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  The Tartan Online : Pittsburgh Arts organizations merge
In September 2004, the Center?s resources were contracted to Pittsburgh Filmmakers through a management agreement that allowed Filmmakers to manage the operations of the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and thus keep the organization afloat.
Charlie Humphrey has been a contributor to Pittsburgh?s cultural life since the early 1980s, first as a producer at WQED radio and later as an editor of an underground newspaper, before moving on to take the position of executive director at Pittsburgh Filmmakers.
Now Humphrey is working to guarantee that both the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Pittsburgh Filmmakers will continue to focus on their missions to bring high-quality art education and visual art resources to everyone in the community.
www.thetartan.org /2005/10/3/pillbox/pgharts   (1146 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Pittsburgh, the county seat of Allegheny County in the western part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, had a total population of 334,563 (metropolitan area 2,358,695) as of the 2000 census.
Pittsburgh is located at the center of a fairly expansive set of river valleys, and much of the city's residential population is situated on or near the slopes of those valleys with certain neighborhoods (particularly south of the Monongahela) nigh inaccessible by car during the winter.
Pittsburgh is an overwhelmingly Democratic city, owing to its large union and Catholic population.
www.ipedia.com /pittsburgh__pennsylvania.html   (1938 words)

  
 Pittsburgh_Cultural life in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is the home to many major arts organizations and neighborhood-based cultural institutions, not to mention the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pittsburgh Zoo.
Pittsburgh's thirteen-room 'crystal palace' has served visitors for more than 100 years, and is one of the largest and finest Victorian glasshouses in the country.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers, one of the oldest and largest media art centers in the country, is committed to the artist and the advancement of artistic excellence in film, video, photographic and digital expression, and accomplishes this through programs in exhibition, artist services, and education.
artserver.cfa.cmu.edu:8080 /navigation.jsp?Page=84&Section=80&l1p=84&Level=1   (1001 words)

  
 Pittsburgh goes blog wild!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Beyond the notice of all but the most ardent Pittsburgh Web surfers, bloggers have crept into the city, linking to this story or that, posting updates about their night on the town, uploading photos of their young daughters and espousing their political views to pretty much anyone who cares to read them.
Before he landed a job with Pittsburgh Filmmakers six months ago, he was jobless for about a year and didn't spend much time in front of the computer as a result.
Pittsburgh's "blogosphere," as it's called, is a tightly knit group, and most of the authors visit each other's pages at least occasionally.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/04074/284332.stm   (1369 words)

  
 Pittsburgh Film Festival
The Amnesty International Film Festival, screening annually in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Salt Lake City, is proud to make its debut appearance in Pittsburgh, in cooperation with Pittsburgh Filmmakers, and in conjunction with Amnesty International USA's Annual General Meeting to be held at the Omni William Penn Hotel, April 4-7.
Each year dozens of talented filmmakers work against long odds, short finances, and threatening politics to bring to the screen powerful stories of human struggle, sacrifice, and triumph.
Amnesty International is proud to join Pittsburgh Filmmakers in inviting filmgoers, activists, students, filmmakers, and the entire Pittsburgh community to join us in celebrating the power of film and the dignity of the human spirit.
www.amnestyusa.org /filmfest/pittsburgh/2003/index.html   (260 words)

  
 KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. -- Socially Responsible Investing and Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
CSRwire-- PITTSBURGH - The arts and sciences, business and education came together last week as three of the region's leaders in these fields joined forces to launch a new environmental video and film competition and festival for Pittsburgh-area high school students.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers is a regional community resource and one of the oldest and largest media art centers in the country.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
www.kld.com /release.cgi?id=3822   (1259 words)

  
 U.S. Newswire : Release : Bayer Corporation, SciTech Spectacular, Pittsburgh Filmmakers Launch New High School Film ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
"Pittsburgh Filmmakers' mission is based on a commitment to artists and the advancement of artistic excellence in film, video and photographic expression," said Humphrey of Pittsburgh Filmmakers.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers is a regional community resource and one of the oldest and largest media art centers in the country.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
releases.usnewswire.com /printing.asp?id=46184   (1225 words)

  
 Berks Filmmakers -- TWENTY YEARS AND STILL COOKIN'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Berks Filmmakers' origins can be traced to the late 1960s when Harry Koursaros, a painter then teaching at Albright College, a small liberal arts college in Reading, initiated a program of "underground" film screenings on campus.
None of the filmmakers had ever attempted a project of this scope before; the production of this film was to be their "advanced" filmmaking workshop.
By the late 1970s films by Berks Filmmakers' members began to be exhibited at film showcases and galleries throughout the country, including the Museum of Modern Art, Millennium Film Workshop, the San Francisco Cinematheque, the Pasadena (and later, Los Angeles) Filmforum, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, the Neighborhood Film Project in Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia College of Art.
www.berksfilmmakers.org /berkhist.htm   (2169 words)

