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Johnny Z remembers “The Funny Voice Man”

By Johnny "Z" Zwierzko Jan 11, 2018

Native Chicagoan Johnny “Z” Zwiersko’s advertising, entertainment and film accomplishments include producing numerous national broadcast spots for J Walter Thompson (JWT),...

BREAKING NEWS

Mill CEO Robin Shenfield to chair 2018 AICP Show

By Colin Costello Jan 9, 2018

Matt Miller, President and CEO of AICP, announced yesterday that Robin Shenfield, Co-Founder and CEO of The Mill, will serve as Chairperson of the 2018 AICP Show: The Art & Tech...

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...

REEL LA

Chicagoans shine at Golden Globes

By Colin Cosello Jan 9, 2018

Chicago-born Frances McDormand, Highland Park's Rachel Brosnahan and Oprah Winfrey stood out in a sea of black dresses which symbolized the #Metoo #Timesup movements by women in...

REEL LA

Yessian CD Andy Grush co-scores film with Danny Elfman

By Colin Costello Jan 9, 2018

Former DDB CCO Bob Scarpelli once told me, “All good ideas eventually find a home.” That is certainly the case with the exciting two-year-old horror film, Before I Wake, whi...

Reel Ad of the Week

DDB & State Farm continue ‘Neighborhood of Good’

By Colin Costello Jan 5, 2018

What happens to the concept of giving back when the decorations come down and the red Starbucks cups disappear? DDB Chicago continues their strong "Neighborhood of Good" Stat...

REEL LA

Reel LA: Doner, Deutsch, PGA, WGA in the news

By Colin Costello Jan 5, 2018

Doner LA feasts on Del Monte Doner LA is starting off its 2018 pretty much the same way it ended its 2017 – with a win. The shop has now been named lead agency for Cali...

REEL LA

YouTuber demands ‘Justice’ for Zack Snyder fans

By Colin Costello Jan 4, 2018

As social media has grown in relevance, so has the cacophony of voices supporting or disapproving their favorite films and TV series. A scroll through various YouTube videos of ...

REEL LA

David&Goliath’s 9-mile “scroll” to an African school

By Colin Costello Jan 2, 2018

My daughters used to complain about having to get up a 5 a.m. to attend a high school that was two miles down the street. Compare their first world complaints to those of th...

Remembering the ones we lost in 2017

By Reel Chicago Dec 29, 2017

The English poet John Donne may not have been the first person to consider all humankind as one giant, existential being. But he did it so excellently that here, 400 years later...

2017 Year in Review

By Reel Chicago Dec 28, 2017

It seems like 2017 began with the February passing of Ruth Ratny, the founder of Reel Chicago. The film, music, advertising and production communities honored her memory wit...

Reel Ad of the Week

Best of “Reel Ad of the Week”

By Reel Chicago Dec 28, 2017

In 2017, we launched Reel Ad of the Week (RAW), a regular feature that showcases the commercials coming out of the Midwest and, perhaps more importantly, celebrates the people w...

BREAKING NEWS

Burrell named AARP Supplier of the Year

By Daniel Patton Dec 28, 2017

Burrell Communications Group received 2017 “Supplier of the Year” honors from the American Association of Retired People (AARP) during a celebration at the Kimpton Hotel Mon...

Seasons greetings from the industry

By Daniel Patton Dec 22, 2017

Reel Chicago wishes all of our readers Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas, Joyful Kwanzaa, and an awesome belated Solstice. But we're not the only ones. Windy City ad, film, mu...

BREAKING NEWS

Craig Duncan joins board of newly merged AICE/AICP

By Colin Costello Dec 20, 2017

After joining AICP and AICE into a single association under the AICP brand, the newly formed organization announced that Craig Duncan, Managing Director and Partner of Cutters S...

Film

Fresh Films releases “Alternate Universe”

By Colin Costello Dec 20, 2017

More than a year after premiering at a White House educational event in Washington D.C., Augustana College-based Fresh Films has released its second feature, Alternate Universe:...

Hudson House launches in Chicago

By Colin Costello Dec 19, 2017

There’s a new production company in town. Today, Hudson House, a Chicago-based team, announced their official launch. The company brings together a team of film industry p...

BREAKING NEWS

Chaz Ebert cohosts “STEP” screening at DePaul

By Daniel Patton Dec 18, 2017

Chaz Ebert cohosted a sold-out screening of the award-winning documentary, STEP, with DePaul University at the school’s CDM Theatre on Saturday afternoon. Following a year...

Reel Ad of the Week

Kraft & Leo B want you to #FamilyGreatly

By Colin Costello Dec 15, 2017

Today, I was telling a friend that I really want to be a better parent to my daughters, Chloe and Max. Around this time of year, I feel that I somewhat abandoned them when I got...

REEL LA

Traveling Picture Show, David&Goliath, Story, Cary Ruby

By Colin Costello Dec 14, 2017

Traveling Picture Show volunteers at food bank It's a holiday tradition for Reel Chicago to cover the good things that Windy City ad agencies and production companies are doi...