Barbara Roche, Author at Reel Chicago News

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

HMUA PAX designs hair and makeup disposable kits

By Katharin Mraz Aug 12, 2020

HMUA PAX, a women-owned company, has designed Pro Pax to assist hair and makeup artists with disposable/single use kits containing essential tools for pros. There’s nothin...

Chicago’s Vairrun Strickland joins cast of ‘Lost Resort’

By Reel Chicago Aug 12, 2020

Chicago native Vairrun Strickland hopes to have a life-changing mental and physical breakthrough as he joins the Lost Resort cast on the latest season of the TBS television rea...

Events

Black Harvest Film Festival accepting film submissions

By Reel Chicago Aug 12, 2020

Black Harvest Film Festival film submissions due September 1. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center will present its 26th annual Black Harvest ...

Events

AbelCine Workshops at Filmscape 2020 virtual show

By Reel Chicago Aug 10, 2020

AbelCine will have a booth at Filmscape Chicago, the cinema and television production expo that focuses on community building, providing two days of completely FREE education f...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

FX announces Fargo Season Four Cast

By Reel Chicago Aug 10, 2020

FX has set the extraordinary ensemble cast that will star with Chris Rock in the fourth installment of the Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning limited series Fargo. Peabody...

MUSIC

LÜM adds virtual gifting system to music streaming

By Reel Chicago Aug 10, 2020

LÜM, a Madison-based tech startup that’s revolutionizing the way artists and fans stream and discover new music, has closed a Seed II round of funding. LÜM will continu...

Reel Indie

Blue Whiskey Independent Film Fest postponed to 2021

By Reel Chicago Aug 9, 2020

Due to the ongoing global health crisis, the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (BWiFF) Board of Directors have made the decision to postpone the 10th annual festival until...

AWARDS

Christian Mejía wins Story Forge competition

By Katharin Mraz Aug 7, 2020

A few months ago, Eleven04 hosted Story Forge, a virtual storytelling contest showcasing some promising new filmmakers aspiring to have their scripts made into reality. ...

Events

Filmscape 2020 goes online with virtual exhibitor booths

By Reel Chicago Aug 7, 2020

Filmscape 2020 goes virtual August 29 & 30. Exhibitors get a virtual booth on a dedicated page on the Filmscape website. Every year, Filmscape Chicago, an educational no...

AWARDS

SCC takes Small Agency of the Year, Silver

By Reel Chicago Aug 7, 2020

Chicago-based independent creative and technology agency, Schafer Condon Carter (SCC) won its second Small Agency of the Year Award in three years taking the Ad Age Silver. ...

Reel Indie

Midwest Film Festival resumes with a night at the drive-in

By Reel Chicago Aug 7, 2020

Come and enjoy an amazing line-up for Female Filmmaker Night. The ChiTown Drive-in opens at 7:00pm and the screening begins at 8:15pm, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers...

REEL LATINO

The 36th Chicago Latino Film Festival goes virtual

By Reel Chicago Aug 7, 2020

The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago announced that the 36th Chicago Latino Film Festival will shift to a virtual format and will take place ...

REEL MOVES

NoiseFloor has a new home in River North

By Reel Chicago Aug 6, 2020

NoiseFloor has new digs. They are up and running in their new River North space and they couldn't be more excited. After calling their studio space located at 308 W. Erie ho...

National Geographic acquires Kartemquinn’s City so Real

By Reel Chicago Aug 6, 2020

National Geographic announced the acquisition of CITY SO REAL, an official Indie Episodic selection at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, set to premiere on the network this fall...

AWARDS

Highdive named Small Agency of the Year, Gold

By Reel Chicago Aug 6, 2020

Holy Jeep! Congratulations to our friends at Highdive Advertising. The independently-owned, full-service creative agency based in Chicago, announces today that i...

Events

PorchlightPalooza Festival honors Joel Grey

By Reel Chicago Aug 5, 2020

Porchlight Music Theatre announces PorchlightPalooza, a three-day festival and fundraiser celebrating its 25th Anniversary, hosted by Bill Kurtis, and honoring Broadway legend ...

CREATIVE

Miller Lite is bringing International Beer Day stateside

By Reel Chicago Aug 5, 2020

It may not be easy to travel internationally to celebrate International Beer Day on Friday, so Miller Lite is celebrating stateside. On August 7th, consumers in 80+ ci...

REEL INTERVIEWS

Chicago filmmaker Kris Rey talks about her 4th feature

By Reel Chicago Aug 5, 2020

Chicago filmmaker, Kris Rey talks with Reel Chicago about the making of her newly released indie feature "I Used to Go Here" opening today at the Music Box. It’s always f...

MUSIC

Jack Daniel’s & BBDO launch ‘Crash the Couch’ music fest

By Reel Chicago Aug 4, 2020

Jack Daniel’s is bringing artists straight to living rooms everywhere with “Crash the Couch,” a virtual music festival streaming August 14-15 at 8 p.m. ET in support of m...

REEL PRO

Brand factory THE BRNDHAUS PL-ZEN opens in Pilsen

By Reel Chicago Aug 4, 2020

GERTRUDE, INC. announces the completed renovation of its 35,000 sq. ft. design-forward brand destination, THE BRNDHAUS PL-ZEN. The two-year long development is a transforma...