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FILM FACTORY ANNOUNCES 5 SEMIFINALISTS
Second Round to Teach Real Life Filmmaking "Pitches" to Industry Professionals...
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November 18, 2009 (All day)
THE STEELTOWN FILM FACTORY IS NOW OPEN!
Offering $25,000 in Film Production Prizes, Local Students & Aspiring Screenwriters Are Asked to Submit Film Ideas, Learn From Pros
November 13, 2009, Pittsburgh, PA – Everyone dreams about writing that big Hollywood movie, but now...
October 30, 2009 (All day)
Steeltown Entertainment Project Launching FILM FACTORY Competition
OCTOBER 30, 2009, Pittsburgh, PA - Pittsburgh, long known to the world as the home of the steel industry, is now hoping to become the home of a new production center: the entertainment industry. Steeltown Entertainment...
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News Clippings
February 17, 2010 (All day)
First Published, Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Writer, Melissa Rayworth, Pop City
After weeks of competition and revision, five screenwriters will present their work to film industry professionals this Saturday, hoping their pitches will grab the experts' attention. It's the culmination of the latest round of...
February 17, 2010 (All day)
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
By Barbara Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Five teams of semifinalists are one step -- and a dynamic pitch -- away from seeing their movie projects brought to life in Pittsburgh.
Steeltown Entertainment Project has been moving through the stages of its first Film Factory competition with $25,000 at stake for one to three...
February 15, 2010 (All day)
First Published February 15, 2010
by Patricia Lombardo White - The Pitt Chronicle
The University of Pittsburgh Film Studies Program in partnership with Steeltown...
February 2, 2010 (All day)
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 By Barb Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Screenplays about a time-traveling robot, women reaching beyond their "yinzer" roots and Pittsburghers who don't let a little thing like death stop them from cheering for the Steelers were brought to life Saturday in a competition years in the making.
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February 2, 2010 (All day)
First Published Tuesday, February 2, 2010
By Areej Ali & Gabriella Rueda, The Tartan
According to Carl Kurlander...
November 11, 2008 (All day)
Posted 11 November 2008 @ 09:53 am ET
Special Homecoming Event Part of Pittsburgh 250th Anniversary Celebration
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 11 -- Pittsburghers everywhere are invited to come home this Thanksgiving weekend for a special red-carpet screening of the new film "My Tale of Two Cities." This special screening on Friday, November 28, 2008 at the beautiful Byham Theater in...
September 6, 2008 (All day)
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The premiere of "Bottle Shock" at the SouthSide Works Cinema Aug. 21 doubled as a benefit for the Steeltown Entertainment Project. Former Pittsburgher Marc Lhormer and his wife, Brenda, produced the film and were on hand to mingle during the tented reception that followed. To set the mood, guests were greeted on a red carpet and offered a glass of...
December 7, 2007 (All day)
Friday, December 07, 2007 By Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The direct-to-DVD release of "R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It" was designed to be the first in a series of "Haunting Hour" videos filmed here. Pittsburgh-based Steeltown Entertainment Project is hoping two more movies in the series will film here.
Today let's catch up with some local and national TV shows we've covered before, programs...
October 23, 2003 (All day)
Sunday, October 26, 2003
By Ron Weiskind, Post-Gazette Movie Editor
Yesterday's Steeltown Entertainment Summit at WQED-TV took the form of a TV talk show, complete with live band, featuring former Pittsburghers working in Hollywood who combined old-home week with an anecdotal primer on the business of television and movies.
The only big plans announced at the session came at the end from a member of the mostly...
From the Beaver County Times
Originally Published: April 4, 2010
By: Scott Tady
We've also got two promising filmmakers in our midst.
They're Larry Phillis of Center Township and Joe Wichyrk II of Chippewa Township, who belong to the Pittsburgh comedy troupe Hustlebot, recent winners of a screenplay writing contest sponsored by Steeltown Film Factory.
Steeltown, run by Pittsburgh movie producer Carl...
Blog Entries
February 18, 2010 (All day)
On Saturday January 30th, 2010, the Steeltown Film Factory hosted a panel discussion entitled "Scripted Readings: Does the Story Work?" The event was not only SOLD OUT, but also another successful step in accomplishing Steeltown's mission to spur interest in the entertainment...
January 30, 2010 (All day)
I went to Steeltown Film Factory's Script Contest and Reading today. I think Carl, Jodi, Kris and the rest of the Steeltown team have done many interesting things related to promoting filmmaking in Pittsburgh over the last few years. While I did not have anything...
January 26, 2010 (All day)
Steeltown Film Factory’s Second Panel Discussion
On Saturday, January 30, 2010, FILM FACTORY will hold its second event of the season with a public event entitled “Scripted Readings: Does the Story Work?” The ten semi-finalists will have their screenplays read publicly by the...
November 6, 2009 (All day)
Hey Pittsburgh, if you are even remotely interested in film or being apart of the movie making process, you should visit the Melwood Screening Room this Saturday at 10:30am....
October 27, 2009 (All day)
The Steeltown Entertainment Project will be launching their newest project Steeltown Film Factory on November 7, 2009. The Steeltown Film Factory invites students and amateur filmmakers (and screenwriters) to submit original film ideas for the competition.
Submissions must include a 10-12 page script along with a logline...
By David Hollander
April 14, 2010
The Hollywood Pitch
In the film and television industries, auditions are not reserved solely for actors. Nearly every job in the business is won through some formal process of approval and audition, be it for a...
Videos
Excerpts from the kickoff event of Steeltown Entertainment Project's Film Factory on Saturday, November 7th 2009 at Melwood Screening Room, Pittsburgh PA.
The panel discussion was moderated by Steeltown Entertainment Project's Executive Producer Carl Kurlander (Screenwriter, "St. Elmo's Fire). Panelists for the kickoff event included,...
December 16, 2009 (All day)
Students and professionals who work and are interested in the growth of the entertainment sector in the Pittsburgh regions give their thoughts on Steeltown Entertainment Project's Film Factory competition. Interviews were conducted on November 6th and 7th 2009 at Concept Art Gallery, and Melwood Screening Room.
Steeltown Film Factory (...
December 15, 2009 (All day)
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February 9, 2008 (All day)
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 well as production planning presentation by the three Film Factory Finalists, Ross Thomas ("Anywhere...
Audio
September 22, 2009 (All day)
Tuesday September 22, 2009
Hosted by Mitch Teich
Carl Kurlander is the writer, director, and producer of My Tale of Two Cities, a personal documentary about the effort to turn around the fortunes of his hometown – Pittsburgh. Kurlander’s movie was...
On March 23rd, Steeltown Entertainment Proeject's Executive Director Jodi Klebick appeared on the radio program "Live From the Red Carpet," hosted by Jared Leland, an Pittsburgh based entertainment attorney of the firlm Keevican Weiss Bauerle and Hirsch.
During...
