Call for entries for 2nd annual CSW Script & Screen Festival

Carnegie Screenwriters will host our second annual short film and short screenplay festival in August of 2018 at the Tull Family Theater in Sewickley, Pa.

We are now open to submissions from members and non-members alike. We are looking for the best of the best to be shown and read at our 2 day event. We are open to all genres of films and screenplays that fall within our running time and page count guidelines. Screenplays can also be submitted to receive feedback from our readers. Scripts submitted into this category are automatically entered into the short screenplay contest, please do not submit the same script to both categories.

Winning screenplays will be performed at a seated reading during the opening reception event held on Saturday, August 25th. Winning writers will receive free admission to the opening reception event. All film winners receive live screening of their film on Sunday August 26th. Winning films will receive one free admission to the screening event.

  • Super Earlybird Deadline
  • Earlybird Deadline
  • Regular Deadline
  • Late Deadline
  • Extended Deadline
  • Last Chance Deadline
  • Notification Date
  • Event Date

Details at: https://filmfreeway.com/CarnegieScreenwritersScriptandScreenFestival

 

Call for entries for CSW Script and Screen Festival

Carnegie Screenwriters will host our second annual short film and short screenplay festival in August of 2018 at the Tull Family Theater in Sewickley, Pa.

We are now open to submissions from members and non-members alike. We are looking for the best of the best to be shown and read at our 2 day event. We are open to all genres of films and screenplays that fall within our running time and page count guidelines. Screenplays can also be submitted to receive feedback from our readers. Scripts submitted into this category are automatically entered into the short screenplay contest, please do not submit the same script to both categories.

Winning screenplays will be performed at a seated reading during the opening reception event held on Saturday, August 25th. Winning writers will receive free admission to the opening reception event. All film winners receive live screening of their film on Sunday August 26th. Winning films will receive one free admission to the screening event.

  • Super Earlybird Deadline
  • Earlybird Deadline
  • Regular Deadline
  • Late Deadline
  • Extended Deadline
  • Last Chance Deadline
  • Notification Date
  • Event Date

Details at: https://filmfreeway.com/CarnegieScreenwritersScriptandScreenFestival

 

CSW film wins 4 awards in the 48 Hour Film Project Horror contest

 Congratulations to the Carnegie Screenwriters team in this year’s Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Project Horror contest. Our film “Thunder Domestic” written by Eben Parker and directed by Alex Cassun won four awards: Most Vile Villain for Brett Goodnack, Best Costume Design for Danielle Volkar, 2nd runner up for Best Film and Audience Favorite for our screening group.

 

You can watch it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_TWMo5s_2M&feature=youtu.be

Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Project Horror Screenings

Join us for the screening of the films in this year’s 48 Hour Film Project Horror contest.
Entries include the Carnegie Screenwriters’ film “Thunder Domestic” written by Eben Parker and directed by Alex Cassun.
Alex Cassun – director/producer; Eben Parker – writer; Jeremy Parsons – DP; Trudi Kennedy – producer/team leader; Nathaniel Peters – producer; Paul Nandzik – actor/stunts; Beth Rohach -craft services ; Bob Skwaryk – catering; Brandon Unis – editor; Nathaniel Peters – sound; Danielle Volkar – costuming; R.W. Browning – SFX MUA; and, many others on this talented, hard-working crew.
CAST: Brett Goodnack, Julie Rohach, Marianne Bayard, Paul Nandzik, Brandon Unis, Lovell Gardner, Angela Trovato, Cody Patterson, Jacob Trettel

PGH 48HFP Horror Screenings 2017

Saturday, October 28, 2017
The Oaks Theater
310 Allegheny River Blvd
Oakmont, PA 15139

Tickets are $10. Available online or at the door.





DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM, SHOW STARTS AT 7PM

Do you love things that go bump in the night? The Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Horror Project is a creative contest where teams of filmmakers create a horror film in a single weekend.
Join us to watch the films and vote on your favs!

