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Church donations fund 35mm feature

By Ed M. Koziarski May 12, 2004

Jon Ross has the church to thank for the chance to produce and star in a 35mm feature film from his own script, "Love's Curves."Since January, Ross and co- producer John Ro...

Four big TV speed racing series put NeWave on fast track to best year yet

May 1, 2004

When Steve Grein hosts a big party next month, he'll have more than his NeWave Video Productions' tenth anniversary to celebrate. Mainly an unprecedented flood of busines...

Ordower develops “Jubilee” gospel music doc series; trailer screens at CCC

By Ed M. Koziarski May 1, 2004

Steve Ordower has a big idea to pay tribute to the legacy of his father, TV pioneer and civil rights activist Sid Ordower. He is developing a seven-part, high-end gospel...

A Christmas date for “Proof” ?

May 1, 2004

By Jonathan Abarbanel "Proof," the film shot mostly in Chicago (plus some interiors in London) based on the award- winning play by David Auburn, is set for a Dec. 24 r...

Horror story is first feature for theatre director making the jump into film/TV

By Ed M. Koziarski May 1, 2004

From the success of his recent Bailiwick Arts Center production "R3," Mark Vadik has seen no less than three major opportunities to move from theater into film and televis...

Here’s the pitch…

May 1, 2004

Eurmedia Television is now in production on the second episode of its advertising-supported DVD sitcom series "Ballpark." See www.ballparktv.com.

Weissman, Dreesen renew LA expat confab with Sweet Home Illinois

May 1, 2004

Sweet Home Illinois is the tentative name set for the June 19 party for former Illini living in the entertainment business in Los Angeles. It's patterned after the wildly...

A new McDonald’s/Burrell spot

May 1, 2004

positions McGriddles as the "bedtime snack" of choice for young adults who count on having their best times between sundown and sunrise. Digital Kitchen produced, directed...

REELSCREEN: News and Notes

May 1, 2004

THE FOUNDATION OPENS. When his 10-year Red Car contract ended, editor James Lipinsky decided the time had come to go into business for himself. On March 1, he opened the...

Dreamation’s expansion includes new facilities and global cable network

May 1, 2004

Animation production — and more — is again moving to the forefront by the ambitious expansion of Dreamation, owned by partners Brooke English and Lee Litas, to...

SVI distills 200 hours of recording to meet “impossible” 2-week deadline

May 1, 2004

It was a very long two weeks earlier this month for Sound/Video Impressions. The Des Plaines sound studio recorded 200 hours of Spanish language instruction, edited and m...

Up and Down the Avenue

May 1, 2004

Changing spaces. Popular FCB/Chicago president/CEO Dana Anderson is DDB's new CEO, reporting to chairman Bob Scarpelli. Former agency president Ray Gillette will head a ...

Competition heats up as three local directors rise to PGL’s Top 50 list

Apr 29, 2004

Project Greenlight entrant Scott Smith's stomach was tied up in knots all day April 27, the day 250 PGL contestants would be notified of whether they made the cut to the n...

Blanchard Films’ under-$1 million baseball drama first of three features

By Ed M. Koziarski Apr 26, 2004

Roberto Blanchard is rolling out the first of a three- film slate May 1 when he premieres his family baseball drama "The Magic of Summer" at the Burnham Plaza Theater.Write...

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