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REEL MOVES

Mike Roe joins Gravity Labs Chicago as first CCO

By Reel Chicago Aug 20, 2020

25-year ad vet Mike Roe, who has joined Gravity Labs, is a Carmichael Lynch, BBDO, FCB and razorfish alum. Gravity Labs (GL), a fully-integrated advertising agency buil...

REEL MOVES

Aisle Rocket appoints Noah Freeman as Head of Product

By Reel Chicago Aug 19, 2020

Aisle Rocket a Chicago-based marketing agency that unifies creative services, data and technology to drive results, announced today that it had promoted Noah Freeman to the rol...

CREATIVE

New Brita spot from dentsumcgarrybowen and cut+run

By Reel Chicago Aug 19, 2020

As the new dentsumcgarrybowen Brita spot Stepping Up relays, every day we have a choice, to keep our old habits or start new ones. The commercial was directed by Arts &...

Events

CAFM celebrates 13 with zoom costume party

By Reel Chicago Aug 19, 2020

The Chicago Acting In Film Meetup NFP (CAFM) celebrates 13 years as a Meetup group with an online costume party for everyone. The “2020 CAFM Summer Social Costume P...

CITY NEWS

City of Chicago awards $2m in CityArts Program grants

By Reel Chicago Aug 19, 2020

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced the recipients of the 2020 CityArts Program grants. This year, the CityA...

REEL MOVES

Sarofsky adds Creative Director Stefan Draht

By Reel Chicago Aug 18, 2020

Sarofsky, with a reputation for breakthrough design, adds Creative Director Stefan Draht to its full-time staff. Continuing its growth and its investments into excellence,...

CITY NEWS

Bears to begin games without fans in stands

By Reel Chicago Aug 18, 2020

Expect The Bears ratings to go through the roof this year. And not because former Eagles' Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles is a QB. No, The Bears and the City of Chicago have agreed ...

AWARDS

Film 765 announces Film Race-Home Edition winner

By Reel Chicago Aug 18, 2020

Film 765 has announced the winner of The Film Race - Home Edition which set out to allow Chicago filmmakers the opportunity to tell their stories amid the COVID 19 pandemic. ...

FILM

New images from Chicago-shot film, ‘Candyman’

By Reel Chicago Aug 18, 2020

Yesterday, London-based magazine, Total Film, unveiled a couple of creepy Candyman covers yesterday, and the movie mag has now shared a trio of new promo st...

CITY NEWS

Navy Pier closing after Labor Day

By Reel Chicago Aug 18, 2020

Navy Pier, Chicago’s iconic lakefront destination, will implement a temporary Pier-wide closure starting Tuesday, September 8 in an effort to limit the financial burden an...

AWARDS

Burrell wins Telly for McDonald’s “The Road to Golden”

By Reel Chicago Aug 18, 2020

Burrell Communications Group (BCG), a leading national agency specializing in multicultural communications reaching the Black consumer market, earned second place, Bronze Honor...

CREATIVE

Woodford Reserve launches ‘Spectacle for the Senses’

By Reel Chicago Aug 17, 2020

Created for the Kentucky Derby, of which Woodford is the presenting sponsor, the campaign highlights the 200+ different flavor notes in the bourbon. Woodford Reserve is more...

CREATIVE

OKRP Lottery campaign shows “You Can’t Hide Winning”

By Reel Chicago Aug 17, 2020

The Illinois Lottery is extending its highly successful ‘You Can’t Hide Winning’, integrated marketing campaign from agency O’Keefe Reinhard & Paul to add addition...

What reviews say about ‘Lovecraft Country’

By Reel Chicago Aug 16, 2020

The wait is over. Lovecraft Country, which was filmed at Cinespace Studios, premiered Sunday night on HBO to 760,000 viewers, the best since Watchmen. Based on the novel of...

CREATIVE

Glad & FCB launch a Kitchen Keynote with Angela Kinsey

By Reel Chicago Aug 14, 2020

This afternoon, Angela Kinsey from The Office announces Glad ForceFlex Plus in a Kitchen Keynote that's guaranteed to keep you entertained for 8 full minutes. Similar to App...

CITY NEWS

City of Chicago to Assess Memorials and Monuments

By Reel Chicago Aug 14, 2020

The City of Chicago announced a racial healing and historical reckoning project to assess the memorials, monuments and other art across Chicago. The project will grapple w...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Michael B. Jordan’s 61st Street is on campus at Cinespace

By Reel Chicago Aug 14, 2020

Cinespace Chicago Film Studios' president, Alex Pissios has confirmed that the Michael B. Jordan AMC drama series 61st Street is on campus and they will begin shooting in 2021....

Court TV to cover trials of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery

By Reel Chicago Aug 14, 2020

Court TV to cover trials involving George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Robert Durst, R. Kelly & more in months ahead. Court TV, the only multi-platform network devoted to live,...

REEL BUSINESS

The Brewing Irish are partnering with the Fighting Irish

By Reel Chicago Aug 14, 2020

While this may not be the launch moment we planned for, when a partnership nearly two centuries in the making comes together, it's a reminder that history's best teams are buil...

REEL BUSINESS

Boathouse Agency X Studio makes the Inc. 5000 List

By Reel Chicago Aug 14, 2020

Inc. magazine today revealed that The Boathouse Agency x Studio is No. 1,223 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing pri...