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Comcast Market GPFO PhillyPitch Contestants
On Saturday, September 29, 2012 The Greater Philadelphia Film Office (GPFO) held auditions for PhillyPitch! At The Market & Shops at Comcast Center. The actual PhillyPitch takes place on October 25th during the 21st Annual Philadelphia Film Festival. In a nutshell, 8 aspiring screenplay writers will have a chance to give a run down on their screenplay (pitch) in front of a panel of judges who are truly in the movie business and have the ability to take your screenplay to the next level. But first these writers/filmmakers had to audition for a spot in front of a panel consisting of GPFO notables: Joan Bressler, Director of Greater Philadelphia Filmmakers;…
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Shoot in Philadelphia: Food and Film Pitch
PhillyPitch! Auditions: Foodies & Film Greater Philadelphia Film Office Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM (EDT) Philadelphia, PA Click to Reserve Your Audition Time Each year, the Film Office presents “PhillyPitch,” a forum where writers get to pitch their story ideas to successful producers/actors in a public setting. This is a part of the SIP screenwriting competition that GPFO has run since 2002. To shake it up, This fall, they’re asking the writers to come up with ideas that are food centric. Food in the story line….a restaurant as a scene location, character works in a food setting…. Exactly what Tinsel & Tine…
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GPFO 25th Anniversary
Have you been anxiously awaiting the new sound stages and studio, SUNCENTER or are you just now hearing about it? I remember, maybe about a decade ago, talk of a Hollywoodesque, state-of-the-art sound stage for big budget movie making in Philadelphia, but I didn’t keep up on the progress. Well, this premiere film & TV production facility is here now, (final completion by the beginning of the year) and it’s located only 10-15 min south of the airport, perfect for ushering in & out LA celebs. The Greater Philadelphia Film Office (GPFO) threw a spectacular 25th Anniversary party in one of the sound stages on Sunday night (11.14.2010). Feastivities catered…
