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TUFF has Senate president Jones’ attention on diversity needs

Dec 4, 2003

The United Filmmakers Foundation (TUFF) feels confident that the issue of diversity and fairness in hiring minorities will have a higher profile, now that it has the attention o...

Emmy winner travels with Indian tribe as embedded filmmaker on doc

By Ed M. Koziarski Dec 1, 2003

Emmy winner James Fortier was the Muckleshoot Tribe's ?embedded filmmaker' for the annual Tribal Canoe Journey.James Fortier spent 14 days last July shooting out of a canoe, tr...

Startoons founder, Animaniacs director McClenahan speaks at Columbia College

By Ed M. Koziarski Dec 1, 2003

Startoons founder Jon McClenahan directed the new German feature "Jester Till."Jon McClenahan, founder of the now-defunct Chicago animation studio Startoons, is back in town?spe...

Film Critics suspend awards show; call screeners ban “boneheaded idea”

Nov 19, 2003

The house lights are out on the what would have been the 16th annual Chicago Film Critics Awards. The critics voted 4-1 to suspend the show in protest of the ban on sending pre...

Texas TV tycoon Mark Bunting buys
Orbis with goal of ?growing it bigger’

Nov 19, 2003

TV star and producer Mark Bunting is Orbis' new owner. For the third time in its 20 year history, Orbis Broadcasting has been sold ? this time to an individual with ties to C...

Up and Down the Avenue – 11/19/03

Nov 19, 2003

John Crededio wasn't kidding about a lawsuit against the state's representative, Brenda Sexton. He hired one of the city's biggest legal guns to pursue his case. Stev...

Walking Shadows gears up for
‘post-contemporary’ Macbeth film

By Ed M. Koziarski Nov 19, 2003

Walking Shadows partners Kirk Sanders (left) and Jon GauntOn the verge of finishing "Broken Echoes," the film they intend to put them on the map, Walking Shadows Productions is ...

Discovery Health medical series taping new shows at U of C hospitals for 2004

By Ed M. Koziarski Nov 19, 2003

Discovery Health's reality series "Chicago's Lifeline" shoots through next year.Discovery Health Network's award-winning reality series, "Chicago's Lifeline," is augmenting its ...

Shallcross-James’ “Uncle Nino” heads
for Dec. 5 Michigan screenings

Nov 19, 2003

Veteran actor Pierrino Mascarino plays the title role in "Uncle Nino." December 5 will be an important day for "Uncle Nino's" writer/director Bob Shallcross and producer Davi...

Bilingual thriller produced for under $100,000 shoots entirely in Chicago area this month

By Ed M. Koziarski Nov 19, 2003

"To Kill a Killer" director Ricardo Islas and DP Joe Passarelli on location in Indiana.Uruguayan horror director Ricardo Islas has a distinctive strategy to reach both Anglo and...

Bader Brothers’ film captures genuine criminal life

By Ed M. Koziarski Nov 19, 2003

The Bader Brothers went deep into the criminal world to make a film that was true to the life of a professional burglar."We've always liked the crime genre but we'd never seen a...

From ‘Bounce’ to Albee to ‘Samurai’

Nov 19, 2003

By Jonathan Abarbanel Comedian Richard Kind joked about his Jeff Awards. Accepting his award as outstanding actor in a musical, at the 35th annual Joseph Jefferson Awards,...

REELSCREEN: News & Notes – 11/19/03

Nov 19, 2003

POST PEOPLE PRODUCE INDIE. Former Lakeshore Production colleagues, I-Cubed producer Samantha Steveson and freelance editor Gregory Poulimas, started shooting their indie feature...

Collective industry voice is urged to defeat new added tax on rentals

Nov 15, 2003

Essanay's Wayne Kubacki stresses the urgency for the industry to raise its collective voice to help defeat a disastrous tax increase if the County Board passes it at a Dec. 9 vo...

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