Ironheart has landed on Disney+, and it’s got Windy City grit and big Marvel ambition. The new Marvel Television series centers on Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), a teenage tech prodigy
Energy BBDO’s searingly powerful campaign The Final Exam has turned heads and won hearts—and now it’s taking home gold. The agency earned a Gold Lion in Media at the 2025 Cannes
From college art teacher to advertising and production world trailblazer, industry icon, Roy Skillicorn, retires with a legacy of creativity and camaraderie. After 49 years of influencing national advertising in
If you live in Chicago and have great hair, chances are you’ve crossed paths with Pascal Ibgui. The Paris-born, Chicago-based salon owner has built a decades-spanning reputation as one of
Two decades ago, in a city known for its hustle, its history, and its no-nonsense creativity, GERTRUDE was born. Now, the fiercely independent agency is celebrating 20 years of shaking
Highdive is making more waves—literally. The award-winning creative agency has unveiled a bold new global brand campaign for Culligan, the water filtration company that’s been in the hydration game for
Chicago is bleeding business. Not a grindhouse film bleed. But more like a Tarantino-esque wound. Or wounds. As the Los Angeles production pipeline sputters—on-location filming plunged 22.4% in Q1 alone—Chicago
Chicago-based screenwriter Eric Anderson is once again making waves in the industry, securing his third consecutive spot on The Grey List with The Lot, a high-energy horror-comedy that unleashes an
Every year, Super Bowl commercials flood our screens with spectacle, humor, and celebrity cameos, but the best ads are the ones that make us feel something. This year, that honor
After an eight-year hiatus, GoDaddy is making a grand return to Super Bowl advertising with a 30-second spot featuring Walton Goggins—but this time, the focus isn’t on shock value. Instead,
Editors Note: Reel Chicago’s The Reel Black List isn’t just about February—it’s about honoring the Black creatives, leaders, and visionaries who shape Chicago’s film, TV, advertising, music, and media industries
Last night, the 82nd Golden Globes honored the best in film and TV. Coming in with five nominations FX on Hulu’s hit series, The Bear, was expected to once again
Last week theater owners gathered in Las Vegas for CinemaCon, the annual movie industry trade convention, and delivered a message to the studios: there aren’t enough movies. Blame it on
The 40th Chicago Latino Film Festival is presenting eight World, nine North American and one US Premieres. Featuring close to 100 short and feature-length films from Mexico, Central and South
Editor’s Note: Welcome to REEL WOMEN, our annual tribute to dynamic women in creative industries. As we Celebrate Women’s History Month throughout the month of March, let us introduce you to some very
Editor’s Note: The Reel Black List is our annual spotlight of brothers and sisters in the worlds of film, TV, advertising, music, radio and media who are making a difference through their
Some Super Bowl ideas are so good and so obvious that when they actually make it to the screen it’s like the world just righted a wrong. That’s how I
While the news of our favorite TV firemen, cops, doctors, druglords, and chefs may sometimes be our top stories, we are also the news source for our production companies, post
The creative struggle — that ongoing battle to keep great advertising great from inception to production — is real. Crafting advertising that not only captures attention, but also resonates with
The Chicago broadcasting community lost an iconic and legendary journalist as it was announced that Harry Porterfield, Jr. passed away on Monday morning after a brief illness. He was 95
