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Pittsburgh Film Office expanding workforce programs
WPXI via Yahoo News· 12 months agoPittsburgh Film Office is expanding its workforce program. The change promises to help people break into creative industries. State and local officials,...
Plans in works for region’s first ground-up film production studio
WPXI via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhile there’s yet no confirmed agreements in place for a studio plan, both Keezer and RIDC President...
Filming in Elizabeth to include simulated explosives, pyrotechnics
WPXI via Yahoo News· 2 years agoElizabeth residents and those in the area may notice some unusual activity Thursday night into...
Tourism insights: Building a destination for film and filmmakers in Happy Valley
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoStakeholders are having serious conversations about the next steps in growing the film industry...
Black Bottom Film Festival To Honor Academy Museum Head Jacqueline Stewart At 2023 Edition Curated...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 7 months agoEXCLUSIVE: Pittsburgh’s Black Bottom Film Festival (BBFF), hosted by the August Wilson African...
Open casting for Ethan Coen movie in suburban Pittsburgh
Beaver County Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoROBINSON TWP. − Ethan Coen's new film, shooting in the Pittsburgh area, needs to fill speaking and non-speaking roles. And so an open casting call will take place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 20 at ...
Carrie Furnace site receives $2.3M grant for development to bring more film, TV projects to area
WPXI via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA dream more than 10 years in the making is now closer to becoming a reality thanks to a $2.3 million state grant to the RIDC Southwestern Pennsylvania Growth Fund. “We want to make it the entertainment ...
Looking for a new show or movie to watch? These 7 picks were produced in Pennsylvania
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPennsylvania sure isn’t Hollywood, but film buffs with a good eye might recognize the Keystone State...
‘Nobody wants to not be writing:’ Local TV, movie writer reacts to first WGA strike in 15 years
WPXI via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPoint Park University Professor Matt Pelfrey became a member of the Writers Guild of America 11 years ago. His love for writing started years prior, writing for theater. He’s worked on shows ...
Consultant recommends demolition of Pittsburgh prison popular with filmmakers
WPXI via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe former State Correctional Institute in Pittsburgh has been vacant for the last six years. The nearly 22-acre prison, also known as Western Penitentiary, closed in 2017 and has been sitting ...
