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REEL INTERVIEWS

Chicago filmmaker Kris Rey talks about her 4th feature

By Reel Chicago Aug 5, 2020

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...

Behind The Scenes

Jeremy Pinckert talks commercial shoots in COVID Era

By Jeremy Pinckert Aug 3, 2020

Director Jeremy Pinckert of Explore goes behind the scenes for the making of commercials in the Covid Era. Explore is a full-service commercial production company located in Ch...

AWARDS

Chicago ’66 wins Tirota/Finish Line Contest

By Reel Chicago Aug 3, 2020

Professor and Screenwriter Stephane Dunn's Grand Prize winner in the first Tirota/Finish Line Social Impact Script Competition was inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ...

Reel Indie

Chicago-Made doc screens at Gene Siskel Film Center

By Reel Chicago Jul 31, 2020

The Gene Siskel Film Center will host virtual screenings of the new locally-produced documentary “Seasons of Change on Henry’s Farm” beginning Friday, August 14. Set ...

In memoriam

Jim Mahoney founder of Film & Tape Works passes at 71

By Reel Chicago Jul 29, 2020

James A. Mahoney, the founder of Film & Tape Works and dear friend of many in the Chicago film community, has died at age 71. Film and Tape Works at 237 E. Ontario, was...

Reel Indie

Cutters Studio releases indie feature “before/during/after”

By Reel Chicago Jul 24, 2020

The leaders of international creative company Cutters Studios join their fellow filmmakers in celebrating the World Premiere for indie narrative feature before/during/after as ...

WTTW tonight Eastland: The Shipwreck That Shook America

By Reel Chicago Jul 24, 2020

With sound and editing by Andrew Twiss, score by Steve Rashid, and additional design and surround sound by Sam Fishkin, EASTLAND features rare footage from the day of the disas...

Reel Indie

Chicago-made ‘I Used to Go Here’ has drive-in premiere

By Reel Chicago Jul 23, 2020

The Chicago premiere of the critically acclaimed, bittersweet comedy I Used To Go Here, featuring in-person Q&As with Chicago-based writer/director Kris Rey, will take plac...

REEL MOVES

Director Ryan Patrick joins friends at Picture North

By Reel Chicago Jul 22, 2020

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...

REEL PRO

DePaul, Columbia and Flashpoint plan for Fall 2020

By Katharin Mraz Jul 20, 2020

Chicago’s DePaul, Flashpoint and Columbia College are preparing for fall. Here's what they are doing to keep their students safe, as they guide them toward their careers. ...

Events

Chicago Filmmakers announces Film Education Program

By Reel Chicago Jul 17, 2020

Chicago Filmmakers announces the launch of Masterwork: Industry Conversations, a series of virtual interviews designed to provide insight into the careers of long established a...

Reel Indie

Chicago’s Mauro wraps production on ‘I Have a Name’

By Reel Chicago Jul 13, 2020

Chicago writer-director Lucia Mauro has completed post-production on I Have a Name, a one-hour documentary co-produced by Jacqueline C. Hayes – founder & president emerit...

Reel Indie

Eleven04 has re-launched their First Backer Initiative

By Katharin Mraz Jul 8, 2020

Do you have a creative project you’re dying to get off the ground? Looking for a space and equipment for your next pitch video? If so, then you should be very exc...

MEDIA

Oprah Winfrey, Lionsgate, NY Times adapt 1619 Project

By Reel Chicago Jul 8, 2020

Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate Join Forces With Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times to Adapt the Acclaimed 1619 Project Into a Portfolio o...

NEW WORK

The Mill teams up with EA SPORTS on ‘Feel Next Level’

By Reel Chicago Jul 7, 2020

Creatively developed in partnership with EA SPORTS and produced entirely under COVID-19 restrictions. EA SPORTS has launched a new adrenaline fueled brand film in collaborat...

REEL PRO

Indie Film Town Hall: Legal and Insurance Challenges

By Reel Chicago Jul 2, 2020

The Indie Film Town Hall series brings together Chicago’s independent film and media-making community during these difficult times. In a series of lunchtime meetings...

HBO debuts ‘Lovecraft Country’ filmed at Cinespace

By Reel Chicago Jul 2, 2020

Filmed at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, HBO's new drama series from J.J. Abrams, Jordan Peele and showrunner/executive producer Misha Green, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY debuts Sunday,...

THE NEW NORMAL

Spaceship Town & Minimal join for Nice Lena & Friends

By Reel Chicago Jun 29, 2020

Filmed entirely in isolation, in a bedroom, bathroom, and the alley, 'Friends on a Shelf' alleviates the loneliness and monotony of isolation. Chicago-based boutique product...

Season 3 premiere of Lena Waithe’s ‘The Chi’

By Reel Chicago Jun 17, 2020

"The Chi" Season 3 premieres this Sunday, June 21st at 8 PM CT on Showtime. Created by Chicago’s own Lena Waithe and filmed entirely in Illinois, "The Chi" is a comin...

REEL PRO

Cinespace releases their Production Safety Guidelines

By Reel Chicago Jun 17, 2020

Cinespace Chicago Film Studios has released their own set of Production Safety Guidelines and announced their partnership with ServPro, which will be the ex...