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Tag: Chicago filmmaker

Jack C. Newell and Arti Ishak collaborate on the making of HALF
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Jack C. Newell and Arti Ishak collaborate on the making of HALF

By Barbara Roche May 3, 2024
Chicago-based actor, director and writer Arti Ishak is embarking on a very personal journey with her new short film project titled HALF. The themes in HALF navigate ar...
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Director Mark Schimmel signs with Road Pictures
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Director Mark Schimmel signs with Road Pictures

By Reel Chicago Jun 22, 2022
Road Pictures has announced it has signed director Mark Schimmel for national representation. The union between Greg Malone, Executive Producer and owner of Road Pictures, a...
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Chicago filmmaker Jim Vendiola awarded NewNarratives inaugural grant
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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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Chicago Critics Film Festival returns to Music Box Theatre
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Chicago Critics Film Festival returns to Music Box Theatre

By Reel Chicago Sep 24, 2021
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, announces the first ...
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Chicago-based Sheridan Road Productions premieres ‘The Road Dance’
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Chicago-based Sheridan Road Productions premieres ‘The Road Dance’

By Reel Chicago Aug 10, 2021
The Road Dance, a WWI drama/love story, based on actual events, was developed and produced by Sheridan Road Productions, a Chicago-based development and production company. ...
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Chicago film community mourns loss of Jeff Marpé
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Chicago film community mourns loss of Jeff Marpé

By Barbara Roche Jul 16, 2021
The Chicago film community is sadden by the loss of film pioneer Jeff Marpé, executive producer, director and founder of Line 9 Productions who passed away suddenly on July 14...
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Camera Ambassador announces Builders Grant winner
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Camera Ambassador announces Builders Grant winner

By Reel Chicago Jun 30, 2021
After months of careful consideration & hundreds of community votes, Camera Ambassador introduces this year's 2021 Community Builders Grant winner Link Wolfe.  His ...
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‘I Dream of a Psychopomp’ announces Chicago premiere
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‘I Dream of a Psychopomp’ announces Chicago premiere

By Reel Chicago Jun 18, 2021
How Bizarre Pictures just announced the red carpet world premiere screening event for writer/director Danny Villanueva Jr.’s debut feature-length supernatural drama/horror an...
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Chicago filmmakers’ Monuments opens at Siskel Center
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Chicago filmmakers’ Monuments opens at Siskel Center

By Reel Chicago Jun 3, 2021
This Friday, June 4, is the exclusive Chicago streaming engagement of Monuments, from local filmmaker and Gene Siskel Film Center alum Jack C. Newell (...
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Chicago filmmaker Kamelya Alexan screens doc at MFF
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Chicago filmmaker Kamelya Alexan screens doc at MFF

By Reel Chicago May 21, 2021
Chicago Producer/Director Kamelya Alexan is no stranger to the film festival world. Having an award winning short, Before the Fall screened around the world, filmmaking never s...
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Chicago director, Christian Taylor screening at GI Fest
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Chicago director, Christian Taylor screening at GI Fest

By Megan Penn May 7, 2021
The directorial debut of Chicago native Christian Taylor with The Girl Who Wore Freedom is an education on empathy. This documentary being shown at the GI Film Festival San Die...
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Motherhood ‘The Toughest Job in the World’ short film
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Motherhood ‘The Toughest Job in the World’ short film

By Reel Chicago May 7, 2021
In celebration of Mother’s Day, 2021, directors Coco Fernandez and Kristen Tepper, co-founders of of 3AM Thoughts Production, in collaboration with International Spoken Word ...
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How two Chicago guys made a #1 box office hit
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How two Chicago guys made a #1 box office hit

By Joia DaVida Apr 23, 2021
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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Filmscape announces Gary Adcock as Executive Director
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Filmscape announces Gary Adcock as Executive Director

By Reel Chicago Apr 13, 2021
Veteran filmmaker, photographer, and revered tech consultant, Gary Adcock has been appointed Executive Director of Filmscape, the gear and education expo that brings equipment ...
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Black Media & Entertainment Industry Conference at CSU
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Black Media & Entertainment Industry Conference at CSU

By Reel Chicago Apr 12, 2021
Chicago State University (CSU) connects local film and television professionals with industry leaders during a free virtual four-day Black Media & Entertainment Industry Co...
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STORY signs McCormick Brothers adventure filmmakers
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STORY signs McCormick Brothers adventure filmmakers

By Reel Chicago Apr 12, 2021
Adventure filmmakers Kyler and Kody McCormick have joined STORY for advertising projects. The McCormick Brothers, who have directed commercials, branded content and social medi...
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‘Color of Tomorrow’ promotes unity in the face of unrest
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‘Color of Tomorrow’ promotes unity in the face of unrest

By Reel Chicago Mar 23, 2021
The National Museum of Mexican Art invites the public to a virtual screening of the award-winning animated short 'Color of Tomorrow' as part of its Storytellers 4 Unity Film F...
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REEL WOMEN: Lisa Masseur, EP/Founder Tessa Films
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REEL WOMEN: Lisa Masseur, EP/Founder Tessa Films

By Lisa Masseur Mar 22, 2021
Editor’s Note: They are leaders. They are inspirational. They are mentors. They are visionaries. They are, quite frankly, badasses. They are our 2021 REEL WOMEN. During Wome...
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Chicago Latino Film Fest adds Riera’s film Rita Moreno
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Chicago Latino Film Fest adds Riera’s film Rita Moreno

By Reel Chicago Mar 19, 2021
The 37th Chicago Latino Film Festival, presented by Corona Extra, announced today its Centerpiece presentation of Mariem Pérez Riera’s Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decid...
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‘Queen Bess’ released on the Netflix Film Club
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‘Queen Bess’ released on the Netflix Film Club

By Reel Chicago Mar 16, 2021
“Netflix went out and there and found a group of amazing filmmakers who you may not be aware of but should be, and their storytelling power is universal,” - - Executive Pro...
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