2011 Finalists

The Finalists have been chosen!

Below are the 3 finalists and their scripts selected at 2011 "The Producer's Pitch" who moved on to "Page to Stage" phase and final round of the 2011 Film Factory competition. These three best scripts were read by Carnegie Mellon Drama School's world-class students.


Congratulations to:
Phillip Beard.jpg Savesies by Philip Beard

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Flour Baby, Christopher Dimond
Chris went on to win the 2011 Film Factory competition and produced Flour Baby during the Summer of 2011. Flour Baby will premiere on November 9, 2011 at the "Film Factory Showcase" during the Three Rivers Film Festival. Click Here for Tickets

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First Kiss, Yulin Kuang Yulin is currently working on funding to produce First Kiss Click here to check out her adorable trailer on Kickstarter, and help Yulin make her short film!




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