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Havas Chicago names McGarry as Chief Growth Officer

By Reel Chicago Sep 22, 2020 0 Comment

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Furthering its commitment to building iconic brands through craft and culture, Havas Chicago has named Jamie McGarry as Chief Growth Officer to help ignite a new phase of grow...

TV

WGN’s Joe Donlon lands Trump interview on NewsNation

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020 0 Comment

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Chicago-based NewsNation anchor Joe Donlon will conduct the first comprehensive prime-time sit-down interview with President Trump since the passing of Supreme Court Justi...

FILM

CIFF announces Gardner as keynote speaker

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020 0 Comment

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The Chicago International Film Festival, presented by Cinema/Chicago, has announced this year’s Industry Keynote conversation with Academy Award-winning producer and presiden...

Events

Athletes For Care announces golf tournament

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020 0 Comment

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Athletes For Care has announced their inaugural charity golf tournament in support of Lost Boyz, Inc., a Chicago-based community youth sports organization. A charity e...

TV

‘The Great Chicago Fire’ to air on WTTW

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020 0 Comment

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This fall, WTTW tells the dramatic story of a defining and prescient moment in Chicago history, the Great Fire of 1871 when Chicagoans faced destruction, rebuilt, and prepared ...

TV

What’s up doc? WTVP to air new Bugs Bunny special

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020 0 Comment

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Transcendence Broadcasting and PBS station WTVP/Peoria are taking a hard look at that "wascally wabbit." On With The Show!, a look at the cultural impact of Bugs Bunny during ...

Events

Midwest Film Fest announces drive-in events

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020 0 Comment

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The Midwest Film Festival is delighted to announce three upcoming events to round out the 2020 season, all taking place at Chi-Town Movies Drive-In, located in Pilsen. Based on...

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Diving into Highdive and their Emmy nomination

By Tyronita Bell Sep 19, 2020 0 Comment

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Daring to break the traditional agency mold, Highdive is producing exciting work that pushes the envelope in new ways. Most recently, the Ad Age Small Agency of the Year partne...

Events

Hyde Park Jazz Fest announces free online “JAZZ KITCHEN”

By Reel Chicago Sep 18, 2020 0 Comment

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Hyde Park Jazz Festival announces free online program “JAZZ KITCHEN: A Conversation Series Celebrating Food and Jazz" In Chicago, Our most cherished institutions, celebrat...

Events

Jack Daniel’s, Cult Creative issue call for Artists

By Reel Chicago Sep 17, 2020 0 Comment

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Chicago get ready for Art, Beats and Lyrics (AB+L), the national urban art and music tour presented by Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey and Cult Creative, kicks off its ...

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Craig Duncan takes on role of President of Cutters Studios

By Reel Chicago Sep 17, 2020 0 Comment

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Cutters Studios' Managing Director and Partner Craig Duncan has been promoted to the position of President. As announced by CEO Tim McGuire, in addition to his responsibilities...

NEW WORK

Picture North soars on epic African Adventure

By Reel Chicago Sep 16, 2020 0 Comment

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What is Ol Malo? Chicago-based Picture North has released the answer in the form of a jaw-droppingly beautiful new film for the Kenya-based safari and helicopter adventure comp...

AWARDS

C-K wins 9 Trumpet Awards from PCC

By Reel Chicago Sep 16, 2020 0 Comment

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Leading independent marketing and communications agency Cramer-Krasselt (C-K) certainly has something to trumpet about these days. The agency just received nine awards fro...

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Radio host McNeil fired after ‘Degrading’ tweet

By Reel Chicago Sep 16, 2020 0 Comment

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Chicago-area radio host Dan McNeil was fired by the station’s owner, Entercom, after a “degrading and humiliating” tweet about ESPN reporter Maria Taylor. On Monday, T...

In memoriam

Chicago film community mourns loss of Andrew Biesen

By Katharin Mraz Sep 15, 2020 0 Comment

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It is always difficult to hear of a fellow filmmaker passing, especially someone as wonderful and influential as Andrew Beisen. Those who knew him best say that Andrew was tale...

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Abelson Taylor promotes Erica Rivera to VP

By Reel Chicago Sep 14, 2020 0 Comment

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In CHICAGO, Abelson Taylor, one of the world’s premier health and wellness advertising agencies, has promoted Erica Rivera from senior director to vice president of engagem...

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Davis returns to Sarofsky as VFX/Finishing Supervisor

By Reel Chicago Sep 14, 2020 0 Comment

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Continuing its growth and its investments into excellence, design-driven production company Sarofsky is proud to announce the return of Cory Davis to its full-time staff. A...