Featuring films by:

Group A
Todd Wolfson Just Buried Productions
Eye of the Beholder Kino Industries
A Taste of Murder Ghost Light Productions
Hexslyvania You Have To Watch This Films
Home Sweet Home Hutchins Films
Still at large Gold Bug Productions
Sucky Script BA
Thunder Domestic Carnegie Screenwriters
Tremble Admit One Productions

Group B
Cold Read Stoops Ferry Productions
Cornered Beginnings
Something Happens in the Night Goat Milk Fudge
Between the Lines Gaff Tape and a Prayer
Infective Reckless
Night Light Shadowframe Productions
The Retreat Steel Forest Productions
A Horror Story Falling October Productions
Marne Locust Street Entertainment

**PLEASE NOTE, THESE FILMS ARE NOT RATED. THEY MAY NOT BE FOR EVERYONE, PARTICULARLY CHILDREN.

CSW first annual Script & Screen Festival a rousing success!

Congratulations to Carnegie Screenwriters & festival director Wendy Grube for a successful Script & Screen Festival at the Tull Family Theater in Sewickley. We had 34 short screenplays submitted with one coming in from Singapore. The top three were given seated readings at the festival reception on August 26. The reception was well attended as writers, actors and filmmakers mingled and enjoyed great food and beverages.

On Sunday the 27th we screened over 30 short films including submissions from England, Iran and Russia as well as across the United States.

The audience voted for their favorites. First place went to “Lightheaded,” a comedy written and produced by Caroline Collins and directed by Steve Parys. Second place was “Breakage,” a drama written and directed by Steve Parys. Third place was “Big Boy” a comedy by Yuri Solodov of Russia. Congratulations to them and all of our writers, filmmakers and actors.

CSW Script & Screen Festival Film Screenings

CSW Script & Screen Festival Film Screenings

Join us for our first Carnegie Screenwriters Script and Screen Festival.  This International festival will feature short films from the Pittsburgh and surrounding areas in addition to selections from across the globe.  This screening event will take place at the Tull Family Theater in Sewickley, PA on Sunday August 27, 2017.

Attendees will have access to the full day of short film screenings of our selected films.  Tickets will not be sold for individual films or blocks of films.  Films will run from 11AM until approximately 4:15PM at which time filmmakers in attendance will receive their Official Selection certificates.  Doors will open at 10AM.  Please arrive early as films will start promptly at 11AM

Come out and meet local filmmakers and support independent filmmaking around the world.

Films:
Being Frank
Benefits
Big Boy
Breakage
Coffee
I don’t like her
Ivan & Ivanka’s Spooky Movie
J.P.
Light Sight
Lightheaded
Limit
Love and Goodwill
Main Street
Masterpiece
Mic Drop!
My Grandpa’s Garage
Notas la diferencia
Panic Attack!
Power Play
Promenade
Screen:Righter
Slate, Please!
The Eliminadora
The Making of Bad Hurt
The Mundane Life of the Infurious David McMiller
They Always Come Back
War Stars
Woogie

 

CSW Script & Screen Festival Filmmaker Reception

CSW Script & Screen Festival Filmmaker Reception

Join us on Saturday, August 26th for our first Carnegie Script & Screen Festival filmmaker reception and seated reading.

We will have seated readings of our selected scripts read by local actors.  Scripts to be presented are:

“The Badge, the Gun, and the Hangman’s Noose” by Edward Santiago.

“Dig” by Robert Brian Taylor

&

“Hell to Pay: The Legend of Robert Johnson” by Giancarlo Fusi

Cocktail hour will begin at 6:00 PM with savory treats from Philomena’s  Catering.  Come out and meet the screenwriters and filmmakers whose works will be highlighted during our inaugural event.

Portions of the evening will be filmed for an upcoming episode of WQED’s Filmmakers Corner program to be aired as part of a special Carnegie Screenwriters Script & Screen Festival episode to be shown in the fall.

Hope to see you there!

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3056944