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‘Color of Tomorrow’ promotes unity in the face of unrest

By Reel Chicago Mar 23, 2021 0 Comment

The National Museum of Mexican Art invites the public to a virtual screening of the award-winning animated short 'Color of Tomorrow' as part of its Storytellers 4 Unity Film F...

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Chicago Latino Film Fest adds Riera’s film Rita Moreno

By Reel Chicago Mar 19, 2021 0 Comment

The 37th Chicago Latino Film Festival, presented by Corona Extra, announced today its Centerpiece presentation of Mariem Pérez Riera’s Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decid...

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Chicago Filmmakers seeks projects for CDMPF grant

By Reel Chicago Mar 19, 2021 0 Comment

Chicago Filmmakers announces the 2021 call for applications for the Chicago Digital Media Production Fund (CDMPF), a grant designed to support Chicago-based filmmakers and digi...

Behind The Scenes

Steeves and Cutters on the making of before/during/after

By Reel Chicago Feb 2, 2021 0 Comment

While many people dream of assembling a Who's Who list of premier talents to help them tell their personal story on the big screen, highly accomplished actor turned screenwrite...

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Lake County Film Festival complete lineup through Nov 16

By Reel Chicago Nov 6, 2020 0 Comment

The 10th Annual Lake County Film Festival (LCFF) has announced the full and complete lineup and details for this year’s 10th Anniversary edition of the film festival, taking ...

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The Misadventures of Mistress Maneater released today

By Reel Chicago Oct 30, 2020 0 Comment

Filmed at locations throughout Valparaiso, Crown Point, and Chicago’s suburbs, The Misadventures of Mistress Maneater is produced by Binary Star Pictures, LLC. It tells th...

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Interview with Eileen Cabiling director of Basurero

By Reel Chicago Oct 27, 2020 0 Comment

Basurero, a short film written and directed by Eileen Cabiling, has been making some serious waves at Asian film festivals this year. In it, a struggling young Filipino fis...

CIFF

Chicago International Film Festival livestream Q&As

By Reel Chicago Oct 20, 2020 0 Comment

Connect with the artists and filmmakers of the Chicago International Film Festival with these livestream Q&As. Livestream Q&As will be hosted on the film’s webpa...

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CIFF screens Chicago-made film ‘Finding Yingying’

By Reel Chicago Oct 16, 2020 0 Comment

Chicago made, award-winning feature documentary, Finding Yingying is screening tonight at the Chicago International Film Festival. Produced by Kartemquin Films, Findin...

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The CIFF opens tonight with world premiere of Belushi

By Reel Chicago Oct 14, 2020 0 Comment

The Chicago International Film Festival is kicking off their 56th year with the World Premiere of Belushi, celebrating the genius and legacy of Chicago comedy icon John Be...

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Camera Ambassador Grant winner Raju faces challenges

By Dominique Chestand Oct 14, 2020 0 Comment

This past summer, director and writer Sean Sankalp Raju won the Camera Ambassador Community Builders Grant for his project A Nickname. The autobiographical short film tells the...

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Chicago-made web series ‘All-American Sex Offender’

By Reel Chicago Oct 13, 2020 0 Comment

CMA Digital Studios and Proteá announce the release of its bad-girl web series ALL-AMERICAN SEX OFFENDER. All six-episodes, directed by Chloe Lenihan (writer: HOW FAR S...

Behind The Scenes

‘Dreaming Grand Avenue’ director Hugh Schulze

By Reel Chicago Oct 9, 2020 0 Comment

Dreaming Grand Avenue, produced by Newcity's Chicago Film Project, is the story of Maggie and Jimmy, who have never met, but they keep showing up in each other’s dreams. As t...

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Justin Jackola shares details on making of ‘Hunters Creed’

By Jessica Velle Oct 1, 2020 0 Comment

Reel Chicago met with Justin Jackola, as he shares his experience creating a film, roadblocks of selling that film, and the best way to accomplish distribution. The creativ...

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Chicago native Alex Meneses talks about upcoming film

By Jessica Velle Sep 25, 2020 0 Comment

In honor of Latino Heritage Month, we sat down with actress, model and philanthropist Alex Meneses. Alex is a Chicago native living in Los Angeles, who fell in love wi...

Events

Midwest Film Fest announces drive-in events

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020 0 Comment

The Midwest Film Festival is delighted to announce three upcoming events to round out the 2020 season, all taking place at Chi-Town Movies Drive-In, located in Pilsen. Based on...

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Chicagoan Jay Paul Deratany has hit with Foster Boy

By Reel Chicago Sep 10, 2020 0 Comment

UPDATE: There will be a special one-night-only Chicago Premiere of FOSTER BOY, followed by an exclusive Q&A after the film with actors Shane Paul McGhie a...

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Manuela Hung’s ‘Handpan Journey’ premieres at MFF

By Katharin Mraz Aug 26, 2020 0 Comment

Reel Chicago goes Behind the Scenes with Manuela Hung on the making of her fascinating documentary, Handpan Journey premiering at Midwest Film Festival’s Female Filmmaker Ni...

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Gardner’s ‘Long Ride Home’ plays Bentonville Fest

By Colin Costello Aug 12, 2020 0 Comment

Charles Andrew Gardner's Long Ride Home will compete for Best Short Film this week at Academy Award® winner Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival. In...

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Blue Whiskey Independent Film Fest postponed to 2021

By Reel Chicago Aug 9, 2020 0 Comment

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...