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One at Optimus signs Director George Zwierzynski Jr.
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One at Optimus signs Director George Zwierzynski Jr.

By Reel Chicago Mar 9, 2021 0 Comment
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One at Optimus, the production arm of leading production and post house Optimus, today announced George Zwierzynski Jr. has signed on as director. The award-winning direct...
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Chan C. Smith brings her storytelling skills to Tessa Films
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Chan C. Smith brings her storytelling skills to Tessa Films

By Reel Chicago Mar 8, 2021 0 Comment
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Chan C. Smith, a Chicago native who’s taken her skill as a storyteller to such genres as publishing, media and documentary film, is set to make her mark on the advertising sc...
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RBL Spotlight: actor, comedian, filmmaker Tyler Davis
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RBL Spotlight: actor, comedian, filmmaker Tyler Davis

By Reel Chicago Feb 23, 2021 0 Comment
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Editor’s Note: “The Reel Black List” is our annual spotlight of brothers and sisters in the worlds of advertising, film, TV, music, radio and media who are making a dif...
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Bigger Picture adds directors Humbi Entress & Martines
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Bigger Picture adds directors Humbi Entress & Martines

By Reel Chicago Feb 16, 2021 0 Comment
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The Bigger Picture has emerged from the complexities of 2020 to lean in to enhanced storytelling with the addition of two new directors Humbi Entress and Martines. Both bring a...
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Backyard adds director Julia Ngeow to roster
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Backyard adds director Julia Ngeow to roster

By Reel Chicago Feb 11, 2021 0 Comment
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Backyard Productions announced today the addition of Julia Ngeow to their roster of acclaimed directors and producers. CEO Kevin Allodi and Executive Producer Kris Mather are t...
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Backyard Productions signs Director/DP Max Gutierrez
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Backyard Productions signs Director/DP Max Gutierrez

By Reel Chicago Feb 11, 2021 0 Comment
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Backyard Productions announces that Award-winning Director/DP, Max Gutierrez, noted for his authentic lifestyle and warm family oriented work, has signed with the international...
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Rafael Kent joins Picture North with explosive music video
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Rafael Kent joins Picture North with explosive music video

By Reel Chicago Jan 29, 2021 0 Comment
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Cool camera moves and slick transitions are nice, but in the end it was asthmatic love that united Picture North and Brazilian director Rafael Kent. Kent, who on Friday rel...
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Michael Apted prolific director, producer, writer has died
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Michael Apted prolific director, producer, writer has died

By Reel Chicago Jan 12, 2021 0 Comment
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Michael Apted, producer, writer and actor, and one of the most prolific film directors of his generation has died at age 79. Born in 1941 in Aylesbury, England, Apted had an...
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Chicago P.D., The Chi, Director & Producer dies
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Chicago P.D., The Chi, Director & Producer dies

By Reel Chicago Nov 1, 2020 0 Comment
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David Rodriguez, a director and producer for series such as TNT's Animal Kingdom, Showtime's The Chi and Starz's Power, has died. He was 50. Rodriguez died on Oct. 29 from c...
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Interview with Eileen Cabiling director of Basurero
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Interview with Eileen Cabiling director of Basurero

By Reel Chicago Oct 27, 2020 0 Comment
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Basurero, a short film written and directed by Eileen Cabiling, has been making some serious waves at Asian film festivals this year. In it, a struggling young Filipino fis...
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‘Dreaming Grand Avenue’ director Hugh Schulze
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‘Dreaming Grand Avenue’ director Hugh Schulze

By Reel Chicago Oct 9, 2020 0 Comment
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Dreaming Grand Avenue, produced by Newcity's Chicago Film Project, is the story of Maggie and Jimmy, who have never met, but they keep showing up in each other’s dreams. As t...
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STORY’s real people share sweet memories for Hershey’s
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STORY’s real people share sweet memories for Hershey’s

By Reel Chicago Sep 23, 2020 0 Comment
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STORY’s Ky Dickens got couples to reveal the magic and mishaps of their first kiss in a sweet campaign for Hershey’s. Conceived by dentsumcgarrybowen, and shot in Los A...
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Stept adds Doug Stephen for their roster of directors
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Stept adds Doug Stephen for their roster of directors

By Reel Chicago Sep 10, 2020 0 Comment
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Integrated production house Stept Studios now has a new partnership with stalwart commercial representative Doug Stephen for their roster of directors.  Doug Stephen & ...
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Chicago filmmaker Kris Rey talks about her 4th feature
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Chicago filmmaker Kris Rey talks about her 4th feature

By Reel Chicago Aug 5, 2020 0 Comment
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Chicago filmmaker, Kris Rey talks with Reel Chicago about the making of her newly released indie feature "I Used to Go Here" opening today at the Music Box. It’s always f...
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Director Ryan Patrick joins friends at Picture North
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Director Ryan Patrick joins friends at Picture North

By Reel Chicago Jul 22, 2020 0 Comment
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LA-based director Ryan Patrick, known for his comedy and choreography chops, joins the Picture North family, formalizing a relationship over a decade in the making. Director...
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Free Spirit Media appoints interim Executive Director
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Free Spirit Media appoints interim Executive Director

By Reel Chicago Jul 22, 2020 0 Comment
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Free Spirit Media has announced the appointment of Anedra Kerr as interim executive director. The statement today from Board Chairman, Stacey Bolton, that began by thanking ...
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Seed adds Director/Photographer, Sam Ciurdar
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Seed adds Director/Photographer, Sam Ciurdar

Jun 10, 2020 0 Comment
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Roy Skillicorn, owner and EP of Seed, envisions Sam Ciurdar making it big. “Sam has an artist's eye for beautiful imagery that blends perfectly with his vision as a dire...
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Director, Mat Fuller joins Seed’s award winning roster
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Director, Mat Fuller joins Seed’s award winning roster

By Reel Chicago Jun 2, 2020 0 Comment
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Seed adds Emmy nominated VFX artist, Mat Fuller, to their award-winning directorial roster. Fuller has worked as an on-set Visual Effects Supervisor, a live-action Di...
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Chicagoan, Sam Logan Khaleghi to release next feature
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Chicagoan, Sam Logan Khaleghi to release next feature

By Reel Chicago May 28, 2020 0 Comment
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Sam Logan Khaleghi carries a lot of titles in this town. The Northwestern University grad, former Chicago resident, and Chicago Emmy Nominee, is the writer, producer, director,...
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Behind the Scenes: Amazon series ‘Tales From the Loop’
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Behind the Scenes: Amazon series ‘Tales From the Loop’

By Reel Chicago May 3, 2020 0 Comment
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Tales From the Loop, a new eight-episode series now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, explores the goings-on in a small Ohio town situated atop a mysterious machine that has mad...
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