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Chicago Film Critics Association announces 2022 Audience Award Winners

By Reel Chicago May 20, 2022

The Chicago Film Critics Association, the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the Audien...

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AbelsonTaylor EVP Jay Carter is this year’s Industry Person of the Year

By Reel Chicago May 16, 2022

Jay Carter, executive vice president and chief strategy officer of leading healthcare agency AbelsonTaylor, has been named Industry Person of the Year for 2022 by the editors o...

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Two feature debuts take top honors at Chicago Latino Film Festival

By Reel Chicago May 10, 2022

The 38th Chicago Latino Film Festival announced today the winners and runners-up for its Audience Choice Awards. The slate of 50 features and 36 shorts from Latin America, ...

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Leo Burnett’s The Lost Class takes home four Grand Clios

By Reel Chicago Apr 30, 2022

The Clio Awards unveiled the winners of its most prestigious prize during a live ceremony at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in NYC. Leo Burnett Chicago took home four Grand Clios in Pri...

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Leo Burnett Chicago takes second place finalists tally for The One Show

By Reel Chicago Apr 27, 2022

Area 23 New York leads the way with the most finalists entries in The One Show 2022, followed closely by Leo Burnett Chicago. All finalists will win either Gold, Silver or B...

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Chicago’s own Jennifer Hudson named entertainer of the year

By Reel Chicago Feb 28, 2022

Chicago’s own Academy award winning actress and Grammy award winning singer and songwriter, Jennifer Hudson was named entertainer of the year at the 53rd annual NAACP Image A...

REEL BUSINESS

America’s love of pick ups continues: Ford Maverick wins Cars.com Best

By Reel Chicago Feb 25, 2022

Cars.com, the car-shopping marketplace, named the Ford Maverick pickup truck the Best of the Year winner for 2022 in its annual Best Of awards program. Pickup trucks a...

FESTIVALS

Watch the winning films from the 2021 Best of The Midwest Awards

By Reel Chicago Feb 25, 2022

Midwest Film Festival is kicking off the 2022 season with a screening featuring the winning films from The 2021 Best of The Midwest Awards! With stories that ran...

Behind The Scenes

Interview: Director Kamelya Alexan winner of the MFF Empowerment Award

By Javier Navarrete Feb 11, 2022

Director and self-proclaimed wearer of many hats, Kamelya Alexan won the Empowerment Award at the 2022 Midwest Film Festival’s Best of the Midwest Awards, for her short, Chan...

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Congratulations to the winners of the 63rd Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards

By Barbara Roche Dec 6, 2021

Congratulations nominees and winners! There were 71 categories this year with 80 award winners. The 63rd Annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards, held on Sunday evening was a wel...

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Chicago filmmaker Jim Vendiola awarded NewNarratives inaugural grant

By Reel Chicago Nov 29, 2021

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA), supported by WarnerMedia OneFifty, has announced the final selection of its NewNarratives artist grant program. Chicago filmmaker Jim Vendiol...

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11 Dollar Bill takes home six awards at ONE Club Denver

By Reel Chicago Nov 15, 2021

11 Dollar Bill had a big night at The ONE Club for Creativity—Denver’s annual awards competition honoring the year’s best work in advertising in the Rocky Mountain region...

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Chicago Critics Film Festival announces Audience Award Winners

By Reel Chicago Nov 15, 2021

Over 1,000 vaccinated and masked film enthusiasts safely returned to the cinema this weekend for exclusive screenings and special guests, marking another successful year for Ch...

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Gotham announces winners of Focus Features and JetBlue

By Reel Chicago Nov 10, 2021

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced the winners of its third annual Focus Features & JetBlue Student Short Film Showcase. The five winning filmmakers of the...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

The Colonie ‘Sponsor Reel’ is a hit across all three AICP award shows

By Reel Chicago Nov 9, 2021

Before the official AICP winners were even announced, The Colonie won a major honor. For the first time in its history, the Chicago based post-production company was selected t...

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Gene Siskel Center presents Black Harvest Film Festival prize

By Reel Chicago Nov 5, 2021

The Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago announces the 2021 winners of the Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Black Harvest Film Festival Prize. ...

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Winners of the 57th Chicago International Film Festival

By Reel Chicago Oct 25, 2021

The Chicago International Film Festival announces the winners of its 2021 competitions. Celebrating its 57th edition October 13 - 24, 2021, the Chicago International Film F...

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Winners of Reeling: The 39th Chicago LGBTQ+ Film Festival

By Reel Chicago Oct 25, 2021

The audience votes are in and the judges have spoken. The winning films of Reeling: The 39th Chicago LGBTQ+ Film Festival have been announced! The 39th Chicago LGBTQ+ Film ...

CITY NEWS

Chicago creatives bring home 15 Lions for their city

By Reel Chicago Jun 29, 2021

Chicago creatives are the recipients of 15 Cannes Lions International Festival Awards, including the Titanium Lion – the top creative award in the world for the “Boards of ...

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Ogilvy takes home 2 Grand Prix on Cannes Lions day 4

By Reel Chicago Jun 24, 2021

Ogilvy took home two additional Grand Prix on the fourth day of the 2021 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. Ogilvy’s global network was also awarded an additional Gold, 6 S...