MEET OUR TEAM

In his 30-year career in the entertainment industry, filmmaker Jim Kreutzer has produced, consulted on and helped finance 21 features, docs, and music CDs. Kreutzer’s producing and distribution credits include Fever Lake, Just Write (Best Picture Award at the 1998 Santa Barbara, Santa Clarita and the Temecula Valley FilmFestivals), Last Great Ride, Big Brother Trouble, Dexter Dickie, Misadventures of Margaret and Ghost Club. In 2007, he founded Wind Chill Distribution for the purpose of being able to sell and distribute his own projects. He created and acted as supervising producer on  Take Me Out to a Cubs Game-100 years of history and music compilation CD for the Chicago Cubs – one of the top selling sports CDs of 2008.

As the CEO of Wind Chill Media Group from 2000-2017, he created, developed and produced the feature film project, Tommy’s Honour based on the book after a "bucket list" visit to St. Andrews with an ill friend in 2010. Tommy's Honour was selected to be the opening night film for the 70th Edinburgh Film Festival in June, 2016. The film won the 2016 BAFTA Scotland Best Picture  Award  Tommy's Honour was released globally in Spring, 2017. Kreutzer helped establish and now serves on the board of the Tommy's Honour Educational Trust.

​In late 2018, he co-founded Sheridan Road Productions with his partner, Maryilene Blondell. On the heels of the successful development and production of Tommy’s Honour comes The Road Dance, a period drama based on the book of the same name wrapped filming in late 2020 on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The Road Dance starring Hermione Corfield, Morven Christie and Mark Gattis premiered at the 2021 Edinburgh International Film Festival where it was awarded the festival’s prestigious “Audience Award” for Best Picture. It will be released globally in 2022.

Kreutzer and Blondell have developed and will be producing a new global CBS Sports Network series  “Life on the Links” late in 2021 and 2022. His partner, Maryilene Blondell will also be directing the series. 

Several film and documentary projects are also in the development stage for 2022.  

For more information, email Jim: windchil9@gmail.com

Maryilene Blondell’s professional career has encompassed both media/entertainment and non-profit sectors. Her international media career began while working for BBC Radio One - London and expanded into network news by covering the Republican Convention for ABC News. She then covered local and national politics for NBC Network News.

Blondell is a producer working on both large and small-scale entertainment, environmental, musical, and television and film projects in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Europe. She currently has developed a diverse portfolio of television shows for History, Sports, Travel and the Environment. ‘Sheridan Road Productions’ recent film, The Road Dance starring Hermione Corfield, Morven Christie and Mark Gattis premiered at the 2021 Edinburgh International Film Festival where it was awarded the festival’s prestigious “Audience Award” for Best Picture. It will be released globally in 2022.
Blondell has worked with music icons Whitney Houston and Phil Collins & Genesis as well as world renowned Irish band Gaelic Storm, Vanilla Ice, and The Muppet Show Christmas Special.
She has been quoted in multiple media outlets: Chicago Tribune, People Magazine, CBS News, WGN Superstation, The Scottish Courier, Today’s Chicago Woman, The Stornaway Gazette, Modern Luxury, Chicago Sun Times, WLS Radio, BBC Radio, WFMZ News, The Daily Herald, The Daily North Shore, Forest and Bluff Magazine.

For more information, email Maryilene: miwords@gmail.com

Since 1997, David M. Adler has managed a boutique intellectual property law practice focused on Arts, Entertainment, and Media, providing advice to entrepreneurs and creative professionals on rights creation and enforcement and commercializing rights and properties in film, television, music, music publishing, musical theater, literature, fine arts, digital arts, sculpture, choreography, and design. David has been production counsel on numerous, award-winning, independent film projects and award-winning off-Broadway musical productions. From the first creative thought to the final standing ovation, David has the experience to bring creative projects to life.

David has been designated by his peers as an Illinois Leading Lawyer since 2016 and an Illinois SuperLawyer® since 2012 in the areas of Intellectual Property and Entertainment & Sports Law. David writes a newsletter (Ping®) and his articles also appear in Illinois State Bar journals and trade journals such as The ABA’s SciTech newsletter, and Landslide, the magazine of the ABA Intellectual Property Section. David is licensed in Illinois and New York, a member of the Illinois State Bar, New York State Bar, Federal General Bar and Federal Trial Bar, and is an appointed member and former President of the Illinois State Bar Association Privacy and Information Security Section.

David received his law degree from the DePaul University College of Law in 1997 where he wrote for the DePaul Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. He received a Bachelor of the Arts in English and a Bachelor of the Arts in History from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. He lectures to industry trade groups on Intellectual Property and Information Technology legal issues.

  Tim began working with Jim Kreutzer, in 1995, supporting a variety of graphic design requests. First project was designing the Wind Chill Productions Brand/Logo. He was involved in the early films; Fever Lake, Just Write, Last Great Ride, Big Brother Trouble, Dexter Dickie, Misadventures of Margaret, Walking Across Egypt and more. In 2008, Tim worked with Jim on the Take Me Out to a Cubs Game -100 Years of History and music compilation CD for the Chicago Cubs, designing the booklet and promotional materials. In 2010, he began to create websites supporting Wind Chill Productions. In 2016, Tim worked closely with Jim and Jason Connery, Director of the BAFTA Best Picture Winner Tommy’s Honour. Tim created the initial look book, and then began to build the films pre-production website along with early marketing materials. In 2018, he designed the new Sheridan Road Productions Brand/Logo and began to redesign and manage the website. Currently along with the SRP website, Tim manages a variety of SRP project websites and Social Media feeds and assists in creating graphics for project proposals. In 2019, Tim became the designer and manager of Jason Connery’s official website, and soon will be working with his Scottish film studio. Tim started his graphic design career in 1993 working for the local publication Happenings Magazine. He then moved on to Color Arts in 1995 gaining experience in design and production of vinyl-cut graphics. This same year, he started his own small company - Vernon Graphix, custom design-vinyl-cut graphics business. In 1996, Tim started working at SC Johnson, A Family Company, as a designer for their internal creative department. Tim worked here until 2003 when he took a design position at a local design firm, Design Partners. Tim currently is a Creative Director at DP, designing and overseeing a variety of projects. He also continues to work through his Vernon Graphix, on design/decal projects. Just recently, Tim started desiging and producing custom decals for the official Breaking Bad Store in New Mexico.