about
Artvamp, LLC is a multimedia production company incorporated in the state of Delaware, and doing business in Chicago, IL since 2000.
Artvamp was founded by Kristie Alshaibi, a filmmaker, photographer, video and performance artist, and designer. It is now owned and managed by she and her husband, Usama Alshaibi, an award winning independent filmmaker, documentarian, photographer, and painter. Please click the links above for more detailed information on both partners.
Artvamp produces and supports a number of different projects, from film events, to feature-length independent movies, to subscription web sites and web zines. We author and distribute DVDs and other merchandise. We offer a variety of services in video, including video transfer, editing, and compression for the web. We host classes from theory-based seminars, to technical workshops, to one-on-one tutoring sessions in all aspects of production, post-production, and design. We also offer headshots for actors, photography services for models wishing to build a more diverse portfolio.
If we like a project or are inspired by an idea, we pursue it, regardless of the genre or medium in which we are working.