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Tag: film production

See you at Filmscape 2021 on Cinespace lot this weekend
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See you at Filmscape 2021 on Cinespace lot this weekend

By Reel Chicago Aug 25, 2021
This weekend, Filmscape 2021 holds their hybrid model of online and in-person events for this year's event taking place on the Cinespace Chicago Film Studios lot August 28-29. ...
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Optimus promotes Dave Buehrle to Executive Producer
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Optimus promotes Dave Buehrle to Executive Producer

By Reel Chicago Aug 25, 2021
Leading production and post house Optimus today announced the promotion of Dave Buehrle to executive producer, adding this title to his head of production role. As EP | H...
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Hootenanny adds motion graphics designer Brian Stevens
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Hootenanny adds motion graphics designer Brian Stevens

By Reel Chicago Aug 24, 2021
The design department at Chicago post house Hootenanny is growing with the addition of new hire Brian Stevens.  Brian is a motion designer capable in a variety of desig...
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Laughlin Constable launches Vienna Beef Hot Dog Stand Challenge
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Laughlin Constable launches Vienna Beef Hot Dog Stand Challenge

By Reel Chicago Aug 24, 2021
Laughlin Constable announced the launch of the Vienna Beef Hot Dog Stand Challenge to assist the legendary Chicago Hot Dog company in its efforts to support its recovering rest...
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STORY director Kevin Smith stirs up grimy comedy for Cramer-Krasselt’s Gumout
  • CREATIVE

STORY director Kevin Smith stirs up grimy comedy for Cramer-Krasselt’s Gumout

By Reel Chicago Aug 24, 2021
A clandestine meeting between a pair of shady characters under a dank freeway overpass leads to an unexpectedly hilarious result in a new spot for Gumout directed by Kevin Smit...
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Asian Pop-up Cinema season 13 celebrates best Asian-centric cinema
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Asian Pop-up Cinema season 13 celebrates best Asian-centric cinema

By Reel Chicago Aug 24, 2021
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: Season 13 will present 30 films at an in-person and drive-in festival, with select titles available for online streaming. The festival opens September...
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‘Maya’ continues Pearle Vision’s strategy to showcase Small Moments
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‘Maya’ continues Pearle Vision’s strategy to showcase Small Moments

By Reel Chicago Aug 24, 2021
Pearle Vision has launched their latest installment in the award-winning Small Moments campaign, a cinematic mini-movie titled "Maya," in which a young Indian girl goes from fe...
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FCB Chicago wins Pro Award for Blue Bunny Summer Of Funlightenment
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FCB Chicago wins Pro Award for Blue Bunny Summer Of Funlightenment

By Reel Chicago Aug 24, 2021
Marketing Resources, Inc. and FCB Chicago have won the Gold 2021 PRO Award for Best Vehicle-Based Campaign and the Silver PRO Award for Best Post-COVID Era Campaign for their w...
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My Little Renaissance Girl to film in Chicago, partners with Full Spectrum
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My Little Renaissance Girl to film in Chicago, partners with Full Spectrum

By Reel Chicago Aug 20, 2021
Producers of My Little Renaissance Girl, an original feature film written by Amy Heller, announce a partnership with Full Spectrum Features NFP for fiscal sponsorship. Toute...
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Home Alone reboot releases on Disney+ in time for the holidays
  • FILM

Home Alone reboot releases on Disney+ in time for the holidays

By Barbara Roche Aug 20, 2021
The reboot of Home Alone is coming exclusively to Disney+ as Home Sweet Home Alone on November 12, just in time for the holiday season. I had the extreme good fortune of wor...
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Multi-media production studio Taylor James takes on Sonia Reps
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Multi-media production studio Taylor James takes on Sonia Reps

By Reel Chicago Aug 18, 2021
Multi-media production studio Taylor James is now represented by Sonia Blum of Sonia Reps in the Midwest. This marks the latest partnership for Taylor James, established in...
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Exclusive set photos of Lightyears filming on location in Blue Island
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Exclusive set photos of Lightyears filming on location in Blue Island

By Reel Chicago Aug 17, 2021
Chicago's southwest suburb of Blue Island had an exciting day of filmmaking when the TV series Lightyears starring Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons (Spider-man, Spider-man: Far Fr...
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CANDYMAN: inside Chicago’s Cabrini-Green urban legend
  • FILM

CANDYMAN: inside Chicago’s Cabrini-Green urban legend

By Reel Chicago Aug 16, 2021
Filmed in Chicago, Oscar winner Jordan Peele unleashes a fresh take on Chicago's Cabrini-Green blood-chilling urban legend: Candyman.  Filmmaker Nia DaCosta (Little W...
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Pritzker announces $10M Tourism Attractions and Festivals Grant program
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Pritzker announces $10M Tourism Attractions and Festivals Grant program

By Reel Chicago Aug 10, 2021
Governor Pritzker announced a new $10 million grants program aimed at revitalizing the hard-hit tourism industry by bringing back new and returning tourism attractions and fest...
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Flashpoint Chicago will close in May 2022 after the spring semester
  • BREAKING NEWS

Flashpoint Chicago will close in May 2022 after the spring semester

By Reel Chicago Aug 6, 2021
In a sad turn of events Flashpoint Chicago, located on the campus of Roosevelt University, is closing its doors in May of 2022 after the spring semester. Flashpoint Chicago ...
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Entering the festival circuit? Here’s some smaller film festivals we love
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Entering the festival circuit? Here’s some smaller film festivals we love

By Reel Chicago Aug 6, 2021
Our friends at KitSplit put together a list of some of the smaller film festivals that we love, with a focus on those that have deadlines coming up. In doing their res...
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AbelCine & IFA collaborate on The Hub @Cinespace for Indie filmmakers
  • PRODUCTION CENTRAL

AbelCine & IFA collaborate on The Hub @Cinespace for Indie filmmakers

By Reel Chicago Aug 6, 2021
The Independent Film Alliance of Chicago (IFA) and AbelCine are collaborating on the development of a community center on the Cinespace Chicago Film Studios lot. Programming wi...
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Production has begun on Rhyan LaMarr’s North of the 10
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Production has begun on Rhyan LaMarr’s North of the 10

By Joia DaVida Aug 3, 2021
Rhyan LaMarr and Red Guerrilla Entertainment have facilitated the production of North of the 10, an international "bromantic comedy" starring Don Benjamin, Tosin Morohunfola, D...
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Flavor expands VFX with addition of Flame Artist Michael Anderson
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Flavor expands VFX with addition of Flame Artist Michael Anderson

By Reel Chicago Aug 2, 2021
Creative production studio Flavor announces the addition of Michael Anderson to their Chicago staff in the position of Flame Artist. The announcement was made by Flavor's Execu...
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Cinematographer Jack Donnelly discusses Godfather of Harlem
  • Behind The Scenes

Cinematographer Jack Donnelly discusses Godfather of Harlem

By Reel Chicago Jul 30, 2021
Following his work on Season 1 of Godfather of Harlem, cinematographer Jack Donnelly returned for Season 2 to focus on preserving “a consistent visual style” for the se...
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