Chicago City Council today approved the appointments made by Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot to the Cultural Advisory Council of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), including Council
Abby McEnany and Tim Mason have inspired much more than an impending cultural sensation with their new Showtime comedy series,
Director Rian Johnson and actor Michael Shannon describe how they helped make one of the year’s most entertaining films Every member of the press covering the Chicago premiere of
Director Travis Stevens and actor Phil Brooks talk about what it’s like to work in a real-life haunted house Girl on the Third Floor is getting an all-around thumbs-up from
Filmmaking trio brings ‘supernatural skincrawler’ to the Chicago International Film Festival Industry veterans Greg Newman, Nicola Goelzhaeuser, and Giles Edwards joined forces in May to launch Queensbury Pictures, a Chicago-
The ChiFilmFest 2019 program offers moviegoers art, thrills, and the music that inspired Buddy Guy The Chicago International Film Festival announced an ambitious schedule for its 55th annual run during
With virtually no dialogue and a cast of one, the five-minute film rides a mysterious symphony into a frightening climax Chicago filmmaker Curtis Matzke’s short horror film, The Orchestra, will
The woman who helped Illinois make hundreds of TV shows and generate $2.5 billion in revenue talks about the ever-changing Midwestern filmscape Christine Dudley joined the Illinois Film Office at
”No Such Sunrise” and “Mad Lib Pixie Dream Girl” earn top honors from passionate global audience CineYouth Festival, presented by Cinema/Chicago, announced award winners for the 2019 program that was
“Gorgeous … intimate” Chicago-produced doc tells of Bosnian War veterans who find peace while defending a herd of wild horses To celebrate the release of Among Wolves, an award-winning documentary
While offering profound insight about addiction, the star from “The Wire” becomes a most enjoyable interview at the Chicago International Film Fest Andre Royo spent a minute with Reel Chicago
Joyce Porter is a busy and well-known actor in the Chicago film community. After receiving her M.A. in Theater from Northwestern, she had a long and satisfying career as a
Marina Killion is an accomplished audio engineer based in Chicago. She has been at Optimus for nine years, where she is currently Senior Audio Engineer. She does everything from sound
Live action director and VFX supervisor Ergin Kuke joins The Mill+ Chicago Ergin Kuke will soon begin working his LA-honed, box office savvy as Creative Director for The Mill+ Chicago,
It’s hard to imagine director Kyle Henry acting like a “tough bastard” because he’s a really nice guy. But after learning about the process behind Rogers Park — a feature
SCI-FI FEATURE “DAY 1” writer / director Jose Carlos Gomez of Skibofilms Productions, recently won Best Writer award from the Prairie State Film Festival, was nominated
The feature getting rave reviews as it makes the festival rounds is a notable first for both writer / director Ned Crowley, more famously known as McGarryBowen’s US
NEW TV SHOW IN TOWN is Netflix’ one-hour dramatic series “Ozark,” being produced, directed and EP’d by Jason Bateman that will be the tenth entertainment project to film throughout Chicago
Screenwriter Thomas DeSplinter’s indie short, “The Gun Equation,” that screened at the recent Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival, is slated to air within the next few months
STAGE 18 WILL MOVE into its specially constructed 3,000-sq. ft. office and stage space in Cinespace’s Center Building at 16th and Rockwell in mid-September.
Says Angie Gaffney, executive director
