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Chicago Talent Directory® shares information with a purpose.
Before something appears on our Facebook page, we ask:
• Will it inform Chicago and Illinois talent?
• Will it educate?
• Will it provide useful tools or resources?
• Will it help talent advance their careers?
If we share it, it should be useful.
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• Chicago and Illinois film and talent industry news
• Events, seminars and professional opportunities
• Production and casting-related updates
• Resources and tools for working talent
• New resources added to Chicago Talent Directory®
• Progress and announcements as the new site is built
We also share and preserve Chicago Talent Directory® history — remembering the talent, colleagues and industry figures who have been part of our story, and revisiting people, events and milestones from our past.
For a deeper look into the Chicago Talent Directory® archives and history, follow us on Instagram.
In the future, this editorial role will become ONSET CHICAGO and ONSET ILLINOIS
— #OnsetChicago and #OnsetIllinois — the successors to our Spotlight Magazine.
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Explore our historic legacy, visit Chicago Talent Directory® on INSTAGRAM.
Explore how Chicago Talent Directory® contributed to the foundation for the rebirth of
filmmaking in Chicago in the 1980s and ’90s — through vintage editions,
industry milestones, media coverage and memorabilia
from a pivotal era in the city’s production history,
including coverage from WGN-TV, Variety, Backstage, the Chicago Tribune, and many others.
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Published by Nanci T. Ponné, Founder / Publisher.
Until the new Chicago Talent Directory® site launches, Facebook is serving as our current news and industry-information channel — carrying forward the role once filled by our Spotlight Magazine.