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Chicago TV and film production on track to hit an all-time high this year

Chicago Business 19 Aug 2021
Kwame Amoaku, the director of the Chicago Film Office, says the city has also been in talks to host a David Fincher series (reportedly, a Netflix project called "The Killer," according to Screen Magazine) and a Sam Raimi project (a thriller movie, Screen Magazine says). .
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Film And TV Industry Came To Rescue To Prevent McCormick Place’s $3 Billion Pandemic Revenue ...

CBS Sports 28 Apr 2021
“The Lakeside dimension has been also something that’s been used in the past for ‘Batman’ – it was the location of the Bat Cave,” said Chicago Film Office Director Kwame Amoaku. Amoaku said the film office has exceeded pre-pandemic production ...
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Film and TV crews spent less in Illinois because of coronavirus, but ‘2021 seems like ...

Dispatch Argus 04 Mar 2021
“We’re right at the same level we were in our record-breaking 2019 year ... YOUNGRAE KIM, CHICAGO TRIBUNE ... Force.” ... Chicago Film Office Director Kwame Amoaku said the city is pushing to increase the number of soundstages, enhance its marketing to film studios and TV networks and improve workforce development in underserved areas to attract more projects.
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Film, TV biz making comeback here after COVID

Chicago Business 03 Mar 2021
Ally Marotti. NBC's "Chicago Fire" ... Kwame Amoaku, director of the Chicago Film Office, said he expects to see a "huge increase" in employment and revenue created in Chicago's film and production industry. . To help with recovery, the film offices are working with developers to increase the amount of stage infrastructure in the city, Amoaku said ... .
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