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Six Chicago indies make their local debut at Aug. 7-19 Black Harvest film festival

By Ed M. Koziarski Jul 16, 2004

The Film Center's Black Harvest International Festival of Film and Video marks its tenth year Aug. 7- 19 with an unprecedented six local productions making their Chicago de...

Six films made on Macs featured at Apple Store’s new Film Week series, July 19-23

Jul 16, 2004

Six filmmakers who have created films on Macs and edited on Final Cut Pro will be featured in a new Film Week program of shorts, July 19-23, in the theater at The Apple St...

SAG/AFTRA’S Willenborg new IPA president

Jul 16, 2004

The Illinois Production Alliance elected its second slate of officers since officially organizing in 2003, headed by president Eileen Willenborg, SAG/AFTRA executive director, f...

The Answer Prince

Jul 16, 2004

Q. How would I find out about upcoming film productions so I could see about submitting my info? - Hank A. Ahhh, that's something everyone wants to know, Hank. By the time f...

Facilities owners are generally positive about anticipated benefits from new stage complex

Jul 16, 2004

Local 476's late Frank Hobbs had a saying: "When the stages are busy, we all prosper." After a too-long Gobi Desert-like dry spell, the hope is that the proposed Central ...

Independent Film Production Update

By Ed M. Koziarski Jul 16, 2004

Parris Reeves' horror feature "The Evil One," financed by Florida's Maverick/Breakaway and due for video release in August from Lion's Gate, has its world premiere July 16-17 at...

Spot director’s feature-length doc on raging Downstate meth epidemic to shoot in fall

Jul 16, 2004

Researching the effects of methamphetamine abuse on central Illinois addicts for his forthcoming feature documentary, John Novotny kept encountering the same image from hi...

Lone Chicago feature out of 16 to screen at July 30-Aug. 9 Indiefest and market

By Ed M. Koziarski Jul 16, 2004

Hundreds of scripts and works in progress will be represented in the second Indiefest Film Festival and Market July 30-Aug. 9, the only film market in the Midwest. This year's ...

Ebel folks rally community to provide funds to help ailing DP Brian Clare

Jul 16, 2004

Director Bob Ebel has worked on many commercials over the years with DP Brian Clare and considers him a good friend. When Clare's health problems mounted, Ebel immediately step...

REELSCREEN: News & Notes – 07/16/04

Jul 16, 2004

VICTORY GARDENS BUYS BIOGRAPH. Victory Gardens Theatre will buy the Biograph, at 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., for $2 million and spend $7-$8 million renovating it into a new 299-seat m...

ARE YOU MISSING SOMETHING?

Jul 14, 2004

The CTA Lost & Found is waiting for the owner of a Portabrace bag left on the bus July 6 to claim his property. Some nice person turned it over to the CTA and Carrie, of the Los...

Elizabeth Crowley directed

Jul 7, 2004

"Trading Spaces'" Ty Penningtonin in a Craftsman tools spot for Sears and Steve Dragin was cameraman.

DePaul starts indie film company to make movies while training students

Jul 7, 2004

DePaul University has put its resources behind "a motion picture company first and a classroom second" by launching a bona fide indie production company with the dual goal...

Zack Parker plans filming $2 million gothic thriller in Indiana in September

Jul 7, 2004

Director Zack Parker will take his mostly Chicago crew to his native Richmond, Indiana this September for five weeks to shoot his second feature, the projected $2 million ...

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