The documentary Francesco, by director Evgeny Afineevsky, interweaves voices and stories from past and present. It includes exclusive interviews with Pope Francis himself, with...
Created to address a pressing need within the independent film finance space, the co-production platform FilmCapital has officially opened its doors, the announcement was ...
In celebration of short film and short-form content worldwide, French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) is pleased to present the online world premiere of the comedy Characters, ...
Two years after the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history, leaving 17 dead and 17 others wounded, the painful and traumatic memories the Parkland survivors took with t...
"Jack, you know anything about birds?" And so begins David Lynch's 74th birthday present to his fans - an absurd, surreal and pretty hilarious short film, titled, What did Jack...
You've heard of the Russo Brothers. Probably also the Coen Brothers and Sklar Brothers. Of course there are the Duplass Brothers and Duffer Brothers. And there were the Wachow...
Another September comes to an end.
So, that means so does one of the most popular independent horror film festivals in the country. Shriekfest, the Los Angeles International...
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The unofficial start to award season has begun, as the 2018 Gotham Independent...
In many ways, filmmaker DP Carlson has been working on Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There — a 2018 documentary about one of the greatest radio storytellers in the history of Ameri...
Led by acting Director Mike Kwielford, The Midwest Independent Film Festival (“MIFF”) has teamed up with nonprofit LiftUPLift Worldwide in order to create a safer, more incl...
It's a new month, and that means we are only days away from they Midwest Independent Film Festival's monthly First Tuesday screening.
Hosted by the nation's only film festiva...
The Bobby Roberts Project is a comedy series about a quest for fame undertaken by the title character, Bobby Roberts, who happens to be the (fictitious) son of actor Eric Robert...
It’s hard to imagine director Kyle Henry acting like a “tough bastard” because he’s a really nice guy. But after learning about the process behind Rogers Park — a feat...
Chicago-based Milk Products Media recently helped turn the groove of Whitney Rose’s “Can’t Stop Shakin’” into a video that’s sweeping the nation.
Working with ...
Last week, Chicago audiovisual preservation organization Media Burn Archives was recommended for a $15,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts “Art Works” program...
Even drenched in blood — and I do mean buckets of blood, like a Carrie amount of blood — there are still undeniable things that stand out about actress, writer and producer ...
Kinzie Street Studio’s upcoming weekly series What’s On Tap adds a most essential ingredient to the food and travel show menu: beer.
Lots and lots of beer.
“Servin...
According to an ongoing study at San Diego State University, a mere 18% of 2017’s top 500 grossing films were directed by women.
In other words, audiences are missing out....
Chicago performer Erv Dahl plays Rodney Dangerfield in the recently released Netflix movie, A Futile and Stupid Gesture, about the rise and fall of National Lampoon magazine.
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No, the new independent film, Cold War, won’t make you sick (unless you can’t catch your breath from laughing), but the actors in it sure are — as in catching the nasty ...
