vibrant Chicag...
The annual gathering of the National Assn. of TV Program Executives (NATPE) in Las Vegas, Jan. 25-27 is where the deals go down. It's the center hub for the marriage of shows wi...
The Chicago Tribune's ambitious integrated branding campaign introduces a winsome cast of rounded iconic characters, designed by award-winning animator J. J. Sedelmaier Pr...
Three former performer/writers who worked together at The Second City combined their considerable comedy talents in a comedy short directed by award-winning spot director Leroy ...
Actor/writer/producer Trevor Anthony states he has the experience and moxie to make it big in Hollywood. And he's willing to sell a piece of his ultimate success to investors o...
Thea Flaum, the undisputed queen of TV show production, with three current series running on HGTV, is in preproduction on another home-oriented-with-a-twist series for DIY, the ...
Figures released last month by Actors Equity Association (Equity) confirm that Chicago once again fueled Equity's 13-state Central Region to a record-setting year, as measured b...
Mark Androw frankly admits his loves his job as board chairman of the 255-member Assn. of Independent Commercial Producers. The president/executive producer of The Story C...
The decade-long partnership between producer Michael Cullen and restaurateur Joe Carlucci has come to an end, and apparently not amicably. The two are co-owners of the choice p...
If NeWave Productions signs with a cable outlet for one more TV series, "we'll have reached our goal of producing 100 nationally televised shows this year," said Steve Grein. ...
