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  • "Widows" star Viola Davis talks to Reel Chicago at the Chicago International Film Festival

    Stars pack Chicago Film Fest screening of 'Widows' By Daniel Patton      Oct 16, 2018

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    OKRP launches new Home Chef campaign By Reel Chicago      Oct 15, 2018

  • TJ Jagodowski and Marcel Wilks in "Studio B"

    Second City alums help launch ‘Studio B’ web series From Shout Chicago      Oct 16, 2018

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    Picture North expands international roster of directors By Reel Chicago      Oct 15, 2018

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    Chicago Design Week - 2018 schedule By Reel Chicago      Oct 15, 2018

SocialDeviant adds key talent during new biz roll
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SocialDeviant adds key talent during new biz roll

From WRP Communications Sep 24, 2018 0 Comment
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Expanding its roster with high-end clients and growing its team with industry vets, the shop expects to nearly double revenue in 2018 (Chicago — 24 September 2018...
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Getting reel with Kurt Fries, CCO of mcgarrybowen
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Getting reel with Kurt Fries, CCO of mcgarrybowen

By Colin Costello Sep 24, 2018 0 Comment
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“The job of creatives within this agency is to make me slightly uncomfortable.” —Kurt Fries   Last Summer, veteran advertising creative Kurt Fries took ...
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Hollywood Comes to Chicago — 1979
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Hollywood Comes to Chicago — 1979

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2018 0 Comment
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"Blues Brothers" director John Landis describes impending explosions while scouting locations in John Davies' vintage short film In 1979, Chicago filmmaker John D...
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The Chicago advertising connection to ‘Space Jam’
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The Chicago advertising connection to ‘Space Jam’

By Daniel Patton Sep 21, 2018 0 Comment
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LeBron James scores off an assist from a Windy City boutique that launched Michael Jordan’s off-court media stardom In many ways, the thrill ignited by LeBron J...
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DDB adds Lyons and Russo for top US strategy roles
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DDB adds Lyons and Russo for top US strategy roles

From DiGennaro Communications Sep 21, 2018 0 Comment
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Tricia Russo named Chief Strategy Officer at DDB Chicago Susie Lyons hired as Head of Strategy at DDB New York (Chicago — 20 September 2018) Omnicom Group’s DDB ...
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Women in Comedy’s inaugural Short Screening
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Women in Comedy’s inaugural Short Screening

By Daniel Patton Sep 20, 2018 0 Comment
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These filmmakers are not only naturally funny, but they've also been honing their chops in professional arenas for years One of the most unique film collections o...
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The 9th Annual Chicago South Asian Film Festival
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The 9th Annual Chicago South Asian Film Festival

From CSAFF Sep 19, 2018 0 Comment
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Advancing diversity through cinema, conversation and culture, CSAFF provides a world platform for South Asian talent, stories and themes (Chicago — 11 September 11...
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Reeling LGBTQ+ Int’l Film Fest opens tomorrow
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Reeling LGBTQ+ Int’l Film Fest opens tomorrow

From Reeling Sep 19, 2018 0 Comment
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The program’s 31 features and 19 shorts — each one a Chicago premier — will screen through the 30th The 36th edition of Reeling — the world’s second-old...
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Capital One and DDB want you to go out and cash in
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Capital One and DDB want you to go out and cash in

By Colin Costello Sep 19, 2018 0 Comment
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Three new spots feature real families, real couples, and real friends doing exactly what the card rewards: having fun and making memories I feel like Doc Brown j...
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Director Hans Emanuel sows in with Seed
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Director Hans Emanuel sows in with Seed

From Seed Media Arts Sep 19, 2018 0 Comment
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Emanuel often incorporates contemporary, youthful lifestyles with body movement, dance and rhythm   Director / choreographer Hans Emanuel has rejoined Roy Ski...
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Original Six rebrands as Kindred Content
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Original Six rebrands as Kindred Content

From Kindred Content Sep 18, 2018 0 Comment
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With a new logo and salmon color scheme, the woman-owned company “harnesses the power of deep personal connections” (Chicago — 17 September 2018) Award winning...
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WTTW explores Chicago art and design history
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WTTW explores Chicago art and design history

From WTTW Sep 18, 2018 0 Comment
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New four-part series expores the 1893 Columbian Exposition, Black Metropolis of Art, adverting and outdoor murals (Chicago — 18 September 2018) WTTW, as a part of ...
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