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Steeltown Film Factory Kickoff Event "Where Do Good Ideas, Great Scripts, and Talented Filmmakers Come From?"
Steeltown Film Factory: What People Are Saying...
Comcast Spotlight
Steeltown Film Factory Event #2 "Scripted Readings: Does The Story Work?"
"The Director's Pitch: Transforming Screenplays Into Productions" Promo Video
Film Factory Event #4 "Now What? Ready, Set, Produce!"
"Scripted Readings: Does The Story Work?" Promo Video
Steeltown Film Factory Kickoff Event "Where Do Good Ideas, Great Scripts, and Talented Filmmakers Come From?"

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, Geoffrey Fletcher (screenwriter "Precious"), Lauren Elmer (Sony Pictures Classics), Rob Leiber (screenwriter "Septimus Heap: Magyk"), Stephanie Lord (Winner, Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting), and Janyce Lapore (Winner, Best Screenplay, Female Eye Film Festival)

Steeltown Film Factory (SFF) is a yearlong filmmaking competition, supported by a series of public workshops, panel discussions and staged readings, designed to engage aspiring filmmakers to create projects with Pittsburgh-inspired content. The competition will provide emerging talent with an opportunity to learn from internationally renowned film and television professionals about the entertainment industry. A successful SFF will lead to the training and employment of the local workforce, the incubation of talent and intellectual property, and the nurturing and development of future projects that can be spun off into commercially viable entities. These entities will create jobs, investment opportunities, and products that will be exported by our region. By bringing together local and expatriate resources in Southwestern Pennsylvania (SWPA), the SFF will help to transform this region's non-profit "Arts Sector" into a thriving "Entertainment Economy."

December 16, 2009 (All day)
Steeltown Film Factory: What People Are Saying...

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 (SFF) is a yearlong filmmaking competition, supported by a series of public workshops, panel discussions and staged readings, designed to engage aspiring filmmakers to create projects with Pittsburgh-inspired content. The competition will provide emerging talent with an opportunity to learn from internationally renowned film and television professionals about the entertainment industry. A successful SFF will lead to the training and employment of the local workforce, the incubation of talent and intellectual property, and the nurturing and development of future projects that can be spun off into commercially viable entities. These entities will create jobs, investment opportunities, and products that will be exported by our region. By bringing together local and expatriate resources in Southwestern Pennsylvania (SWPA), the SFF will help to transform this region's non-profit "Arts Sector" into a thriving "Entertainment Economy."

December 15, 2009 (All day)
Comcast Spotlight
November 1, 2009 (All day)
"Scripted Readings: Does The Story Work?" Promo Video

Audience members who attended the Film Factory Panel Discussion on January 30, 2010 give their thoughts on the Film Factory competition and its impact on the filmmaking community in the Pittsburgh region. Interviews were conducted at the Purnell Center on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University.
Steeltown Film Factory Event #2 "Scripted Readings: Does The Story Work?"

Excerpts from the second event of Steeltown Entertainment Project's Film Factory held on January 30, 2010 at the Purnell Center on the Campus of Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA.
"The Director's Pitch: Transforming Screenplays Into Productions" Promo Video

Interviews with audience members and footage from the February 20, 2009 Film Factory Panel Event; "the Director's Pitch: Transforming Screenplays Into Productions." Audience members were asked to comment on their thoughts about the process of Film Factory, their feelings regarding the feedback that the...
Film Factory Event #4 "Now What? Ready, Set, Produce!"

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 But Here") Randy Kovitz and Deborah Hosking ("Lightweight"), and Lawrence Phillis, Dave Fedor, John Feightner, & Joe Wichryk II ("Roll The Dice").

Audience members were also treated to a staged performance on the role of a Producer performed by Bob Scott and Carnegie Screenwriters. The finalists and those in attendance were asked to comment on Film Factory and give their thoughts on how the process has evolved through the screenwriting, pitching, and production planning stages of the competition. They were also asked to comment on how they think Film Factory has impacted those who have been involved in the process. 

At the end of the production presentations two finalists were awarded $12,500 dollars to produce their winning ideas during the summer months in and around the Pittsburgh area. The completed films are scheduled to premiere at the 2010 Three Rivers Film Festival in November.

Steeltown Film Factory (SFF) is a yearlong filmmaking competition, supported by a series of public workshops, panel discussions and staged readings, designed to engage aspiring filmmakers to create projects with Pittsburgh-inspired content. The competition will provide emerging talent with an opportunity to learn from internationally renowned film and television professionals about the entertainment industry. A successful SFF will lead to the training and employment of the local workforce, the incubation of talent and intellectual property, and the nurturing and development of future projects that can be spun off into commercially viable entities. These entities will create jobs, investment opportunities, and products that will be exported by our region. By bringing together local and expatriate resources in Southwestern Pennsylvania (SWPA), the SFF will help to transform this region's non-profit "Arts Sector" into a thriving "Entertainment Economy."

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