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Tag: Indie film

MFF Best of the Midwest Awards shorts showcase January 29
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MFF Best of the Midwest Awards shorts showcase January 29

By Reel Chicago Jan 17, 2024
Kicking off a new season, The Midwest Film Festival (MFF) shines a spotlight on the winning short films of the Best of The Midwest Awards in a great opportunity to celebrate th...
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Black Harvest Film Festival last call
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Black Harvest Film Festival last call

By Reel Chicago Nov 15, 2023
The 29th Black Harvest Film Festival is ending in 2 days. The festival will close out on Thursday night with two sold-out screenings of MAXINE’S BABY: THE TYLER PERRY STORY. ...
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How to watch the 65th Annual Chicago Midwest Emmy Awards Nov 11
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How to watch the 65th Annual Chicago Midwest Emmy Awards Nov 11

By Reel Chicago Nov 8, 2023
NBC Sports Chicago has announced it will air this year’s 65th Annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards LIVE on Saturday, November 11 beginning at 7:00 PM. The annual ceremo...
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Indie feature film, Gaia currently filming in Chicago
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Indie feature film, Gaia currently filming in Chicago

By Reel Chicago Nov 4, 2023
Gaia, an inspiring independent feature film, is currently shooting in the heart of Chicago under a SAG interim agreement. The cast, including notable Chicago-based actors Chris...
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Chicago-made ‘The Murals’ indie doc screens with concert Oct 28
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Chicago-made ‘The Murals’ indie doc screens with concert Oct 28

By Reel Chicago Oct 25, 2023
The Murals a one hour documentary about the New Deal era Uptown Post Office Murals in Chicago, will screen on October 28 followed by a short Q&A with the director TG Jamroz...
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IFA Chicago names Wesley Julian as Executive Director
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IFA Chicago names Wesley Julian as Executive Director

By Reel Chicago Oct 17, 2023
Following a months-long search by the Independent Film Alliance (IFA) Chicago to fill the executive director position after co-founder Angie Gafney stepped down from the positi...
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Jack C. Newell’s ‘Reporting for Christmas’ premieres on Hulu
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Jack C. Newell’s ‘Reporting for Christmas’ premieres on Hulu

By Reel Chicago Oct 15, 2023
With the temperatures dropping and days getting shorter, it's just about time for Christmas movies. Chicago-based filmmaker Jack C. Newell (one of our favorite indie filmma...
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Chicago premiere of McKenzie Chinn’s ‘A Real One’ Saturday at CIFF
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Chicago premiere of McKenzie Chinn’s ‘A Real One’ Saturday at CIFF

By Barbara Roche Oct 11, 2023
A Real One, the short film written and a directed by Chicago filmmaker, McKenzie Chinn, and produced by Lisa Masseur of Tessa Films will make its Chicago premiere this Saturda...
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DP Dillon Schneider takes us behind the scenes of The Crusades
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DP Dillon Schneider takes us behind the scenes of The Crusades

By Reel Chicago Jul 27, 2023
In writer-director Leo Milano’s debut feature, The Crusades, three friends find their school year thrown into turmoil by the possibility that their all-boys private high sch...
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13th Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival this weekend
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13th Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival this weekend

By Reel Chicago Jul 14, 2023
The 13th Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (BWiFF) will be held at Chicago Filmmakers, 1326 W. Hollywood Avenue in Chicago, from July 14-22. The 2023 festival will sho...
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Katharin Mraz hits a home run with ‘You’re Out!’
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Katharin Mraz hits a home run with ‘You’re Out!’

By Reel Chicago Jul 12, 2023
Nationally syndicated radio host Steve Dale describes You're OUT! as "National Lampoon's Vacation meets The Hangover with a dog hero." Bobbi, a res...
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3rd edition of the Chicago Japanese Film Collective
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3rd edition of the Chicago Japanese Film Collective

By Reel Chicago Jun 14, 2023
The Chicago Japanese Film Collective (CJFC), now entering its third year, is back with a lineup of carefully selected, powerful independent feature films. The Chicago Japan...
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Big Teeth Small Shorts Film Festival returns on June 15
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Big Teeth Small Shorts Film Festival returns on June 15

By Reel Chicago Jun 7, 2023
It's time for another Big Teeth Small Shorts Film Fest. The Big Teeth Small Shorts Film Festival screens quarterly in Chicago. They will return to their old stomping groun...
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‘Art and Pep’ Peacock premiere kicks off Pride Month on June 1
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‘Art and Pep’ Peacock premiere kicks off Pride Month on June 1

By Reel Chicago May 26, 2023
Critically-acclaimed Independent documentary Art and Pep features the love, life and legacy of Art Johnston and José Pepe Peña. Art and Pep, the feature documentary about ...
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FACETS announces Festival de Cannes at FACETS: A Selection Film Series
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FACETS announces Festival de Cannes at FACETS: A Selection Film Series

By Reel Chicago May 13, 2023
In celebration of FACETS' 48th anniversary, Film Program Director Charles Coleman has selected four Cannes Film Festival favorites that both he and FACETS' late founder Milos S...
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Chicago based Taylor Larue Media releases first feature length film
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Chicago based Taylor Larue Media releases first feature length film

By Reel Chicago May 2, 2023
Taylor Larue Media recently released their first feature length film, McKenzie McCoy, on Amazon Prime Video. The Chicago-based media production company started in fashion ph...
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Arts Alliance Illinois encourages Illinois creatives to apply for grant funds
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Arts Alliance Illinois encourages Illinois creatives to apply for grant funds

By Reel Chicago Apr 21, 2023
Arts Alliance Illinois is encouraging creatives across the state to apply for the B2B Arts (Illinois Creative Recovery) Grant, a historic $50 million in grant money being distr...
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Midwest Film Festival screens Greener Pastures at the Gene Siskel Center
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Midwest Film Festival screens Greener Pastures at the Gene Siskel Center

By Reel Chicago Apr 20, 2023
Midwest Film Festival (MFF) features Greener Pastures at the Gene Siskel Film Center on April 24th at 6:30pm. This documentary follows the lives of four dairy farmers and t...
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Cinema Femme Short Film Festival announces full lineup of films
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Cinema Femme Short Film Festival announces full lineup of films

By Reel Chicago Apr 4, 2023
Cinema Femme Magazine, presenter of Cinema Femme Short Film Festival announced the full lineup of films selected in its first in-person festival in a series of four short film...
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10th Annual Chicago Critics Film Festival returns to Music Box Theatre
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10th Annual Chicago Critics Film Festival returns to Music Box Theatre

By Reel Chicago Mar 8, 2023
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, announces the first ...
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