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Tag: film production

35th Onion City Experimental Film Festival announces dates
  • FESTIVALS

35th Onion City Experimental Film Festival announces dates

By Reel Chicago Mar 14, 2025
Chicago Filmmakers announces the 35th edition of the Onion City Experimental Film Festival on Thursday, April 3 through Sunday, April 6. The festival will take place at Chic...
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Moses The Black set to film in Chicago this spring
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Moses The Black set to film in Chicago this spring

By Barbara Roche Mar 11, 2025
The faith-based feature, Moses The Black, is set to film in Chicago with production scheduled to begin this spring. Chukwudi Iwuji, Omar Epps, Wiz Khalifa, and Quavo are se...
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REEL WOMEN Celebrates: Nikki Vapensky, Editor
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REEL WOMEN Celebrates: Nikki Vapensky, Editor

By Nikki Vapensky Mar 7, 2025
Editor’s Note: Supporting women should not be limited to a month. So, at Reel Chicago, we have decided to amplify and promote dynamic women’s voices all year long. Beg...
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Ayo Edebiri in talks to write and star in Barney movie
  • FILM

Ayo Edebiri in talks to write and star in Barney movie

By Barbara Roche Feb 26, 2025
In a groundbreaking move, Ayo Edebiri, the Emmy-winning star of The Bear, has been selected to pen the screenplay for a live-action "Barney" movie. Edebiri is also in discussio...
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Film competition celebrates Paul Newman’s 100th birthday
  • Events

Film competition celebrates Paul Newman’s 100th birthday

By Reel Chicago Feb 26, 2025
Mosaic Film Experience, an award-winning, nonprofit educational platform, announced the launch of Nourishing Narratives: Cultivating Youth Stories For Change, a mobile film com...
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Reel Black List celebrates Elena Robinson, Head of Production
  • THE REEL BLACK LIST

Reel Black List celebrates Elena Robinson, Head of Production

By Elena Robinson Feb 20, 2025
Editors Note: Reel Chicago’s The Reel Black List isn’t just about February—it’s about honoring the Black creatives, leaders, and visionaries who shape Chicago’s film,...
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Laoch: Defy the Odds to screen at Chicago Irish Film Festival
  • FILM

Laoch: Defy the Odds to screen at Chicago Irish Film Festival

By Reel Chicago Feb 20, 2025
A compelling documentary film about Ireland’s only dwarf powerlifter, Laoch: Defy the Odds, makes its North American premiere at the Chicago Irish Film Festival on Satur...
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Athenaeum Center welcomes back Cinematographer Roger Deakins
  • Events

Athenaeum Center welcomes back Cinematographer Roger Deakins

By Reel Chicago Feb 20, 2025
Following a successful series of sold-out events in October 2024, legendary Academy Award-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins and his longtime collaborator and wife, James De...
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Creative Cypher partners with The Nuño Twins on Final Frame
  • CYPHER NEWSROOM

Creative Cypher partners with The Nuño Twins on Final Frame

By Reel Chicago Feb 20, 2025
Creative Cypher, the Chicago-based entertainment brand responsible for the XL Film Festival, has partnered with the Latine short film Final Frame. Final Frame is written an...
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The 26th annual Irish Film Festival opens February 27
  • FESTIVALS

The 26th annual Irish Film Festival opens February 27

By Barbara Roche Feb 15, 2025
The Chicago Irish Film Festival has an especially exciting program this year that includes award winners, nuanced and interesting stories and films from first time filmmakers t...
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Lucky Kraken and RPM Foundation to film Endangered Skills series
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Lucky Kraken and RPM Foundation to film Endangered Skills series

By Reel Chicago Feb 15, 2025
Lucky Kraken has partnered with RPM Foundation to produce Endangered Skills, a 10-part educational series dedicated to preserving and teaching time-honored automotive restora...
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Douglas Delaney joins Light Iron as Supervising Colorist
  • REEL MOVES

Douglas Delaney joins Light Iron as Supervising Colorist

By Reel Chicago Feb 13, 2025
Light Iron, the post-production creative-services division of Panavision, announces that Douglas Delaney has joined the company’s artist roster as a Supervising Colorist. Del...
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Quriosity’s Qadree Holmes weighs in on Super Bowl spots
  • Super Bowl

Quriosity’s Qadree Holmes weighs in on Super Bowl spots

By Qadree Holmes Feb 11, 2025
I was fortunate to be invited to watch the Super Bowl this year with Craig Duncan and Yvette Corbarrubias aka The Duncans.    They corralled a mighty group with a com...
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FCB Chicago dominates ONE Screen Short Film Festival with multiple wins
  • AWARDS

FCB Chicago dominates ONE Screen Short Film Festival with multiple wins

By Reel Chicago Feb 7, 2025
The ONE Screen Short Film Festival has recognized FCB Chicago as a standout winner in the 2024 competition, honoring the agency for its exceptional storytelling across multiple...
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Lay’s, Taika Waititi brings heartfelt storytelling to Super Bowl
  • Super Bowl

Lay’s, Taika Waititi brings heartfelt storytelling to Super Bowl

By Reel Chicago Feb 6, 2025
Lay’s is making a grand return to the Super Bowl, and this time, it’s with the cinematic touch of Academy Award-winning director Taika Waititi. Known for his ability to ble...
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Reel Black List celebrates, Robert Clifton Jr., CCO
  • THE REEL BLACK LIST

Reel Black List celebrates, Robert Clifton Jr., CCO

By Robert Clifton, Jr. Feb 5, 2025
Editors Note: Reel Chicago’s The Reel Black List isn’t just about February—it’s about honoring the Black creatives, leaders, and visionaries who shape Chicago’s film,...
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Bob Odenkirk’s nephew, Keenan, stars in Ring Ring at FACETS
  • Reel Indie

Bob Odenkirk’s nephew, Keenan, stars in Ring Ring at FACETS

By Reel Chicago Feb 4, 2025
Chicago actor Bob Odenkirk has no shortage of film, television and theater talent in his family. Palmyra Pictures has announced the premiere date for their first short film, Ri...
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Reel Black List Spotlight: Terrence Burrell, Creative Director
  • THE REEL BLACK LIST

Reel Black List Spotlight: Terrence Burrell, Creative Director

By Terrence Burrell Feb 4, 2025
Editors Note: Reel Chicago's The Reel Black List isn’t just about February—it’s about honoring the Black creatives, leaders, and visionaries who shape Chicago’s film, T...
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FACETS 50th Anniversary brings a new name and new vision
  • REEL BUSINESS

FACETS 50th Anniversary brings a new name and new vision

By Reel Chicago Jan 31, 2025
As it reaches its 50th anniversary in 2025, FACETS is ushering in a new chapter with a refreshed name, an expanded lineup of programming, and ambitious plans for growth. A ...
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Chicago Latino Film Fest announces winner of annual poster contest
  • FESTIVALS

Chicago Latino Film Fest announces winner of annual poster contest

By Reel Chicago Jan 24, 2025
The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago (ILCC), producer of the Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF), has announced the winner of the Festival’s annual poster comp...
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