Kris: March 2011 Archives
Pittsburgh is the place for kids - where technology, entertainment and learning intersect.
The Steeltown Film Factory introduced its ten quarter-finalists for the 2010-2011 season to a full house at “The Hollywood Pitch” on Saturday February 19th at the Frick Fine Arts Building on the University of Pittsburgh’s campus in Oakland.
The panel, which featured “Two and a Half Men” Director Jamie Widdoes, Bob Kusbit, producer of MTV’s “Made” and an executive at MTV and Country Music Television, Lauren Elmer, a University of Pittsburgh graduate who works for Sony Classics, and Asher Garfinkel, president of Readers Unlimited and author of “Screenplay Story Analysis,” heard pitches from local screenwriters on Pittsburgh subjects, among which parking chairs were a crowd favorite.
Be sure to catch the next installment of the Film Factory at “The Producer’s Pitch - Saturday, March 26th” at Point Park University, details to be announced.
See for yourself what it takes to create a production plan and who will move on to the final round of this year’s Film Factory contest. The top 5 semi-finalists will pitch rewritten screenplays along with a proposed production budget and schedule. Panelists will critique the submissions and ultimately decide which 3 move on to our final round April 30 at CMU.
Scheduled Panelists include: John Dellaverson - Lionsgate Producer,Executive Producer, “Diary of a Mad Black Woman”, Vice Chairman, Film Finances Inc. Bernie Goldman - Producer, “Snow White”, “300”, “Land of the Dead” Chris Moore - Executive Producer, “The People Speak”; Producer, “The Adjustment Bureau”; Co-Producer, “Good Will Hunting”
Read the CBS Pittsburgh article on Jamie Widdoes.
Visit Steeltown Film Factory for more information.
