It looks like Chicago/Illinois’ spot production market is vastly bigger than has been officially reported in the past, according to AICP’s just-released
For the past six months, the Chicago Sun-Times’ Tim Novak and Chris Fusco have taken potshots at the Chicago
In the past few days since Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget cuts included suspending film industry’s hard earned tax credit,
A suspension of the Illinois Filmmakers Tax Credit was one of many items contained in Gov. Bruce Rauner’s announced budget cuts,
Politics being politics, Illinois Film Office director Betsy Steinberg‘s paycheck yesterday also contained a pink slip, telling her that
GOV. PAT QUINN had to bow out of heading the Chicago contingent at the important TV Production Executives Dinner in L.A. on Aug. 1 due to pressing government business in
AFTER A TOO LENGTHY PERIOD of promotional inactivity, Chicago/Illinois’ film interests will finally make a formal appearance in Hollywood Aug. 1. Gov. Pat Quinn has been invited to speak and
RED CAR’S JON DESIR is the first artist to appear in a new web series called “On the Side,” about creative people in the local advertising community who
WHILE A SECOND SEASON of ABC’s “Detroit 1-8-7” won’t be decided until May, “Hung” – the HBO series set in Metro Detroit – will be around for another season, thanks
The timing couldn’t be worse. The much-anticipated Cinespace Chicago film studio was into construction on the first phase of the soundstages when the House rushed to pass Senate Bill 4
The Illinois House’s last-minute amendment to Senate Bill 4 (SB4) to add a sunset clause in five years to the state’s hard-earned tax incentives has riled up film workers who
In a surprising move, orchestrated by the House majority leadership and pushed through in Wisconsin-like speed without forewarning or debate, the Illinois House voted to kill the no-sunset clause of
DIRECTOR STEVEN SODERBERGH’S “CONTAGION” arrives in Chicago Oct. 19 as a worthy successor to “Transformers 3” in terms of big budget, cast and shooting schedule.
MOVIE AND TELEVISION STARS will abound this month as they headline gala fund-raisers to support the city’s culturally important visual arts organizations.
THE PILOT FOR “ATF” (short for the U. S. Justice Department’s Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Bureau) will be the third hourlong TV drama to film on Chicago locations,
CHICAGOANS AT SUNDANCE expected this weekend at Park City, Utah include Fox TV’s Robin Robinson and Ch. 7’s Sylvia Perez, providing TV coverage of the
The formation of a Cook County Film Commission (CCFC) is expected to be voted into law by the Cook County Board of Commissioners by mid-November, and will be open
Cameraman/DP Andy Sparaco went to New Orleans more than two years ago for work, shortly after Louisiana’s 25%-plus Investor Tax Credit brought a flood of entertainment projects to Gulf cities.
IF SAG DOESN’T STRIKE, the “The Beast,” starring Patrick Swayze, whose pancreatic cancer thankfully appears to be under control, will start shooting here July 28 through
THE ROGER EBERT FILM FESTIVAL April 23-27 in Champaign is topped by such distinguished guests as directors Ang Lee and Paul Schrader.
