Cow Lamp Films and The Annoyance Theatre Partner for Chicago Sketch Show TV Series
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From the home of sketch and improv, Chicago’s Cow Lamp Films and The Annoyance Theatre are partnering to produce a new Chicago sketch TV series, Out of the Loop. Earlier this week, there was a special filmed live audience screening at The Annoyance Theatre on Belmont in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. “After having just celebrated our 35th anniversary of developing and working with Chicago talent, we’re excited...
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GoTraveler Releases AmbienceTV from The Shedd Aquarium
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GoTraveler today announced Questar Entertainment’s streaming service, GoTraveler, has partnered with the Shedd Aquarium to bring parts of the Shedd to millions of viewers worldwide. Just in time for summer travel, in this two part series – the first just released this month – viewers will have free access to view underwater life from the Shedd Aquarium right from their home TVs and on the...
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Full Cast and Crew Announced for Chicago Feature Now Filming
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Santa is coming to town and he’s playing matchmaker. The Christmas Pitch, produced by Illinois production and distribution company, Questar Entertainment, is currently filming in Chicago and surrounding suburbs. The feature began filming on April 14th, in the Downtown Loop district at Franklin and Madison, and will be making its way through the Chicagoland suburbs, including Oak Park, Evanston, and Glen Ellyn, over the next...
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GoTraveler adds Rick Steves’ Europe to Linear Line-Up
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Travel is different now more than ever. In a recent YouGov study with 17,000 participants around the world, the number one reason people are traveling is to see loved ones, followed by a beach vacation. While domestic travel still seems to be the route most travelers are taking, if at all, there’s still a longing for International travel. Award-winning television host and best-selling guidebook author,...
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Father & Son Duo Headline Show Filming in Chicago
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Heart, humor and humanity are coming to a new streaming service, Questar, this year with a Questar Original, THE MIRACLE SHOW. Filming in downtown Chicago and all over the country, father and son duo, Kevin and Gunnar Sizemore, are sharing real life miracles spanning from unexplained recoveries to impossible rescues. “This is what the world needs now. It’s not just about uplifting stories, it’s also about...
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How to Write and Direct a Christmas Movie in a Month
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Writing, producing, and shooting a feature film in less than a month is quite a feat. But that’s exactly what happened. “We wanted to do something silly and we wanted all of our friends to be involved,” Melissa Vitello, co-writer and director of COMMUNITY THEATER CHRISTMAS shared. “It really started with doing an outline of a character that would fit all of our friends.” Here...
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MasterChef Star Hosts Female-Driven Foodie Pilot Filming in Milwaukee
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This fall in Milwaukee, Chicago-based travel app and linear channel, GoTraveler, is filming their first original series pilot. The new series CURBSIDE EATS is centered around good food, good drinks, and great conversation through the lens of females, to ignite friendship and solo travel. 75 percent of travelers who take adventure, cultural or nature trips are women. Both produced by and starring females, the travel...
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The Girl in the Blue Bra: From Short to Feature Film
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Chicago filmmaker Ayesha Abouelazm, who has two shorts about gender and cultural bias, is turning one of her short films, THE GIRL IN THE BLUE BRA, into a feature. Right now, she is finalizing a new script, in hopes of filming in Summer 2021. Most of the film will be shot in Chicago, will exteriors in either Egypt or Morocco. THE GIRL IN THE BLUE...
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Your First Look at New Series THE DARK
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While it may feel like the end of times, we sat down with Chip Rossetti, writer and director of “The Dark,” a post-apocalyptic mini-series produced by Chicago production company, Questar, about how he got his inspiration and what we can expect from this new release as it wraps post-production. AMANDA: What inspired you to write THE DARK? CHIP: I always say that I am just...
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What’s Next for Charles Andrew Gardner
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There’s a lot that has changed in the film world. One of the most exciting times for a filmmaker is getting into festivals and reading critics’ reviews of their films. But, now with COVID-19, that all seemed to pivot. I caught up with SAG-AFTRA Chicago Local President, Charles Andrew Gardner (OLYMPIA, THE CHI, CHICAGO PD) about his latest work, writing, producing and starring in the...
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