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Jake Allen expands design horizon at Sarofsky

From Darnell Works May 21, 2019

Senior 3D Designer/Animator brings huge creative and technical expertise to Chicago-based design-driven shop Continuing its growth and its investments into excellence...

‘The Chi’s’ Jason Mitchell fired

By Reel Chicago May 21, 2019

Star of Showtime series fired by network agent, management team and Netflix for misconduct on set Variety is reporting that The Chi star, Jason Mitchell, will not be r...

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R/GA bolsters client service with female leadership

From R/GA May 20, 2019

Nancy Horrow elevated to run department; DeNeatra Love hired as Account Director R/GA, the company that creates transformation at speed, today announced changes to i...

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Liz Taylor named Chief Creative Officer at Leo Burnett

From MSL Group May 20, 2019

Former FCB Chief Creative Officer will assume leadership across Publicis Communications North America in new role Award-winning creative leader Liz Taylor will jo...

BREAKING NEWS

Camera Ambassador, 2112 launch partnership

By Daniel Patton May 20, 2019

Adding an arsenal of rentable gear to a film, music, and tech industry nexus will help Chicago’s production community dial it up to eleven Camera Ambassador and 2112...

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Winners of the 2019 AICP Post Awards

From avagnoni communications May 19, 2019

Final Cut Editor Jim Helton wins Best in Show Company 3 Colorist Tom Poole takes two, Bob Carr joins Hall of Fame Editor Jim Helton of Final Cut won the Best in Show at...

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Animated film helps eradicate dog violence

By Daniel Patton May 17, 2019

After screening for a sold-out crowd at Studio Movie Grill, the powerful story of 'Chance' heads to more than ten markets nationwide Chicago Director Kenny Roy teamed...

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UNLTD. helps McD’s and Uber launch a tasty service

By Daniel Patton May 16, 2019

“Delivering Happy” combined a pair of globally recognized brands that offered a chance to create a fun spot, and fun it is Last night, May 15, on primetime televisi...

SPOTLIGHT

Interview with former IFO Director Christine Dudley

By Daniel Patton May 16, 2019

The woman who helped Illinois make hundreds of TV shows and generate $2.5 billion in revenue talks about the ever-changing Midwestern filmscape Christine Dudley joi...

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Illinois manufacturer produces ‘Aliveness’ docuseries

By Joey Filer May 16, 2019

Tuthill Corp’s ‘The Search for Aliveness’ is a guided exploration of “what people do to feel alive.” After four generations of producing pumps, vacuums, and...

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CIMM reboots to deliver year-round movies + music

By Daniel Patton May 15, 2019

Legendary Chicago fest kicks off year-round agenda with the May 29 premiere of Manu Delago’s “Parasol Peak” followed by a live gig at Martyr’s After spendin...

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Kartemquin names Jolene Pinder as Executive Director

From Kartemquin May 15, 2019

Award-winning, production house welcomes award-winning film veteran from New Orleans to Chicago Kartemquin Films, the award-winning Chicago-based documentary nonprofi...

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Human brings audio expertise to Chicago

From Raconteur May 15, 2019

The agency’s new West Loop studio and office will be led by veteran Creative Director Justin Hori Human pushes its industry-leading talents into fresh territories...

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Escape Pod & Merrick Pet Care launch ‘The Barklorette’

By Colin Costello May 15, 2019

Did you know that according to Match.com, 75% of women now say they wouldn't date someone without their dog's approval? True story. Apparently, dogs are in charge even when ...

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The One Show 2019 announces top global winners

May 14, 2019

Wieden+Kennedy And Droga5 each win eight Gold Pencils, W+K named 2019 Agency of the Year, “Dream Crazy” for Nike wins Best of Show Wieden+Kennedy Portland and D...

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Cutters promotes a pair in Chicago

From The Darnell Works Agency May 14, 2019

The editing and post-production studio moves Heather Richardson to Executive Producer, Patrick Casey to Head of Production Cutters Studios Managing Director and Part...

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FCB’s latest for Glad fuses celebrity with trash bags

By Daniel Patton May 14, 2019

Pop culture commentary on the faces of fictitious celebrities is a weird and brilliant triumph FCB helped Glad use pop culture to describe the quality of one of it...

Season 6 to be ‘Empire’s’ last

By Reel Chicago May 13, 2019

It happened to Rome. Now, it's happened to the Lyons. Today before the Fall 2019 Upfronts began in New York, Fox announced that Empire, which is filmed locally at Cinespace S...

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Burnett comes through in the clutch for Bridgestone

By Reel Chicago May 10, 2019

Bridgestone claims that its tires are built to deliver a "Clutch Performance," when it matters most in the real world. Featuring the latest technologies from the Nashville-b...

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Framestore brings on former EP David Michaels