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Events

Reel Black Filmmakers’ final segment of South Side Short Film Series

By Reel Chicago Mar 21, 2022

Reel Black Filmmakers, a program of the Community Film Workshop of Chicago, will conclude this year’s South Side Short Film Series on Wednesday, March 23rd from 7-8:30pm via ...

REEL MOVES

OddMachine welcomes Marcus K. Jones to its directorial roster

By Reel Chicago Mar 21, 2022

Chicago and LA based Production and Post company OddMachine has welcomed a new talent to its Directorial roster: New York based Director Marcus K. Jones. Jones brings a bevy...

CELEBRITY

Ye barred from Grammy Awards due to his concerning online behavior

By Reel Chicago Mar 19, 2022

Grammy Award winner and billionaire formally known as Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, has been barred from performing at the upcoming Grammy Awards due to his concerning o...

REEL WOMEN

REEL WOMEN: Rebecca Considine of SpeedPro Chicago Loop

By Reel Chicago Mar 18, 2022

Editor’s Note: They are leaders. They are inspirational. They are mentors. They are visionaries. They are, quite frankly, badasses. They are our 2022 REEL WOMEN. During ...

ONE CHICAGO

Chicago Fire, Med and P.D. take a break for two weeks. Here’s a recap

By Reel Chicago Mar 18, 2022

One Chicago fans will have to be content with reruns as the shows take a break from new episodes for the next two weeks. NBC Universal has shared that new episodes for Chicago ...

CITY NEWS

Lynn Osmond tapped as first woman to helm Chicago’s tourism agency

By Reel Chicago Mar 18, 2022

Lynn Osmond has been appointed as the new President & CEO of Choose Chicago. Osmond, the first woman to helm the city’s tourism agency, was most recently the President &a...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Lightyears changes name to Night Sky and sets show launch date

By Barbara Roche Mar 18, 2022

The Amazon sci-fi drama series Lightyears that filmed in Chicago last summer, with Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons has changed the title of the show to Night Sky. They are curren...

REEL MOVES

9Rooftops welcomes Jason Uzarraga as Associate Creative Director

By Reel Chicago Mar 18, 2022

9Rooftops welcomes Jason Uzarraga as an Associate Creative Director bringing over 20 years of experience in content development, video, design, experiential marketing and socia...

Special Report

Russian fast-food chain Uncle Vanya replaces McDonald’s and copies logo

By Barbara Roche Mar 18, 2022

Desperate times call for desperate measures. The McDonald's trade name is being taken over by a Russian fast food chain named Дядя Ваня pronounced Dyadya Vanya, and kn...

NBC Chicago to air The Lost Story of Emmett Till: The Universal Child

By Reel Chicago Mar 17, 2022

NBC Chicago’s one-hour special, The Lost Story of Emmett Till: The Universal Child, will air Saturday, March 19 at 6 p.m. The program is an extended version of NBC C...

In memoriam

Merri Dee Chicago’s homegrown broadcasting legend has passed at 85

By Reel Chicago Mar 17, 2022

American philanthropist and former WGN-TV (Channel 9) television journalist, who survived a kidnapping and murder attempt, Merri Dee passed away at age 85. Her death was confir...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Here’s what’s filming on the streets of Chicago for the week of March 21

By Barbara Roche Mar 17, 2022

Chicago continues to be a busy hub for filming features, tv and streaming content, documentaries, and commercials - to the dismay of some and the delight of others. Overall,...

REEL MOVES

Strange Loop Studios signs commercial director Kiki Allgeier

By Reel Chicago Mar 17, 2022

Live action production company Strange Loop Studios has announced the official addition for commercial representation of director/writer Kiki Allgeier. The filmmaker brings ...

FESTIVALS

Chicago Critics Film Festival announces first seven films selected for 2022

By Reel Chicago Mar 17, 2022

The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, announces today ...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

SMASH Virtual opens 19,000 sq. ft virtual production stage in south loop

By Reel Chicago Mar 17, 2022

Smash Virtual is opening a permanent, state-of-the-art virtual production stage in downtown Chicago, bringing the cutting-edge of filmmaking to the Midwest film industry. By...

Events

Chicago Humanities Festival hosts Molly Shannon and Jonathan Van Ness

By Reel Chicago Mar 17, 2022

Chicago Humanities Festival will host two separate events at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance: the first with comedian Molly Shannon and the second with Queer Eye’s Jo...

REEL MOVES

1o8 adds top creative talent Jen Bills as EVP/ECD

By Reel Chicago Mar 17, 2022

Chicago-based 1o8, the evolved performance marketing agency, attracts top creative talent Jen Bills in the new role of Executive Vice President / Executive Creative Director. ...

REEL MOVES

Valerie Aurilio joins Design B&B as managing partner

By Reel Chicago Mar 16, 2022

Valerie Aurilio joins Design B&B, a brand strategy and design agency, with 20 years of creative leadership partnering with some of the biggest names in CPG and corporate i...

NEW WORK

POWERADE prioritizes wellbeing over winning in new campaign

By Reel Chicago Mar 16, 2022

Publicis Italy, Publicis Mexico, Leo Burnett Chicago, Digitas NY celebrate the power of the pause in new campaign, with post from Whitehouse Chicago, Framestore Chicago, Anothe...

ONE CHICAGO

Chicago PD: this week’s pics & promo ‘Closer’

By Barbara Roche Mar 16, 2022

This week’s pics and promo for a new episode of Chicago P.D. titled Closer, airing Wednesday at 9 PM CST on NBC 5. Here’s the official information that NBC has ma...