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

By Reel Chicago Jul 13, 2020 0 Comment
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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
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DePaul alum’s, “Waiting by the Phone” now online

By Reel Chicago Jul 10, 2020 0 Comment
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“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
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Eleven04 has re-launched their First Backer Initiative

By Katharin Mraz Jul 8, 2020 0 Comment
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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
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Chicago filmmakers treat us to Vanlife at its Lowest & Best

By Reel Chicago Jun 12, 2020 0 Comment
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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
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Chicagoan, Sam Logan Khaleghi to release next feature

By Reel Chicago May 28, 2020 0 Comment
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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
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Eleven04 Story Forge online screenwriting competition

By Katharin Mraz May 27, 2020 0 Comment
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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
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Trailer for Marcelle/Leonard webseries, ‘BETA’ drops

By Reel Chicago May 13, 2020 0 Comment
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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
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FILM 765 announces THE FILM RACE – Home Edition

By Reel Chicago May 8, 2020 0 Comment
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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
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Gordon Quinn is Home and AIDC Masterclass is Available

By Kartemquin Films May 7, 2020 0 Comment
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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
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HULU/Kartemquin Accelerator announce two films

By Reel Chicago May 7, 2020 0 Comment
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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...
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Chicago Comedy Film Fest to go virtual this month
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Chicago Comedy Film Fest to go virtual this month

By Reel Chicago May 7, 2020 0 Comment
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We will still laugh. Just virtually. The Chicago Comedy Film Festival was scheduled to take place March 19th-22nd, 2020 at Columbia College Chicago. In response to the Covid-1...
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MFF offers free online Comedy Shorts Program
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MFF offers free online Comedy Shorts Program

By Reel Chicago May 5, 2020 0 Comment
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Just when we needed it the most, the Midwest Film Festival (MFF) is participating in #GivingTuesday by giving viewers access to their Comedy Shorts Program online, free of cha...
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Life imitates art in Chicago-made ‘Working Man’
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Life imitates art in Chicago-made ‘Working Man’

By Reel Chicago May 3, 2020 0 Comment
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The story of a life-long factory worker who searches for purpose after his plant closes, Working Man arrives at an unexpectedly poignant moment for America's working ...
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Chicago Filmmakers offers online filmmaking courses
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Chicago Filmmakers offers online filmmaking courses

By Reel Chicago Apr 10, 2020 0 Comment
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Chicago Filmmakers, a community media arts organization based in Chicago, announces today the launch of several online filmmaking courses for adults and youth starting in April...
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Sydney O’Haire’s short film debuts on Omeleto
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Sydney O’Haire’s short film debuts on Omeleto

By Katharin Mraz Apr 10, 2020 0 Comment
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Being Here, a short film written, directed, and produced by local Chicago female filmmaker Sydney O’Haire, will make its debut on the Omeleto platform, a short film YouTube c...
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‘Shooting Heroin’ is hosting a Virtual Live Red Carpet
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‘Shooting Heroin’ is hosting a Virtual Live Red Carpet

By Reel Chicago Apr 2, 2020 0 Comment
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Shooting Heroin, one of the first narrative feature films on the current opioid epidemic in North America, is hosting a virtual Live Red Carpet Premiere with cast and crew on A...
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Chicago crew take SXSW Jury Prize for ‘Finding Yingying’
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Chicago crew take SXSW Jury Prize for ‘Finding Yingying’

By Brian Soszynski Mar 25, 2020 0 Comment
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Feature documentary, Finding Yingying has been awarded the SXSW 2020 Documentary Feature Special Jury Prize for Breakthrough Voice.  Produced by Kartemquin Films, ...
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‘Echo Boomers’ wraps in Chicago, moves to post
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‘Echo Boomers’ wraps in Chicago, moves to post

By Laura Day Mar 16, 2020 0 Comment
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You may not be as familiar with the term from which Echo Boomers gets its title as you are with “generation Y," or the all too ubiquitous “millennials." As the children of ...
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The Girl With the Rivet Gun
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The Girl With the Rivet Gun

By Katharin Mraz Mar 13, 2020 0 Comment
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Being a huge fan of other female filmmakers, I love hearing about women in the industry making a difference.  Therefore, seeing The Girl With The Rivet Gun was quite ...
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Steve Martin ‘Cruel Shoes’ at Chicago Comedy Film Fest
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Steve Martin ‘Cruel Shoes’ at Chicago Comedy Film Fest

By Reel Chicago Mar 11, 2020 0 Comment
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Chicago Comedy Film Festival will present its 9th annual festival in just under two weeks. Shorts, features, webseries, and pilots, to include the Steve Martin recently release...
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