In 1985, the Hispanic Film Festival (which would later, under the guidance of current Executive Director Pepe Vargas, change its name to “the Chicago Latino Film Festival” in 1987) was founded. The first fourteen films were...

A rising tide lifts all boats... and Adenike Thomas (AT) is the wave of change we need right now. As a prolific producer, actor, writer, director, and overall multi-hyphenate, Adenike cares deeply about her community...

In June 2021, a Hawk Vintage´74 Front Anamorphic Zoom 45-90mm/T 2.9 and Camera Ambassador’s very own Atlas Orion EF/PL 40mm T2.0 Anamorphic Lens flew up in a Shotover F1 - the very first time that both...

We're excited to welcome the newest addition to our team: Rey Tang!Rey will be serving as our new Marketing/Client Relations Associate and will be taking over the blog for July. To kick things off, we sat down...

With Pride month coming to an end, we found ourselves reflecting on how supporting our queer communities is more than a month long endeavor. We've put together a list of local festival darlings, "unsettling" shorts,...

To celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, Camera Ambassador and Subtitle are collaborating for a series of blog posts conducted by Subtitle's Alex Wen to highlight artists in Chicago making films, television, and other video work! We...