FILM

‘Candyman’ pushed to 2021, Nia DaCosta explains why

By Reel Chicago Sep 14, 2020 0 Comment

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With Tenet's muted box office and Warner Bros' decision to move Wonder Woman 1984 to December 25, other studios are beginning to take note. Universal has decided to push the Jo...

FILM

‘Echo Boomers’ picked up by Saban Films

By Laura Day Sep 14, 2020 0 Comment

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The Chicago Feature Echo Boomers has found its home with Saban Films. The company has acquired the North American distribution rights to Seth Savoy’s directorial debut before...

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Emmy Award winning director Jeremy Pinckert

By Jessica Velle Sep 14, 2020 0 Comment

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We’ve all seen great composition, lighting and a story from a variety of directors, but there’s one in Chicago who stands out. Jeremy Pinckert, founding member of Explore P...

Sam Jackson to reprise Nick Fury in Disney+ series
Disney+ may soon have to change its name to Disney+Marvel. The streamer announced what will be its ninth series from the studio that has given us The Avengers. Samuel L. Jackson is confirmed to reprise his role as S.H.I.E.L.D head honcho Nick Fury in an upcoming series. According to Variety , Jackson who first appeared […]
21st annual Newport Beach Film Fest goes virtual
The Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) announces that the annual event will go virtual October 1st – 11th, 2020 on NewportBeachFilmFest.com. The virtual Festival will showcase an international slate of 40 feature-length narrative and documentary films and 231 short films. The Festival will host virtual filmmaker conversations and ‘Industry Talks’. Originally scheduled for April 2020, […]
New Land Rover explores Africa with the Holgates
Agency Spark44 South Africa and SoloUnion recently debuted a new web spot for the 2020 Land Rover Defender, featuring modern-day explorers and Land Rover ambassadors Kingsley and Ross Holgate. Through their Kingsley Holgate Foundation, the father-son duo adventure across the wilds of Africa and beyond for humanitarian initiatives, such as malaria prevention, water purification, and […]
Kia K5 lands a first-ever flat spin 360-degree stunt
When we first watched this Kia “K5 Live” stunt on the 72nd Emmy Awards broadcast, our initial reaction was a genuine, jaw-dropping f*ck! Upon seeing it again, our reaction was “dope AF!” The latest work from our friends at David&Goliath underscores the fact that Kia K5 may just be the most powerful midsize sedan on […]
Chris Rock to host ‘SNL’ season premiere
Chris Rock will take the stage in Studio 8H as host of Saturday Night Live’s 46th season premiere on Oct. 3. This will mark Rock’s third appearance as host. Rock became a cast member of the popular sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in 1990. He and other new cast members Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider […]
New town. New lies. And they’re coming to HBO Max
New town. New secrets. New Little Liars. A new generation of Pretty Little Liars is coming to HBO Max, which has given a direct-to-series order for the new Max Original drama Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, from executive producer/writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Riverdale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and co-executive producer/writer Lindsay Calhoon Bring(Chilling Adventures of Sabrina). Twenty years ago, a series of tragic […]
Protests rise after Breonna Taylor announcement
Six months after Louisville police shot and killed Breonna Taylor in her home during a mismanaged no-knock raid, a grand jury has decided to only bring criminal charges against Officer Brett Hankison, one of three officers who fired their weapons that night. Those charges are not directly related to Taylor’s death, but rather for firing […]
Zack Snyder to film new scenes for ‘Justice League’
Francis Ford Coppola tinkered with the Godfather and Apocalypse Now forever. George Lucas made Star Wars Episodes 4-6 barely recognizable from when the films were first released. And now we have Zack Snyder and Justice League. While few would put Snyder on the same pedestal as Coppola or Lucas, the director, like them, is still […]
BBDO, Street Grace use TikTok to stop predators
Dedicated to their mission of ending the sexual exploitation of minors, Street Grace, along with creative partner BBDO, is meeting young people on the one platform where they are spending more and more of their time: TikTok. With many families spending much more time at home, and online, and with societal pressures amassing, the threat of human trafficking has heightened. In the first […]
ARRI introduces four new Signature Zooms lenses
Responding to market requests for high-quality zoom lenses to match and accompany the Signature Primes, ARRI has announced four new Signature Zooms designed for universal usage with any large-format or Super 35 camera. They offer a fast stop of T2.8 across all four lenses, what’s billed as unrivaled focal length range, absolute image consistency, HDR […]