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Going South Side with Rolando Boyce of ‘The Chi’

By Colin Costello May 21, 2021 0 Comment

If you're a fan of Showtime's The Chi , then you are very aware of track-suit wearing, bluetooth earpiece toting, baby daddy of Emmett, Darnell. Since joining in Season 2,...

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How two Chicago guys made a #1 box office hit

By Joia DaVida Apr 23, 2021 0 Comment

Reel Chicago talks with the Chicago writing team Danny Kravitz and Chris Charles about how they managed to take The Marksman to the #1 box office hit. Universal Pictures is...

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Production set to begin on Zen Room this spring

By Reel Chicago Feb 23, 2021 0 Comment

Production of new single-cam, mockumentary style comedy series Zen Room is set to commence early March after news of Cheri Oteri (former SNL cast member, Grown Ups 2) joining t...

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Film studio planned for Marshall Field’s warehouse

By Reel Chicago Feb 6, 2021 0 Comment

Knickpoint Ventures, owner of the sprawling 22-acre former Marshall Field’s warehouse complex on the Northwest Side, plans to create a film production campus on the site. ...

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Film and TV workers classified as Group 1C for vaccine

By Reel Chicago Feb 5, 2021 0 Comment

UPDATED INFORMATION: As previously reported in Reel Chicago, the Mayor’s COVID-19 Recovery Task force and State of Illinois DCEO have designated Film Production as essential...

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2112 partners with Comcast Business on a Startup Studio

By Reel Chicago Nov 20, 2020 0 Comment

2112, Chicago's business incubator focused on the development of entrepreneurs in creative industries, has partnered with Comcast Business on the development of a Startup Studi...

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Film Production not affected by new COVID restrictions

By Reel Chicago Nov 13, 2020 0 Comment

In an announcement yesterday, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), and the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) l...

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Inside Full Spectrum Features’ Producers lab

By Laura Day Oct 22, 2020 0 Comment

This year Full Spectrum Features launched its Independent Producers Lab in partnership with the Illinois film office, funded in part by the National Endowment of the Arts. Part...

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Exclusive Photos – The Batman filming in Chicago Loop

By Reel Chicago Oct 20, 2020 0 Comment

Exclusive photos from the scene of The Batman being filmed this weekend in the Chicago Loop at 100 W Randolph. This appears to be a continuation of a scene being shot in Liverp...

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Nike meets a Local 476 picket line in Chicago

By Barbara Roche Oct 16, 2020 0 Comment

On Saturday, members of I.A.T.S.E Local 476 picketed a Nike commercial that was filming in the city using a non-union crew. The members of Chicago Local 476 hav...

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‘Chicago Med’ cast & crew return from quarantine

By Reel Chicago Oct 15, 2020 0 Comment

The cast and crew of Chicago Med are back on set at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios after a two week quarantine period. The NBC series has had more than its share...

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Chicago P.D. starts up and filmed on location last week

By Reel Chicago Oct 12, 2020 0 Comment

Chicago P.D. is up and running in their first week of filming for Season 8. Cautiously following all Covid-19 guidelines, the Chicago P.D. masked crew began shooting last w...