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REEL MOVES

Easy Mondays Secures Sarah Gitersonke of SG&Partners

By Reel Chicago Feb 11, 2021

Bespoke NY-based production company Easy Mondays has secured Sarah Gitersonke (SG&Partners) to represent the company in the Midwest. She joins an Easy Mondays sales team ...

ONE CHICAGO

Chicago Med releases pics ahead of tonight’s episode

By Reel Chicago Feb 10, 2021

NBC has released new photos from this week’s upcoming Chicago Med season 6 episode 6. Titled, Don't Want to Face This Now, Dr. Choi helps a patient with chronic pain...

Super Bowl

Chicago agency Highdive soars again in Super Bowl

By Colin Costello Feb 10, 2021

Congratulations to Highdive for once again landing atop of USA Today's Admeter. The agency's two 60-second Super Bowl LV spots for Quicken's Rocket Mortgage were ranked number ...

ONE CHICAGO

‘Chicago Fire’ releases photos from new episode

By Reel Chicago Feb 9, 2021

NBC has released new photos from this week’s upcoming Chicago Fire season 9 episode 6. Titled Blow This Up Somehow, Gallo (Alberto Rosende) makes a split-second deci...

Events

‘OneChicago Day’ goes live Feb 10 on YouTube

Feb 9, 2021

If you're an NBC OneChicago (Chicago Med, Fire, P.D.) fan then you won't want to miss this virtual event tomorrow, Feb. 10 at 4 PM CST. One Day Chicago will go live. It's descr...

Super Bowl

Cheetos wins 2021 Kellogg School Super Bowl Review

By Reel Chicago Feb 9, 2021

Don't get Super Bowl fatigue just yet. There's a little bit more to our roundup. Cheetos is the big winner in strategic ad rankings with its "It Wasn't Me" ad in the 17th con...

Super Bowl

OKRP Creatives weigh in on Super Bowl ads

By Reel Chicago Feb 8, 2021

Despite the CBS All-Access crashing right at kick off. Despite a somewhat lame, yet spectacle-laden Half-Time Show thanks to "Should have been nominated for a Grammy" The Weekn...

Events

Running the festival circuit with Midwest Film Festival

By Reel Chicago Feb 8, 2021

Join The Midwest Film Festival exclusively on Facebook Live on Tuesday, February 9th from 6 PM - 7 PM CST for a panel conversation led by industry pros. They'll share their va...

ONE CHICAGO

‘Chicago P.D.’ releases photos from upcoming episode

By Reel Chicago Feb 8, 2021

NBC has released new photos from this week's upcoming Chicago P.D. Season 8 Episode 6. Titled Equal Justice, Halstead and Ruzek try to infiltrate a crime ring and encounter...

Super Bowl

Laughlin Constable’s John Maxham on Super Bowl ads

By John Maxham Feb 8, 2021

Heading into the Super Bowl, the question on my mind was “How much of 2020 is going to wind up in the 2021 Super Bowl ads?” Mercifully, it wasn’t all that much. Not th...

REEL PRO

Film studio planned for Marshall Field’s warehouse

By Reel Chicago Feb 6, 2021

Knickpoint Ventures, owner of the sprawling 22-acre former Marshall Field’s warehouse complex on the Northwest Side, plans to create a film production campus on the site. ...

Super Bowl

McDonald’s Super Bowl – Thank You for Driving Thru

By Reel Chicago Feb 5, 2021

McDonald’s has unveiled its :30-second for the Super Bowl – Thank You for Driving Thru – which will air shortly before kickoff. For years, McDonald's has heard its cus...

Super Bowl

You want a sandwich war? You got a sandwich war.

By Reel Chicago Feb 5, 2021

First, there were the Chicken wars. Now, Jimmy John's finds itself in the middle of a sandwich war during the company's first-ever Super Bowl commercial. The new spot from t...

REEL PRO

Film and TV workers classified as Group 1C for vaccine

By Reel Chicago Feb 5, 2021

UPDATED INFORMATION: As previously reported in Reel Chicago, the Mayor’s COVID-19 Recovery Task force and State of Illinois DCEO have designated Film Production as essential...

Super Bowl

“Believe You Will” in Guaranteed Rate’s SB spot

By Reel Chicago Feb 5, 2021

It's the Friday before the big game, so expect a slew of Super Bowl reveals today. Guaranteed Rate, has announced that the newest ad in its national brand campaign, Believe Yo...

Reel People

From Bitcoin to Books & Movies: a Chicago Partnership

By Reel Chicago Feb 5, 2021

Bitcoin to Books and Movies, hedge fund talent Brandon Elsasser is also a debut author. His 2020 memoir Once More Without Feeling was recently optioned for produ...

Events

Asian Pop Up Cinema announces Happy Lunar New Year

By Reel Chicago Feb 4, 2021

On the day of 'little' year that kicks off the official preparation of the new lunar year per Chinese customs, Asian Pop-Up Cinema announces a Happy Lunar New Year-Watch 7...

REEL BUSINESS

Ulta Beauty commits to Diversity and Inclusion

By Reel Chicago Feb 4, 2021

Ulta Beauty, the nation's largest beauty retailer, today shared diversity and inclusion commitments with a keen focus on brand amplification and support, assortment growth, and...

REEL MOVES

Noisefloor welcomes Carly Glenn to the family

By Reel Chicago Feb 4, 2021

Noisefloor welcomes singer/songwriter, filmmaker, and writer Carly Glenn to the family. Carly has worked in production for almost 3 years and brings many talents to the table. ...

Super Bowl

Jeep to air one spot during Super Bowl

By Reel Chicago Feb 4, 2021

Keeping their effort under wraps, Jeep announced it will debut one commercial during this Sunday’s (February 7, 2021) Big Game telecast. The spot will air in the second half ...