This is the cinespace chicago film studios company profile. He was a man of multiple talents and was best known for his generosity. Chicago screenshot scottish woman magazine published. Cinespace chicago, the second hollywood in the country, it a very busy place, and is bringing in man. Left to right president and ceo of cinespace chicago film studios alex pissios tours the inside of the unit with icy cadebell, md, medical director of the pediatric mobile medical unit joel. Share cinespace chicago film studio located on the west side of downtown chicago, cinespace chicago film studios occupies 1. In 2007 mirkopoulos helped his greekamerican nephew alex pissios found a branch in chicago, cinespace chicago film studios. Congressman raja krishnamoorthi tours cinespace film. Cinespace chicago specializes in the development, management and operation of studio facilities. Commercials have always been done here, but now many locals have a chance at producing their own projects, which is incredible. Today, cinespace chicago is the biggest independent movie studio outside of hollywood. We couldnt have brought our chicagothemed shows there without his unwavering partnership. Two minute tour cinespace chicago film studios youtube.
Cinespace aims to bring hollywoodstyle backlot tours to. Distinguishing itself from all other film programs in the united states and formed in alliance with cinespace chicago film studios, depauls school of cinematic arts sca boasts a 32,000 square foot professional production facility located in the heart of chicagos booming destination for film and television. Together they started cinespace film studios in chicago. Chicago, il congressman krishnamoorthi toured cinespace film studios in chicago today as part of his continuing leadership on the issues of workforce development and skills training. Depaul cdm cinespace studio tour friday, may 1 at 12. Cinespace chicago film studios specializes in the development. Located in chicago illinois over 30 acres, chicago studio city is a fullservice, independent studio featuring 4 sounds stages ranging from 6,000 to30,000 sq. The 70acre film campus opened for business in 2011 and is located on the site formerly occupied by the ryerson steel plant in chicagos lawndale neighborhood. Cinespace chicago film studios has teamed up with depaul universitys school of cinema and interactive media to create a oneofakind. Iconic tour iconic tour 2016 tour 2015 tour small business. The events presenting sponsors were cinespace chicago film studios. Cinespace studios could be chicago s next big tourism draw. Guided tour with audio narration of every sculpture.
Jerry dicanio, executive vice president of production. Depaul cdm cinespace studio tour friday, june 5 at 12. At cinespace, congressman krishnamoorthi discussed onthejob training in the film industry with interns in cinecares mirkopoulos internship program mip and its community partners. Chicago film news interviews alex pissios at cinespace film studios, chicago duration. Nearly 20 years earlier, mirkopoulos had started cinespace film studios in toronto, now a major studio with four locations in the city. Cinespace film studios is revitalizing downtown chicago. Cdm home student resources cinespace chicago film studios. Cinespace chicago film studios sites open house chicago. Explore the chicago film industry at cinespace studios. Alex pissios, right, president of cinespace chicago, talks about the history of his familys film studios as josephine and a. To end homelessness, music revolution to end homelessness, and homeless veteran stand down at chicago s douglas park in north lawndale on sunday, july 12, 2015. A visit to chicagos cinespace film studios, a nearly 60acre film studio on the near west side, where tv shows like boss and chicago fire.
Our stages offer fully furnished production office space with large bullpens and suitestyle executive offices. Arlington heights, il congressman raja krishnamoorthi tours cinespace chicago film studios. Join us for a tour of depaul cinespace studios with john corba, assistant directordepaul cinespace studios school of cinematic arts at depaul university. You will be the lucky individual who will receive the extras experience to meet with an extras casting agent who will create an extras profile just for you, so you will be contacted ifwhen cinespace chicago film studios needs an extra matching your description. The tour will meet in the cdm center, and from there, participants will be shuttled to depaul cinespace studios. Cinespace is building a hollywoodstyle studio backlot in. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at cinespace chicago film studios. The university holds classes and conducts prospective student tours in depauls facilities at cinespace.
