You too, can win a “Creech” award!!!

The 2010 Pittsburgh Film Workers Association Film Festival will be held as part of the 2010 Horror Realm, at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Fort Couch Road in the South Hills of Pittsburgh on Friday September 17, 2010.

We are accepting submissions for feature length films and short films. Deadline for submissions is June 30, 2010.

More information will be forthcoming, please visit www.pghfwa.com.

Zombies keep shuffling along in popular culture
By Michael Machosky, TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, October 4, 2009

The rules of the zombie movie largely came from the original Zombieland — Western Pennsylvania, home of George A. Romero’s horror classic “Night of the Living Dead” (1968). That movie includes one immutable rule of zombie movies — “Kill the brain, you kill the ghoul.” The only way to kill a flesh-eating zombie is to destroy its brain. READ MORE

Election Results Pittsburgh Film Workers Association

General Meeting Announcement

New Board Members:

David F. Silvio – President
Daniel I. Radakovich – Vice President
Penny Harris – Treasurer
Tony Clemente – Secretary
Harry Glesner
Joseph J. Bondi

Pictured at right, PFWA President, David Silvio; at left, Vice President, Daniel Radakovich (not pictured: Treasurer – Penny Harris, Secretary – Tony Clemente, Harry Glesner and Joseph Bondi).

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS EXTENDED!!!

Please print out the REGISTRATION FORM and fill in the areas as appropriate.

OR apply online by CLICKING HERE.

Mail submission to:
Pittsburgh Film Workers Association
Film Festival
P.O. Box 97761
Pittsburgh, PA 15227

Festival Date: TBA

Entries should be on DVD ONLY (NTSC). NO Blue Ray will be accepted. Please send three (3) copies of your work. Include a trailer of your work if you are able to do so.

Please attach a synopsis of your work (about 100 words) on a separate sheet.

Signature and submission of your work IS the granting of permission to the Pittsburgh Film Workers Association to publicly display submitted materials and works in conjunction with the 2009 Pittsburgh Film Workers Association Film Festival. Every precaution will be exercised in handling entries.

The Pittsburgh Film Workers Association, its members or agents will not be held responsible in the event of the loss or damage to any submitted work(s).

Owners of submissions accepted for exhibition will be notified by E-Mail by August 31, 2009.

For more information: visit the Pittsburgh Film Workers Association Website at: www.pghfwa.com or www.pghfwa.ning.com. Visit our Yahoo Group at: http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/PghFWA.

E-Mail Pittsburgh Film Workers at: info@pghfwa.com

REMINDER: 2009 Pittsburgh Film Workers Association Film Festival

Deadline for Entries: Postmarked by June 30, 2009

Entries should be on DVD ONLY (NTSC). NO Blue Ray will be accepted. Please send three (3) copies of your work. Include a trailer of your work if you are able to do so.

Signature and submission of your work IS the granting of permission to the Pittsburgh Film Workers Association to publicly display submitted materials and works in conjunction with the 2009 Pittsburgh Film Workers Association Film Festival. Every precaution will be exercised in handling entries.

For more information and online registration, CLICK HERE.

OFFICIAL NOTICE:

Please remember that nominations and elections for Pittsburgh Film Workers Board members will be held May 17th, at the next scheduled meeting. Meetings are held at the Pittsburgh Filmmakers, 477 Melwood Avenue, North Oakland in Pittsburgh, on the third Sunday of each month at 11:30 am.

OFFICIAL NOTICE: Nominations and elections for Pittsburgh Film Workers Board with be held at the May 17th meeting, the next scheduled meeting.

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