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Tag: film production

11 Dollar Bill adds René Steinkellner as Executive Producer in Chicago
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11 Dollar Bill adds René Steinkellner as Executive Producer in Chicago

By Reel Chicago Jan 5, 2022
11 Dollar Bill, continuing to grow its leadership team, has appointed René Steinkellner as Executive Producer at its Chicago studio. Steinkellner, who served as Executive ...
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WTTW now live streaming on DIRECTV STREAM
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WTTW now live streaming on DIRECTV STREAM

By Reel Chicago Jan 5, 2022
WTTW announced today that it is now live streaming on DIRECTV STREAM. A dedicated live channel for WTTW is already available to all local DIRECTV STREAM customers, suppleme...
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Keanu Reeves to film miniseries The Devil in the White City in Chicago
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Keanu Reeves to film miniseries The Devil in the White City in Chicago

By Reel Chicago Jan 4, 2022
Keanu Reeves (The Matrix, John Wick) is reportedly in talks to star in his first official television role ever in the miniseries The Devil in the White City. According to D...
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Power of the Dog, Dune lead Chicago Indie Critics noms
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Power of the Dog, Dune lead Chicago Indie Critics noms

By Reel Chicago Jan 3, 2022
The Chicago Indie Critics have announced the nominees for their sixth annual film awards. Leading all films with nine nominations is Netflix’s The Power of the Dog, directe...
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The Best of Reel Chicago interviews in 2021
  • Year in Review

The Best of Reel Chicago interviews in 2021

By Barbara Roche Dec 30, 2021
Human beings are social animals. Personal contact and social interaction with others is simply essential. In opposition, Covid created lock downs, quarantines and...
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Reel Chicago top 21 stories for 2021
  • Year in Review

Reel Chicago top 21 stories for 2021

By Barbara Roche Dec 30, 2021
Here are the top 21 stories on Reel Chicago in 2021. There were over 2500 stories between Reel Chicago and our sister publication Reel 360. With a record breaking total of ...
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Reel Chicago remembers those who have left us in 2021
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Reel Chicago remembers those who have left us in 2021

By Reel Chicago Dec 29, 2021
Reel Chicago remembers and celebrates the friends and loved ones of our community who no longer make the journey with us. They made us laugh. They made us love. They made u...
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Loyola Press book inspires Netflix docuseries ‘Stories of a Generation’
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Loyola Press book inspires Netflix docuseries ‘Stories of a Generation’

By Reel Chicago Dec 23, 2021
In a post-COVID world, multigenerational dialogue, intergenerational storytelling, and recording and sharing elder wisdom is becoming increasingly important. A book published b...
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‘The Now’ series filmed in Illinois with star-studded cast now on Roku
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‘The Now’ series filmed in Illinois with star-studded cast now on Roku

By Barbara Roche Dec 22, 2021
The series The Now has every ingredient for success. The dark comedy is the creation of Academy Award winners Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly and is packed with talent. They ...
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Periscope adds Terry O’Bright and Bruce Dobrin to meet surge in post
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Periscope adds Terry O’Bright and Bruce Dobrin to meet surge in post

By Reel Chicago Dec 16, 2021
Full service post-production services provider Periscope Post & Audio, Hollywood and Chicago, has added creative, technical and sales staff to meet a surge in television, s...
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Carbon animated film ‘Repeater’ opens the OFFF Dach Design Festival
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Carbon animated film ‘Repeater’ opens the OFFF Dach Design Festival

By Reel Chicago Dec 16, 2021
From creative production studio Carbon comes Repeater, the story of a world in which creatures speak in symbols and can turn those symbols into realities. The vibrant animated...
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Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog earns 7 awards at CFCA
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Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog earns 7 awards at CFCA

By Reel Chicago Dec 16, 2021
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2021 award winners. Claiming the organization’s top honors is Jane Campion’s masterful The Power of the ...
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JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival presents Social Justice series
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JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival presents Social Justice series

By Reel Chicago Dec 16, 2021
The JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival, now in its 9th year, is proud to present its 2nd virtual Social Justice Series, featuring 5 films available for at home viewing inclu...
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ATKPLN builds new Chicago presence adding Larissa Berringer as EP
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ATKPLN builds new Chicago presence adding Larissa Berringer as EP

By Reel Chicago Dec 16, 2021
Design-first creative studio ATKPLN has expanded its footprint to Chicago with the addition of Larissa Berringer as Executive Producer. She joins ATKPLN’s existing te...
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Mayor Lightfoot and DCASE announce new Chicago Made’ TV & Film Initiative
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Mayor Lightfoot and DCASE announce new Chicago Made’ TV & Film Initiative

By Reel Chicago Dec 13, 2021
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Chicago Film Office at the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced a new initiative to strengthen Chicago’s TV and...
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Lana Wachowski explains why now is the right time to return to The Matrix
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Lana Wachowski explains why now is the right time to return to The Matrix

By Reel Chicago Dec 10, 2021
We are only a couple of weeks away from the opening of the fourth, and long-awaited chapter, to The Matrix, the groundbreaking 1999 film that redefined a genre. That trilogy ca...
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Shonda Nelson Joins Fusion92 as SVP, People Strategy
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Shonda Nelson Joins Fusion92 as SVP, People Strategy

By Reel Chicago Dec 10, 2021
Fusion92, a Chicago-based marketing innovation company, announced that Shonda Nelson has been named SVP, People Strategy and will lead the firm’s expanded Human Resource...
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11 Dollar Bill produces PSA for The Climate Reality Project
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11 Dollar Bill produces PSA for The Climate Reality Project

By Reel Chicago Dec 9, 2021
Climate activists from around the world call for urgent action to combat climate change in a powerful public service announcement for The Climate Reality Project. 11 Dollar ...
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Director Joe Otting captures the greatness of Whiskey Acres
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Director Joe Otting captures the greatness of Whiskey Acres

By Reel Chicago Dec 6, 2021
“Greatness isn’t born from punching a clock,” says the voiceover in a stirring new two-minute brand short, directed, shot and edited direct-to-client by Joe Otting. “Gr...
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Congratulations to the winners of the 63rd Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards
  • AWARDS

Congratulations to the winners of the 63rd Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards

By Barbara Roche Dec 6, 2021
Congratulations nominees and winners! There were 71 categories this year with 80 award winners. The 63rd Annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards, held on Sunday evening was a wel...
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