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Rock impresario Bryant in midst of HD upgrade for his long-running “JBTV” series

By Ed M. Koziarski Aug 13, 2004

Jerry Bryant, who produced one of the first local HD shoots for a Blink-182 performance on his "JBTV" series a few years back, is in the midst of fully upgrading his River North...

Producers giving local rappers to chance to be next big stars in two hip-hip docs

By Ed M. Koziarski Aug 13, 2004

Chicago is going to be the next place for hip-hop, predicted director Yusef Hood, whose hip-hop DVD documentary "State2daLake" was just released and his South Side Hood Films is...

A SPECIAL INVITATION!

Aug 3, 2004

ReelChicago.com is hosting a get-together Thursday, Aug. 12 for the seven filmmakers who did Chicago proud in the 2004 17,000-entry Project Greenlight competition. Come...

Chicago films screen at Black Harvest Festival

Jul 31, 2004

Seven films by Chicago filmmakers out of 25 features, documentaries and shorts will be screened at the 10th annual Black Harvest International Festival of Film and Video, Aug. 7...

No PGL prize, but Smith still a winner

Jul 26, 2004

Almost-nationally-famous director Scott Smith made it all the way up the fiercely competitive line to become one of three Project Greenlight finalists ? but did not win the big ...

New IFP/Chicago executive director Donius aims for more connected organization

By Ed M. Koziarski Jul 26, 2004

Elizabeth Donius is two months into her job as IFP/ Chicago executive director, the first full-time director in at least 10 years, and she's excited about enlarging the 400...

Independent Production Roundup

By Ed M. Koziarski Jul 26, 2004

KYLE HARRIS of Liberty Movies shoots the first third of his experimental narrative feature "The Patriarchs" Aug. 7-25. The first section follows a romance between an olde...

New full-service Bird’s-Eye Media set to produce TV series, two features

By Ed M. Koziarski Jul 26, 2004

Less than a year after founding his full-service production company Bird's-Eye Media Inc., Mark A. Besozzi has a TV series and two features lined up for summer and fall. ...

Leigh Jones busy producing five films; “Nightingale” signs with producer’s rep

By Ed M. Koziarski Jul 26, 2004

Half a year after leaving Bucktown Pictures, independent producer Leigh Jones is keeping a high profile with five films and an educational video series in various stages o...

Local producers shoot HD doc footage for Phish’s Aug. 2 concert airing on PBS

Jul 26, 2004

By having been in the right place at the right time, Wiggle Puppy Productions' director Mark Krieglstein and producer Sara Yule were hired to provide the documentary footage tha...

To keep pace with demand, Zacuto Rentals adds more HD camera packages, accessories

Jul 26, 2004

A hot new HD/SD Firewire Recorder is part of the $150,000 in equipment just added to Zacuto Rentals to keep pace with an increased demand. "We upped the number of all prod...

REELSCREEN: News & Notes – 07/26/04

Jul 26, 2004

IN PRODUCTION. "Batman: The Intimidation Game" rolls into town July 26 for three weeks ? "The Amityville Horror," directed by Andrew Douglas starts shooting Aug. 2 at loca...

Up & Down the Avenue – 07/26/04

Jul 26, 2004

Jennifer Aniston will be "Derailed," starring opposite Clive Owen in the Miramax Films feature based on James Siegel's best-selling novel, as reported exclusively in ReelChicago...

Post Effects upgrades entire facility, alters staff to become a new company

Jul 26, 2004

The times, they are a'changing, and nowhere is this more apparent than in post houses where new technology is affecting change. Venerable, 20-year old Post Effects is one...

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