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MFF’s Best of the Midwest Awards returns to Gene Siskel Center

By Reel Chicago Jan 23, 2023

Kicking off a new season, The Midwest Film Festival (MFF) shines a spotlight on the winning short films of the Best of The Midwest Awards. These films exemplify what our re...

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Chicago Fire’s Taylor Kinney is taking a break from the show

By Reel Chicago Jan 20, 2023

Sources close to production of Chicago Fire have confirmed to Reel Chicago that Taylor Kinney, who plays Kelly Severide, will be taking a leave of absence. “We don’t have a...

Events

Patrick Lives On announces the 6th Annual Film Showcase and Fundraiser

By Reel Chicago Jan 20, 2023

Mark your calendar, the 6th Annual Patrick Lives On Film Showcase and Fundraiser, sponsored and hosted by Resolution Digital Studios and Cinespace Film Studios, takes place on ...

AWARDS

The Bear receives nomination for Camera Operator of the Year

By Reel Chicago Jan 20, 2023

Another nomination for The Bear attests to how well the first season has been received by just about every major awards show. We will tally them all at the end of award season....

Events

City Council proclaims January 25 as ‘DePaul Day’ in Chicago

By Reel Chicago Jan 19, 2023

In celebration and honor of DePaul University’s 125 years of engaging, diverse learning and service in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and City Council proclaimed Wednesday, Ja...

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Lightswitch Video wins first Emmy Award for Mardi Gras project

Jan 18, 2023

Lightswitch Video, a Chicago-based video production company, won a Suncoast Regional Emmy Award on December 10 for their work on Mardi Gras for All Y’all, a project created i...

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Leo Burnett Chicago holds top spot in 2022 Global Creative Rankings

By Reel Chicago Jan 17, 2023

Leo Burnett Chicago maintained its top spot in the Global Creative Rankings 2022, which incorporates results from all of The One Club for Creativity’s leading global, regiona...

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Tom Webster joins Squeak E. Clean to launch experiential division

By Reel Chicago Jan 17, 2023

Global creative audio network Squeak E. Clean Studios has joined forces with experiential pioneer Tom Webster to launch an experience division. With a proven track record w...

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Jenny Schaye returns home to Optimus as editor

By Reel Chicago Jan 17, 2023

Optimus welcomes Jenny Schaye back to the leading production and post house as editor. Jenny’s talent and commitment to producing the highest quality work – in a vari...

Events

Camera Ambassador and Cinema Femme launch The Call Sheet

By Reel Chicago Jan 15, 2023

Camera Ambassador and Cinema Femme present their latest collaboration: the first issue of a brand new magazine called The Call Sheet! “We always love working with Cinema F...

REEL BUSINESS

The Pickwick Theater closes its doors

By Barbara Roche Jan 14, 2023

The Pickwick Theatre closed its doors Thursday night after the final movie Gone With the Wind was shown to a packed house. The exquisite art-deco movie palace chose that fi...

In memoriam

Chicago film community mourns the loss of AD, Lorin Fulton

By Barbara Roche Jan 14, 2023

Our film community has lost a beloved member of the family with the passing of filmmaker, Lorin Fulton, who fought a courageous battle with cancer and passed on January 11. ...

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Jenny Lumpkin joins Laird and Good Company as Director of Production

By Barbara Roche Jan 13, 2023

Long established in the Chicago production community, Jenny Lumpkin, has made a move. A BIG MOVE -- She's off to NYC, taking on the newly created position of Director of Pro...

REEL INTERVIEWS

Timothy Olyphant talks about his love for Chicago, and the Justified series

By Reel Chicago Jan 13, 2023

From the Television Critics Association winter press event, an interview with Timothy Olyphant, and the showrunners and executive producers of Justified: City Primeval gave us ...

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