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2019 Chicago Film Festival Symposium

From Full Spectrum Features Jul 2, 2019

Event will unite nearly 40 festivals to "better understand our collective work as an industry" The first-ever Chicago Film Festival Symposium will bring together Ch...

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Rich Ellis to lead sales at Periscope, Hollywood

From Periscope Post & Audio Jul 2, 2019

Ellis will drive sales for the Audio & Post company's all-new, 22,000 sq ft facility Chicago-headquartered Periscope Post & Audio has appointed Rich Ellis as Exec...

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R/GA elevates Benevides to Exec Content Producer

From R/GA Jul 2, 2019

Benevides to champion the Studio’s practice while pushing for effective storytelling across all media R/GA, the company that creates transformation at speed, to...

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The Chicago Media Standards are a win for everyone

By Daniel Patton Jul 1, 2019

By ridding film sets of discrimination and harassment, we’ll all have more great content to choose from As soon as the Chicago Media Standards were unveiled at Sta...

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FCB sets record with 51 Cannes Lions

From FCB Jun 28, 2019

Agency takes first-ever Titanium while doubling the number of Grand Prix won throughout network’s history With a grand total of 51 Lions – five Grand Prix, 18 Gol...

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The 2019 Windy City International Film Festival

From WCIFF Jun 28, 2019

Windy City International Film Festival will host its third annual run from July 18 to July 20 at the historic Victory Gardens Biograph Theater in Lincoln Park. The 2019 prog...

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Cow Lamp signs ‘Rendezvous’ for distribution

By Reel Chicago Jun 28, 2019

Michael Glover Smith's award-winning "love letter" to the Windy City will begin streaming online in October Cow Lamp Films has acquired the rights to Rendezvous in Chica...

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Rhea + Kaiser partners with AgTech Nexus

From R+K Jun 28, 2019

R+K President/CIO Jeff Walter will moderate the annual agribusiness conference’s Innovation Spotlight With Chicago quickly becoming a hotbed of technology, it’...

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SocialDeviant hires new CCO, opens new studio

From WRP Communications Jun 27, 2019

Hart Rusen becomes Chief Creative Officer as agency grows by 2,400 sq. ft. in downtown Chicago Seven years after its founding as a modern agency for modern brands, ...

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World Environment Day with FCB Chicago

By Daniel Patton Jun 27, 2019

The Wind City agency celebrated the planet with a creative call to action for hundreds of guests FCB Chicago celebrated World Environment Day with a sensation...

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Grainger names gyro agency of record

By Reel Chicago Jun 26, 2019

gyro will support Grainger's U.S. marketing strategy aimed at awareness of the brand To use Grainger's current tagline, Chicago/Denver agency gyro got it done. Gra...

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Bucks celebrate MVP Antetokounmpo with Insta video

By Reel Chicago Jun 26, 2019

Milwaukee-based agency created celebratory Instagram video with in-house production company Hive The story goes a little something like this. Former LA Laker Kobe Bry...

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New appointments at The Mill Chicago

From The Mill Jun 25, 2019

Chicago studio appoints Erica Hilbert as Managing Director and Tracey Khan as Head of Production The Mill’s Chicago Studio announced today that Erica Hilbert ...

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SRW named agency of record for Calbee

From SRW Jun 25, 2019

Chicago shop scores with the creator of Harvest Snaps brand snacks Calbee North America, creators of deliciously crunchy popular Harvest Snaps brand, has named Chicago-b...

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Almost Gold shines with major expansion

From Hype Jun 25, 2019

Chicago-based production studio celebrates five years of creativity Design-driven production studio Almost Gold is excited to unveil a major expansion of both environm...

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Chatter: Is new ‘Matrix’ filming in Chicago 2020?

By Colin Costello Jun 24, 2019

If rumors are to be believed a new Matrix, helmed by the Wachowskis could be filming in town as early as next year There is a new rumor making the rounds that ComicBoo...

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Walgreens shifts business to Ogilvy and VMLY&R

By Reel Chicago Jun 24, 2019

Grey NY to still handle B2B business, but consumer business to be divided between Ogilvy Chicago and VLMY&R Chicago Looks like Walgreens, the largest pharmacy chain ...

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mike’s Hard Lemonade distributes Brighter Times

By Reel Chicago Jun 24, 2019

mike's Hard Lemonade unveils pop-up newsstands and curated newspaper to kick off summer Want some good news today? Like really, really good news? mike's Hard Lemonad...

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Cinepocalypse announces 2019 winners

From Music Box Theatre Jun 24, 2019

Third annual Chicago genre festival closes with big stars, big winners, and record-shattering audiences The Music Box Theatre is honored to announce the juried winn...

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FCB’s ‘Whopper Detour’ wins Cannes Titanium

From FCB Jun 21, 2019

FCB marks resurgence as a cutting-edge, innovative creative agency by winning the first Titanium Lion ever On the fifth and final day of Cannes 2019, FCB continued...

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The Chi adds Kyla Pratt, Punkie Johnson and more to S7 Cast

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