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48 Hour Film Project screenings return to Music Box

From 48 Hour Film Project Sep 9, 2019

Winning entries will compete for a chance to screen at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner The Chicago 48 Hour Film Project premiere screenings will return to t...

WTTW celebrates Ken Burns’ ‘Country Music’

From WTTW Sep 9, 2019

Channel 11 will deliver the eight-part series about the uniquely American art form on TV and online WTTW Ch. 11 will begin airing Ken Burns’ new 16-hour doc...

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The 5th Annual Big Teeth 60-second Film Festival

By Daniel Patton Sep 6, 2019

Short films, free craft beer, delicious popcorn, and the Ravenswood Art Walk are the “best way to spend 15 minutes” this year The 5th Annual Big Teeth 60-second Fil...

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Rodgers, Mahomes talk agents in new State Farm work

By Colin Costello Sep 6, 2019

Football is back, thank god. As a Bears' fan, I'm not thrilled that the Cheeseheads beat the them 10 - 3 last night during the NFL opener. But at least one Chicago team w...

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Burnett, Sarofsky kick off new Pedialyte campaign

By Colin Costello Sep 6, 2019

Gator-who? Power-what? I did not know this. Apparently for the last 50 years, Pedialyte, from Abbott Park, IL-based Abbott, has served as the go-to rehydration solution for a...

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IPG invests in new women-owned consultancy

From Toni Lee Communications Sep 5, 2019

Inspired by a 2018 Golin PR campaign, Have Her Back launches as a company dedicated to “driving change for gender equity” Three proven business leaders ...

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Minnesota Lottery introduces us to Viking fan Jan

By Colin Costello Sep 5, 2019

It would seem that this new Minnesota Lottery campaign is using a '3-man rush' scheme to hit us with their new advertising campaign. And it works. To promote a new Vikings...

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‘Bleed American’ captures youth in the Midwest

By Daniel Patton Sep 5, 2019

Indy director Tre Manchester brings authentic regional flavor to a universal reality Bleed American is a coming-of-age tale that puts separate socioeconomic classes in...

Chicago’s ‘PRGirl’ comes to Amazon Prime

By Colin Costello Sep 4, 2019

Ever wonder what the life of a public relations woman in Chicago is like? Now's your opportunity to soak up all the spilt tea. Entering its second season, PRGirl is an ori...

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‘No Small Matter’ back by popular demand

From No Small Matter Sep 3, 2019

Chicago-produced doc about childhood education returns to the Gene Siskel Film Center September 6 Following up on its sold-out June premiere, the acclaimed early...

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Cutters signs new East & West Coast representation

From The Darnell Works Agency Sep 3, 2019

Bobby Rowe and Sean C. Sullivan are the new faces in New York and LA, Collective Management remains in the Midwest The principals of international creative company C...

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Backyard signs Jeff Aron Lable

From Backyard Sep 1, 2019

Production shop hires LA director known for working with celebrities and creating "awkwardly funny" humorous vignettes Production company Backyard Productions has annou...

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Chicago-made ‘Trained’ rolls into 33 million homes

By Daniel Patton Aug 30, 2019

Yuri Rutman's guerilla-filmed, psychoerotic short begins streaming tomorrow on ShortsTV Kiev-born, Chicago-raised, LA-based filmmaker Yuri Rutman endured 48 hours of the...

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ACE Comic Con brings supercharged world to Chicago

By Daniel Patton Aug 30, 2019

Brie Larson, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Holland, and Jake Gyllenhaal among the actors, artists, and writers appearing at event ACE Comic Con will transform the Donald E. Step...

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Blue Chip elevates three to executive team

From BC Worldwide Aug 30, 2019

The Chicago-based independent agency promotes Elizabeth Bleser to SVP of Integrated Media; Jason Geis and Joel Walker will co-lead Creative Chicago-based independ...

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The Mill Chicago welcomes new EP Jenny Lumpkin

From The Mill Aug 28, 2019

“Force to be reckoned with” brings industry expertise and relationship-building finesse to full-service production studio The Mill announced today that Jenny Lum...

‘South Side’ renewed for 10-episode season two

By Daniel Patton Aug 28, 2019

Comedy Central orders another round of the show about “joy, ambition, and silliness" in the Englewood community According to a story published today in Hol...

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Chance the Rapper’s lawyer among Billboard’s best

From Swanson, Martin & Bell Aug 28, 2019

Swanson, Martin & Bell partner Jeffrey S. Becker earns spot on 2019’s Top Music Lawyers List Billboard Magazine has named Jeffrey S. Becker to its 2019 Top Music La...

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Publicis execs join data science shop Affinity Answers

From Affinity Answers Aug 28, 2019

"Transformational" marketing veterans Jack Klues and Rishad Tobaccowala lend vision to Austin-based audience company Marketing data science company Affinity Answer...

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Director Magellan Rubin sets sail with Seed

From Seed Media Arts Aug 28, 2019

Powerful storyteller “blends narrative sense with an impeccable eye for visual detail” Writer-Director Magellan Rubin has joined the directorial roster at Seed ...

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