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Tag: film production

Empire’s Taraji P. Henson joins musical film adaption of The Color Purple
  • FILM

Empire’s Taraji P. Henson joins musical film adaption of The Color Purple

By Reel Chicago Feb 1, 2022
Academy Award nominee, Emmy Award nominee and star of Empire Taraji P. Henson has joined the upcoming film adaption of The Color Purple musical as sexy and sultry jazz singer S...
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BREAK+ENTER creates nightmare visions for Nikyatu Jusu in Nanny
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

BREAK+ENTER creates nightmare visions for Nikyatu Jusu in Nanny

By Reel Chicago Feb 1, 2022
BREAK+ENTER, a Nice Shoes company, served as the primary visual effects provider for Nanny, the new horror film written and directed by Nikyatu Jusu in her feature debut. ...
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‘Alexa, What Is Love?’ the Ad Council’s new Love Has No Labels campaign
  • CREATIVE

‘Alexa, What Is Love?’ the Ad Council’s new Love Has No Labels campaign

By Reel Chicago Feb 1, 2022
As Valentine's Day grows near, the Ad Council announced it is working with Amazon Ads on its Emmy-Award winning Love Has No Labels initiative to spread messages of love and i...
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Animator Matt Trudell joins Cutters Studios’ Flavor as Motion Designer
  • REEL MOVES

Animator Matt Trudell joins Cutters Studios’ Flavor as Motion Designer

By Reel Chicago Jan 31, 2022
The leaders from creative production studio Flavor and Cutters Studios announce the addition of Matt Trudell to their global staff in the position of Motion Designer. The a...
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Showtime cancels Wachowski’s Work in Progress before 3rd season
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Showtime cancels Wachowski’s Work in Progress before 3rd season

By Reel Chicago Jan 28, 2022
As broadcast networks, streamers and cable outlets prepare for the 2022-2023 season, they will begin greenlighting pilots and series while canceling others. Unfortunately for t...
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FACETS announces submissions are now open for CICFF39
  • FESTIVALS

FACETS announces submissions are now open for CICFF39

By Reel Chicago Jan 28, 2022
FACETS Chicago International Children's Film Festival announces that submissions are now open for CICFF39. CICFF is the first Academy-qualifying children’s film festival...
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IFA partners with SeriesFest and Second City Film School for Pitch-A-Thon
  • Reel Indie

IFA partners with SeriesFest and Second City Film School for Pitch-A-Thon

By Reel Chicago Jan 28, 2022
SeriesFest’s Pitch-A-Thon is on the road to Chicago! The program provides independent content creators with an opportunity to participate in an exclusive live pitch session w...
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The Cotton Club: The Musicians’ Story released for streaming
  • Reel Indie

The Cotton Club: The Musicians’ Story released for streaming

By Reel Chicago Jan 28, 2022
Champaign-based Transcendence Broadcasting, a Telly Award-winning TV production studio, with deep roots in Chicago, has completed post-production for its latest documentary fil...
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Go Fund Me created to support the family of Tamiko Talbert-Fleming
  • In memoriam

Go Fund Me created to support the family of Tamiko Talbert-Fleming

By Barbara Roche Jan 28, 2022
Teamsters Local 727 asks for your support for the family of Tamiko Talbert-Fleming, wife of Local 727 Pepsi member Alfonzo Fleming, who lost her life on Friday, January 16, 20...
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Bob Odenkirk with Tim Meadows: Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama
  • Events

Bob Odenkirk with Tim Meadows: Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

By Reel Chicago Jan 25, 2022
Chicago Humanities Festival will present Chicago's own Bob Odenkirk in conversation with Tim Meadows at the Music Box Theatre on March 2 Odenkirk opens up about th...
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Chicago Film XLerator Program for BIPOC creators announces 2022 winner
  • CYPHER NEWSROOM

Chicago Film XLerator Program for BIPOC creators announces 2022 winner

By Reel Chicago Jan 25, 2022
The Chicago Film XLerator, a Creative Cypher Project is a content lab intended to discover new BIPOC talent and increase creative pipelines in the entertainment industry. F...
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38th Chicago Latino Film Festival poster contest winner is revealed
  • FESTIVALS

38th Chicago Latino Film Festival poster contest winner is revealed

By Reel Chicago Jan 25, 2022
The Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF) announced today that Polish graphic artist Dominika Czerniak-Chojnacka, winner of the 2017 Chicago Latino Film Festival Poster Contest, ...
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Chicago doc Live at Mister Kelly’s is the closer for Santa Fe Film Festival
  • FESTIVALS

Chicago doc Live at Mister Kelly’s is the closer for Santa Fe Film Festival

By Reel Chicago Jan 24, 2022
The Santa Fe Film Festival schedule from February 3 - 13 has announced their closing film will be the Chicago documentary, Live at Mister Kelly's. The film celebrates Miste...
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Award-winning director David Fincher will film The Killer in Chicago area
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Award-winning director David Fincher will film The Killer in Chicago area

By Reel Chicago Jan 21, 2022
Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winning director David Fincher is bringing his latest Netflix movie project, The Killer, to the Chicago area with plans to film for several...
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WNBA’s Candace Parker and Turner Sports to produce feature-length doc
  • SPORTS

WNBA’s Candace Parker and Turner Sports to produce feature-length doc

By Reel Chicago Jan 21, 2022
Turner Sports, in conjunction with Candace Parker and Scout Productions in association with Baby Hair Productions, has announced the green-light of an untitled documentary ...
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Art on theMART celebrates 2022 the Year of Chicago Dance
  • CITY NEWS

Art on theMART celebrates 2022 the Year of Chicago Dance

By Reel Chicago Jan 21, 2022
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) has announced that 2022 is the Year of Chicago Dance: a year-long celebration of Chicago’s cultural cont...
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Midwest Film Festival presents The Best of The Midwest Awards
  • Events

Midwest Film Festival presents The Best of The Midwest Awards

By Reel Chicago Jan 20, 2022
Midwest Film Festival presents their annual awards gala - Best of the Midwest Awards (BMAs) on Tuesday, February 1st at CineCity Chicago. Starting at 7:00pm, guests are in...
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Cutters promotes Magdalena Hernández to editor
  • REEL MOVES

Cutters promotes Magdalena Hernández to editor

By Reel Chicago Jan 18, 2022
Cutters, the high-end editorial boutique, promotes Magdalena Hernández to editor in an announcement made by Cutters Chicago Executive Producer Heather Richardson. Original...
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Memorial services for producer Katie Hoban today
  • In memoriam

Memorial services for producer Katie Hoban today

By Reel Chicago Jan 18, 2022
The Chicago production family was stunned and saddened to learn that 44-year-old Producer and Post-Production Supervisor, Katie Hoban passed away suddenly at the beginning of t...
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Sandro Miller: How a still master mastered motion
  • Behind The Scenes

Sandro Miller: How a still master mastered motion

By Reel Chicago Jan 12, 2022
If you’ve seen his work, you’ve been spellbound. Because when you look at a portrait by Sandro Miller, it’s as if his subjects are looking right back. This is magical...
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