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Mobius Adds Cannabis Advertising Competition

by Reel Chicago Apr 29, 2019

The venerable international competition has become the first to feature a cannabis category Mobius Cannabis Advertising & Package Design makes its debut in the 201...

REEL THINGS

AICP announces Community Award and Shortlists

by Reel Chicago Apr 27, 2019

Wieden + Kennedy, Apple and MJZ lead Shortlist nominations. Matt Miller, President and CEO of AICP, today announced the first-ever "Community Award," to be presented during A...

SPOTLIGHT

Interview with ‘The Tale’ writer/director Jennifer Fox

By Colin Costello Apr 26, 2019

Documentary Filmmaker talks to Reel Chicago before her twice Emmy-nominated film The Tale plays tomorrow at Gene Siskel Film Center This Saturday, acclaimed writer...

NEW WORK

Insperity’s solution for seeing employees as numbers

By Colin Costello Apr 26, 2019

We've all been there. Whether we're at our local coffee shop or Tinder dating, we have all felt like numbers at one time or another. Especially at work. Insperity, the Te...

BREAKING NEWS

2019 Chicago Critics Film Festival

By Reel Chicago Apr 26, 2019

Highlights include 40th Anniversary screening of "Alien", Chicago premiere of Danny Boyle’s “Yesterday”, guests Jay Duplass, Tatiana Maslany, Tom Skerritt, Jim G...

THROWBACK THURSDAY

Throwback Thursday: ‘Mr. 3000’ and more

By Ruth L. Ratny Apr 25, 2019

More stories from the keyboard of founder Ruth L. Ratny as she reports on the Bernie Mack film Mr. 3000 and more CHICAGO – May, 2003 - WHEN THE WHI...

BREAKING NEWS

AICP announces Camp Kuleshov winners

From avagnoni communications Apr 24, 2019

Cosmo Street’s George Irizarry, Heard City’s Tom Morris and Flavor’s Andrew Becker win “Lev” honors AICP has announced the winners of the Lev Awards, the g...

‘Empire’ cast calls for the return of Jussie Smollett

By Colin Costello Apr 24, 2019

Castmates tell Fox that the actor "has shown us who he really is as a leader." What is a week at Reel Chicago if we don't have a Jussie Smollett story? On the sam...

REEL MOVES

Sarofsky expands roster by adding The Barkers

From The Darnell Works Agency Apr 24, 2019

Design driven production company adds a versatile duo that wields cutting-edge platform and major brand experience Continuing its growth and its investments into exce...

REEL MOVES

NEXT/NOW expands business development team

From NEXT/NOW Apr 24, 2019

Jared Stabiner, Cameron King join the growing Chicago-based experiential tech and interactive agency Award winning experiential technology agency NEXT/NOW — known ...

Reel Indie

Cooney’s “Runner” leaps to distribution on Omeleto

By Joey Filer Apr 23, 2019

For any artist who wants to make a really good short film on a single-grand budget, this thriller is required viewing Clare Cooney’s award-winning short film, R...

REEL THINGS

The Colonie scores a pair of nods on AICP Shortlist

SJ Golden Associates Apr 22, 2019

Chicago shop makes the cut with a Porsche spot and a Taylor Bennett music video The Colonie is on the AICP Post Awards’ Shortlist with two of the company’s proj...

Reel Indie

‘Border’d’ comes to life with OTV partnership

By Reel Chicago Apr 22, 2019

The “incredibly personal” Chicago-based web series explores “imperative themes” within the Latinx community A new partnership has launched between Border�...

Reel Indie

Haroula Rose’s ‘Once Upon A River’ premieres May 10

By Reel Chicago Apr 22, 2019

The Chicago / LA director’s first feature film screens at Geena Davis's Bentonville Film Festival n May 10 The world premiere of Haroula Rose's first feature film,...

REEL THINGS

Werner Herzog to lead Master Class at Facets

By Reel Chicago Apr 20, 2019

Legendary director will discuss his career, philosophy, and approach to filmmaking Facets Chicago will present a master class with acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herz...

REEL MOVES

We Are Unlimited brings in Derek Green as ECD

By Reel Chicago Apr 19, 2019

In his new ECD role, the Australian will oversee Unltd's creative output, bringing international experience to Chicago shop We Are Unlimited announced that Derek Gree...

Reel Indie

‘I Miss Jamie When She’s Gone’ at Logan Theater

By Reel Chicago Apr 19, 2019

Award-winning Chicago filmmaker Ashley Thompson's millennial, coming-of-age story premieres April 25 The world premiere of Ashley Thompson's short film I Miss Jami...

REEL AUDIO

Emerging Chicago musicians to ‘Bring Down the House’

From Breakwhitelight Apr 19, 2019

Seven Chicago artists selected by Live Nation will perform at The House of Blues on May 19 Seven emerging Chicago-based music artists have been chosen by Live Nation ...

Reel Indie

Filmmaker Michael Lippert back with new documentary

By Colin Costello Apr 19, 2019

40-minute doc about classic North Carolina theater had its premiere on April 6 Longtime Cutters editor and Chicago filmmaker Michael Lippert has debuted a new document...

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Chicago South Asian Film Fest accepting submissions

From CSAFF Apr 19, 2019

In September, the celebration will light up screens in Chicago for the tenth consecutive year The red carpet will roll out again for a tenth time … in tribu...

TOP STORIES

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Special screening of Chicago-made film Monuments at Music Box Theatre

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