IFO Director Brenda Sexton John Crededio may sue the state of Illinois over the remarks its representative, IFO director Brenda Sexton, made at the recent IFP Filmmakers Conf...

"You've Gotta KFC What's Cookin'" is the tagline of the first two new spots FCB produced for client $200 million-billing client KFC. Director was Jonathan David ...

VeggieTales' characters are now owned by Classic Media LLC of New York. Big Idea's annual revenue was about $40 million in 2001 and 2002, but the Lombard-based Christian anim...

Syd Field holds two writing seminars and a workshop at ShowBiz Expo. Syd Field will give his first Chicago seminar in 20 years. What took so long for him to return? Up unti...

With Noreen Szeluga's departure from Big Deahl, Rosemary and David Deahl and Dennis Manarchy and Dan Lundmark are exploring "possible synergy" between the two companies, says Lu...

Zacuto Films partner Jens Bogehegn shot AMC interstices on HD. Last year, American Movie Classics cable channel filmed its "People Talk About Movies" interstices in New Y...

Put your roller skates, get out your notepads and party clothes for the busiest, most informative and social November we've seen in years. See details in Calendar. NOV. 6-9:...

Daniel J. Travanti stars in "Design," Traveller Jones' debut feature airing on Showtime. Indie filmmakers often struggle for distribution of one film. Partners (and cousins)...

Cineme, the first Chicago International Animation Festival takes place Nov. 6-9 with something for everyone in the technologically expanding field of animation at the Biogra...

TOURISM NARROWS AGENCY CHOICES. The local branches of three foreign-owned ad agencies got the nod from the Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity as finalists for t...

Lance Catania directing/lensing Ch. 7 promos on location. It was inevitable that a filmmaker who owns a library of a thousand horror films would one day produce a horror film...

GIULIANI SPEAKS HERE. Yes, the former New York mayor and 9/11 hero Rudy Giuliani will be the keynote speaker for the Dec. 3 Off the Street Club's annual holiday luncheon, thanks...

"Sweet Home Chicago" up next for Epiphany Films' Dan Halperin and Mark Frazel When Mark Frazel and Dan Halperin of Epiphany Pictures asked me to produce their feature film ...

Not every commercial heads for Toronto or L.A. (whose numbers have dropped). A sizeable number are being produced here at home and by out-of-towners who like our style and look...

THE WINDY CITY AWARDS have morphed into the Chicago Creative Club and the new awards show takes place Nov. 13 at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Judges are all from outside Chi...

Two independent movies will have their Chicago premiere at IFP/Chicago's 12th annual Independent Filmmakers Conference Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at the School of the Art Institute. ...