C-U Blogfidential

Little more than 10 years ago, Shatterglass Studios premiered their short film PRELUDE in a small-town theater. Today, the producers based in Champaign, IL, create on a much grander scale.

We may also have legitimacy and dependability in our print history, but our budget lifeline has dried up. It’s finally time to beg and grovel publicly for help to put C-U Confidential back on the board.

The most recent feature-length production from Dreamscape Cinema of Champaign, BAD COMPANY, exploded into the domestic marketplace through MTI Home Video on August 28, 2018.

A final casting call for the Danish/German/U.S. independent film production DEATH ON THE STREETS will be held August 11, 2018, at the Independent Media center in Urbana, IL.

Diversity is key to experiencing this wide world through film. Witness it through our previews of SEEDS, UNDERGROUND SOUND, THE ART OF SITTING QUIETLY AND DOING NOTHING, and – yes – TURKISH STAR WARS!

Broken Shadow Entertainment of Taylorville, headed by Tye Wilson, is on the board with the 2016 DVD release of their thriller I HEARD THE DARKNESS. What manner of adventure awaits their viewers next?

THE SHERIFF’S CHILDREN, produced by Mike Boedicker and Roselawn Productions Ltd. (formerly) of Danville, is a high-quality period piece with conscience. Here, we share details and a trailer for your consideration.

Malachi Entertainment of Urbana is a brand-new umbrella for media storytelling projects produced by screenwriter Jarrod Finn. Today, we provide you a peek at the group’s first film accomplishment, WORDS.

The Image Comics title “Revival” will become a low-budget feature film project for Shatterglass Films of Champaign and shoot in the Midwest the first half of 2018. Read on for the full announcement!

University of Illinois junior Keenan Dailey is casting for his micro-budget feature GREENE on campus tonight, Wednesday, February 22, 2017. He is also fishing for micro-funds to help make his film a reality!

Only one kind soul responded to an advertising pitch sent out in December for C-U Confidential #9. Pay mind that said pitch arrived in the inboxes of more than 100 recipients. Let’s make this a much better February, folks.

C-U Blogfidential editor Jason Pankoke recently appeared on the Web series ALMOST INTIMATE from HD Productions Media of Champaign, IL. Watch the episode now and learn what’s happening with HD!

Before we can go large with the 10th anniversary of C-U Confidential digest, we need to see issues 9 and 10 through first. Here’s where you start to make a difference in our drive to provide!

Jessie Seitz and Capricorn Rising Films will soon bring the terror with the upcoming indie feature, DEVOTION, so we bring you right now the official teaser trailer of their locally-produced tale!

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: For once, these here images are of our own making and with good reason. Skim through past issues of C-U Confidential before picking up the next!