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Showtime cancels Wachowski’s Work in Progress before 3rd season

By Reel Chicago Jan 28, 2022

As broadcast networks, streamers and cable outlets prepare for the 2022-2023 season, they will begin greenlighting pilots and series while canceling others. Unfortunately for t...

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Award-winning director David Fincher will film The Killer in Chicago area

By Reel Chicago Jan 21, 2022

Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winning director David Fincher is bringing his latest Netflix movie project, The Killer, to the Chicago area with plans to film for several...

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Chicago P.D. returns to filming as Chicago passes peak of omicron surge

By Barbara Roche Jan 20, 2022

Sources at Chicago P.D. confirm that the cast and crew have returned to filming after a brief break in production caused by positive Covid-19 testing. All are reportedly doing ...

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Chicago P.D. pauses filming due to positive Covid tests

By Reel Chicago Jan 14, 2022

Chicago P.D. is the latest TV series to fall victim to the Omicron variant Covid-19 surge, requiring a pause in production Thursday morning after a number of positive Covid tes...

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Mayor Lightfoot and DCASE announce new Chicago Made’ TV & Film Initiative

By Reel Chicago Dec 13, 2021

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Chicago Film Office at the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced a new initiative to strengthen Chicago’s TV and...

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Chicago Independent Producers Lab accepting applications for 2022

By Reel Chicago Dec 3, 2021

Full Spectrum Features has opened applications for the 2022 Chicago Independent Producers Lab, a nine-month project incubator designed to cultivate inclusive, diverse voices in...

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Lightswitch Video launches $5000 grant for Chicago filmmakers

By Reel Chicago Nov 24, 2021

Lightswitch Video, a Chicago-based video production company, launched The Full STEM Ahead Filmmaker’s Initiative. The first-year initiative is designed to encourage STEM ...

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Hornitos Tequila and the Black List announce grant recipients

By Reel Chicago Nov 24, 2021

Hornitos Tequila, a leading premium tequila brand founded on the belief that nothing great ever happens without taking a chance, and producer and screenwriter hub the Black Li...

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Patrick John Flueger of Chicago P.D. returns to the world of 4400

By Reel Chicago Nov 24, 2021

Worlds are colliding! Fans of the original series The 4400 will be delighted to see Patrick John Flueger of Chicago P.D. return to the world of 4400, in the reimagined reboot o...

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CMP and Mezcla Media Collective announce shifting voices Film Fund

By Reel Chicago Nov 16, 2021

CMP and Mezcla Media Collective have developed a unique partnership and are honored to launch the SHIFTING VOICES FILM FUND, the first national grant coming out of Chicago to s...

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Chicago made Christmas with Felicity premieres on AMC+ on Thanksgiving

By Reel Chicago Nov 16, 2021

The family-friendly holiday movie Christmas with Felicity, directed by award-winning, Chicago-based filmmaker, Jack C. Newell (Monuments), will premiere on AMC+ Thanksgiving D...

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Hoop Dreams goes to series as Lena Waithe inks Warner Bros TV deal

By Reel Chicago Nov 15, 2021

Warner Bros TV has announced that Lena Waithe (The Chi, Master of None, Queen & Slim, Ready Player One) has inked a new deal that brings the acclaimed documentary Hoop ...

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Cinespace Studios has sold for $1.1B to TPG Real Estate

By Barbara Roche Nov 12, 2021

Alex Pissios has confirmed that Cinespace Chicago Film Studios and Cinespace Toronto, the amazing empire that he and his uncle Nick Mirkopolous built on a dream, has been sold ...

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The Colonie ‘Sponsor Reel’ is a hit across all three AICP award shows

By Reel Chicago Nov 9, 2021

Before the official AICP winners were even announced, The Colonie won a major honor. For the first time in its history, the Chicago based post-production company was selected t...

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Chicago Creative Worker Assistance Program deadline November 10

By Reel Chicago Oct 29, 2021

The Chicago Creative Worker Assistance Program will provide 450 – 500 relief grants to low and moderate income artists and creative workers who are residents of Chicago and h...

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IATSE members prepare for nationwide strike

By Barbara Roche Sep 21, 2021

IATSE members are mobilizing in preparation of a nationwide strike as they meet a stalemate after months of contract negotiations with producers. The strike vote may happen ...

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Chicago’s Naked Studios announces new crime drama series Gray Market

By Reel Chicago Sep 14, 2021

For years Naked Studios, Inc. has been teaming up with Chicago creatives to deliver captivating visuals. Their most recent unveiling of Gray Market (Series 2021) not only highl...

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The Big Leap TV series filmed in Chicago premieres this Monday

By Reel Chicago Sep 13, 2021

Filmed at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios and the Rialto Theater in Joliet, the Fox TV series premiere of The Big Leap is this Monday, September 20. The Big Leap is a c...

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It’s a wrap for an impressive weekend at Filmscape 2021

By Barbara Roche Aug 31, 2021

Filmscape 2021 has wrapped and the overall consensus is A+ on all accounts. The exhibitors, in-person and online classes, speakers and moderators, hands-on demonstrations, ...

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Work in Progress: the concept, the talent, and plans for Season 2

By Reel Chicago Aug 26, 2021

Showtime’s brilliant series Work in Progress is back for a second season. The hit series revolves around the life of a 45-year-old self-identified fat, queer dyke, Abby (Abby...