Daniel Patton Archives

REEL LATINO

CLFF launches April 5 with “Night of Puerto Rico”

By Daniel Patton Mar 1, 2018

The Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF) will launch its 34th annual celebration with a “Night of Puerto Rico” gala on Thursday, April 5. The event begins with a pair of ...

FCB goes undercover with a Glad trash bag

By Daniel Patton Feb 26, 2018

FCB Chicago followed a Glad trash bag’s journey through the luggage-handling processes in airports across the country to make “Torture Tests,” a 90-second video that plays...

Leo Burnett redefines the workplace

By Daniel Patton Feb 23, 2018

Leo Burnett recently transformed the 21st floor of its Wacker Dr. building into one of coolest spaces in Chicago. Following a thoughtful restoration that features two cafes,...

Film

Author Blair Davis on “Black Panther’s” epic influence

By Daniel Patton Feb 16, 2018

According to DePaul University Associate Professor Blair Davis, Black Panther is worth all the hype. “My students have been over the moon since last year,” he says. “N...

BREAKING NEWS

Leo B promotes Kieran Ots to EVP / ECD

By Daniel Patton Feb 14, 2018

A twenty-year vet of Leo B’s Sydney office, Ots will oversee the creative direction for Samsung, one of the agencies “marquee international clients,” according to a press ...

BREAKING NEWS

CMA Digital Studios to fund five webseries with $50k each

By Daniel Patton Feb 13, 2018

CMA Digital Studios (CMADS) has created a potentially life-changing opportunity for filmmakers and content creators in Illinois. The company's 2018 Content Initiative will i...

REEL MOVES

Yearlong spike in business fuels expansion at The Colonie

By Daniel Patton Feb 12, 2018

The Colonie has promoted and hired several employees to accommodate a surge in broadcast and social media work that began in 2017, according to a press release issued today. ...

Reel Ad of the Week

Leo B launches first spot for new Serta campaign

By Daniel Patton Feb 9, 2018

Leo Burnett’s first commercial for Serta’s new campaign uses Monty Python styled humor to make an effective selling point. Titled, Rick Blomquist, the spot relies on the...

BREAKING NEWS

BETC Paris dominates 2017 Mobius Awards

By Daniel Patton Feb 5, 2018

BETC Paris earned Best of Show nods in two categories of the 2017 Mobius Awards, which were announced on February 1. Founded in 1971, the Mobius Awards is an annual culminati...

BREAKING NEWS

Showtime: “The Chi” is on for season two

By Daniel Patton Jan 31, 2018

Showtime has ordered a second season of The Chi, a coming-of-age drama set in Chicago that has averaged four million weekly cross-platform viewers since debuting on January 7. ...

Super Bowl

Kraft Super Bowl spot focuses on “real families”

By Daniel Patton Jan 30, 2018

Leo Burnett persuaded Kraft to bench the Hollywood celebrities and let real families take the field during this year’s Super Bowl. In a 30-second teaser titled “Calling A...

REEL MOVES

Andeer to rep charlieuniformtango in Biz Dev, Sales

By Daniel Patton Jan 26, 2018

charlieuniformtango has tapped Chicagoan Will Andeer to handle business development and sales for the Midwest and Southeast. Andeer is not only well rounded, but also, accord...

REEL AUDIO

#womencrush music launches in Chicago

By Daniel Patton Jan 26, 2018

#womencrush music will host its inaugural Chicago event with a female music showcase Saturday, Jan. 27, at the HVAC Pub in Wrigleyville. On the bill: Baby Money & The Down Payme...

Super Bowl

OKRP unveils Tiffany Haddish / Groupon Super Bowl spot

By Daniel Patton Jan 25, 2018

O'Keefe Reinhard & Paul (OKRP) capitalized on the timeless hilarity of a football-to-the-groin in Who Wouldn’t, a Groupon commercial set to air during the fourth quarter of Su...

REEL AUDIO

Hip-Hop world mourns Fredo Santana

By Daniel Patton Jan 23, 2018

Chicago-born rapper Fredo Santana died last week of a seizure in Los Angeles. The 27-year-old artist, born Derrick Coleman, was a key player in the Drill music genre widely rega...

OLYMPICS

United debuts Olympic / Paralympic campaign

By Daniel Patton Jan 18, 2018

United Airlines’ new advertising campaign for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic team is a fantastic combination of marketing, production, and support. Superheroes, created b...

REEL MOVES

Jordan Doucette named EVP/ECD at Leo Burnett

By Daniel Patton Jan 18, 2018

Jordan Doucette has been named Executive Vice President/Executive Creative Director at Leo Burnett Chicago, according to a press release issued today. She will oversee creative ...

BREAKING NEWS

Carbon acquires Filmworkers and Vitamin

By Daniel Patton Jan 12, 2018

Chicago visual effects and design studio Carbon has acquired Filmworkers and Vitamin, becoming the second largest purveyor of enhanced film and video imagery in the city. Al...

Tribute to Larry Moran

By Daniel Patton Jan 11, 2018

Internationally renowned voice actor Laurence Harold Moran died on Thurs, Dec. 28, 2017. Known throughout the Chicago production community as "The Funny Voice Man," Moran en...

REEL MOVES

Escape Pod, Cutters, Periscope: hires and promotions

By Daniel Patton Jan 9, 2018

The Escape Pod promotes Celia Jones to Chief Executive Officer Celia Jones has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer at The Escape Pod. Jones, who joined the Chicago-b...