"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...
POST PEOPLE PRODUCE INDIE. Former Lakeshore Production colleagues, I-Cubed producer Samantha Steveson and freelance editor Gregory Poulimas, started shooting their indie feature...
By Jonathan Abarbanel Comedian Richard Kind joked about his Jeff Awards. Accepting his award as outstanding actor in a musical, at the 35th annual Joseph Jefferson Awards,...
The Bader Brothers went deep into the criminal world to make a film that was true to the life of a professional burglar."We've always liked the crime genre but we'd never seen a...
"To Kill a Killer" director Ricardo Islas and DP Joe Passarelli on location in Indiana.Uruguayan horror director Ricardo Islas has a distinctive strategy to reach both Anglo and...
Veteran actor Pierrino Mascarino plays the title role in "Uncle Nino." December 5 will be an important day for "Uncle Nino's" writer/director Bob Shallcross and producer Davi...
Discovery Health's reality series "Chicago's Lifeline" shoots through next year.Discovery Health Network's award-winning reality series, "Chicago's Lifeline," is augmenting its ...
Walking Shadows partners Kirk Sanders (left) and Jon GauntOn the verge of finishing "Broken Echoes," the film they intend to put them on the map, Walking Shadows Productions is ...
John Crededio wasn't kidding about a lawsuit against the state's representative, Brenda Sexton. He hired one of the city's biggest legal guns to pursue his case. Stev...
TV star and producer Mark Bunting is Orbis' new owner. For the third time in its 20 year history, Orbis Broadcasting has been sold ? this time to an individual with ties to C...
The house lights are out on the what would have been the 16th annual Chicago Film Critics Awards. The critics voted 4-1 to suspend the show in protest of the ban on sending pre...
Essanay's Wayne Kubacki stresses the urgency for the industry to raise its collective voice to help defeat a disastrous tax increase if the County Board passes it at a Dec. 9 vo...
Seemingly since time immemorial, the film industry has requested, begged, petitioned and agitated for relief from the city's burdensome 6% transactional tax on equipment. To no...
The Tape Company founders Bob Daly and Mike Cullen took their company private from publicly traded Daisytek. The Tape Company is again operating as a private company in the h...
Singer, voiceover Joyce (Peaches) Faison won her first Jeff award as best actress in a principal role-musical. Mark Grapey and Joyce (Peaches) Faison, two actors signed with ...
Former Aria co-owner Marie Anderson is now general manager of the new agency. When Ford Models' bookers tried to woo away her models last April, Aria co-owner Marie Anderson ...