  
 Ana Kelly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Billed as Pittsburgh Art Stars In Williamsburg, the show featured over 30 visual artists and performers, many of whom made the trip to Boogaloo, a hip night spot known for its after-hours scene, that hosted the exhibition.
Pittsburgh Art Stars proved to be as unique for the artists as it was for the locale.
Next weekend's events promise to be two jam-packed evenings of art and performance with Pittsburgh's art stars shining bright, just in time for the holidays.
www.anakelly.com /anakelly/news?id=450   (665 words)

  
 3 Rivers Film Festival Photo Auction
Pittsburgh Filmmakers invites guests to join us for a reception and live photography auction on November 16, 2005.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers is not responsible for late, lost, stolen, illegible, mutilated or misdirected bids/entries or bids/entries not received by 4pm on November 16, 2005.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers is very grateful to the many artists for this benefit auction held to support the organization’s programs.
3rff.com /2005/auction.html   (609 words)

  
 Obituary: David Love / Head projectionist for Pittsburgh Filmmakers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A film projectionist in the Pittsburgh Cultural District and head projectionist for Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Mr.
He learned the skills of the professional projectionist during a stint in the Navy and was hired by Pittsburgh Filmmakers in 1987.
Love was a member of the Pittsburgh projectionists union and stayed on the job at Filmmakers until early this month.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/06326/740357-122.stm   (458 words)

  
 WQED Multimedia: Pittsburgh Magazine
Pittsburgh Filmmakers teaches some 2,000 students per year the arts of film, video, photography and digital imaging.
He hopes Filmmakers or an allied developer can start buying empty buildings in the area and fitting them for potential tenants like the public-access cable channel PCTV, currently on the North Shore; Summit Film Lab and Media Services, of Crafton; and the fledgling Pittsburgh Music Works, which aims to be a catalyst for local music.
The dean of Pittsburgh documentarians, with 25 years in the business, Buba says that by the time theaters and distributors get their cuts, the maker of an indie film gets about 10 percent of the net.
www.wqed.org /mag/features/1003_picture2.shtml   (1040 words)

  
 bios   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
kc milliken and eric fleischauer met while taking classes at pittsburgh filmmakers.
after graduating he moved to pittsburgh where his interest in filmmaking increased.
kc milliken is an artist member at pittsburgh filmmakers in pittsburgh, pa.  along with comercial and feature crew work, kc has made several short films ranging from documentary to animation and has shown his work at a number of venues in pittsburgh.
www.angelfire.com /film/escfilm/bios.html   (165 words)

  
 University of Pittsburgh: Undergraduate Admissions & Financial Aid - Film Studies
Pittsburgh is home to a nationally recognized media arts center, The Pittsburgh Filmmakers.
In addition, the Filmmakers is always looking for talented interns, a great way to get a head start on your career.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers runs a series of public screenings at its location in Oakland (the neighborhood in which Pitt is located).
www.pitt.edu /~oafa/filmtarg.html   (688 words)

  
 Laura M. Magone Productions
Pittsburgh Filmmakers is a not-for-profit organization and is the fiscal sponsor for this project.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers is a national leader among media arts organizations and is committed to the artist and the advancement of artistic excellence.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers also exhibits the best of American independent, foreign films as well as student and artist member work year round.
www.lauramagoneproductions.com /oes.htm   (6183 words)

  
 Exhibit puts interaction with world on trial - PittsburghLIVE.com
For visitors to Pittsburgh Filmmakers' New Gallery in Oakland, stepping into the currently darkened gallery will be a bit like stepping into a slowly moving whirlpool.
Since 1989, Finley and Muse have been using documentary, narrative and experimental forms of filmmaking to produce video and multimedia installations that "explore the relation between the document and the documented, fiction and fact, empathy and irony," the two wrote in their artist statement.
In the other half of the gallery, which is separated by a half-wall, visitors will find an earlier example of their work, "The Adventures of Blacky," from 1998 that does just that.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/entertainment/s_128897.html   (935 words)

  
 Pittsburgh - The Three Rivers Film Festival - On Screen - Movie Reviews & Features - Pittsburgh City Paper
In this new film from Byambasurn Davaa (The Story of the Weeping Camel), the filmmaker returns to the remote Mongolian steppes to unfold a simple heartwarming story: A little girl takes in a little dog against her nomadic family's wishes.
Pittsburgh-based filmmaker Jose Muniain invited storied independent filmmaker Robert M. Young to talk about his half-century of work while sitting for his portrait in oils by local Spanish-born painter Félix de la Concha.
Tickets for the Nov. 2 screening are $35, and include a post-film reception to be held at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.
www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws /gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:19664   (2489 words)

  
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Pittsburgh Filmmakers is one of the largest and oldest independent media arts centers in the country.
They are committed to the advancement of artistic excellence in film, video, photography and digital media, and accomplish this with programs in education, artist services, community outreach and exhibition.
Pittsburgh 365 is a weekly, 30-minute show that addresses the lifestyle topics that comprise our everyday lives in the local region.
www.pghfilm.org /links/links.jsp   (164 words)

