Chicago – It comes down to this. After the weeks of preparation, filming and post production judging, the local edition of the international 48 Hour Film Project (48Hfp) competition culminates with their “Best of Chicago” and Awards Ceremony. The 2019 films – created in 48 hours, then whittled down to the finalists – will be screened before the awards ceremonies beginning at 7:00pm, Wednesday, September 25th, at the historic Music Box theater. Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com was a judge for this year’s competition, and will present an award at the ceremony. For film line-ups and ticket information, click here.
The screening/awards event will also honor Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, located on the near Southwest side in the city, home to all types of filmmaking and TV shows like “Chicago Fire.” Manager of Operations and Cio Dino Mirkopoulos will represent both the studio and Alex Pissios, the President of the studio.
Best of...
The screening/awards event will also honor Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, located on the near Southwest side in the city, home to all types of filmmaking and TV shows like “Chicago Fire.” Manager of Operations and Cio Dino Mirkopoulos will represent both the studio and Alex Pissios, the President of the studio.
Best of...
- 9/25/2019
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Former Chicago Teamsters boss John Coli Sr. is engaged in “ongoing plea negotiations” on federal charges that he extorted $325,000 from the Windy City’s largest film studio, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Coli was indicted last summer on charges of extortion “by the wrongful use of fear of economic loss from threatened work stoppages and other labor unrest unless such payments were made” (read that superseding indictment here).
The indictment doesn’t name the studio, but the Chicago Sun-Times has identified it as Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, the 70-acre production center where Chicago Fire, Empire, Sense 8 and numerous other TV shows have filmed. The cash payments allegedly were made to Coli by Alex Pissios, the studio’s co-founder and CEO.
Coli became president of Chicago Teamsters Local 727 on July 1, 2011, after spending nearly two years as its vice president. He became secretary-treasurer – the union’s top post – on July...
The indictment doesn’t name the studio, but the Chicago Sun-Times has identified it as Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, the 70-acre production center where Chicago Fire, Empire, Sense 8 and numerous other TV shows have filmed. The cash payments allegedly were made to Coli by Alex Pissios, the studio’s co-founder and CEO.
Coli became president of Chicago Teamsters Local 727 on July 1, 2011, after spending nearly two years as its vice president. He became secretary-treasurer – the union’s top post – on July...
- 6/15/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
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