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Editor Dana Abel joins Hootenanny

By Reel Chicago Jan 14, 2020 0 Comment

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Chicago post house Hootenanny has a new creative editor on their roster. Dana Abel comes to Hootenanny from Optimus, where she spent the majority of her 11-year editing career w...

TELEVISION

Showtime to air final season of ‘Shameless’ this summer

Jan 13, 2020 0 Comment

Capping off an 11-season run, Showtime’s dramedy series Shameless will air its final episodes this summer. According to Deadline, President of Entertainment at Showtime Netwo...

TELEVISION

Showtime renews ‘Work in Progress’ for second season

By Daniel Patton Jan 13, 2020 0 Comment

Last month, Reel Chicago reported that Abby McEnany and Tim Mason’s new Showtime comedy series Work in Progress has inspired “an impending cultural sensation.” Now it appe...

Reel Indie

Bow + Arrow helps Trickshooter Social Club come alive

By Daniel Patton Jan 13, 2020 0 Comment

Bow + Arrow Films director Ted Lega combined live rock-n-roll with mesmerizing drama to create a retro-flavored video for “If I Could,” a new single by Trickshooter Social C...

REEL THINGS

Renetta McCann to receive CAF’s Silver Medal Award

By Reel Chicago Jan 10, 2020 0 Comment

Renetta McCann, Chief Inclusion Experience Officer, Publicis Groupe, was today named the recipient of the Chicago Advertising Federation's 2019 Silver Medal Award. The CAF Silv...

REEL AUDIO

AMP Awards issues 2020 Call for Entries

By Reel Chicago Jan 10, 2020 0 Comment

The 2020 AMP Awards for Music & Sound is off and running! The industry’s only non-profit juried competition honoring excellence in music and sound for brands across all me...

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DiGennaro names Maxine Winer President & COO

Jan 10, 2020 0 Comment

DiGennaro Communications, the leading independent B2B public relations agency serving the media, marketing and entertainment sectors, has named Maxine Winer president and chief ...

BREAKING NEWS

Cinespace is Little Village’s ‘Campadre of the Year’

By Reel Chicago Jan 10, 2020 0 Comment

Cinespace Chicago Film Studios — located on the west side of Chicago and currently the second-largest film studio in the country — received the Campadre of the Year Award fr...

BREAKING NEWS

Jussie Smollett probe issues ‘sweeping search warrants’

By Daniel Patton Jan 8, 2020 0 Comment

The ongoing case of Jussie Smollett is storming into the new year with a new load of investigatorial twists and turns. The Chicago Tribune reported today that “a Cook County ...

REEL AUDIO

Bryen Hensley becomes part owner of NoiseFloor

By Reel Chicago Jan 7, 2020 0 Comment

2020 has already brought about new and exciting changes at NoiseFloor LTD. For the first time since opening the doors in 2005, the River North sound facility is adding Bryen Hen...

REEL THINGS

2nd annual “Chicago Shorts Night” & other news

By Daniel Patton Jan 6, 2020 0 Comment

Elevated Films’ 2nd Annual Chicago Shorts Night will light up the Chop Shop in Wicker Park on Wednesday, January 15th at 6 p.m. The special screening features ten Chicago-con...

REEL MOVES

Backyard signs ‘Renaissance Man’ Anthony Furlong

By Reel Chicago Jan 6, 2020 0 Comment

Interdisciplinary Director Anthony Furlong has joined the evolving and expanding roster at Backyard Production. Anthony brings his diverse expertise as a live action Director, V...

Reel Indie

‘Chicago Overcoat’ picked up for second run

By Daniel Patton Jan 4, 2020 0 Comment

Ten years after its world premiere, the locally-produced mob thriller Chicago Overcoat has been picked up for a second run by Indie Rights. A re-mastered version of the 2009 fi...

TELEVISION

NBC cast and crew launch ‘One Chicago Inspire Youth’

By Sheila R. Brown Dec 30, 2019 0 Comment

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One day on the set of Chicago Fire, as star Eamonn Walker sat in a makeup chair and listened to the news before filming a scene at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, he learned tha...

The biggest stories of 2019

By Reel Chicago Dec 26, 2019 0 Comment

The City of Chicago reigned supreme in 2019. Advertising agencies blended social justice with clever branding. Content creators reinforced Chicago’s reputation for inclusivit...