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| Founded | 1990 |
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| Founder | Russell Streiner |
| Focus | Television and film production in Pittsburgh |
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| Origins | circa 1988 "Greater Pittsburgh Office of Promotions" |
Key people | Dawn M. Keezer, Director |
Employees | 3 full time employees and a 27 member Board of Trustees |
| Website | http://www.pghfilm.org/ |
The Pittsburgh Film Office (PFO) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to economic development in the Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania region.
Created in 1990 to attract film production projects to the greater Southwestern Pennsylvania region, the Pittsburgh Film Office provides information on the region, locations, vendors and crew, and coordinates interactions between government and business offices in support of film production. In addition, the film office is a conduit for information, providing assistance to local filmmakers and the local film industry throughout Allegheny County and the designated ten county region. [1]
Since its creation, the film office has assisted with more than two hundred major feature and television projects, and has reported an economic impact of more than $1.2 billion on southwestern Pennsylvania. [1]
In 2007, the Film Office played a major role in supporting of the Pennsylvania Film Tax Credit, a program that allows a 25% tax credit to productions that spend at least 60% of the production budget in the Commonwealth. This tax credit has been a decisive factor in bringing the filming of several recent movies to the state. [2]
The Pittsburgh Film Office is a member of the Association of Film Commissioners International.
The Academy Awards benefit, “Lights! Glamour! Action!,” is an annual Gala supporting the Pittsburgh Film Office. [3]
The 2011 "Pittsburgh Stars" video was broadcast in 3D. More than nine hundred people gathered to watch the live telecast of the Academy Awards at Stage AE. Six local salons styled models based on nominated films and graced the stage during a live fashion presentation, and more than one hundred and sixty items were featured in the silent auction. [4]
In 2020, Michelle Wright and Ashley Dougherty from WTAE (ABC) hosted the second consecutive year of Pittsburgh's biggest night in film. The 20th annual Lights! Glamour! Action! drew 750 attendees to The Pennsylvanian on February 8. [5]
| Date | Venue | Location |
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| March 25, 2001 | Loews Waterfront Theater | Suburban W. Homestead |
| March 24, 2002 | Loews Waterfront Theater | Suburban W. Homestead |
| March 23, 2003 | Loews Waterfront Theater | Suburban W. Homestead |
| February 29, 2004 | Loews Waterfront Theater | Suburban W. Homestead |
| February 27, 2005 | SouthSide Works Cinema | South Side neighborhood |
| March 5, 2006 | SouthSide Works Cinema | South Side neighborhood |
| February 25, 2007 | Heinz Field | North Shore neighborhood |
| February 24, 2008 | Heinz Field | North Shore neighborhood |
| February 22, 2009 | Heinz Field | North Shore neighborhood |
| March 7, 2010 | August Wilson Center | Downtown |
| February 27, 2011 | Stage AE | North Shore neighborhood |
| February 26, 2012 | Heinz Field | North Shore neighborhood |
| February 24, 2013 | Heinz Field | North Shore neighborhood [6] |
| March 2, 2014 | Heinz Field | North Shore neighborhood |
| February 22, 2015 | Heinz Field | North Shore |
Pittsburgh is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia, and the 68th-most populous city in the U.S. with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 census. It is the largest city of the Greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area of Western Pennsylvania; its population of 2.457 million is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the 26th-largest in the U.S. It is the principal city of the greater Pittsburgh–Weirton–Steubenvillle combined statistical area that extends into Ohio and West Virginia.
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The Pennsylvania Film Production Tax Credit is a tax credit program supporting the production of feature films and television programs in Pennsylvania. The tax credit was signed into law by Gov. Ed Rendell in July 2004.
The California Film Commission (CFC) was founded in 1985 by then California Governor George Deukmejian to act in an economic development capacity for the state. It is a part of the California Trade and Commerce Agency, formerly the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency. Its purpose is to enhance California's position as the location of choice for motion picture, television and commercial production.
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