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Calabash creates social media shorts for Runtime
  • SOCIAL MEDIA

Calabash creates social media shorts for Runtime

By Reel Chicago Dec 9, 2020 0 Comment
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Making the best food choices is a lot harder than you might think. Enter Runtime, the next-gen nutrition provider designed to optimize performance for everyone. Looking to rea...
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Haribo unveils new “Kids’ Voices” spot, sweepstakes
  • NEW WORK

Haribo unveils new “Kids’ Voices” spot, sweepstakes

By Reel Chicago Dec 9, 2020 0 Comment
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Haribo is building on the success of its "Kids' Voices" TV campaign with the launch of a new installment in a library setting. Like its boardroom setting predecessor, the spot ...
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Snowman transforms into Beerman for Coors Light
  • Reel Ad of the Week

Snowman transforms into Beerman for Coors Light

By Reel Chicago Dec 9, 2020 0 Comment
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In a holiday season when nothing feels typical, Coors Light is introducing a festive tradition just for grownups – because, let's be honest, adults deserve to enjoy the holid...
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The Mill announces new appointments globally
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The Mill announces new appointments globally

By Reel Chicago Dec 8, 2020 0 Comment
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The Mill announced several new appointments within its global colour team. Across the globe, The Mill now has 11 Colourists, all of which have a distinct and unique style a...
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Zoë Iltsopoulos Borys named  VP/GM Panavision Chicago
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Zoë Iltsopoulos Borys named VP/GM Panavision Chicago

By Reel Chicago Dec 8, 2020 0 Comment
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Panavision has named Zoë Iltsopoulos Borys to lead the company’s Chicago office as Vice President and General Manager. Borys will ensure Panavision’s customers continu...
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Dirk Wales author/founder of Rainbow Productions dies
  • In memoriam

Dirk Wales author/founder of Rainbow Productions dies

Dec 8, 2020 0 Comment
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Dirk Wales 1931 - 2020 In true dramatic fashion, on November 27th Dirk Wales moved on to his next great adventure. He was 89 years young. Dirk was born in New York c...
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Tonight: The HistoryMakers Year 2007 – Quincy Jones
  • MUSIC

Tonight: The HistoryMakers Year 2007 – Quincy Jones

By Reel Chicago Dec 8, 2020 0 Comment
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The HistoryMakers 20th Anniversary Virtual Convening & Celebration, The HistoryMakers 20 Days in 20 Nights. Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - Sunday, December 20, 2020 The His...
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From holiday classics to one-of-a-kind concerts
  • TV

From holiday classics to one-of-a-kind concerts

By Reel Chicago Dec 8, 2020 0 Comment
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This holiday season, WTTW, Chicago’s PBS station, and WFMT, Chicago’s classical radio station, will present a variety of special content throughout the holiday se...
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Chicago Fire’s Eamonn Walker is mentoring Chicago kids
  • TV

Chicago Fire’s Eamonn Walker is mentoring Chicago kids

By Reel Chicago Dec 7, 2020 0 Comment
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One person’s determination can really make all the difference, and Chicago Fire’s Eamonn Walker is proof of this. To set the scene, Firehouse 51 may not have the magneti...
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Celebrity cast performs ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ table read
  • CELEBRITY

Celebrity cast performs ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ table read

By Reel Chicago Dec 5, 2020 0 Comment
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Karolyn Grimes, the original 6 year old Zuzu Bailey featured in the motion picture It's a Wonderful Life  will relive the classical holiday story as she joins Ed Asner, Pet...
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Meteorologist, Tom Skilling thriving after weight loss
  • TV

Meteorologist, Tom Skilling thriving after weight loss

By Reel Chicago Dec 4, 2020 0 Comment
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WGN weather anchor Tom Skilling is shocking viewers with his dramatic weight loss. Citing his health as his primary concern, the Chicago meteorologist underwent gastric bypass ...
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WGN weather anchor signs off social media until 2021
  • TV

WGN weather anchor signs off social media until 2021

By Reel Chicago Dec 4, 2020 0 Comment
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To say 2020 has been a hard year feels like a woeful understatement. Being forced to spend so much time alone has had deeply affected many Americans, but it may also provide an...
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Liz Roche appointed to GM and CSO of Havas CX helia
  • REEL MOVES

Liz Roche appointed to GM and CSO of Havas CX helia

By Reel Chicago Dec 4, 2020 0 Comment
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Havas Creative North America continues its commitment to customer experience by announcing Liz Roche as general manager and chief strategy officer of Havas CX helia, part of th...
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OKRP ‘Brings Back Joy’ in new Illinois Lottery campaign
  • NEW WORK

OKRP ‘Brings Back Joy’ in new Illinois Lottery campaign

By Reel Chicago Dec 4, 2020 0 Comment
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A new campaign for the Illinois Lottery from its agency O’Keefe Reinhard & Paul (OKRP) stars a charming -  but somewhat flawed -  hamster who playfully demonstrates t...
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McDonald’s is giving away 10,000 McRib sandwiches
  • SPOTLIGHT

McDonald’s is giving away 10,000 McRib sandwiches

By Reel Chicago Dec 3, 2020 0 Comment
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In honor of the nationwide return of the McRib, McDonald’s is partnering with No-Shave November, giving people a new way to support cancer research. The sauciest moment of...
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Lawrence talks legends in Legacy: From Horns to House
  • MUSIC

Lawrence talks legends in Legacy: From Horns to House

By Dan Patton Dec 2, 2020 0 Comment
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Legacy: Horns to House is the story of a Chicago cultural evolution told through the eyes of a person who grew up during it. Fortunately for viewers, the eyes happen to belong ...
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IFA Virtual Soirée silent auction is open for bids
  • Events

IFA Virtual Soirée silent auction is open for bids

By Reel Chicago Dec 1, 2020 0 Comment
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IFA Virtual Soirée Silent Auction - NOW OPEN! How would you like to have virtual cocktails with producer, Bob Teitel? Or a two-day shoot on a Cinespace stage with grip/lig...
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Highdive reveals Get. Dirty. Faster. 470hp Jeep Rubicon
  • NEW WORK

Highdive reveals Get. Dirty. Faster. 470hp Jeep Rubicon

By Reel Chicago Dec 1, 2020 0 Comment
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November 17, 2020 wasn’t just another day. It was the day… the rules of speed were rewritten by the 470hp Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392. The brief was simple: capture the r...
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Meijer takes ‘Believe’ message into Covid era
  • NEW WORK

Meijer takes ‘Believe’ message into Covid era

By Reel Chicago Nov 30, 2020 0 Comment
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Retail chain Meijer launched its latest holiday commercial, You Better Not Pout,' on Black Friday, 27th November, which chronicles a family’s attempt to celebrate a COVI...
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Steppenwolf’s ‘Wally World’ begins streaming Dec 16
  • Streaming

Steppenwolf’s ‘Wally World’ begins streaming Dec 16

By Reel Chicago Nov 30, 2020 0 Comment
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Set on Christmas Eve, Wally World is a festive, poignant examination of finding magic in the mundane. This holiday season Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents Wally World...
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