The Escape Pod has hired Jared Creason in the new position of creative director, from Minneapolis, where he’d been Olson’s creative director, after freelancing in Los Angeles for notable agencies
NETFLIX’ “SENSE8” sci-fi series has returned to Cinespace, setting up offices there for filming scenes here June 4-14 for Season 2. The series is written and executive produced by what have
Shortly after Christmas, I found myself seated in a darkened theatre, awaiting the start of the movie. There was a palpable tension in the
FCB CHICAGO continues to increase its creative assets with the VP/creative director team of copywriter Kathleen Waille and
As of today, Cutters’ Another Country has opened its fifth room, Sound 5, to accommodate the expertise of post audio veteran
This Friday, Aug. 7 marks Optimus Block Party 20th annual Block Party and its (sob) last. The production/post company has sold building at 161 E. Grand
TICKETS FOR “THE COCKUPS – The Motion Picture,” a feature written and
FILMWORKERS’ CREATIVE STAFF got a boost with the hire of colorist Jeff Altman, who returns to his home
No rhyme. No reason. Ridiculous. Disgusting. Welcome to the often impossible-to-fathom world of advertising. Especially the world of advertising as it seems to play out in Chicago.
Just a few days
Let’s hear it for the little guys. If it wasn’t for the little guys — by that we mean the smaller shops that are part of the warp and woof
There’s a lot of ballyhoo in India-based Bollywood over the news that movie and TV superstar Aamir Khan, the George Clooney of Bollywood, so to speak,
Looks as if JCP isn’t the only national brand undertaking a major marketing revamp. We can add Taco Bell to the list.
Taco Bell’s new TV campaign, just launched, is timed
So all you advertising-savvy readers. We’re now taking bets. How long do you think J.C. Penney — oh excuse us, JCP — will stick with this absurdity that is
GREG ALLAN’S SONIXPHERE tapped New York-based Clint Arent as director of East Coast business development, to focus on New York agencies. “An increasing amount of our
INVITING MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL to speak at a Chicago Ad Federation luncheon incubated last January, when the CAF’s Speakers Series committee convened to discuss potential speakers for its
To the surprise — and total delight – of the Humble Pie Films’ producers, their low-budget indie Fancypants, was a hit right out of the gate. At its first festival
After traveling the world over as a freelance producer for many of the great spot directors, Kipp Christiansen has stowed his luggage to join One at Optimus as
BEAST EDITORIAL IS SMOKIN’ with the additon of Smoke artist Mark Anderson hired last month upon his return home from a two-year stint at Crash
Starting the New Year off right for much needed feature production will be a film from indie feature queen, producer Effie T. Brown. Come January she will be
“Hannah Free,” the Chicago-produced indie, had a local sneak peek screening at a sold out Midwest Independent Film Fest event on August 4.
At a producer’s panel
