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Tag: filmmakers

56th Chicago International Film Festival announces juries
  • CIFF

56th Chicago International Film Festival announces juries

By Reel Chicago Oct 5, 2020
Mimi Plauché, artistic director of the 56th Chicago International Film Festival, today announced the jury members for its competitions, featuring a host of accl...
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LA Latino Film Fest, Netflix launch Latinx Fellowship
  • FILM

LA Latino Film Fest, Netflix launch Latinx Fellowship

By Reel Chicago Sep 24, 2020
The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) announced today the launch of LALIFF’s Inclusion Fellowship Series. This newly established program will focus on b...
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CAFM celebrates 13 with zoom costume party
  • Events

CAFM celebrates 13 with zoom costume party

By Reel Chicago Aug 19, 2020
The Chicago Acting In Film Meetup NFP (CAFM) celebrates 13 years as a Meetup group with an online costume party for everyone.  The “2020 CAFM Summer Social Costume P...
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Blue Whiskey Independent Film Fest postponed to  2021
  • Reel Indie

Blue Whiskey Independent Film Fest postponed to 2021

By Reel Chicago Aug 9, 2020
Due to the ongoing global health crisis, the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (BWiFF) Board of Directors have made the decision to postpone the 10th annual festival until...
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Wachowski says ‘Matrix’ is transgender allegory
  • REEL PRO

Wachowski says ‘Matrix’ is transgender allegory

By Colin Costello Aug 7, 2020
Before COVID-19 shut down production last March, Chicago-born director Lana Wachowski was deep into filming the fourth, the first of a new trilogy, Matrix film for Warner Bros...
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Could Sundance be heading to Chicago in 2021?
  • SUNDANCE

Could Sundance be heading to Chicago in 2021?

By Reel Chicago Jun 29, 2020
The impact of COVID-19 has been devastating to business, especially hitting the film and TV industries. The 2021 Sundance Film Festival will now adjust to the pandemic by holdi...
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Mezcla raises funds for femme filmmakers of color
  • REEL THINGS

Mezcla raises funds for femme filmmakers of color

By Reel Chicago Jun 8, 2020
Mezcla Media Collective is championing the film community by launching the month-long Mezcla Media Collective COVID-19 Relief Fund to raise $15K for its members in light of the...
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Behind the Scenes: DP Tommy Maddox-Upshaw
  • Behind The Scenes

Behind the Scenes: DP Tommy Maddox-Upshaw

By Megan Donnelly - AbelCine May 11, 2020
Megan Donnelly of AbelCine recently had the opportunity to sit down for a conversation with DP Tommy Maddox-Upshaw to discuss his career, his inspirations, and his most recent ...
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Meet the brains behind Mind Exchange Music
  • THE NEW NORMAL

Meet the brains behind Mind Exchange Music

By Katharin Mraz Apr 24, 2020
As productions across the globe come to a halt during the COVID-19 pandemic, most filmmakers have found themselves with a lot of time on their hands. Some have turned to sourdo...
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Media Archives pays tribute to Director Stuart Gordon
  • In memoriam

Media Archives pays tribute to Director Stuart Gordon

By Dan Erdman Mar 26, 2020
Stuart Gordon has died. In most of the obituaries you will read, he will be largely (and justifiably) remembered for his film work. He came out of the gate with a classic i...
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Reel Women: Lisa Effress, Managing Partner 11 Dollar Bill
  • REEL WOMEN

Reel Women: Lisa Effress, Managing Partner 11 Dollar Bill

By Reel Chicago Mar 6, 2020
Editor's Note: They are leaders. They are inspirational. They are mentors. They are visionaries. They are, quite frankly, badasses. They are our 2020 Reel Women During Women's ...
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Reel Women: Emily Dell of ScreenCraft Writers Summit
  • REEL WOMEN

Reel Women: Emily Dell of ScreenCraft Writers Summit

By Reel Chicago Mar 4, 2020
Editor's Note: They are leaders. They are inspirational. They are mentors. They are visionaries. They are, quite frankly, badasses. They are our 2020 Reel Women During Women's ...
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Reel Women: Brenda Webb, Chicago Filmmakers Exec Dir
  • REEL WOMEN

Reel Women: Brenda Webb, Chicago Filmmakers Exec Dir

By Reel Chicago Mar 4, 2020
Editor's Note: They are leaders. They are inspirational. They are mentors. They are visionaries. They are, quite frankly, badasses. They are our 2020 Reel Women During Women's ...
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Sundance picks 12 Filmmakers for Screenwriters Intensive
  • SUNDANCE

Sundance picks 12 Filmmakers for Screenwriters Intensive

By Reel Chicago Mar 3, 2020
Twelve screenwriters have been selected to participate in Sundance Institute’s eighth annual Screenwriters Intensive in Los Angeles, to take place March 4-5, 2020. One of the...
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