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Chicago filmmaker Jim Vendiola awarded NewNarratives inaugural grant

By Reel Chicago Nov 29, 2021

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA), supported by WarnerMedia OneFifty, has announced the final selection of its NewNarratives artist grant program. Chicago filmmaker Jim Vendiol...

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Lightswitch Video launches $5000 grant for Chicago filmmakers

By Reel Chicago Nov 24, 2021

Lightswitch Video, a Chicago-based video production company, launched The Full STEM Ahead Filmmaker’s Initiative. The first-year initiative is designed to encourage STEM ...

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Thanksgiving release of ‘An Intrusion’ by Chicagoan Sam Logan Khaleghi

By Reel Chicago Nov 4, 2021

An Intrusion a feature film from Chicago producer Sam Logan Khaleghi, Northwestern University Alumnus will release nationwide on Thanksgiving weekend. The crime thriller A...

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Chicago filmmakers release crime drama/mystery ‘The Cleaner’

By Reel Chicago Oct 15, 2021

Chicago filmmakers release the Indie crime drama feature, The Cleaner. Distributed by 1091 Pictures, the story follows a middle-aged house cleaner who gets caught up in a viole...

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My Little Renaissance Girl to film in Chicago, partners with Full Spectrum

By Reel Chicago Aug 20, 2021

Producers of My Little Renaissance Girl, an original feature film written by Amy Heller, announce a partnership with Full Spectrum Features NFP for fiscal sponsorship. Toute...

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Entering the festival circuit? Here’s some smaller film festivals we love

By Reel Chicago Aug 6, 2021

Our friends at KitSplit put together a list of some of the smaller film festivals that we love, with a focus on those that have deadlines coming up. In doing their res...

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Arianna Lexus’ indie feature wraps production

By Colin Costello May 14, 2021

Local Chicago actress and producer Arianna Lexus, has announced that her first produced independent feature, Hyde Out, has wrapped production. "I'm extremely excited to ann...

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Chicago director, Christian Taylor screening at GI Fest

By Megan Penn May 7, 2021

The directorial debut of Chicago native Christian Taylor with The Girl Who Wore Freedom is an education on empathy. This documentary being shown at the GI Film Festival San Die...

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DePaul grad screens ‘Tom of Your Life’ at Music Box

By Reel Chicago Apr 15, 2021

Written and directed by acclaimed singer-songwriter Jer Sklar, Music Box Theatre will screen Chicago comedy Tom of Your Life from May 7-13. Featuring an original soundtrac...

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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

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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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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Reeling: Chicago LGBTQ+ Int’l Film Fest award winners

By Reel Chicago Oct 13, 2020

Reeling announces the winners of the 38th annual Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival. The festival was held virtually this year from September 24 to Oct...

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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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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...

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