Imageworks Chicago, Inc.

Imageworks Chicago, Inc. is a full-service video production company based in Chicago's River North area, near West Institute Place. Led by partners and executive producers Craig Dow and Paul Kotkovich, the studio handles the whole arc of a project in-house, from concept development and scripting through directing, on-location and in-studio shooting, and post-production. Its working line, "crafting ideas, telling stories, and putting brands to work," sums up a practice built around turning a client's message into video that performs.

Founded in 2001, the team brings nearly two decades of Chicago video production experience across broadcast, corporate, and web-based content. Imageworks has delivered work for a range of platforms, including artistically driven media for live theater that has been seen by audiences around the world. That mix of commercial and creative work shapes how the studio approaches each brief, with both the technical craft to execute and the storytelling instinct to make a piece land.

The shop is intentionally boutique. With a small core team, principals stay hands-on as directors, producers, and, in Kotkovich's case, director of photography, while drawing on a wider network of casting, crew, locations, and equipment to scale a production up when a project calls for it. For Chicago brands and agencies that want senior creative attention rather than a large-agency layer, Imageworks positions itself as a trusted, experienced resource for end-to-end video production.