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Events

Camera Ambassador holds Assistant Director Boot Camp

By Reel Chicago Sep 10, 2020

Camera Ambassador and the Center for Creative Entrepreneurship collaborate for the virtual event, Assistant Director Boot Camp. Assistant Directors are an integral part of t...

NEW WORK

Glad Flex’n Seal bag breaks Guinness World Record

By Reel Chicago Sep 10, 2020

Glad, in partnership with FCB, put the new Glad Flex’n Seal to the ultimate test by sealing various items inside. In the Guinness World Records database, one can easily di...

NEW WORK

Picture North teams up with Patrick Mahomes

By Reel Chicago Sep 10, 2020

Picture North and director Martin Rodahl get fans excited for 2020 NFL season with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Leading up to the 2020 NFL season kickoff,...

REEL MOVES

Stept adds Doug Stephen for their roster of directors

By Reel Chicago Sep 10, 2020

Integrated production house Stept Studios now has a new partnership with stalwart commercial representative Doug Stephen for their roster of directors. Doug Stephen & ...

Events

Chicago Immersive presents WANDER: Lincoln Square

By Reel Chicago Sep 9, 2020

Chicago Immersive, in collaboration with interactive travel agency First Person Travel, is proud to announce the new interactive walking tour WANDER: Lincoln Square—A Chi...

REEL BUSINESS

Chicago students launch Nice as Heck lifestyle clothing

By Reel Chicago Sep 8, 2020

Nice as Heck, a lifestyle clothing brand inspired by boardsports and the outdoors, launched a new collection that brings radical functionality to classic staple pieces. The ...

Events

Chicago Latino Film Fest announces lineup of films

By Reel Chicago Sep 8, 2020

Chicago Latino Film Festival announces their lineup for their 36th anniversary. The festival will shift to a virtual format and will take place from September 18-27. Sin...

Events

Reeling LGBTQ+ International Film Festival lineup

By Reel Chicago Sep 7, 2020

Reeling will celebrate its 38th anniversary this fall with a new virtual edition of the second-oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world. Showing 30 features, 54 s...

Events

Chicago Humanities Festival has exciting Sept calendar

By Reel Chicago Sep 4, 2020

Chicago Humanities Festival has announced the entire digital line-up for the month of September. In addition to already-announced speakers Claudia Rankine and Jill Lepore, ...

MUSIC

Chance to record with Chicago’s hip hop artist DramaGirl

By Reel Chicago Sep 4, 2020

Chicago’s hottest up and coming hip hop artist, DramaGirl has received acclaim and national recognition for wrecking punchlines, metaphors, exclusive wordplay and u...

FILM

70% of AMC Theatres to be open by Friday, September 4

By Reel Chicago Sep 4, 2020

By Friday, September 4, moviegoers can enjoy Warner Bros.’ TENET and all of this summer’s newest releases at approximately 420 AMC Theatres nationwide, which is approximate...

CITY NEWS

CPD launch support for officers’ mental health & wellness

By Reel Chicago Sep 4, 2020

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Chicago Police Department (CPD) today marked the completion of the City’s 90-day police reforms with the launch of two new pilot programs th...

REEL PRO

Creative Director behind Jennifer Hudson’s performance

By Katharin Mraz Sep 2, 2020

Behind the Scenes interview with Michael Apostolos, the Creative Director behind Jennifer Hudson's moving performance at the DNC. This past week, Jennifer Hudson’s DNC per...

Events

IATSE to join #RedAlertRESTART movement tonight

By Reel Chicago Sep 2, 2020

Chicago’s Allstate Arena will be lit up bright red tonight at 9PM in solidarity with 1500 live event venues around America for the #RedAlertRESTART movement. #WeMak...

SOCIAL MEDIA

HBO launches LOVECRAFT COUNTRY: SANCTUM, VR

By Reel Chicago Sep 2, 2020

To celebrate the highly anticipated new series LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, HBO has announced Lovecraft Country: Sanctum, a series of exclusive virtual reality events transporting invi...

Reel Indie

Asian Pop Up Cinema: Season 11, drive-in & streaming

By Reel Chicago Sep 2, 2020

Celebrating its 5th Anniversary, Asian Pop Up Cinema: Season 11 will present 22 movies and one of its strongest lineups with its first joint virtual and drive-in film festiva...

Nexstar’s NewsNation debuts on WGN America

By Reel Chicago Sep 1, 2020

WGN NewsNation debuts tonight, representing the return of traditional, trusted, fact-based news reporting to cable television. The live daily three hour prime-time national...

REEL LEGAL

Byron Allen proceeds with $10B lawsuit against Charter

Aug 31, 2020

Byron Allen announced that Judge George H. Wu has again denied Charter Communications’ Motion to Dismiss Allen’s $10 billion lawsuit against Charter for racial discrimi...

NEW WORK

Coors Light will send you to your video chat background

By Reel Chicago Aug 31, 2020

We're months into this "new normal" filled with endless video meetings and virtual happy hours – and the novelty has long worn off. That's why, beginning today, Coors Light i...

REEL MOVES

SCC acquires PR and digital agency TimeZoneOne

By Reel Chicago Aug 31, 2020

Schafer Condon Carter (SCC) has acquired 100 percent of the operations of TimeZoneOne (TZO), a multi-faceted PR and digital agency based in Chicago with offices in New Zealan...