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Chicagoan Jay Paul Deratany has hit with Foster Boy

By Reel Chicago Sep 10, 2020 0 Comment

UPDATE: There will be a special one-night-only Chicago Premiere of FOSTER BOY, followed by an exclusive Q&A after the film with actors Shane Paul McGhie a...

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

By Reel Chicago Sep 2, 2020 0 Comment

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...

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Gardner’s ‘Long Ride Home’ plays Bentonville Fest

By Colin Costello Aug 12, 2020 0 Comment

Charles Andrew Gardner's Long Ride Home will compete for Best Short Film this week at Academy Award® winner Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival. In...

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Blue Whiskey Independent Film Fest postponed to 2021

By Reel Chicago Aug 9, 2020 0 Comment

Due to the ongoing global health crisis, the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (BWiFF) Board of Directors have made the decision to postpone the 10th annual festival until...

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Midwest Film Festival resumes with a night at the drive-in

By Reel Chicago Aug 7, 2020 0 Comment

Come and enjoy an amazing line-up for Female Filmmaker Night. The ChiTown Drive-in opens at 7:00pm and the screening begins at 8:15pm, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers...

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Chicago-Made doc screens at Gene Siskel Film Center

By Reel Chicago Jul 31, 2020 0 Comment

The Gene Siskel Film Center will host virtual screenings of the new locally-produced documentary “Seasons of Change on Henry’s Farm” beginning Friday, August 14. Set ...

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Reeling: Chicago LGBTQ+ Int’l Film Festival goes virtual

By Reel Chicago Jul 31, 2020 0 Comment

The 38th edition of Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival will be held as an online virtual event. Festival Dates: September 24 - October 4, 2020 Chicago F...

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Cutters Studio releases indie feature “before/during/after”

By Reel Chicago Jul 24, 2020 0 Comment

The leaders of international creative company Cutters Studios join their fellow filmmakers in celebrating the World Premiere for indie narrative feature before/during/after as ...

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Chicago-made ‘I Used to Go Here’ has drive-in premiere

By Reel Chicago Jul 23, 2020 0 Comment

The Chicago premiere of the critically acclaimed, bittersweet comedy I Used To Go Here, featuring in-person Q&As with Chicago-based writer/director Kris Rey, will take plac...

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Nelson Algren documentary premieres on WTTW

By Reel Chicago Jul 17, 2020 0 Comment

Montrose Pictures has announced that Algren, the feature length documentary about the award-winning writer, Nelson Algren, will premiere on WTTW, Chicago's PBS station, this ...

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Chicago’s Mauro wraps production on ‘I Have a Name’

By Reel Chicago Jul 13, 2020 0 Comment

Chicago writer-director Lucia Mauro has completed post-production on I Have a Name, a one-hour documentary co-produced by Jacqueline C. Hayes – founder & president emerit...

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DePaul alum’s, “Waiting by the Phone” now online

By Reel Chicago Jul 10, 2020 0 Comment

“Waiting by the Phone,” the award-winning animated film written/directed/produced by DePaul University alum Olivia Jensen, is now available online after a successful year-l...

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Eleven04 has re-launched their First Backer Initiative

By Katharin Mraz Jul 8, 2020 0 Comment

Do you have a creative project you’re dying to get off the ground? Looking for a space and equipment for your next pitch video? If so, then you should be very exc...

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Chicago filmmakers treat us to Vanlife at its Lowest & Best

By Reel Chicago Jun 12, 2020 0 Comment

Chicago filmmakers, Andrew Morgan and co-director Nick Nummerdor set out to make a film about the reclusive, and enigmatic American automotive subculture known as “vanning.�...

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Chicagoan, Sam Logan Khaleghi to release next feature

By Reel Chicago May 28, 2020 0 Comment

Sam Logan Khaleghi carries a lot of titles in this town. The Northwestern University grad, former Chicago resident, and Chicago Emmy Nominee, is the writer, producer, director,...

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Eleven04 Story Forge online screenwriting competition

By Katharin Mraz May 27, 2020 0 Comment

As COVID-19 has reached its third month here in the U.S., it's exciting to know there are still contests and challenges to help industry folks stay on their toes. A ...

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Trailer for Marcelle/Leonard webseries, ‘BETA’ drops

By Reel Chicago May 13, 2020 0 Comment

Peanut Productions, LLC and M|Rising Creative in association with ESSDEE Productions have released the trailer for their new nine-episode webseries, BETA. The dramedy was creat...

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FILM 765 announces THE FILM RACE – Home Edition

By Reel Chicago May 8, 2020 0 Comment

Due to the COVID19 pandemic, FILM 765 announced they were forced to delay the production of THE FILM RACE - Chicago Edition, which was scheduled to run September 2020. This was...

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Gordon Quinn is Home and AIDC Masterclass is Available

By Kartemquin Films May 7, 2020 0 Comment

AIDC was Gordon Quinn's last public engagement before becoming ill with COVID-19. It is with deep excitement and gratitude that we can announce Gordon's return home follow...

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HULU/Kartemquin Accelerator announce two films

By Reel Chicago May 7, 2020 0 Comment

Kartemquin Films announced the two projects that will participate in the first year of the Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator: Traces of Home by director Colette Ghunim and Tres...