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Up and Down the Avenue

Jul 16, 2003

Michigan Avenue has livened up after a too-long hibernation with a spate of creative appointments. Two new from out-of-town: Big new business for DDB Worldwide: Some $200 m...

Cerny/American enjoys rise in feature sound jobs

Jul 11, 2003

Sound work is humming along at Cerny/American Creative, with spot business remaining strong and a growing emphasis on feature films. "We've been doing a lot more sound to ...

Draft puts producer Davis into
new emerging media position

Jul 11, 2003

Production expert Michael Davis joined Draft as VP/director of emerging media, a new position ? and one that portends the wave of the future. "The object is to use every p...

Check Out Guy

Jul 11, 2003

Steve Dahl opts out of “Soundstage;”
music series starts July 3 on Ch. 11

Jun 26, 2003

Steve Dahl has split with HD Ready Productions, the company he founded with music producer Joe Thomas to produce the new HD version of the "Soundstage" music series with Ch. 1...

First Milwaukee International Film Festival bows Nov. 6-16

Jun 25, 2003

Milwaukee has joined the ranks of hundreds of cities with its first International Film Festival, Nov. 6-16 that will strongly emphasize Midwestern-made independent films. Sa...

Nicolas Cage to be honored July 19
at Chicago Film Fest Summer Gala

Jun 24, 2003

Nicolas Cage will receive the career achievement award at the 39th Chicago International Film Festival. Last year Clint Eastwood, accompanied by his extended family (present ...

Up and Down the Avenue

Jun 24, 2003

Nicholas Paul heads the Chicago office of FCB's new 361 Degrees Sports & Event Marketing division. A staff of ultimately 12 will work on sports and sponsorship marketing, eve...

Corporate producer Metropolitan Filmworks wraps feature, preps doc

By Ed M. Koziarski Jun 24, 2003

Diana Romero and Jim Griffith of Metropolitan FilmworksDiana Romero and her husband Jim Griffith were driving across country in March when the war in Iraq began."We were go...

Corporate producer Metropolitan Filmworks wraps feature, preps doc

By Ed M. Koziarski Jun 24, 2003

Diana Romero and Jim Griffith of Metropolitan FilmworksDiana Romero and her husband Jim Griffith were driving across country in March when the war in Iraq began."We were go...

Learn about laughter

Jun 24, 2003

Zanie's hosts the Comedy Conference Aug. 1-3. By Ruth L Ratny One of my writers for several years at the Original Screen was a nice young man who was seriously aggressi...

Bob Hope writer Gene Perrett keynotes Chicago’s first Comedy Conference

Jun 24, 2003

Zanie's hosts the Comedy Conference Aug. 1-3. By Ruth L Ratny One of my writers for several years at the Original Screen was a nice young man who was seriously aggressi...

Two+One expands into education, narrative, and documentary

By Ed M. Koziarski Jun 24, 2003

John Yaworsky of Two+OneWhether he's shooting out of a sea kayak or commemorating the centennial of the paperclip, corporate producer/director John Yaworsky of Two+One is cont...

Two+One expands into education, narrative, and documentary

By Ed M. Koziarski Jun 24, 2003

John Yaworsky of Two+OneWhether he's shooting out of a sea kayak or commemorating the centennial of the paperclip, corporate producer/director John Yaworsky of Two+One is cont...

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