News about the Carnegie Screenwriters and its members.
The Carnegie Screenwriters will once again compete in the Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Project. July 9-11. 48 hours to write, shoot, edit and score a short film. Let the madness begin! Good luck to all of the teams.
https://www.48hourfilm.com/en/pittsburgh-pa
We are still unable to use the library meeting rooms so we will continue to hold our monthly meetings virtually via Zoom. Third Saturday of each month at 10:00 am.
As we usher in the new year we welcome Pauline Greenlick to the board. Pauline will be serving as treasurer for the 2021-2022 term.
We hope that 2021 will bring the opportunity for us to get together. Until that time, please follow us here and on our FaceBook page for details on any virtual events we may be hosting.
Be well, stay safe, and keep writing!
There is still time to check out the 2020 Fall Festival Script Competition, a partnership between Carnegie Screenwriters and Film Pittsburgh.
There are four wonderful scripts and a bonus film!
Finalists include
Ain’t My Type of Hype by Tanisha Jackson
Bernie by Fred Perry
Hawk Bells by Kristian Mercado Figueroa
Next, Please by Diego Trovarelli
The program is available for purchase now until November 22. Save $1 with code CSW20
https://filmpittsburgh.org/pages/fall-festival-script-competition
Hurry! Don’t miss your chance to see these scripts come to life!
Hooray! The information on the festival has finally been announced!!
The Film Pittsburgh Fall Festival will screen online at filmpittsburgh.org, November 11-22, 2020.
The festival will feature exciting and thought-provoking independent films from the Three Rivers Film Festival and Pittsburgh Shorts, and will include films from ReelAbilities Pittsburgh and the JFilm Festival.
This expansive, virtual, 12-day event will be integrated, inclusive, and fun! The festival includes Pittsburgh Shorts, which features 137 of the best local and international contemporary short films from 37 countries with 47% of the films directed by women (films from past festivals later went on to win Academy Awards!) along with staged readings from a short script competition.
It will also showcase the Three Rivers Film Festival’s curated slate of 30 feature films including dramas, comedies, and documentaries. Woven throughout the 12 days are ReelAbilities Pittsburgh films that explore and celebrate the stories of people living with disabilities and dynamic, Jewish-themed films from the JFilm Festival.
Head on over to filmpittsburgh.org to check out the entire lineup of selected films and scripts and buy your tickets today! Carnegie Screenwriters members and friends use discount code CSW20 to save!
Thanks to all who submitted scripts to this year’s competition. We received a lot of fantastic submissions. Watch for the selections to be announced soon! In the meantime keep up with all of the festival happenings at Film Pittsburgh.
https://filmpittsburgh.org/
We are once again partnering with Film Pittsburgh to bring you the 2020 Pittsburgh Shorts Film Festival and Short Script Competition.
The 2019 festival featured 116 films from 34 countries with a lineup that included nine films that went on to be shortlisted, six that became nominees, and one that won an Oscar®.
2019 also brought the first year for the short script competition and seated reading event which was met with great enthusiasm from our audience.
We would love to consider your short film or short script for our 2020 festival!
The hope is to present our fall festival in theaters with in-person Q&As and networking opportunities and we continue to plan for that. However, we are mindful that social distancing restrictions may keep us from doing so. Please know that we are considering our options, which include either an in-person festival that includes some virtual streaming options or a completely virtual festival to be held online. Either way, rest assured the show will go on!
To submit your short film or short script for consideration and to see more information about our festival, including some additional reviews, please visit our FilmFreeway page at:
https://filmfreeway.com/PittsburghShorts
During this time of pandemic and social distancing the Carnegie Screenwriters have suspended our monthly meetings. We will resume when life returns to normal and restrictions are eased. Until then please stay in, stay safe and keep writing.
Many thanks to Final Draft for sponsoring the Carnegie Screenwriters Script and Screen Festival and donating a copy of Final Draft screenwriting software for our 3rd on 3rd Fundraiser on Sunday, July 15.
We’ve launched this Indiegogo campaign to raise funds to produce a short script “Room with a View” written and directed by Bob Scott. It’s a psychological thriller inspired by “The Twilight Zone,” “Night Gallery” and other series providing chills and thrills. This is a Carnegie Screenwriters production. Please contribute if you can and what you can. Any little bit helps. Please help spread the word. Thank you!
