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Capital campaign underway to fund Victory Gardens’ purchase of Biograph

Jul 26, 2004

Lawrence Edwards, owner and operator of the Biograph Theater for more than three decades, has sold the historic film house to Victory Gardens Theater. Victory Gardens wil...

Johnson’s “Star Wars” homage shoots in August; Pantoliano, Fisher, Lloyd to co-star

By Ed M. Koziarski Jul 26, 2004

Patrick Read Johnson starts production in late August on his autobiographical coming of age story "5-25-77," set on the day "Star Wars" was released.Joe Pantoliano and Carri...

Chicago/Minnesota HD romantic feature in local premiere at Black Harvest Festival

By Ed M. Koziarski Jul 26, 2004

Minnesota filmmaker and Columbia College alumnus Steven J. Foley is returning to his native Chicago for the local premiere of his debut feature, the HD-cam romance "Strang...

John Storyk designed Vagabond Audio to assure ‘clients hear the mix, not the room’

Jul 26, 2004

After graduating from Full Sail, engineer Drew Weir had the opportunity to intern with famous studio architect John Storyk's New York firm. Years later, Weir hired Walter...

West Chicago house edits L.A. feature

Jul 26, 2004

Hollywood reached out to West Chicago-based Syntax Media to edit a feature called "Working Title," written and directed by Robert Foreman and John Norton of Westbridge Ent...

Central City Studios to rise as 5-stage complex on 11 acre former dump site

Jul 20, 2004

The on-again, off-again Central City X Studios is back on again with a vengeance. The Community Development Commission gave a stamp of approval Tuesday to a plan to build...

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 ...

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