Hundreds of scripts and works in progress will be represented in the second Indiefest Film Festival and Market July 30-Aug. 9, the only film market in the Midwest. This
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JOE MANTEGNA made a surprise appearance at the Royal George Theatre last week, delighting the cast and audience of “Bleacher Bums,” the show about
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Local 476 is taking action against Paramount to lift its hiring ban against the two white union members who allegedly perpetrated racial harassment against
Fletcher Chicago became part of national history when its small, unobtrusive robotic cameras were used as part of the international coverage of President Ronald
The Chicago animation scene is dominated by commercial broadcast, many top firms being divisions of larger post houses or production companies, like Superior Street’s
One day about six weeks ago, advertising photographer and loyal Democrat Steve Ewert got more steamed up than usual over something President Bush said.
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AT THE POST. Filament Post has officially replaced Spots BME as the name of Bruce Frankel’s editing house. “I wanted it to be a new
Elizabeth Donius, whose experience strides indie films and TV docs, was named executive director of IFP/ Chicago by the board of directors after a three-month
This is the second in a two-part survey of local documentarians, who they are, their background and credits. Ranging from national leaders like
“Dee Dee Rutherford,” the third film from Bob Brown and Jeff Daniels’ Purple Rose Films, shoots here in June. “Dee Dee” is a comedy about the black sheep of a
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Movieside marks video release of fest organizer Nails’ debut featureMovieside Film Festival organizer Rusty Nails launches the video release of his debut feature “Acne” with a screening of the film May 15 at Movieside, which A first: An independent audio studio operates inside Leo Burnett officesTwo business friends have launched an idea whose time has come: An outside-operated in-house production service within a major agency. Chicago Recording veterans Mindy Verson and David REELSCREEN: News and NotesTHE FOUNDATION OPENS. When his 10-year Red Car contract ended, editor James Lipinsky decided the time had come to go into business for Competition heats up as three local directors rise to PGL’s Top 50 listProject Greenlight entrant Scott Smith’s stomach was tied up in knots all day April 27, the day 250 PGL contestants would be notified of whether they Indie film production went non-stop in 2003 amid otherwise lagging economyBy Ed M. Koziarski Even as 2003 saw the lowest level of Hollywood expenditures in Chicago in years, one sector of local production seems to have remained Five local filmmakers are among 250 to make Project Greenlight’s first cutChicago made its mark in the 2004 Project Greenlight with five aspiring local filmmakers who beat 1,700 entrants to advance to the next tier, a select DHV hires executive producer to ramp up new show and multimedia servicesAlex Epstein, who got his video start at a tiny Alaska TV station, has brought his 20 years of television programming experience to Del Hall Video. As executive producer              |