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May 16, 2003

Actor John Mossman wants to return to filmmaking after a 3-month run of "After the Fall" Actors John Mossman and his wife, Kathy Scambiatterra, d...

Ed Asner, Judge Reinhold to star in Downstate producer’s feature

By Ed M. Koziarski May 16, 2003

Robin Peters is producing the feature "The Crab Orchard" in Champaign this June.Robin Peters was pitching sci-fi scripts to distributors at the NAB conference in Las Vegas ...

Oprah’s contract to be extended?

May 16, 2003

It looks like Oprah may not leave her show in 2006 after all. It's been reported she could renew through the 2007-08 season with distributor King World a...

Nation-building doc plays locally and on Bosnian national TV

By Ed M. Koziarski May 16, 2003

Elizabeth Coffman and Ted Hardin's documentary "One More Mile" plays May 28 at Northwestern University. Ted Hardin and Elizabeth Coffman were documenting n...

Horror Fest features short by local feature director

By Ed M. Koziarski May 16, 2003

Tadeo Garcia's "Greasepaint" plays June 1 in the Chicago Horror Film Festival. A group of suburban kids finds the body of a dead clown and take it home to pl...

Commercial flies for 2-3 years

May 16, 2003

A split screen shows the miles accumulating at the bottom of the screen, as both persons dine at restaurants, travel on planes, shop for groceri...

Engineering with the big guys

May 16, 2003

Audio engineer Michael Kammes said he's still glowing from his experience as part of a stellar sound team on a $2.2 million PBS documentary airing this month. The first two...

Filmmakers sign Japanese co-production for Chicago indie “Homesick Blues”

May 16, 2003

"Homesick Blues" filmmakers Ed M. Koziarski and Junko Kajino The teeming maze of the Tokyo subway has begun to feel more and more like home l...

First 2003 Tourism spot airs

May 16, 2003

Illinois Tourism's first commercial of 2003 from BBDO directed by Dennis Manarchy shows off seven tourist "must see" destinations, from the Magnificent Mile to the Ga...

IPA rally lays out details of wage-
tax credit bill in state legislature

May 5, 2003

Chicago Studio City’s John Crededio and Ron DeRosa were among the 200-plus filmmakers who attended the Illinois Production Alliance forum and membership rally at the Hi...

Green’s indie feature starts
self-distribution route in Chicago

May 5, 2003

John Mahoney and Ian Gomez star in Terry Green's "Almost Salinas." May 5 was a big night for writer/producer Terry Green. His feature, ...

Agencies clients of techie
Richter Brothers graphics studio

May 5, 2003

Jeremy Richter combines technology and graphics for agency and corporate clients As if starting a new production company during last year's he...

Swell’s Joe Otting hits feature paydirt with Splendid Pictures

By Ed M. Koziarski May 5, 2003

Joe Otting turned his Project Greenlight bid into a Splendid Pictures production deal.Joe Otting lost Project Greenlight and gained his shot at feature directing. Swell’s ...

“Hale Bopp” director readies second feature

By Ed M. Koziarski May 5, 2003

Director Chris Rubeo (left) on the set of "Hale Bopp."Within months of finishing his first feature, filmmaker Chris Rubeo is at it again. Rubeo, whose “Hale Bopp” wrapped ...

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