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REEL THINGS

2019 Chicago Underground Film Festival

By Daniel Patton May 25, 2019

CUFF opens June 5 with ‘Empty Metal’ and closes June 9 with “Dollhouse: the eradication of female subjectivity from American popular culture’ The Chicago Underg...

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2019 Battle of the Advertising Bands

By Daniel Patton May 23, 2019

Conversant’s LCA Soundsystem wins top honors at the Battle for Hope benefit show for the second year in a row Conversant in-house musical group LCA Soundsystem wa...

BREAKING NEWS

Chicago shops score at the Telly Awards

By Daniel Patton May 23, 2019

AbelsonTaylor, Daily Planet, Delack, KemperLesnik, Mimi, rEvolution, Richter Studios, Spirit Juice, Strange Loop among 2019 winners The Telly Awards announced this ye...

BREAKING NEWS

Camera Ambassador, 2112 launch partnership

By Daniel Patton May 20, 2019

Adding an arsenal of rentable gear to a film, music, and tech industry nexus will help Chicago’s production community dial it up to eleven Camera Ambassador and 2112...

Reel Indie

Animated film helps eradicate dog violence

By Daniel Patton May 17, 2019

After screening for a sold-out crowd at Studio Movie Grill, the powerful story of 'Chance' heads to more than ten markets nationwide Chicago Director Kenny Roy teamed...

CREATIVE

UNLTD. helps McD’s and Uber launch a tasty service

By Daniel Patton May 16, 2019

“Delivering Happy” combined a pair of globally recognized brands that offered a chance to create a fun spot, and fun it is Last night, May 15, on primetime televisi...

SPOTLIGHT

Interview with former IFO Director Christine Dudley

By Daniel Patton May 16, 2019

The woman who helped Illinois make hundreds of TV shows and generate $2.5 billion in revenue talks about the ever-changing Midwestern filmscape Christine Dudley joi...

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CIMM reboots to deliver year-round movies + music

By Daniel Patton May 15, 2019

Legendary Chicago fest kicks off year-round agenda with the May 29 premiere of Manu Delago’s “Parasol Peak” followed by a live gig at Martyr’s After spendin...

CREATIVE

FCB’s latest for Glad fuses celebrity with trash bags

By Daniel Patton May 14, 2019

Pop culture commentary on the faces of fictitious celebrities is a weird and brilliant triumph FCB helped Glad use pop culture to describe the quality of one of it...

SPOTLIGHT

Behind the scenes with media pioneer Jeff McCarter

By Daniel Patton May 10, 2019

The founder of Free Spirit Media offers an intimate glimpse of how it all got started and what keeps going For nearly two decades, Jeff McCarter has been working...

BREAKING NEWS

Mark Tutssel to retire from Leo Burnett

By Daniel Patton May 2, 2019

After serving the company for 34 years, the Executive Chairman announces his exit According to multiple reports, Leo Burnett Executive Chairman Mark Tutssel has a...

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Christian Bale launches SOS campaign at Cinespace

By Daniel Patton May 2, 2019

#Voices4FosterCare supports the "ever-changing landscape of child welfare in Illinois and beyond" Christian Bale gave a heartfelt boost to foster children and fo...

CREATIVE

FCB Chicago helps IL organization stop a bullet

By Daniel Patton May 2, 2019

The agency’s latest effort to make the world safer is an 853-page educational book and political action website FCB Chicago and the Illinois Council Against Handg...

‘Knock Down the House’ documents a new tradition

By Daniel Patton May 1, 2019

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her progressive cohorts are part of a movement that will not be ignored Knock Down the House, which debuts today o...

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‘Sielunmaisema: the Risto Rasa Project’

By Daniel Patton Apr 18, 2019

Matt Carlson transforms the magic of Finnish poetry into a short film that premieres in Minneapolis this weekend One of the coolest things about Sielunmaisema: the Rist...

CREATIVE

New FCB / ICHV installation addresses gun violence

By Daniel Patton Apr 17, 2019

The agency and the council create “Most Dangerous Street” to commemorate victims and inspire action To inspire conversation and action about handgun violence pr...

Reel Indie

Peabody honors ‘Minding the Gap’ and Kartemquin

By Daniel Patton Apr 17, 2019

The feature doc and the Chicago-based production house earn huge accolades from the prestigious organization Bing Liu’s feature documentary Minding the Gap and Chi...

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Harold Ramis Film School Info Session & Tour

By Daniel Patton Apr 15, 2019

The world's first film school dedicated to comedy will accept Fall session applications unitl May 15 The Harold Ramis Film School at Second City will host an Info Se...

BREAKING NEWS

Local 476 pickets non-union production

By Daniel Patton Apr 12, 2019

The Chicago Studio Mechanics Union works for interests that range far beyond the film industry Members of Chicago Local 476 picketed a non-union production ...

BREAKING NEWS

Millennium Park Summer Film Series 2019

By Daniel Patton Apr 11, 2019

From “Black Panther” to “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” Chicago’s outdoor movie schedule offers something for everyone The 2019 Millennium Park outdoor movie...