4-30-2008

Be Extreme … Think Inside the Box! Shot on location in Laguna Beach, California Boxboarders! follows the story for two slacker surfers who accidentally invent a new extreme sport – Boxboarding! Imagine a refrigerator box with a pair of skateboards duct-taped onto it, no brakes and no rules, and you will find the inspiration behind the ground-breaking sport of Boxboarding.More

4-01-2008

Elderly Luminair Still Growing
Look in George Elder's office, scan the shelves and you'll see artifacts from around the world: Haitian voodoo dolls, African tribal masks, hand-carved wooden dolls from Russia and a Japanese Samurai sword. There are award trophies formed in regiments - The Communicator, The Summit, rows of Telly Awards, The Newport Beach Film Festival.

The man has been around. More

2-25-2008

At 20 years, George Elder’s Luminair has evolved into a thriving entertainment production house
The world keeps changing, says Luminair Film Productions CEO George Elder, who continues to adapt to those changes, which is why his company at the 20-year mark is thriving when others have faded away. More

2-17-2008

School of the Art Institute of Chicago
They look to the Luminair team to document roundtable discussion Exploring Design: Thinking and Making in a Changing World. The group explores the current state of architecture and design and its contribution to a world seemingly awash with stuff Participants in the roundtable are: Ben Nicholson, SAIC AIADO faculty member as moderator; Aaron Betsky, Director of the Cincinnati Museum of Art; Jeffrey Kipnis, Architecture Curator at the Wexner Center for the Arts; Bruce Mau, Creative Director of Bruce Mau Design; and Zo‘ Ryan, Neville Bryan Curator of Design at the Art Institute.

2-01-2008

This is the winter of potholes if you live in the snowbelt. With the U.S. crumbling infrastructure, there are more than a few bumps in the road that the Portland Cement Association will try to fix. PCA once again selects Luminair’s George Elder to tell the story of Soil-Cement Technology: A Solid Foundation for Pavement Solutions.

1-15-2008

We have a special relationship with one of Chicago’s finest in Fourth Presbyterian Church in the heart of the city. Chicago Lights, their outreach program, changes lives, one at a time, by offering hope and opportunity to individuals and families who face the challenges of aging, poverty and access to education and healthcare. The annual fundraiser video produced and directed by George Elder, edited by Daniel Elder was a big success says Katy Frey, “we raised over $63,000 as a result, more than double our goal.  I can't imagine getting people to commit like that without the video telling the story in such a compelling way.  Bravo!” (Chicago Lights at Fourth Presbyterian Church)

11-17-2007

Auction Raises $ for Chicago Kid’s Music Programs
Jeremy Pinkwater produces awareness raising video for Rock For Kids. Rock for Kids is a non-profit organization that provides support, assistance and inspiration to children that are homeless or in need. Committed to the dignity of children, Rock For Kids works with families and organizations to positively impact and celebrate young lives.

11-10-2007

Hip-Hop Meets Punk Marching Band in a new music pilot shot on location at The Orphanage on the south side of Chicago. Grammy Award winner Rhymefest is the Big Fish in the house teaming up with Little Fish, Chicago’s favorite marching band Mucca Pazza . Host Lauren Frost brings these musical mismatched together for a night of fantastic music. Watch the trailer here.

10-14-2007

Mexico, One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless (Season 6) shoots on location at the home and garden of 2007 James Beard Award-winning chef Rick Bayless. Fiesta at Rick's feature thirteen episodes with a common theme: entertaining. Mexican food, and the unpretentious, ultra-cool Mexican style of cooking, serving, and celebrating with friends, are a perfect fit for the way people love to get together and enjoy each other?s company today. That?s what these programs bring home for television viewers. And Rick's good-natured, come-along spirit of adventure and wonder, his contagious love of Mexico and his practical strategies for making things work add up to an irresistibly watchable new series. Get ready for a whole new style of entertaining. It's time to Fiesta at Rick's!

9-15-2007

Cool Globes auction a huge hit. Way to go Wendy! See for yourself.

5-07-2007

CONGRATULATIONS!!! To Rick and Deanne Bayless of Frontera Grill and Topolobompo for winning the prestigious James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant Tune into your local PBS station to watch Mexico: One Plate a Time to see Rick Bayless cooking some of his incredible recipes.

5-01-2007

BOXBOARDERS! been awarded the OC Award for Outstanding Acievement in Filmmaking at the 2007 Newport Beach Film Festival. It was also nominated for the Audience Prize award at the Giffoni Hollywood Film Festival. It was a great experience and a wonderful festival for Boxboarders! Check out the PRESS RELEASE.

4-27-2007

Luminair produced the Gala Video and UN Slideshow for Cool Globes, Public Art with a Purpose.

The world's heating up. And that's a fact.
But, there are solutions...
That's the idea behind "CoolGlobes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet".
From June-September 2007, the City of Chicago is hosting "CoolGlobes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet," an innovative project that uses the medium of public art to inspire individuals and organizations to take action against global warming. Over 100 extraordinary globes are on display along the lakefront using a variety of materials to create awareness and provoke discussion about potential solutions to global warming. Solutions that can be put into practice every day...at home, on the job and in your school.

And isn’t that COOL.

4-03-2007

BOXBOARDERS! has officially been selected to the 2007 Giffoni Film Festival.

Giffoni brings to Los Angeles the spirit and enterprise of the original Italian-based Giffoni Film Festival, while also creating a unique and innovative cinematic experience that could only be presented in the heart of Hollywood.

3-05-2007

BOXBOARDERS! has officially been selected to the 2007 Newport Beach Film Festival. We are very excited to have been selected and want to thank everyone for there hard work on this project.

2-05-2007

Luminair is working with Cool Globes on the videos for the Cool Globes, Public Art with a Purpose. The Cool Globes will be on display in Chicago for the Summer of 2007, from June until September. Find out more.

1-24-2007

Luminair has created a new page, In Development to help keep everyone informed about what is happening here at Luminair. We are very excited about our projects that we have in development, and the new shows we have in production and on air. Mexico: One Plate at a Time has begun to air on PBS on Friday nights at 8:30 in the Chicagoland area. Thanks for looking around.

1-02-2007

Welcome to 2007! Luminair wishes everyone a Happy New Year. We have added new content to Our Work segment of our website, go ahead and check it out. Otherwise, thanks for coming, and have a great year.

8-11-2006

Luminair announced that it has purchased an option for the feature film rights for the novel Cherry Whip (ENC Press, 2004) by Michael Antman. This is to be shot in the spring of 2007, and directed by George Elder. Find Our More

8-08-2006

Film showcases stupid guy tricks, article in the Evanston Review. Find Our More

7-23-2006

Piaf: Her Story... Her Songs has been released by Lions Gate, and is on sale at Amazon, J&R.com, and Netflix.

3-23-2006

Piaf: Her Story... Her Songs a feature length documentary has been picked up by LIONS GATE FILM DVD for distribution in the Summer of 2006.

3-21-2006

Luminair and Thunderhedd Productions have officially finished production of BOXBOARDERS!. We are working with Darcy Jansen of Wesley World Entertainment in creating kids entertainment, for children of all ages.