Chicago native, writer, director George Ellzey Jr is breaking barriers for independent filmmakers. Having recently graduated with distinction from DePaul University’s MFA program in Directing for Film and Television, Ellzey
For the first time since 1960, both the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists are on strike. This is the first dual work stoppage
Released on June 14, 2013, the blockbuster DCEU superhero film Man of Steel, which was filmed in Illinois, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary! Directed by the divisive Zack Snyder, Man
Power Book IV: Force Season 2 premiere date has been released by Starz. Tommy Egan returns in this third Power spinoff on Friday, September 1, 2023. The series continues to
DDB Chicago had a “chill” night at the ADC 102nd Annual Awards ceremony, held at Terminal 5 in New York during Creative Week 2023. The ADC Designism Cube, for the entry that best encourages
The Chi halted production as the WGA members picketed their filming location on Friday afternoon due to the labor dispute between the Writers Guild of America West and East and the Alliance of
Striking members of the Writers Guild of America East (WGA) which includes Chicago, struck hard on the third day of the labor dispute by delaying production on the set of
The AICP Awards released the Shortlists for the 2023 editions of its three competitions: The AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the Commercial, the AICP Next Awards and the AICP
The Chicago advertising family was hit with a loss as news spread this morning of the passing of Louis Slotkin, the beloved co-owner and managing partner of Highdive. Slotkin died
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, announces the first seven films selected for
The 24th annual Chicago Irish Film Festival (CIFF) returns in-person and virtually. The festival is known to offer the best features, shorts and documentary films from The Land of Storytelling. The Chicago
In the battle of the Super Bowl ads there is one clear winner. The Farmer’s Dog Forever was not only chosen by both Reel Chicago and Reel 360 as our
As the Big Game approaches, Jersey Mike’s Subs is releasing a teaser of what it has in store for the brand’s debut on marketing’s largest stage. The teaser features New Jersey native, Danny
In an announcement to its members today, Local 727 stated that it has negotiated the best overall deals on behalf of membership with NBC/Universal and Disney/Twentieth Century Fox (respectively) since
After 20 remarkable years, Gene Siskel Film Center Executive Director Jean de St. Aubin will resign this winter; her last day at the Film Center will be February 15. The
The Laughlin Constable 2022 holiday greeting to clients, vendors and partners takes some unexpected twists before hitting the viewer in the heart. In partnership with the agency’s in-house production studio
Just in time for the holidays, independent, full-service creative agency Two by Four is once again bringing the story and experience of families coming to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland &
FACETS 39th Annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (CICFF) announces the recipients of its Special and Jury Prizes today along with two new film programs – Award Winning Shorts Program
Writer, producer, and showrunner, Derek Haas will exit Wolf Entertainment when the current TV season ends. Haas is the co-creator, Executive Producer, and showrunner of NBC Universal’s Chicago Fire and
VSA Partners, the strategy and design agency, announced six moves within its executive suite, including a new CEO and the naming of three partners. After serving for two years as
