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Author: Barbara Roche

CineCity Studios up for Chicago Innovation Award. Cast Your Vote
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CineCity Studios up for Chicago Innovation Award. Cast Your Vote

By Barbara Roche Sep 22, 2025
CineCity Studios has been nominated for the 2025 Chicago Innovation Award. Public voting is now open giving the Chicago creative community a chance to show their support. Cast ...
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One Chicago Podcast promises an inside look at the hit franchise
  • ONE CHICAGO

One Chicago Podcast promises an inside look at the hit franchise

By Barbara Roche Sep 19, 2025
One Chicago podcast has officially launched, promising an inside look at how NBC’s powerhouse trio, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Med, come together each week. ...
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Second City’s Anne Libera writes the playbook on being ‘Funnier’
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Second City’s Anne Libera writes the playbook on being ‘Funnier’

By Barbara Roche Sep 19, 2025
Second City's funny girl, Anne Libera, has spent decades shaping the way Chicago, and the world, understands comedy. Now, the longtime Second City director and educator is brin...
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NBC Chicago’s hit ‘Poochie & Pang (eat Chicago)’ returns for Season 2
  • CHICAGO MADE

NBC Chicago’s hit ‘Poochie & Pang (eat Chicago)’ returns for Season 2

By Reel Chicago Sep 19, 2025
Fresh off the palate of its Emmy-nominated first season, NBC Chicago’s hit culinary/comedy series Poochie & Pang (eat Chicago) returns for its eagerly awaited second se...
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Production begins on Chicago indie feature Chrome Dancer
  • CHICAGO MADE

Production begins on Chicago indie feature Chrome Dancer

By Barbara Roche Sep 19, 2025
Chicago’s independent film scene has a new production underway. Chrome Dancer, the directorial debut of co-writer/director Miles Erickson, began principal photography on Sept...
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61st Chicago International Film Festival announces full slate of films
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61st Chicago International Film Festival announces full slate of films

By Reel Chicago Sep 18, 2025
The Chicago International Film Festival announced the full lineup of films and programs included in this year’s 61st edition of North America’s longest-running competitiv...
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Patrick Mahomes and Meghan Trainor team up with State Farm
  • CREATIVE

Patrick Mahomes and Meghan Trainor team up with State Farm

By Reel Chicago Sep 16, 2025
State Farm is back for another season of football, continuing to highlight how having insurance isn’t the same as having State Farm. The campaign makes clear:  in both f...
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Luminoso Studios launches in Chicago with bold vision
  • REEL BUSINESS

Luminoso Studios launches in Chicago with bold vision

By Barbara Roche Sep 12, 2025
Chicago’s indie production community continues to grow with the arrival of Luminoso Studios. The new venture from brothers Adrian and Andrew Nuño, AKA The Nuño Twins, i...
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9th annual Big Teeth Sixty Second Film Fest this weekend
  • FESTIVALS

9th annual Big Teeth Sixty Second Film Fest this weekend

By Reel Chicago Sep 12, 2025
Big Teeth Productions, a Chicago-based creative production studio, will celebrate its 20th anniversary on September 15. In honor of the milestone they will kick off the weekend...
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‘I’m Only Blind’ to screen at Pickwick Theatre this week
  • CHICAGO MADE

‘I’m Only Blind’ to screen at Pickwick Theatre this week

By Barbara Roche Sep 12, 2025
The award-winning feature documentary I’m Only Blind, directed by Kamelya Alexan, will screen at the Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge from September 12–18, 2025. There will b...
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DHS threatens action against those filming ICE agents
  • MEDIA

DHS threatens action against those filming ICE agents

By Reel Chicago Sep 12, 2025
Are you breaking the law if you film an ICE law officer in action? According to the DHS, you are. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) framed public recording of ...
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Laughlin Constable named AOR for QuikTrip
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Laughlin Constable named AOR for QuikTrip

By Reel Chicago Sep 11, 2025
Laughlin Constable, the independent, full-service agency announced it has been named the creative and media agency of record for QuikTrip, the Tulsa, OK based, $11+ billion nat...
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AMC inks multi-year deal with Creative Cypher-backed Brand New
  • CYPHER NEWSROOM

AMC inks multi-year deal with Creative Cypher-backed Brand New

By Cypher Newsroom Sep 11, 2025
In a bold move reinforcing its commitment to elevating authentic storytelling and emerging talent, AMC Networks has officially signed a two-year licensing deal for Brand N...
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Chicago South Asian Film Festival unveils 16th Edition 
  • FESTIVALS

Chicago South Asian Film Festival unveils 16th Edition 

By Reel Chicago Sep 11, 2025
The Chicago South Asian Film Festival (CSAFF) returns for its 16th year with a Red Carpet designed for media coverage and fan excitement. The Red Carpet begins at 6:00 PM on Fr...
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‘Moses the Black’ shifts production from Chicago to Champaign area
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

‘Moses the Black’ shifts production from Chicago to Champaign area

Sep 10, 2025
The feature film Moses the Black, originally slated to film in Chicago, has shifted its filming location to the Champaign / Urbana area with a startup September 8–30, 2025. ...
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Tony Russell wins Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction
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Tony Russell wins Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction

By Reel Chicago Sep 9, 2025
Chicago Music Director, Tony Russell has been honored with an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction for his leadership on this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, recognizi...
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Fresh faces, big changes coming to Chicago Fire Season 14
  • ONE CHICAGO

Fresh faces, big changes coming to Chicago Fire Season 14

By Barbara Roche Sep 8, 2025
NBC’s long-running drama Chicago Fire is entering Season 14 with several notable changes to its ensemble. Actor Brandon Larracuente has been cast as Sal Vasquez, a new firefi...
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‘John Candy: I Like Me’ shines a light on the gentle giant behind the laughs
  • CHICAGO MADE

‘John Candy: I Like Me’ shines a light on the gentle giant behind the laughs

By Barbara Roche Sep 5, 2025
Note from the editor: When you’re in the middle of making a film, you don’t always realize the impact it will carry or fully appreciate the experience as it’s happening. ...
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2025 NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants winners announced
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2025 NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants winners announced

By Reel Chicago Sep 5, 2025
NBC 5 Chicago, Telemundo Chicago and Comcast NBCUniversal announced $227,272 has been awarded to eight local nonprofit organizations through the 2025 NBCUniversal Local I...
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Studio Jijiji and Val Gobos team up to redefine audio advertising
  • REEL BUSINESS

Studio Jijiji and Val Gobos team up to redefine audio advertising

By Barbara Roche Sep 5, 2025
The next chapter in immersive sound is being written in Chicago. Award-winning audio storytelling studio Studio Jijiji has partnered with Val Gobos, head of Gobos Film & En...
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