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Tag: film production

Chicago P.D.’s Jesse Lee Soffer is back at it. Just different
  • ONE CHICAGO

Chicago P.D.’s Jesse Lee Soffer is back at it. Just different

By Barbara Roche Feb 4, 2023
Jesse Lee Soffer is back at it -- But Jay Halstead is not. As previously announced, Soffer has returned to Chicago P.D. to direct episode 16 which began filming on Friday, J...
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Possibly everything you’d want to know about Groundhog Day
  • CHICAGO MADE

Possibly everything you’d want to know about Groundhog Day

By Barbara Roche Feb 2, 2023
In case you weren't already feeling old, February 2 is the 30th anniversary of the release of Groundhog Day, the story of our favorite narcissistic, self-centered weatherman, w...
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Calabash partners with Ex Populus on Final Form
  • animation

Calabash partners with Ex Populus on Final Form

By Reel Chicago Feb 1, 2023
Final Form is the latest NFT game from web3 game development company, Ex Populus, San Francisco, to feature the animation of long-time creative collaborator, Chicago based ...
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WGA West slams WarnerMedia and Discovery for broken promises
  • WGA

WGA West slams WarnerMedia and Discovery for broken promises

By Reel Chicago Jan 30, 2023
The WGA current contract expires on May 1, and though a strike is by no means certain, it's on everyone's radar. The guild has cautioned members to disregard rumors about a...
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Chicago filmmaker Michael Glover Smith’s ‘Relative’ at Facets tonight
  • CHICAGO MADE

Chicago filmmaker Michael Glover Smith’s ‘Relative’ at Facets tonight

By Reel Chicago Jan 27, 2023
FACETS announces a one-night-only screening of Chicago filmmaker Michael Glover Smith's award-winning film Relative, followed by a Q&A moderated by filmmaker and DePaul Pr...
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Last chance to join the Fresh Films Weekly Filmmaking Program
  • Events

Last chance to join the Fresh Films Weekly Filmmaking Program

By Reel Chicago Jan 27, 2023
Monday is the last chance to join the Fresh Films Weekly Filmmaking Program partnering with Fremantle Media. If you know any students who enjoy writing scripts, framing shot...
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Asian Pop-up Cinema offers free streaming for Lunar New Year
  • FESTIVALS

Asian Pop-up Cinema offers free streaming for Lunar New Year

By Reel Chicago Jan 27, 2023
In honor of the Lunar Calendar’s Chinese New Year Celebration of 2023, Asian Pop-Up Cinema continues to present an excellent free streaming movie series for U.S. and Canadian...
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Joe Kirkendall promoted to Head of Production for Dictionary Films
  • REEL MOVES

Joe Kirkendall promoted to Head of Production for Dictionary Films

By Reel Chicago Jan 26, 2023
Dictionary Films Managing Director Chris Rossiter today announced the promotion of Joe Kirkendall to the position of Head of Production. Based in Chicago, Kirkendall has been a...
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Mujeres announces Glorimar Marrero-Sánchez to direct feature doc
  • Reel Indie

Mujeres announces Glorimar Marrero-Sánchez to direct feature doc

By Reel Chicago Jan 25, 2023
Mujeres Latinas en Acción' (Mujeres) announces the official launch of a 50th anniversary documentary film production. After a request for proposals for filmmakers in ...
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Reeling Film Fest 2023 now open for submissions
  • FESTIVALS

Reeling Film Fest 2023 now open for submissions

By Reel Chicago Jan 25, 2023
Chicago Filmmakers announces the open call for entries for Reeling 2023: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, now in its 41st edition. Reeling, which has be...
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MFF’s Best of the Midwest Awards returns to Gene Siskel Center
  • FESTIVALS

MFF’s Best of the Midwest Awards returns to Gene Siskel Center

By Reel Chicago Jan 23, 2023
Kicking off a new season, The Midwest Film Festival (MFF) shines a spotlight on the winning short films of the Best of The Midwest Awards. These films exemplify what our re...
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Patrick Lives On announces the 6th Annual Film Showcase and Fundraiser
  • FESTIVALS

Patrick Lives On announces the 6th Annual Film Showcase and Fundraiser

By Reel Chicago Jan 20, 2023
Mark your calendar, the 6th Annual Patrick Lives On Film Showcase and Fundraiser, sponsored and hosted by Resolution Digital Studios and Cinespace Film Studios, takes place on ...
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The Bear receives nomination for Camera Operator of the Year
  • AWARDS

The Bear receives nomination for Camera Operator of the Year

By Reel Chicago Jan 20, 2023
Another nomination for The Bear attests to how well the first season has been received by just about every major awards show. We will tally them all at the end of award season....
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City Council proclaims January 25 as ‘DePaul Day’ in Chicago
  • Events

City Council proclaims January 25 as ‘DePaul Day’ in Chicago

By Reel Chicago Jan 19, 2023
In celebration and honor of DePaul University’s 125 years of engaging, diverse learning and service in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and City Council proclaimed Wednesday, Ja...
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Lightswitch Video wins first Emmy Award for Mardi Gras project
  • AWARDS

Lightswitch Video wins first Emmy Award for Mardi Gras project

Jan 18, 2023
Lightswitch Video, a Chicago-based video production company, won a Suncoast Regional Emmy Award on December 10 for their work on Mardi Gras for All Y’all, a project created i...
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Tom Webster joins Squeak E. Clean to launch experiential division
  • REEL MOVES

Tom Webster joins Squeak E. Clean to launch experiential division

By Reel Chicago Jan 17, 2023
Global creative audio network Squeak E. Clean Studios has joined forces with experiential pioneer Tom Webster to launch an experience division. With a proven track record w...
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Jenny Schaye returns home to Optimus as editor
  • REEL MOVES

Jenny Schaye returns home to Optimus as editor

By Reel Chicago Jan 17, 2023
Optimus welcomes Jenny Schaye back to the leading production and post house as editor. Jenny’s talent and commitment to producing the highest quality work – in a vari...
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Camera Ambassador and Cinema Femme launch The Call Sheet
  • Events

Camera Ambassador and Cinema Femme launch The Call Sheet

By Reel Chicago Jan 15, 2023
Camera Ambassador and Cinema Femme present their latest collaboration: the first issue of a brand new magazine called The Call Sheet! “We always love working with Cinema F...
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The Pickwick Theater closes its doors
  • REEL BUSINESS

The Pickwick Theater closes its doors

By Barbara Roche Jan 14, 2023
The Pickwick Theatre closed its doors Thursday night after the final movie Gone With the Wind was shown to a packed house. The exquisite art-deco movie palace chose that fi...
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Chicago film community mourns the loss of AD, Lorin Fulton
  • In memoriam

Chicago film community mourns the loss of AD, Lorin Fulton

By Barbara Roche Jan 14, 2023
Our film community has lost a beloved member of the family with the passing of filmmaker, Lorin Fulton, who fought a courageous battle with cancer and passed on January 11. ...
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