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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...

Events

#Act4Impact fundraiser hosted by Queen Latifah

By Reel Chicago Aug 14, 2020

The American Lung Association announced its first-ever livestream fundraising benefit, #Act4Impact, to be hosted by Queen Latifah on September 26, 2020...

Reel People

Gary Sinise to receive LMGI Humanitarian Award

By Reel Chicago Aug 12, 2020

Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated actor Gary Sinise will receive the esteemed Humanitarian Award from the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) at the 7th Annual LMGI...

CREATIVE

Leo Burnett and the United Nations agree to ‘Do Nothing’

By Reel Chicago Aug 12, 2020

Leo Burnett Chicago’s newest pro bono work for the United Nations 12th Global Goal centres around responsible consumption and production, and how the best way to accomplish t...

Chicago’s Vairrun Strickland joins cast of ‘Lost Resort’

By Reel Chicago Aug 12, 2020

Chicago native Vairrun Strickland hopes to have a life-changing mental and physical breakthrough as he joins the Lost Resort cast on the latest season of the TBS television rea...

Events

Black Harvest Film Festival accepting film submissions

By Reel Chicago Aug 12, 2020

Black Harvest Film Festival film submissions due September 1. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center will present its 26th annual Black Harvest ...

Events

AbelCine Workshops at Filmscape 2020 virtual show

By Reel Chicago Aug 10, 2020

AbelCine will have a booth at Filmscape Chicago, the cinema and television production expo that focuses on community building, providing two days of completely FREE education f...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

FX announces Fargo Season Four Cast

By Reel Chicago Aug 10, 2020

FX has set the extraordinary ensemble cast that will star with Chris Rock in the fourth installment of the Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning limited series Fargo. Peabody...

MUSIC

LÜM adds virtual gifting system to music streaming

By Reel Chicago Aug 10, 2020

LÜM, a Madison-based tech startup that’s revolutionizing the way artists and fans stream and discover new music, has closed a Seed II round of funding. LÜM will continu...

Reel Indie

Blue Whiskey Independent Film Fest postponed to 2021

By Reel Chicago Aug 9, 2020

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...

Events

Filmscape 2020 goes online with virtual exhibitor booths

By Reel Chicago Aug 7, 2020

Filmscape 2020 goes virtual August 29 & 30. Exhibitors get a virtual booth on a dedicated page on the Filmscape website. Every year, Filmscape Chicago, an educational no...

AWARDS

SCC takes Small Agency of the Year, Silver

By Reel Chicago Aug 7, 2020

Chicago-based independent creative and technology agency, Schafer Condon Carter (SCC) won its second Small Agency of the Year Award in three years taking the Ad Age Silver. ...

Reel Indie

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

By Reel Chicago Aug 7, 2020

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...