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
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.
Team Carnegie Screenwriters will once again compete in the 48 Hour Horror Film contest this weekend, October 20-22. Team CSW is directed by Alex Cassun and Team Leader Trudi Kennedy. Screenings will be Saturday, October 28 at the Oaks Theater. More details to come.
The Carnegie Screenwriters present a special Halloween edition of the 3rd on 3rd reading series featuring short scripts with thrills and chills.
Refreshments served
3rd Street Gallery
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.
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!
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.
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3054519
July’s meeting has been changed from the third Saturday, July 15, to this Saturday, July 8. The CSW team will be competing in the 48 Hour Film Project on the 15th.
2nd Annual 3 Rivers Screenwriters Conference at Point Park University, May 19-21.
Don’t miss this incredible event! 3 days of panel discussions, seminars, film screenings, pitch sessions and a cinematic soiree. You can attend one, two or three days, the screening(s), the party or a combo. Student rates. A great event for writers, filmmakers, film lovers, actors and more.
https://www.3rsconference.com/home
