OKRP is adding award-winning firepower to its creative leadership with the hires of Matt McNulty and Ben Pfutzenreuter as Group Creative Directors. The team was most recently at Leo Burnett where among their
The 58th Chicago International Film Festival, presented by Cinema / Chicago, announced the program and schedule for Industry Days, running October 13-16. Now in its 8th year, the four-day conference is
Chicago South Asian Film Festival (CSAFF) reveals the film and talent lineup for this year’s event, to be held between September 22 – 25, with the curtain raiser on September
Cinema/Chicago, the presenter of the Chicago International Film Festival, unveiled this year’s Festival poster image, heralding the 58th edition of the longest-running competitive film festival in North America and created in
FACETS announces that Screen Gems Benefit 2022 will celebrate the life and career of Chaz Ebert with an esteemed Honorary Committee comprised of Ken Burns, Stephanie Comer, Werner Herzog, Steve James, Barbara Martinez
Haven Chicago presents its first annual Festival au Cinéma, the company’s new platform for visionary and innovative filmmakers and media artists staking their claim in the future of digital storytelling. Whether by defying
Asian Pop-Up Cinema announced the spotlight Marquee films scheduled for the 15th Season, September 10 – November 6. The upcoming Fall festival will highlight the best animation from Asia with a diverse
Co-founder and Director of the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA), Myrna Salazar has passed away suddenly at age 75, the Alliance announced Thursday in a Facebook post and press release.
Harbor announces that Senior Colorist, Oisín O’Driscoll, has joined its roster. O’Driscoll will be based at Harbor’s newly launched Chicago studio and available worldwide, announced Harbor’s founder and CEO, Zak Tucker, today. Originally from Ireland,
This morning, the 74th Emmy nominations were announced during a live virtual ceremony hosted by JB Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) along with Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma. While no Chicago series
Award winning director, Meg Gàmez, joins SEED Media Arts for exclusive representation after directing, and serving as Executive Producer at her own production company for several years. A first-generation Hispanic
Humanitas has revealed the nominees for this year’s Humanitas Prizes, which recognize “television and film writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced way.” The award is given
The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has announced its 14th Dorian TV Awards nominations for the best in all of TV, mainstream to LGBTQIA+ content. Leading the list of TV’s
Last night at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for 2022, FCB India, FCB Chicago and Kinnect won two gold, two silver and two bronze Lions for their campaign
Cutters Detroit announced the promotion of Ryann Harrison to Editor. The announcement was made by Cutters Detroit Executive Producer Becky Smialek. A graduate of Central Michigan University, Harrison earned her
Chicago transgender icon and activist Gloria Allen, who founded and ran a charm school for homeless trans youth and was the subject of the award-winning documentary Mama Gloria and the
John David Held, who went from writing copy for newspapers and TV stations to a far-flung career as an agency producer to being the first formal leader of a major
The year’s best advertising were saluted at The Museum of Modern Art at a gala AICP Awards celebration and screening. Winners for the 2022 AICP Show: The Art & Technique
Midwest Film Festival‘s (MFF) June First Tuesdays event will feature Salome Chasnoff‘s Code of the Freaks. This documentary challenges the realism of Hollywood’s portrayals of disabled people throughout decades of
A stellar year for Change the Ref’s The Lost Class earned Leo Burnett Chicago the distinction of the number one agency in the world, according to The One Show 2022
