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Tag: Indie film

Chicago Filmmakers seeks projects for CDMPF grant
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Chicago Filmmakers seeks projects for CDMPF grant

By Reel Chicago Mar 19, 2021
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...
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Steeves and Cutters on the making of before/during/after
  • Behind The Scenes

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

By Reel Chicago Feb 2, 2021
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
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Lake County Film Festival complete lineup through Nov 16

By Reel Chicago Nov 6, 2020
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
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The Misadventures of Mistress Maneater released today

By Reel Chicago Oct 30, 2020
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
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Interview with Eileen Cabiling director of Basurero

By Reel Chicago Oct 27, 2020
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...
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Chicago International Film Festival livestream Q&As
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Chicago International Film Festival livestream Q&As

By Reel Chicago Oct 20, 2020
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’
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CIFF screens Chicago-made film ‘Finding Yingying’

By Reel Chicago Oct 16, 2020
Chicago made, award-winning feature documentary, Finding Yingying is screening tonight at the Chicago International Film Festival.  Produced by Kartemqui...
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The CIFF opens tonight with world premiere of Belushi
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The CIFF opens tonight with world premiere of Belushi

By Reel Chicago Oct 14, 2020
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
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Camera Ambassador Grant winner Raju faces challenges

By Dominique Chestand Oct 14, 2020
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’
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Chicago-made web series ‘All-American Sex Offender’

By Reel Chicago Oct 13, 2020
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...
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‘Dreaming Grand Avenue’ director Hugh Schulze
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‘Dreaming Grand Avenue’ director Hugh Schulze

By Reel Chicago Oct 9, 2020
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’
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Justin Jackola shares details on making of ‘Hunters Creed’

By Jessica Velle Oct 1, 2020
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
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Chicago native Alex Meneses talks about upcoming film

By Jessica Velle Sep 25, 2020
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...
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Chicagoan Jay Paul Deratany has hit with Foster Boy
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Chicagoan Jay Paul Deratany has hit with Foster Boy

By Reel Chicago Sep 10, 2020
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
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Manuela Hung’s ‘Handpan Journey’ premieres at MFF

By Katharin Mraz Aug 26, 2020
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
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Gardner’s ‘Long Ride Home’ plays Bentonville Fest

By Colin Costello Aug 12, 2020
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 the powerful shor...
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Blue Whiskey Independent Film Fest postponed to  2021
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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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Midwest Film Festival resumes with a night at the drive-in
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Midwest Film Festival resumes with a night at the drive-in

By Reel Chicago Aug 7, 2020
Come and enjoy an amazing line-up for Female Filmmaker Night. The ChiTown Drive-in opens at 7:00pm and the screening begins at 8:15pm, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers...
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Chicago filmmaker Kris Rey talks about her 4th feature
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Chicago filmmaker Kris Rey talks about her 4th feature

By Reel Chicago Aug 5, 2020
Chicago filmmaker, Kris Rey talks with Reel Chicago about the making of her newly released indie feature "I Used to Go Here" opening today at the Music Box. It’s always f...
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Chicago-Made doc screens at Gene Siskel Film Center
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Chicago-Made doc screens at Gene Siskel Film Center

By Reel Chicago Jul 31, 2020
The Gene Siskel Film Center will host virtual screenings of the new locally-produced documentary “Seasons of Change on Henry’s Farm” beginning Friday, August 14. Set ...
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