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Author: Barbara Roche

Director Megan Stowe joins ONE at Optimus
  • REEL MOVES

Director Megan Stowe joins ONE at Optimus

By Reel Chicago Jun 27, 2024
ONE at Optimus is bringing on Megan Stowe, an accomplished LGBTQIA+ commercial, TV, and film director, to its talent roster. Stowe, who was featured in SHOOT’s 2023 New Di...
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NBC 5 to stream live coverage of the Chicago Pride Parade
  • Reel Pride

NBC 5 to stream live coverage of the Chicago Pride Parade

By Reel Chicago Jun 27, 2024
For the first-time ever, NBCUniversal Local Chicago’s 24/7 live streaming channel – NBC 5 Chicago News – will be delivering commercial-free, live streaming coverage of ...
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Battle of the bites: The Chi’s Smokey’s vs. The Bear
  • CHICAGO MADE

Battle of the bites: The Chi’s Smokey’s vs. The Bear

By Colin Costello Jun 26, 2024
Chicagoooooooo, let's get ready for the "Culinary Showdown!" Fictional culinary showdown that is. With The Bear premiering tonight on Hulu at 8 p.m. CST and The Chi currently e...
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IATSE, AMPTP jointly announce tentative agreement
  • UNION

IATSE, AMPTP jointly announce tentative agreement

By Reel Chicago Jun 26, 2024
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) announced a tentative agreement on all issues f...
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Dark Matter: Joel Edgerton teases ‘Entanglement’ finale
  • CHICAGO MADE

Dark Matter: Joel Edgerton teases ‘Entanglement’ finale

By Reel Chicago Jun 25, 2024
[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for Dark Matter Season 1, Episode 8 “Jupiter.”] Is physics professor Jason Desson (Joel Edgerton) about to reach his happ...
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Optimus triumphs with 8 silver awards at The D Show
  • AWARDS

Optimus triumphs with 8 silver awards at The D Show

By Reel Chicago Jun 25, 2024
On June 13, at the Gem Theater in Detroit, Optimus celebrated a triumphant night by playing a pivotal role in eight Silver awards at the 2024 The D Show. The post-production ho...
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Will there be a second season for Dark Matter?
  • CHICAGO MADE

Will there be a second season for Dark Matter?

By Reel Chicago Jun 25, 2024
As Dark Matter concludes its first season on Apple TV+, the anticipation for a potential Season 2 is palpable. Starring Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly and based on Blake C...
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Highdive shines at 2024 D Show with 7 awards
  • AWARDS

Highdive shines at 2024 D Show with 7 awards

By Reel Chicago Jun 25, 2024
Highdive showcased its innovative prowess and their exceptional ability to blend creativity with strategic marketing at the 2024 The D Show by taking home an impressive seven a...
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Laughlin Constable adds Vincent Geraghty to head HIVE Content Studio
  • REEL MOVES

Laughlin Constable adds Vincent Geraghty to head HIVE Content Studio

By Reel Chicago Jun 25, 2024
Laughlin Constable (LC) welcomes global agency veteran Vincent Geraghty to EVP, Head of Production & HIVE Content Studio, overseeing the agency’s full integrated suite of...
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The Bear Season 3 to be released early
  • CHICAGO MADE

The Bear Season 3 to be released early

By Reel Chicago Jun 24, 2024
Thank you, Chef! Fans of the critically acclaimed series The Bear have reason to celebrate, as FX has announced an early release for the highly anticipated third season. Al...
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Chicago doc tells untold story of city’s Black advertising legends
  • CHICAGO MADE

Chicago doc tells untold story of city’s Black advertising legends

By Reel Chicago Jun 23, 2024
They are legends in the advertising industry, but surprisingly (not really) the stories of the Black ad men and women who transformed the industry's predominantly white landsca...
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FCB Chicago wins 7 Cannes Lions for Dramamine
  • CANNES LIONS

FCB Chicago wins 7 Cannes Lions for Dramamine

By Reel Chicago Jun 23, 2024
“The Last Barf Bag,” a lighthearted, 12-minute Dramamine mini-documentary which explores the eccentric subculture of air sickness bags by profiling four collectors who sho...
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Picture North adds Mac Hedges as Executive Producer
  • REEL MOVES

Picture North adds Mac Hedges as Executive Producer

By Reel Chicago Jun 20, 2024
Picture North, the Los Angeles and Chicago-based creative production company and post house, bolsters its strong run by adding Mac Hedges as Executive Producer. Formerly th...
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Jesse Lee Soffer joins FBI: International
  • ONE CHICAGO

Jesse Lee Soffer joins FBI: International

By Reel Chicago Jun 20, 2024
Jesse Lee Soffer has been announced as a series regular for Season 4 of CBS’s FBI: International. The surprise addition comes following Luke Kleintank's departure from the sh...
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Weber Shandwick wins Cannes Grand Prix for Pop-Tarts
  • CANNES LIONS

Weber Shandwick wins Cannes Grand Prix for Pop-Tarts

By Reel Chicago Jun 20, 2024
The 71st Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity continues to dazzle as the latest set of Lions were announced during the penultimate Awards Show. In the Brand Experi...
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Method & Madness teams with Leo Burnett on Rite Aid Campaign 
  • CREATIVE

Method & Madness teams with Leo Burnett on Rite Aid Campaign 

By Reel Chicago Jun 20, 2024
Method & Madness Director Jonathan Becker teamed up with Leo Burnett to create the latest It Means More At Rite Aid campaign. Becker specializes in commercials featuring ch...
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Still fetch 20 years later: Celebrating Mean Girls
  • FILM

Still fetch 20 years later: Celebrating Mean Girls

By Reel Chicago Jun 20, 2024
Two decades ago, on April 30, 2004, a high school comedy named Mean Girls hit theaters and quickly became a cultural touchstone. Directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey...
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Ogilvy CCO Liz Taylor, James Patterson talk killer ads and serial killers
  • CANNES LIONS

Ogilvy CCO Liz Taylor, James Patterson talk killer ads and serial killers

By Reel Chicago Jun 20, 2024
At their Cannes session, ‘Hungry Dogs Run Faster,’ Liz Taylor, global CCO of Ogilvy and novelist and former advertising creative director, James Patterson, shared valuable...
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Memorial set for beloved Chicago producer Jacqueline “JJ” Ingram
  • In memoriam

Memorial set for beloved Chicago producer Jacqueline “JJ” Ingram

By Barbara Roche Jun 20, 2024
Jacqueline "JJ" Ingram, the beloved producer, who quickly worked her way up the ladder in Chicago film, TV, and commercial production, has lost her battle with cancer at the ag...
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CSU and Illinois Film Office host Film Workforce Training Event
  • Events

CSU and Illinois Film Office host Film Workforce Training Event

By Reel Chicago Jun 18, 2024
Chicago State University is partnering with the Illinois Film Office, Kennedy King College and Filmscape to host the Illinois Film Industry Workforce Training Conference on ...
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