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REEL WOMEN

REEL WOMAN: SAG Award Nominee Amber Friendly

By Amber Friendly Mar 31, 2023

Editor’s Note: As we reach the end of Women’s History Month, it’s important to recognize the Reel Women who play the heroes in our favorite One Chicago dramas. Today we c...

FILM

CTA partners with Chicago Film Archives for year-long film exhibition

By Reel Chicago Mar 31, 2023

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), in partnership with the Chicago Film Archives (CFA), today announced the launch of a new, one-of-a-kind temporary art installation now play...

REEL MOVES

Director Matt Pittroff partners with Mo Butler and Corner Content

By Reel Chicago Mar 30, 2023

Comedy director Matt Pittroff, known as an actor’s director and for his distinctive art direction, and his WorkingStiff Production Company joins forces with two women-owned a...

FILM

How a ‘huge Bulls fan’ came up with Air

By Reel Chicago Mar 29, 2023

The movie AIR, which opens April 5, originated with screenwriter Alex Convery, a self-described “huge Chicago Bulls fan,” who says, like many, he was obsessed The Last Danc...

REEL BUSINESS

All new Turtle Wax will stop your streaking problem

By Reel Chicago Mar 29, 2023

Turtle Wax, the iconic car care brand and a leader in the overall car care category, has announced the launch of a new, innovative product line – Streak-Free Mist – just in...

ONE CHICAGO

Chicago Med’s Brian Tee makes his directorial debut this Wednesday

By Reel Chicago Mar 28, 2023

This Wednesday, Brian Tee returns to Chicago Med to make his directorial debut after leaving the show last year. Tee directed Season 8, Episode 17 titled Know When to Hold ...

SPORTS

Cubs Flicks series showcasing never-before seen footage of Chicago Cubs

By Reel Chicago Mar 27, 2023

Marquee Sports Network today announced the premiere of Cubs Flicks, a new series showcasing never-before and rarely-seen footage of the Chicago Cubs from the late 1920s throug...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

How the film industry is responding to growing trend of virtual production

By Reel Chicago Mar 27, 2023

Results from a set of surveys of Hollywood film producers, directors, and studio owners reveal how the film industry is responding to the growing trend of virtual production....

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Oriole Park has been named in inaugural edition of The Grey List

By Reel Chicago Mar 27, 2023

Oriole Park, an in-development project from Chicago-based screenwriting duo Amelia Dellos and Eric Anderson, has been named to the inaugural edition of The Grey List, a cura...

REEL WOMEN

Reel Women: Actor, writer, producer Sylvie Sadarnac

By Reel Chicago Mar 27, 2023

Editor’s Note: Five years ago we had an idea. Being a woman-owned publication, it made sense to celebrate women who were making a difference in the industries we cover. So, w...

REEL MOVES

SEED signs reps Shauna Seresin and Mary Knox of Minerva

By Reel Chicago Mar 24, 2023

Shauna Seresin and Mary Knox of Minerva (the name appropriately refers to the Roman goddess of wisdom and victory!) have begun to represent SEED Media Arts in the Northe...

NEW WORK

Pedigree and Spotify create Adoptable Playlists to encourage dog adoption

By Reel Chicago Mar 24, 2023

The Pedigree brand, proudly part of the Mars family of brands, is collaborating with Spotify to share “adoptable playlists,” featuring real-life adoptable dogs as the cov...

REEL WOMEN

Reel Women: Actress, founder of Chicago Talent Directory, Nanci Ponné

By Reel Chicago Mar 24, 2023

Editor’s Note: Five years ago we had an idea. Being a woman-owned publication, it made sense to celebrate women who were making a difference in the industries we cover. So, w...

REEL WOMEN

Reel Women: Dancer, vocalist, actor, filmmaker, NK Gutiérrez

By Reel Chicago Mar 24, 2023

Editor’s Note: Five years ago we had an idea. Being a woman-owned publication, it made sense to celebrate women who were making a difference in the industries we cover. So, w...

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