At its meeting Monday night, members of Local 476 Studio Mechanics nominated, without opposition, business manager Mark Hogan, to his fourth consecutive
Fortunately, Cinespace is a monster-sized film studio so it can easily accommodate the hundreds of guests expected to attend GalaWeen, a bewitching costume party
KESLOW CAMERA doubled its Chicago staff to eight, with the
THREE NEW AT LEVITHAN are producer James Turek, who earlier had spent eight years in LA; software
Claire Simon Casting will be making the first major change to its business since Claire
A suspension of the Illinois Filmmakers Tax Credit was one of many items contained in Gov. Bruce Rauner’s announced budget cuts,
LEO BURNETT trumped the Chicago International Film Festival TV awards by scoring 18 – or almost half — of
There’s no third season shooting in Chicago
By the time Sun-Times had headlined Gov. Bruce Rauner’s demand that Cinespace return a $10
The pilot for “Chiraq,” a dramatic TV series about gang rivalry set in Chicago’s troubled South Side neighborhoods, created and produced
Actor / director Bill Duke has signed to direct and executive produce “The Mahalia Jackson Story,” a music biopic of the woman who rose
FIRST NEW AD BUSINESS of the year was announced by DDB Chicago, which has succeeded The Martin Agency on
For the past three years, Cinespace Studios has hosted a Holiday Party, with
Even when he was lieutenant governor of Illinois, Pat Quinn was out there promoting the film industry when and wherever he could. He is a
“A WHIRLWIND” SEASON of production – starting with a rush of commercials, four primetime network TV series, along with corporate and webs
By midpoint this year, Chicago production had come close to the number of shooting days it had enjoyed during 2013’s record-breaking run,
Andy and Lana Wachowski’s first-ever TV series will start a production roll of three new TV series filming here this summer and
NOTHING HAD BEEN HEARD from executive producer Michael Antonnuci since December, 2012, when he departed
Real (or is it Reel?) talk. It’s effin’ cold. Not “oh wow, winter is pretty” cold. This is cancel your plans, question geography, and stare angrily out the window. The
