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What is Steeltown Film Factory?

The Steeltown Entertainment Project connects entertainment professionals, with Southwestern Pennsylvania (SWPA) ties, to projects, people and partnerships in order to support and invest in the socially and commercially significant film and media industry of the Pittsburgh region.

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Press Room

A recap from the final event of the inaugural Steeltown Film Factory, "Now What? Ready, Set, Produce!" The event took place on March 27, 2010 at Lawrence Hall on the campus of Point Park University. The event consisted of a paneled discussion as...

Judges

Peter
Ackerman

Writer

"Ice Age"
Reed
Agnew

Writer

"Raindrops All Around Me"
Nelson
Chipman

Chair, Cinema and Digital Arts Department

Point Park University
David
Conrad

Actor

"Ghost Whisperer," "Wedding Crashers"
Doug
Crise

Editor

"Babel"
David
Dalessandro

Writer

"Snakes on a Plane"
Laura
Davis

Producer

"Public Enemies" DVD & Blu-ray content
John
Dellaverson

Producer

"Diary of a Mad Black Woman"
Faith
Dickinson

Founder, Women in Film and Media Pittsburgh

Todd
Eckert

Producer

"Control"

News

 

We are very excited for this year!  We hope you are too.  Why? 

Because the Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Project is right...

JUNE 10 - JUNE 15, 2010.
With a crew of 18 people, including Producer Janet Smith and Director of Photography Matt Meehan, Director Ross Thomas shot his FiLM FACTORY winning script, "Anywhere But Here." Locations included Sewickley, Downtown Pittsburgh, Fox Chapel, Lawrenceville, and the Fort Pitt Tunnel.

To see Ross' photos from the shoot, please visit the...

FILM FACTORY Announces Winners at
"NOW WHAT? 
READY, SET, PRODUCE!" workshop!

After 3 hours of simulated pre-production meetings, 45 minutes of judge deliberation, and five months of hard work, the Steeltown Film Factory Judges...

Events

 “NOW WHAT? READY, SET, PRODUCE!”

March 27, 2010

On Saturday, March 27th, 2010, STEELTOWN ENTERTAINMENT PROJECT invites you to join us in our fourth panel discussion of our debut FILM FACTORY....

“THE DIRECTOR’S PITCH: TRANSFORMING SCREENPLAYS INTO PRODUCTIONS”

 

On Saturday, February 20th, 2010, STEELTOWN ENTERTAINMENT PROJECT invites you to join us in our third panel discussion. 

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