CHICAGO – The funny meter of Netflix went off the scale last week, as the animated series “Chicago Party Aunt” made its debut on September 17th. What began as a Twitter account by comic actor Chris Witaske (who also provides his voice talent) has morphed into the cartoon adventures of Aunt Diane Dumbowski, her nephew Daniel, and an array of familiar Chicago-isms and characters.
Rujanee Mahakanjana
Via Zoom: Joshua Young of Chicago Southland International Film Festival, Oct. 11-17, 2021
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 9, 2021 - 9:14amCHICAGO – South of Chicago, specifically the south suburbs, is Governors State University (University Park, Illinois). Emerging from the pandemic is the Chicago Southland International Film Festival, which takes place October 11th through the 17th, 2021, and is presented by the University.
Podtalk: Jenaeth Markaj of 8th Annual Shortcut 100 International Film Fest, Oct. 9-16, 2020
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 8, 2020 - 4:45pmCHICAGO – One of the great and now traditional Fall cinema events in Chicago is the Shortcut 100 International Film Festival, and this year there will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual/online events associated with the 8th annual short film celebration.
Podtalk: Rujanee Mahakanjana Reworks Nebula Creatives Into a Film Incubator
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 14, 2020 - 10:34amCHICAGO – The Windy City is on the move, as new creative energy in the film development arena has emerged to expand the network of possibilities.
Interview: Director Rujanee Mahakanjana Takes a Different Route to ‘Lab 99’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 13, 2016 - 10:40amCHICAGO – Director Rujanee Mahakanjana has created some atypical and artistic statements in her film career. Her studio Nebula Creatives represents that work, which includes the short films “Random Seating” and “Out of Sight,” and feature films “Man and His Erections” and “Parallel Universe.” She is taking a different route to her next film, “Lab 99,” with a creative process that utilizes the comic book format.
Film News: 4th Annual Shortcut 100 International Film Festival in Chicago on Oct. 8, 2016
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 6, 2016 - 9:13pm- A Bumpy Ride
- An Animated Guy
- Awakening
- Chatroom
- Dreamkeeper
- Film News
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jemaine Clement
- Johnny's Shoes
- Lab 99
- Money Time
- Nebula Creatives. Out of Sight
- Patrick McDonald
- Rujanee Mahakanjana
- Short Films
- Shortcut 100 International Film Festival
- Sweet Tooth
- The Purple Girl
- Wait I’m a Racist
CHICAGO – The Shortcut 100 International Film Festival, presented by Nebula Creatives, is now in its fourth year, and gaining momentum as one of the premiere short film festivals in Chicago. The one day short film fest is Saturday, October 8th, 2016, and will take place at The Throne Room in Chicago, from 5pm to 8pm.
Interview: Shortcut 100 Film Festival Producer Rujanee Mahakanjana
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 29, 2014 - 10:59amCHICAGO – The short film gets its due this upcoming weekend, as the 2014 “Shortcut 100 Film Festival,” produced by Nebula Creatives, unreels on August 31st at the Chicago Filmmakers Loft, on Clark Street in the Andersonville neighborhood. Rujanee Mahakanjana is one of the producers of the festival, and the founder of Nebula Creatives.
Interview: Director Rujanee Mahakanjana Reflects Her ‘Parallel Universe’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 13, 2010 - 1:02pmCHICAGO – Last year, a documentary premiered here at the Gene Siskel Film Center, provocatively entitled “Man and His Erections.” The writer/director of the film is Rujanee Mahakanjana, an artist and designer who has been exploring filmmaking in the last five years. Her latest feature, premiering this week, is “Parallel Universe.”
