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Tag: Indie filmmaker

IFA to screen We Grown Now at Siskel Film Center
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IFA to screen We Grown Now at Siskel Film Center

By Reel Chicago Aug 28, 2024
Join the Independent Film Alliance (IFA) Chicago in a special edition of In Focus With..., featuring IFA Member and Breakthrough Voice Award winner Minhal Baig and a scree...
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Jon Silver’s feature The Premiere begins filming in Chicago
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Jon Silver’s feature The Premiere begins filming in Chicago

By Reel Chicago Jan 12, 2024
Comedy Talent from Second City, Steppenwolf, Key & Peele, RoseAnne, and Strangers With Candy to star in new Jon Silver Indie Feature Film, The Premiere. The Premiere, a ...
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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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‘Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music’ comes to Chicago
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‘Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music’ comes to Chicago

By Reel Chicago Oct 23, 2023
Following a successful film festival run, the award-winning Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music is coming to Chicago for a one-time-only screening. The music docu...
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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 Michael Gabriele’s ‘Get Away’ Oct 20 at CIFF
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Chicago premiere of Michael Gabriele’s ‘Get Away’ Oct 20 at CIFF

By Reel Chicago Oct 13, 2023
Daily Planet Productions announces the Chicago premiere of Get Away, an electrifying short horror film directed by Michael Gabriele. The film will be showcased at the Chicago I...
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Chicago filmmaker George Ellzey Jr talks inspiration behind Cottage Grove
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Chicago filmmaker George Ellzey Jr talks inspiration behind Cottage Grove

By Amanda Gecewicz Aug 11, 2023
Chicago native, writer, director George Ellzey Jr is breaking barriers for independent filmmakers. Having recently graduated with distinction from DePaul University’s MFA pr...
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Chicago Filmmakers reveals program for CHICAGO SEEN VOLUME 16
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Chicago Filmmakers reveals program for CHICAGO SEEN VOLUME 16

By Reel Chicago Jul 28, 2023
Chicago Filmmakers presents CHICAGO SEEN VOL 16, showcasing original and exhilarating cinematic art from the Chicago independent & DIY film communities. Programmed ...
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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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Chicago Irish Film Festival, films from The Land of Storytelling
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Chicago Irish Film Festival, films from The Land of Storytelling

By Reel Chicago Feb 15, 2023
The 24th annual Chicago Irish Film Festival (CIFF) returns in-person and virtually. The festival is known to offer the best features, shorts and documentary films from The La...
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Angie Gaffney steps down as Executive Director of IFA
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Angie Gaffney steps down as Executive Director of IFA

By Barbara Roche Feb 8, 2023
Angie Gaffney, the Executive Director of Independent Film Alliance Chicago (IFA), has announced that she is stepping down from the position that she help to create just a few y...
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Sybil Azur named screenwriter for ‘WHY?’ Daryl Sledge to produce
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Sybil Azur named screenwriter for ‘WHY?’ Daryl Sledge to produce

By Reel Chicago Oct 19, 2022
Writer, filmmaker, actress, and former professional dancer Sybil Azur has been named screenwriter for the movie adaptation of WHY? Film, TV and theater producer, Chicago nat...
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IFA Chicago Happy Hour celebrates Pride in Chicago Film Industry
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IFA Chicago Happy Hour celebrates Pride in Chicago Film Industry

By Reel Chicago Jun 7, 2022
IFA is switching things up with this regular brunch series by making it a happy hour event. In celebration of Pride Month, please IFA invites you join in with other local, ...
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Chicago filmmaker Michael Smith premieres fourth feature at Siskel Center
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Chicago filmmaker Michael Smith premieres fourth feature at Siskel Center

By Reel Chicago Jun 3, 2022
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center will co-present the world theatrical premiere of Chicago filmmaker Michael Smith’s fourth feature film,...
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Chicago Film Critics Association announces 2022 Audience Award Winners
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Chicago Film Critics Association announces 2022 Audience Award Winners

By Reel Chicago May 20, 2022
The Chicago Film Critics Association, the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the Audien...
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Filmed in Chicago: Bleed American picked up by Cow Lamp for distribution
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Filmed in Chicago: Bleed American picked up by Cow Lamp for distribution

By Reel Chicago May 18, 2022
Chicago Director, Tre Manchester announces that his indie feature, Bleed American has been picked up by Cow Lamp Films in Chicago for national distribution, with a release date...
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Critically acclaimed The Alien Report lands here for a one day sneak peek
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Critically acclaimed The Alien Report lands here for a one day sneak peek

By Reel Chicago May 17, 2022
If you're a UFO enthusiast, this is one opportunity not to be missed. Experience an alien encounter in a sneak peek of The Alien Report screening at the Patio Theater. Chica...
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Midwest Film Festival presents Alternative Takes for May’s First Tuesdays
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Midwest Film Festival presents Alternative Takes for May’s First Tuesdays

By Reel Chicago Apr 26, 2022
The Midwest Film Festival (MFF) presents Alternative Takes for May's upcoming First Tuesdays event. This collection of nine short films offer distinct atmospheres, each with th...
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Midwest Film Festival presents Relative a film by Michael Glover Smith
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Midwest Film Festival presents Relative a film by Michael Glover Smith

By Reel Chicago Mar 29, 2022
The Midwest Film Festival (MFF) presents its second entry of their 2022 season. On Tuesday, April 5, at 7 pm, MFF will host an hour-long networking soiree before featuring the ...
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Reel Black Filmmakers’ final segment of South Side Short Film Series
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Reel Black Filmmakers’ final segment of South Side Short Film Series

By Reel Chicago Mar 21, 2022
Reel Black Filmmakers, a program of the Community Film Workshop of Chicago, will conclude this year’s South Side Short Film Series on Wednesday, March 23rd from 7-8:30pm via ...
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