A small group of novice playwrights got together in 1979 to form a collective at the old Organic Theatre. They had little money, but great determination to
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Hakim Bellabes has just completed his first fiction feature, “Threads.”<!-- AddThis Advanced
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John Mahoney and Ian Gomez star in Terry Green’s “Almost
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Eric Wetz , Salma Rosey and Franco Reins star in “The Incorruptible of Bell
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Gloricelly Martinez-Franceschi stars in “Urban Poet,” the Latino Film Festival’s only Chicago-made
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If Chicago Studio City is sold before the July start date, “Barber Shop 2” could be filmed in in Los Angeles. “Of course, we’d try to find another place in Chicago,” If 2016 was considered a great year for the Chicago media and entertainment business, 2017 is starting to shape up as even greater. It could even be the year “Chicago Fire” creators Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, who created the franchise, have signed a deal with Universal TV, the studio producing the multi Chicago-set series. Under the pact they will Chicago filmmakers’ fiction and non-fiction projects will get a boost from Homegrown Chicago, an initiative of the Chicago Media Project, which aims Chicago media outlets are going where standard-sized ENG camera crews sometimes don’t tread: in locker rooms on the road where videos of the city’s athletes are now being relayed via A rising star on the Chicago media scene, Jennifer Christenson hopes that “Positive,” a weekly magazine show celebrating uplifting news stories, many from viewers themselves, will boost the city’s Some years ago, spot editor Yamus (real name Jim Mudra) was working on a PSA spot. The footage involved many children and atmospheres, related his friend and colleague Red Car The Independent Film Alliance (IFA) Chicago, a non-profit dedicated to empowering a diverse and sustainable community of independent content creators, announces its annual Magic Hour Gala fundraiser. This much-anticipated event Cinespace Studios, the production home to many iconic films and television series, hosted a Cast & Crew Appreciation Event on the lot this past Thursday, bringing together over 400 people. Jesse Lee Soffer has been announced as a series regular for Season 4 of CBS’s FBI: International. The surprise addition comes following Luke Kleintank’s departure from the show last season. One Chicago former showrunner, Derek Haas, has a green light from Prime Video on Countdown, a thriller drama series starring Supernatural alum Jensen Ackles. This will be the first series of an Producer, Daniele Bernstein (Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., Chicago Med) and Writer / Director, Max Chopovsky (Sterling Bay Anthem) checked in with us as they prepare to start filming their upcoming |