Working at cinespace chicago film studios glassdoor. Depaul cdm cinespace studio tour friday, june 19 at 12. Because of cinespace chicago film studios, our city is now a permanent fixture on the map re. Above photo shows selected year in exhibit thumbnails show other years click here to view sculpture location.
Once a derelict steel factory, cinespace is now the second largest film studio in the country, sprawling over 70 acres and housing the sets for running series including chicago fire, chicago. Currently there are no job openings or internships available at cinespace however we are always accepting job applications. View profile view profile badges get a job like davids. Enjoy working on tv show being film there and around the chicago area, along with many movies being made in this great city. Cinespace in north lawndale has hosted filming for tv shows like empire and chicago fire for the past few years, but the southwest side complex will start to lo.
An hourlong walking tour through cdms three stages will occur before participants are shuttled back to the cdm center. Depaul cdm cinespace studio tour friday, may 15 at 12. Vip experience behind the scenes of parenthood set sound stage 43 hd universal studios hollywood duration. The cinespace film studio consists of a number of studios. It includes a facility in vaughan, that has been in operation since the 1960s. Late in the evening on march 9, it was reported that a patient with a confirmed case of covid19 had been working on the tv show next at cinespace chicago film studios. Over the last decade, a tax credit on film production in chicago has caused an even bigger resurgence. Updates coronavirus covid19 updates depaul university. Cinespace chicago film studios has teamed up with depaul universitys school of cinema and interactive media to create a oneofakind opportunity for students who want to get involved in the film. Cinespace chicago, the 50acre studio that has served as a major. Enjoy a tour for four at cinespace chicago film studios, where youll visit the sets of chicago fire and chicago pd. About cinespace chicago film studios cinespace chicago film studios is a familyowned company specializing in the development, management, and operation of studio space and support facilities for the film, television, and digital media production industry.
Congressman raja krishnamoorthi tours cinespace chicago. The north lawndale location of much of chicago s production boom, the thirtystage, nearly sixtyacre cinespace campus, which also houses the lagunitas brewery, recently received permission to gate its expanse, which increases security but also offers an opportunity to bring the world, or the tourist trade, to its location. Cinespace film studios is a series of film studio facilities founded in 1988, by greekcanadian nick mirkopoulos. Tour a successful film studio and find out more about chicago s booming tv and film industry at this lab that takes you behind the scenes of cinespace film studios, where empire, shameless, chicago fire, and many more productions are filmed. Located on the west side of downtown chicago, cinespace chicago film studios occupies 1. North lawndale cinespace chicago is a few steps closer to opening a huge hollywoodstyle backlot that would bring tourists to the north lawndale neighborhood. In 2015, cinespace president alex pissios said they would also build streetscapes and offer backlot tours of the 52acre studio, which runs from 16th street to ogden avenue and from washtenaw avenue to a viaduct a block west of. Cinespace studios could be chicagos next big tourism draw.
Cinespace owner wants to build huge backlot for moviemaking, offer tours. Nestled in the heart of chicago s new destination for film and television, depaul cinespace studios is a oneofakind, 20,000squarefoot cinematic learning environment and production. Cinespace president alex pissios plans to build new streetscapes and offer backlot tours of the 52acre studio. Cinespace is not responsbile for the hiring process for our production tenants. Cinespace specializes in the development, management and operation of studio facilities. The late nikolaos nick mirkopoulos 194220 was the visionary behind cinespace toronto, canada and cinespace chicago. Depaul cinespace studios tour at cinespace chicago film. Cinespace film studios was founded over 30 years ago as the first largescale movie facility in canada, where it was located in toronto. Cinespace chicago film studios is a familyowned company based in chicago specializing in the development, management and operation of studio space and support facilities for the film, television, and digital media production industry. This tour is for prospective students and their guests who are interested specifically in touring depaul cdms space at cinespace chicago film studios. Depaul cdm cinespace studio tour friday, july 17 at 12.
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