The mission of the Steeltown Entertainment Project ("Steeltown") is to nurture
promising talent and to incubate meaningful and commercially viable
entertainment projects in Southwestern Pennsylvania by connecting former
Pittsburghers who are working in the entertainment industry with the region's
human, cultural, educational and economic resources.
On Saturday, September 6, 2008 Women in Film and Media will be holding their secpmd annual Opal Awards event at One Oxford Center in downtown Pittsburgh.
As Pittsburgh approaches its 250th anniversary in 2008, Steeltown is planning to
launch a new initiative, the Steeltown Film Factory, which will reconnect some
of Southwestern Pennsylvania's most illustrious entertainment expatriates with
this region's entertainment resources. Through a series of filmmaking workshops
and competitions, the Film Factory will bring together these local and
expatriate resources to mentor emerging filmmaking talent and produce up to
three short films about Pittsburgh.
