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Events

Bob Odenkirk with Tim Meadows: Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

By Reel Chicago Jan 25, 2022

Chicago Humanities Festival will present Chicago's own Bob Odenkirk in conversation with Tim Meadows at the Music Box Theatre on March 2 Odenkirk opens up about the highs ...

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Chicago Film XLerator Program for BIPOC creators announces 2022 winner

By Reel Chicago Jan 25, 2022

The Chicago Film XLerator, a Creative Cypher Project is a content lab intended to discover new BIPOC talent and increase creative pipelines in the entertainment industry. F...

CITY NEWS

Registration begins for the 2022 Bank of America Chicago 13.1

By Reel Chicago Jan 25, 2022

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon and Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle announce the launch of registration for the 2022 Bank of America Chicago 13.1. The newest addition...

FESTIVALS

38th Chicago Latino Film Festival poster contest winner is revealed

By Reel Chicago Jan 25, 2022

The Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF) announced today that Polish graphic artist Dominika Czerniak-Chojnacka, winner of the 2017 Chicago Latino Film Festival Poster Contest, ...

REEL BUSINESS

Guaranteed Rate partners with NASCAR driver Tyler Reddick

By Reel Chicago Jan 25, 2022

Guaranteed Rate, a leader in mortgage lending and digital financial services with headquarters in Chicago, and Richard Childress Racing (RCR) have announced a partnership with�...

REEL MOVES

Political reporter Tina Sfondeles joins Mac Strategies Group

By Reel Chicago Jan 25, 2022

Mac Strategies Group, one of the state's premier strategic communications and government relations firms, announced today that former Politico White House reporter and Chica...

FESTIVALS

Chicago doc Live at Mister Kelly’s is the closer for Santa Fe Film Festival

By Reel Chicago Jan 24, 2022

The Santa Fe Film Festival schedule from February 3 - 13 has announced their closing film will be the Chicago documentary, Live at Mister Kelly's. The film celebrates Miste...

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Oscar Mayer launches first-ever bologna-inspired face mask

By Reel Chicago Jan 24, 2022

For more than a century, Oscar Mayer has injected levity into everyday moments – from creating a 27-foot-long rolling Wiener, to the memorable jingles, to inspiring families ...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Award-winning director David Fincher will film The Killer in Chicago area

By Reel Chicago Jan 21, 2022

Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winning director David Fincher is bringing his latest Netflix movie project, The Killer, to the Chicago area with plans to film for several...

SPORTS

WNBA’s Candace Parker and Turner Sports to produce feature-length doc

By Reel Chicago Jan 21, 2022

Turner Sports, in conjunction with Candace Parker and Scout Productions in association with Baby Hair Productions, has announced the green-light of an untitled documentary ...

CITY NEWS

Art on theMART celebrates 2022 the Year of Chicago Dance

By Reel Chicago Jan 21, 2022

The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) has announced that 2022 is the Year of Chicago Dance: a year-long celebration of Chicago’s cultural cont...

NEW WORK

Leo Burnett proves consumers ‘Can’t Stop Banking’ with Bank of America

By Reel Chicago Jan 20, 2022

As banking customers continue to shift towards digital channels during the pandemic, Bank of America is ready to meet that demand. People often perceive Bank of America as bric...

Events

Midwest Film Festival presents The Best of The Midwest Awards

By Reel Chicago Jan 20, 2022

Midwest Film Festival presents their annual awards gala - Best of the Midwest Awards (BMAs) on Tuesday, February 1st at CineCity Chicago. Starting at 7:00pm, guests are in...

REEL MOVES

Havas Chief Creative Officer Myra Nussbaum adds President to title

By Reel Chicago Jan 20, 2022

Less than a year after becoming Chief Creative Officer of Havas Chicago, Myra Nussbaum has been promoted to the dual role of President and CCO of the creative agency. Nussb...

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TimeZoneOne welcomes Amy Carr, as the new General Manager

By Reel Chicago Jan 18, 2022

TimeZoneOne (TZO), a global creative communications agency, announced today, award-winning Chicago journalist and innovative content creator Amy Carr, will lead all content and...

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Cutters promotes Magdalena Hernández to editor

By Reel Chicago Jan 18, 2022

Cutters, the high-end editorial boutique, promotes Magdalena Hernández to editor in an announcement made by Cutters Chicago Executive Producer Heather Richardson. Original...

In memoriam

Memorial services for producer Katie Hoban today

By Reel Chicago Jan 18, 2022

The Chicago production family was stunned and saddened to learn that 44-year-old Producer and Post-Production Supervisor, Katie Hoban passed away suddenly at the beginning of t...

REEL BUSINESS

SONIC Hard Seltzer to be available at retail stores by end of year

By Reel Chicago Jan 14, 2022

Yep, it's that SONIC. Born from the collaboration between SONIC Drive-in, a 68-year-old brand powerhouse, and COOP Ale Works, a 12-year-old quality craft brewery, SONIC Hard Se...

Reel People

Record-setting marathoner Joan Benoit Samuelson tells how it’s done

By Reel Chicago Jan 14, 2022

To help recover from a slalom skiing accident in which she broke her leg, Joan Benoit Samuelson took to long-distance running in high school and became dedicated to the sport. ...

NEW WORK

FCBX and Joseph Gordon-Levitt collaborate with Canon at CES

By Reel Chicago Jan 14, 2022

Canon, in partnership with FCB and its experiential practice FCBX have teamed up with Joseph Gordon-Levitt to debut Canon’s latest hybrid work system AMLOS (Activate My Line ...

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