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Tag: film production

50 Cent threatens to move Power universe away from STARZ
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

50 Cent threatens to move Power universe away from STARZ

By Reel Chicago Mar 3, 2022
50 Cent threatens to move the Power universe away from its home on STARZ, after the business mogul recently blasted his frustrations on Instagram. As we reported earlier on ...
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Ashley Rice joins Cinespace as President and co-managing partner
  • REEL PRO

Ashley Rice joins Cinespace as President and co-managing partner

By Barbara Roche Mar 3, 2022
Cinespace Studios has appointed Ashley Rice as president and co-managing partner. Rice joins Cinespace from Legendary Television where she managed operations, including pro...
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Chicago Filmmakers announces competition programs for Onion City Festival
  • FESTIVALS

Chicago Filmmakers announces competition programs for Onion City Festival

By Reel Chicago Mar 2, 2022
Chicago Filmmakers announces the competition programs for the 32nd Onion City Experimental Film + Video Festival, which will take place March 31 to April 3. The five compe...
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Chicago Irish Film Festival returns with in-person and virtual screenings
  • FESTIVALS

Chicago Irish Film Festival returns with in-person and virtual screenings

By Reel Chicago Mar 1, 2022
The 23rd annual Chicago Irish Film Festival (CIFF) returns to offer the best features, shorts and documentary films from The Land of Storytelling. This year’s festival is...
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JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival is In-Theater and Online
  • FESTIVALS

JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival is In-Theater and Online

By Reel Chicago Mar 1, 2022
The JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival's 9th annual Spring Festival, running March 10 – 27, includes 18 films streaming online and in-theater that are largely about relationshi...
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25th Annual Chicago European Union Film Festival begins this week
  • FESTIVALS

25th Annual Chicago European Union Film Festival begins this week

By Reel Chicago Mar 1, 2022
As the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center prepares for its 25th Annual Chicago European Union Film Festival (CEUFF), they pause to pay tribute t...
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Chicago’s own Jennifer Hudson named entertainer of the year
  • AWARDS

Chicago’s own Jennifer Hudson named entertainer of the year

By Reel Chicago Feb 28, 2022
Chicago’s own Academy award winning actress and Grammy award winning singer and songwriter, Jennifer Hudson was named entertainer of the year at the 53rd annual NAACP Image A...
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Lena Waithe and Indeed announce 10 filmmakers for Rising Voices
  • Reel People

Lena Waithe and Indeed announce 10 filmmakers for Rising Voices

By Reel Chicago Feb 25, 2022
Indeed, the world’s number one job site, announced the 10 filmmaker teams selected for season two of Indeed: Rising Voices. In partnership with Emmy Award-winning wr...
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Watch the winning films from the 2021 Best of The Midwest Awards
  • FESTIVALS

Watch the winning films from the 2021 Best of The Midwest Awards

By Reel Chicago Feb 25, 2022
Midwest Film Festival is kicking off the 2022 season with a screening featuring the winning films from The 2021 Best of The Midwest Awards!   With stories that ran...
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FACETS announces ‘A Tribute to Sidney Poitier’ series screening
  • Events

FACETS announces ‘A Tribute to Sidney Poitier’ series screening

By Reel Chicago Feb 25, 2022
FACETS' 2022 special cinema programs continue with a series paying tribute to the career of legendary performer Sidney Poitier. Celebrate the life of the icon with four...
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City removes most mask and vaccine requirements on February 28
  • CITY NEWS

City removes most mask and vaccine requirements on February 28

By Reel Chicago Feb 25, 2022
The City of Chicago will remove the mask and vaccine requirements for certain public spaces on February 28 to align with the State of Illinois’ previously announced plans to ...
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One Earth Film Festival calls on audiences to Turn the Tide on climate crisis
  • FESTIVALS

One Earth Film Festival calls on audiences to Turn the Tide on climate crisis

By Reel Chicago Feb 24, 2022
One Earth Film Festival returns March 4-13, 2022 for its 11th festival season with 17 thoughtfully curated film events that will be streamed online, with a number of in-person ...
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The ACC and EEC host screening of ‘Plastic Bag Store: The Film’
  • Reel Indie

The ACC and EEC host screening of ‘Plastic Bag Store: The Film’

By Reel Chicago Feb 24, 2022
The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce (ACC) and the Edgewater Environmental Coalition (EEC) are pleased to co-host an in-person screening and discussion of Plastic Bag Store:...
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Ari Wegner ACS captures The Power of the Dog with Panavision optics
  • Behind The Scenes

Ari Wegner ACS captures The Power of the Dog with Panavision optics

By Reel Chicago Feb 24, 2022
Cinematographer Ari Wegner, ACS is no stranger to dramatic filming locations. For the 2013 feature Ruin, she worked in the Cambodian jungle; the remote landscapes of the 2...
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Power Book IV: Force debuts as biggest premiere in STARZ history
  • CHICAGO MADE

Power Book IV: Force debuts as biggest premiere in STARZ history

By Reel Chicago Feb 23, 2022
STARZ Original Series Power Book IV: Force debuted as the most-watched premiere ever in STARZ history with 3.3 Million multiplatform views in the U.S. on Sunday alone...
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Bill Murray teams with Aziz Ansari in Searchlight comedy-drama
  • CELEBRITY

Bill Murray teams with Aziz Ansari in Searchlight comedy-drama

By Reel Chicago Feb 22, 2022
We never pass up a story about Chicago's favorite son, Bill Murray. And Bill Murray is trending again. Not for his globetrotting antics or reliving the same day in February ove...
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Chicago mourns the death of actress Lindsey Pearlman
  • In memoriam

Chicago mourns the death of actress Lindsey Pearlman

By Reel Chicago Feb 22, 2022
Chicago friends, family and co-workers were shocked to hear of the sudden passing of actress Lindsey Pearlman last week when she was found deceased in her car near a popular Lo...
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Coodie and Chike take us behind the scenes of ‘jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy’
  • Behind The Scenes

Coodie and Chike take us behind the scenes of ‘jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy’

By Reel Chicago Feb 18, 2022
Filmmakers Clarence Simmons and Chike Ozah — better known as Coodie and Chike — have worked with Kanye West on music videos like Through the Wire, Two Words and Jesus Walks...
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RBL celebrates: Sheila R. Brown Executive Director of CineCares
  • THE REEL BLACK LIST

RBL celebrates: Sheila R. Brown Executive Director of CineCares

By Sheila R. Brown Feb 17, 2022
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 d...
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Chicago Public Library features Chicago Sky’s Candace Parker
  • Black History Month

Chicago Public Library features Chicago Sky’s Candace Parker

By Reel Chicago Feb 17, 2022
Virtual event with Candace Parker kicks off a new CPL program series focused around social justice, equity and inclusivity Chicago Public Library (CPL) announced the officia...
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