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McKenzie Chinn Selected for Geena Davis' Bentonville Fellowship

Eight female filmmakers have been selected to take part in an inaugural development program with Geena Davis' Bentonville Film Foundation, as part of an initiative ...
READ MOREFilmmaker Courting Denzel to Play Harold Washington

Could the iconic Denzel Washington be playing the barrier-bashing Chicago mayor Harold Washington in the not-so-distant future? Writer-director Joseph Michael Chopin believes so, and he’s ...
READ MOREChicago Nabs New HBO Series STATION ELEVEN

2020 will be off to an exciting start as yet another highly anticipated series will begin shooting in Chicago this January. STATION ELEVEN will be ...
READ MOREHope, DreamWorks Alum Begin Shooting Today

It's been a busy year for Josh Hope, and it's about to get busier. Hope is teaming up with former DreamWorks Development Executive Lisa Freberg ...
READ MOREYour First Look at Five Illinois Indie Features for 2020

As we peek ahead to 2020, there are five Illinois features in the works that deserve a spot on your radar. Let's take a look...
READ MORERooftop Cinema in LA, Special Edition Release for Chicago-Made MERCURY IN RETROGRADE, starring Roxane Mesquida

Emphasis Entertainment announces today the August 30 release of a Special Edition Blu-ray of Michael Glover Smith’s award-winning relationship dramedy MERCURY IN RETROGRADE. This release ...
READ MOREMidwest Distributor Acquires Chicago Feature RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO

During pride month, the Midwest's first and only full-service, independent film and television distributor, Cow Lamp Films announced that they acquired the rights to their ...
READ MOREMUDBOUND EP Teitel Brings Netflix Feature to Chicago

Oscar nominee MUDBOUND Executive Producer and native Chicagoan Bob Teitel (pictured here) will be bringing his next feature back to his hometown. The Netflix feature ...
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