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Author: Barbara Roche

FCB Chicago appoints Executive Director of Agency Production
  • REEL MOVES

FCB Chicago appoints Executive Director of Agency Production

By Reel Chicago May 8, 2024
FCB Chicago announced the appointment of Matt Blitz as EVP, Executive Director of Agency Production. Matt joined FCB Chicago in March and will report to Chief Creative Off...
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Eamonn Walker bids farewell to “Chicago Fire” after 12 Seasons
  • ONE CHICAGO

Eamonn Walker bids farewell to “Chicago Fire” after 12 Seasons

By Reel Chicago May 7, 2024
Eamonn Walker, known for portraying Fire Chief Wallace Boden on NBC's hit series Chicago Fire, has announced his departure from the show after an impressive 12-year stint. Walk...
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Obama’s Higher Ground to film crime thriller in Chicago
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Obama’s Higher Ground to film crime thriller in Chicago

By Reel Chicago May 7, 2024
Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground Productions and Netflix have secured a significant mid-six figure spec deal for Dyersville, a true-story crime thriller to be set in C...
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Chicago Fire hits 250th episode, fans name their favorites
  • ONE CHICAGO

Chicago Fire hits 250th episode, fans name their favorites

By Barbara Roche May 7, 2024
Chicago Fire has reached a big milestone this season. Their 250th episode Inside Man is airing this Wednesday. We really struggled to try to narrow it down to just one favo...
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Tillamook launches “Extraordinary Dairy” campaign with Josh Gad
  • CREATIVE

Tillamook launches “Extraordinary Dairy” campaign with Josh Gad

By Reel Chicago May 6, 2024
Tillamook County Creamery Association unveiled its new brand platform and campaign titled "Extraordinary Dairy." This initiative challenges consumers not to settle for mediocre...
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Jon Jost returns to Chicago Filmmakers with his feature Walkerville
  • Events

Jon Jost returns to Chicago Filmmakers with his feature Walkerville

By Reel Chicago May 6, 2024
Long time collaborator and prolific filmmaker Jon Jost returns to Chicago Filmmakers to screen his latest feature film, Walkerville on Saturday, May 11 at 7...
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Emagine brings dementia doc Little Empty Boxes to select theaters
  • Events

Emagine brings dementia doc Little Empty Boxes to select theaters

By Reel Chicago May 6, 2024
Emagine Entertainment announces they will screen the film Little Empty Boxes at select theaters in Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin for a limited time beginning on F...
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Dark Matter first look promo & pics, premieres on Apple TV+ May 8
  • CHICAGO MADE

Dark Matter first look promo & pics, premieres on Apple TV+ May 8

By Reel Chicago May 4, 2024
Filmed in Chicago, and based on one of the best sci-fi novels of the decade, Dark Matter is a story about the road not taken. Writer/Showrunner Blake Crouch wrote the story...
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Jack C. Newell and Arti Ishak collaborate on the making of HALF
  • CHICAGO MADE

Jack C. Newell and Arti Ishak collaborate on the making of HALF

By Barbara Roche May 3, 2024
Chicago-based actor, director and writer Arti Ishak is embarking on a very personal journey with her new short film project titled HALF. The themes in HALF navigate ar...
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Chicago Fire raises the bar on stunts in The Wrong Guy
  • ONE CHICAGO

Chicago Fire raises the bar on stunts in The Wrong Guy

By Barbara Roche May 3, 2024
Chicago Fire pulled out all the stops when they returned from their break. In less than 5 minutes into episode 10, The Wrong Guy, Chicago Fire pulled off one of the biggest stu...
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City of Chicago announces Millennium Park 20th Anniversary Season
  • Events

City of Chicago announces Millennium Park 20th Anniversary Season

By Reel Chicago May 3, 2024
The 2024 Millennium Park 20th Anniversary Summer Season is about to begin, bringing free world-class arts programming to the Midwest’s #1 attraction celebratin...
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Light Iron welcomes senior colorist Élodie Ichter
  • REEL MOVES

Light Iron welcomes senior colorist Élodie Ichter

By Reel Chicago May 3, 2024
Light Iron, the post-production creative-services division of Panavision, announces that Élodie Ichter has joined the company’s artist roster as a senior colorist. Ichte...
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The JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival returns for its 11th year
  • FESTIVALS

The JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival returns for its 11th year

By Reel Chicago May 1, 2024
JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival returns June 2024 to theaters across Chicagoland featuring 23 films including documentaries, dramas, and even comedies with special post f...
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A new adaptation of The Forsyte Saga is coming to WTTW
  • TV

A new adaptation of The Forsyte Saga is coming to WTTW

By Reel Chicago May 1, 2024
A new adaptation of The Forsyte Saga by Nobel Prize winner John Galsworthy is coming to PBS and WTTW via Masterpiece. The multi-generational story, published...
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Chicago Fire, P.D. and Med return tonight with new episodes
  • ONE CHICAGO

Chicago Fire, P.D. and Med return tonight with new episodes

By Reel Chicago May 1, 2024
It's One Chicago Wednesday tonight as Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med return with new episodes following a their mid-season break. The shows just keep getting better...
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Laughlin Constable names Allison Henley-Kehm, SVP, Head of People and Culture
  • REEL MOVES

Laughlin Constable names Allison Henley-Kehm, SVP, Head of People and Culture

By Reel Chicago Apr 29, 2024
Laughlin Constable, the independent, full-service brand experiences agency, announced it has named Allison Henley-Kehm as SVP, Head of People and Culture. The position is an in...
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Steven Spielberg to shape DNC in Chicago
  • REEL POLITICS

Steven Spielberg to shape DNC in Chicago

By Reel Chicago Apr 26, 2024
As preparations for the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago gather momentum, the Harris campaign has enlisted the expertise of acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg t...
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AICP’s Meet. Drink. Talk. is the event that everyone looks forward to
  • AICP

AICP’s Meet. Drink. Talk. is the event that everyone looks forward to

By Barbara Roche Apr 25, 2024
AICP's Meet. Drink. Talk. was jam-packed with friends, co-workers, and fellow professionals. Chicago's commercial production community came together last week at The Tunnel...
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Keith Johnson, AnnMarie Welser among WBBM layoffs
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Keith Johnson, AnnMarie Welser among WBBM layoffs

By Reel Chicago Apr 25, 2024
Philadelphia-based Audacy announced a round of layoffs affecting nearly 100 employees, with significant impacts on WBBM in Chicago and 1080 WTIC AM in Hartford. The cuts come a...
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Midwest Film Festival heads to Milwaukee for its first roadshow
  • CHICAGO MADE

Midwest Film Festival heads to Milwaukee for its first roadshow

By Reel Chicago Apr 25, 2024
After many years of screenings, premieres, and local events, The Midwest Film Festival (MFF) will be leaving its homebase in Chicago and traveling to the Oriental Theatre in Mi...
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