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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