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The Obama’s Netflix deal is great news for viewers

By Daniel Patton May 22, 2018

"President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series for Netflix" Twitter, 9:00 AM - 21 May 2018 Accordi...

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MERGE, Quriosity launch new Land O’Frost campaign

By Colin Costello May 22, 2018

A funny new campaign makes a tasty point by bringing sandwich items into a board room conference call Newly-formed agency Merge Chicago has decided to bring ...

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Reese Witherspoon helps build female film careers

By Colin Costello May 22, 2018

The Oscar-winning actress has teamed up with Fresh Films and AT&T to create a summer filmmaking lab for teen females Though women make up 50% of moviegoers...

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Chicago premiere of the International Media Mixer

From CFA May 21, 2018

The Chicago Film Archives will host a cross-cultural evening of film and music at Millennium Park on July 17 (Chicago — 21 May 2018) The US premiere of C...

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Middle Coast Film Fest makes Davis debut September

May 21, 2018

Five-year-old celebration relocates from Bloomington to the Windy City, where it will light up one of the North Side's most popular cinemas (Chicago — 21...

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Dadabo goes to Infiniti with new QX50 spot for CP+B

By Daniel Patton May 18, 2018

Tim Dadabo recently completed a dream assignment. It started with a call about a job from his West Coast agent at William Morris Endeavor and led to a script that seemed to incl...

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Chicago indie “Hunting God” wraps production

From JJack Pod May 17, 2018

Feature-length thriller, "Hunting God," recently wrapped production in Savanna, Il, located just two and a half hours west of Chicago (Chicago — ...

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Energy BBDO, 5 Gum teach teens to live with no regrets

By Colin Costello May 17, 2018

The moving stories of five elderly people come to life in a powerful new 5 Gum campaign that broke yesterday. A series of digital videos by Energy BBDO fo...

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Yajaira Marie and Patrick Richter take the PY road

By Daniel Patton May 17, 2018

With projects ranging from Chicago to France, Yajaira Marie and Patrick Richter's PY Films has earned the founders' lasting dedication Two weeks ago, Yaja...

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Reel Women: Sarah Clark, Casting Director

By Sarah Clark May 17, 2018

Sarah Clark has worked professionally in the film industry for eight years. Casting has always been her bread and butter, but she's also an Emmy Nominated producer and professio...

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Cow Lamp Films acquires “The View From Tall”

From Cow Lamp Films May 17, 2018

The Chicago-based national indie distributor signs Caitlin Parrish and Erica Weiss's intimate coming-of-age comedy-drama (Chicago — 16 My 2018) Cow Lamp F...

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Laughlin Constable shoots, scores!

From Laughlin Constable May 17, 2018

Laughlin Constable wins two national, local “Best in Show” and other PR industry awards (Milwaukee — 16 May 2018) Full-service, independent agency La...

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Wonder Engine revs up with TV Candy Store

From TV Candy Store May 15, 2018

Wonder Engine Studios signs with renowned multi-media resource TV Candy Store for US representation (Chicago — 15 May 2018) Focused on the exploding need fo...

Have slick talkers turned Adland into their bitch?

By Steffan Postaer May 15, 2018

Award-winning ECD Steffan Postaer laments the pandemic of verbal diarrhea in the advertising industry Recently, I read an essay from an anonymous copywriter ...

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Chicago’s Eliaz Rodriguez to screen at Cannes, again

By Joey Filer May 15, 2018

Chicago filmmaker Eliaz Rodriguez will light up the Cannes Film Festival for the second year in a row when his 2018 short, "Silica" premieres at the Court Métrage ...

Monica Raymund exits “Chicago Fire” after renewal

By Colin Costello May 15, 2018

Upfront news continues to roll in Six-year "Chicago Fire" veteran cast member Monica Raymund will not return for next season. Just after having h...

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Chicago Rev. Clay Evans doc airs Friday on WTTW

By Reel Chicago May 15, 2018

(Chicago — 15 May 2018) The Chicago-produced, half-hour documentary It Is No Secret – The Life and Inspiration of Reverend Clay Evans will air on WTTW Ch. 11 this coming Fri...

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Effie Jurors weigh in on creating an effective culture

By Reel Chicago May 14, 2018

(New York - 14 May 2018) Members of the 2018 North American Grand Effie Jury weighed in on how their companies are building and maintaining an effectiveness culture. Mar...

Chicago production rolls through a week of success

By Daniel Patton May 14, 2018

The level of TV production in Chicago has grown from a boom to an era Over the past week, HBO announced its first series to film at Cinespace Studios, Dick Wolf�...

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Comma signs with Standard Society, absorbs Particle

For Immediate Release May 14, 2018

(Chicago — 14 May 2018) Comma Music — the award-winning music composition, library and licensing company based in Chicago — is proud to announce Midwest representation by ...

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