  
 Somewhat North of Boston Film Festival
Their collaboration began at Pittsburgh Filmmakers, one of the oldest and largest non-profit media arts centers in the world.
In 1987, he moved to the US to attend the University of Pittsburgh as a Film Studies major at Pittsburgh Filmmakers, interning at the same time on several Hollywood films shoots in the area.
He then worked for Pittsburgh Filmmakers for over 13 years, during which time he did everything from sell candy at their theater to administering a regional grant program for the NEA.
www.snobfilmfestival.org /bios.html   (1142 words)

  
 Pittsburgh Filmmakers -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Pittsburgh Filmmakers is one of the oldest and largest media arts centers in the (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) United States.
This (additional info and facts about non-profit) non-profit institution began as a filmmaking-equipment access cooperative in 1971.
That co-op is still a pillar of the organization, which now also includes an accredited school, three theaters and the Three Rivers Film festival
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 Cats and Carnivorousness: Themes in Daddy Cool
Lewis, a well-respected Pittsburgh artist, has trained hundreds of budding artists at Pittsburgh Filmmakers, one the largest and oldest independent media arts centers in the country.
At Pittsburgh Filmmakers, he is responsible for curriculum development, faculty development and management of a film, video, photography and digital media program with 40 faculty members, serving 8,000 students per year.
When Pittsburgh Filmmakers was founded in 1971 to provide media-making tools to artists, Lewis was involved in the constructing of its first location.
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 Pittsburgh Opera: Calendar
Pittsburgh University Law School Seminar on the Death Penalty with Sr.
Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Society and Institute Seminar on Suffering and Revenge with Sr.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers: mini-film festival with focus on death penalty.
www.pittsburghopera.org /season/warholevents.shtml   (659 words)

  
 Search Tuna Report for Pittsburgh Pennsylvania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts and neighboring theaters, the Carnegie Institute's art and natural history museums, the Carnegie Library, and the Andy Warhol Museum are noteworthy....
Among the oldest institutions of higher education and research in the United States, the University of Pittsburgh is also among the nation's most distinguished comprehensive universities, with a wide variety of high-quality programs in both the arts and sciences and professional fields....
Description: The University of Pittsburgh is among the nation's most distinguished comprehensive universities, with a wide variety of high-quality programs in both the arts and sciences and professional fields.
www.searchtuna.com /ftlive2/1122.html   (1454 words)

  
 Sight of Stillness: Sharing the Experience of Meditation
Her partner organization for "Sight of Stillness" is Pittsburgh Filmmakers, one of the country's largest and oldest independent media arts centers, committed to the advancement of artistic excellence in film, video, photography and digital media.
Throughout the residency, which began in spring 2002 and will conclude in early 2003, Speranza and Pittsburgh Filmmakers are collaborating to host a series of Salons that are free and open to the public.
The March 2 Open House at Pittsburgh Filmmakers features the debut of Speranza's seminal work, her "Sight of Stillness" digital video film.
www.speranza.net /stillness/index3.html   (300 words)

  
 How to Build a Better Monster: Pittsburgh film and punk rock
After living in San Francisco and London in the late 70s and being emerged in the cities' punk culture, Beroes returned to Pittsburgh and decided that she had to capture the burgh's small but thriving punk scene.
It's amazing to me that Beroes filmed the entire documentary using equipment she rented from the Pittsburgh Filmmakers.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers usually requires you to have a membership (this is the cheapest way to do it anyhow) to rent their equipment.
blogs.setonhill.edu /KateCielinski/001305.html   (501 words)

  
 Film-making, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Resource Guide
One of the largest and oldest independent media arts center in the country; committed to the advancement of artistic excellence in film, video, photography and digital media through programs in education, equipment access, community outreach and exhibition.
Steeltown Entertainment Project is a group of powerhouse entertainment visionaries from Pittsburgh leveraging their talent, influence, and experience to benefit the town they love.
The IFP is a not-for-profit service organization dedicated resources, information and avenues of communication for its members: independent filmmakers, industry professionals and independent film enthusiasts.
www.clpgh.org /subject/movies/filmmaking.html   (498 words)

  
 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau
Films will be shown at the three Pittsburgh Filmmakers locations as well as additional venues outside of the city.
This world-class land, air and water festival celebrates Pittsburgh's three rivers and America’s birthday and is the largest inland regatta in the country.
The spirit of the Emerald Isle is apparent at the Pittsburgh Irish Festival, Sept. 8-10 at the Chevrolet Amphitheatre in Station Square.
www.visitpittsburgh.com /articles/index.cfm?action=View&ArticleID=132   (1401 words)

  
 Exhibit goes beyond traditional media - PittsburghLIVE.com
Art that blurs the lines between media is all the rage these days, but finding opportunities or venues to display it is not always that easy.
"Media in a Mixmaster," the current exhibition at Pittsburgh Filmmakers' New Gallery in Oakland, does just that and goes beyond the traditional media usually shown in the gallery.
First displayed at Filmmakers' Media/Tonic exhibition last fall, the piece consists of a large painting by Lotenero in front of which is projected a video of him making the painting by Muniain.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/entertainment/arts/s_62523.html   (854 words)

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