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A local post-doctoral student at the University of Pittsburgh has set his sights on producing a documentary about the almost century old, Allegheny Observatory, located on Observatory Hill, in the city’s Riverview Park.
Daniel Handley, who is a resident of Observatory Hill hopes that the film will give Pittsburgher’s insight into the 96 year old Pittsburgh Landmark.
Pittsburghers everywhere are invited to come home this Thanksgiving weekend for a special red-carpet screening of the film “My Tale of Two Cities,” November 28th at The Byham Theater, Downtown Pittsburgh, as part of the city’s Homecoming Weekend and 250th birthday celebration. The evening will benefit Steeltown Entertainment Project’s “Youth & Media Initiative” in partnership with the Holy Family Institute.
The Walt Disney Company has recently annouced plans to partner with Carnegie Mellon University to open a Research and Development Lab for Disney’s Theme Parks, television networks, and animation studios.
Panopto, a Pittsburgh based technology company that grew out of the vision of former CMU students Eric Burns and Bill Scherlis has worked to capitalize on the desire for video-on-demand by students and faculty at univeristy campuses around the world.
Director, and Pittsburgh native Rob Marshall added another Hollywood star to the cast for his upcoming film, the musical ‘Nine.’
Two locally produced short films will premiere Friday, July 18th on Pittsburgh Cabel acess channel, PCTV-21.
This fall as part of Pittsburgh 250, a 90 minute film titled, "Greetings From Pittsburgh: Neighborhood Narratives" will showcase some of Pittsburgh's most recognizable neighborhoods such as Bloomfield, the Strip District, Oakland, Regent Square, and Homestead.
Eutechnyx, a British software developer, best known for designing games such as "Big Mutha Truckers," and "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" has its sights set on Pittsburgh as its US headquarters.
Another new film recently began shooting in Pittsburgh and stars many current and former cast members of the long running NBC show, "Saturday Night Live."
The Pittsburgh Film Office has announced that principal photography has begun on a new comedy being shot in the city.
