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Updated Silver Images Awards one of many Terra Nova elderhood projects

By Ed M. Koziarski Feb 24, 2004

After a year's hiatus, Terra Nova's X Silver Images Film Festival returns as a streamlined Silver Images Film and Video Awards March 3 at the Chicago Cultural Center.For a decad...

AICP survey: $3.5 BB for production; L.A. still biggest U.S. spot center

Feb 16, 2004

Everyone knows the commercial production industry is big, but how big didn't hit home until the new AICP survey spotlighted its immense size. According to the survey, di...

Government staffers largest group among film Task Force appointees

Feb 16, 2004

The highly touted Task Force for the film industry that DCEO director Jack Lavin assured would help lead filmmaking to new heights has been named. As a matter of fact, two week...

Famous local animators to topline April Midwest Animators Conference

Feb 16, 2004

Famous regional stars of regional animated films and commercials will highlight the 2004 Midwest Animators Conference April 23-24 at the Double Trees Guest Suites in Downers Gro...

Selz wraps post on second HD horror feature as debut screamer hits stores

Feb 16, 2004

With his first horror movie "Short Cut Road" in stores, Marc Selz is in the final weeks of post on his follow-up, "Unaware." The HD "Unaware" is a step up from the no-budget ...

DV feature “Equinox” and short start non-profit theater group’s film entr?e

By Ed M. Koziarski Feb 16, 2004

New Theater Collective's expansion into film is in full swing, with two projects in production.Natalie Berning's DV feature "Equinox" shoots weekends in Wisconsin from now thro...

House music impresario makes feature debut with vampire girl-gang thriller

By Ed M. Koziarski Feb 16, 2004

Handheld Films is breaking from principal photography on its $500,000 sci-fi thriller "Lost Girls" to shop the work in progress at the American Film Market held in L.A. this m...

REELSCREEN: News & Notes

Feb 16, 2004

EQUIPMENT EXPANSION. SMS Equipment Rentals acquired three Panasonic SDX900 camera packages "that are positioned under HD for people who can't handle an HD budget," says owner Ma...

“?Chicago River” film emerges from licensing quagmire for DVD release

By Ed M. Koziarski Feb 16, 2004

Producer Steven A. Jones threatened to throw the negative of John McNaughton's horror movie "The Borrower" into the river to force the bond company to pay the back wages owed to...

TV actors Elizabeth Moss, Sam Riley take Q&As at IFP Spirit screenings

Feb 16, 2004

Hardy souls braved freezing temperatures to attend a series of IFP/Midwest-sponsored screenings at Columbia College that presented films in 15 candidates vying for this year's I...

Serious indie filmmakers go to the D.C. Summit to pitch their shows

Feb 16, 2004

Chicago filmmakers were among the nearly 1,000 persons who flocked to Washington D.C. DATE for the 6th annual Real Screen Summit conference, presented by the publisher of "Board...

Chicago companies top competition to win six Mobius prizes, four for TV

Feb 16, 2004

Lapiz Integrated Hispanic Marketing topped the seven Chicago winners who were among the 68 U.S. winners of top prize Golden Statuette winners in the recent 2003 Mobius Advertisi...

L.A. producer’s seminar on how to make quality films on a shoestring

Feb 16, 2004

Veteran L.A. producer-director William Gref? will show clips demonstrating how he created scenes for his low-budget films, vs. how much money Hollywood would have spent for the ...

Up and Down the Avenue – 02/16/04

Feb 16, 2004

JWT wins the $12 million Illinois Tourism account, resigned last year by BBDO. Indie film and spot producer Tim Sabo moved to L.A. to pursue a feature/TV career. SAG/AFTR...

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