Greater Philadelphia Film Office

Time 2020-07-03 12:03:36

Web Name: Greater Philadelphia Film Office

WebSite: http://film.org

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Film.OrgDewain Johnson2020-05-29T02:29:02+00:00 The Greater Philadelphia Film Office (GPFO) is a “film commission” representing southeastern Pennsylvania that officially serves the counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia.LOCAL INCENTIVESA wealth of Tax Credits, Resources and Incentives are available now for your production.LEARN MOREWHY PHILADELPHIALearn why so many major motion pictures and television series choose to shoot in our great city.LEARN MORELOCATION FINDERFrom famous landmarks to secret hideaways, find info on all the best spots, get permits and more.LEARN MORE FILMMAKERS PROGRAMGreater Philadelphia Filmmakers hosts programs resources to serve the local filmmaking community.LEARN MOREQuick Links to ServicesAds Marketing OpportunitiesBilly Penn MusicCity, State, Federal ServicesCode of Conduct (for production)Crew Vendor Listings DirectoryDerek Freese Documentary FundEvent CalendarFilm @ the KimmelFilmmaker s SpotlightFiscal SponsorshipGreater Philadelphia FilmmakersInternship ProgramJob HotlineLocationsPermitsSIP Screenwriting CompetitionSocial Media RequestsTax Credit Application HelpTripod InitiativeQuick Links to ResourcesArea InformationCommunity PartnersCounty InformationDiversity in Media ResourcesEducationFederal IncentivesFilm FestivalsFunding ResourcesGreener SETS Guide (Setting Entertainment Toward Sustainability)Hospitality TourismTax CreditsTransportationNu Millennium StudiosNu Millennium Studios is a premiere Film, Video and Touring rehearsal complex for the entertainment industry. Customer service and excellence are the NMS team's highest priorities and focus.LEARN MORESEPTAPhilly’s Public Transportation System spans 2,200 square miles of city and countryside with a network of buses, trains, subways and trolleys.LEARN MOREReading Terminal MarketThis enclosed public market is the quintessential location if you're looking to film at a classic Philadelphia location with a lively, bustling atmosphere.SCOUT THIS LOCATIONSpruce Street Harbor ParkThis seasonal Oasis features floating barges, water gardens, colorful seating, and a new restaurant and bar allowing filmmakers to hang over and almost touch the water.SCOUT THIS LOCATIONRace Street PierThe perfect location along the Delaware River for your next urban film. The park provides soaring views of the Ben Franklin Bridge and a wide expanse of the river.SCOUT THIS LOCATIONIN CASE YOU MISSED ITAmira Smith2019-06-20T15:58:47+00:00Philadelphia Gains an Awards Voice One of the marks of a true film city is the awards presented each year by local film critics associations. Film studios not only covet such nominations and awards, but proactively court each association’s [...]FEATURED LOCATIONAmira Smith2016-10-27T16:21:18+00:00Free Library of Philadelphia- Beaux-Arts Parkway CentralThe Free Library of Philadelphia’s mission is to advance literacy, guide learning, and inspire curiosity.  Chartered in 1891, it opened the grand Beaux-Arts Parkway Central location on Logan Square in 1927.  Spaces include the sweeping [...]UPCOMING EVENTSjuly Event Details FirstGlance Film Festival, Philadelphia’s Independent Film Festival since 1996, opens call for entries for their 23rd annual event on March 1, 2020 on FilmFreeway.com for all short subject categories for super early deadline and all categories on March 23, 2020.FirstGlance is open to filmmakers across the globe and accepts submissions in all genres, especially horror, sci-fi, fantasy, drama, and comedy from professional, first-time, student, national and international indie filmmakers with films in the following categories:(Local and International: Live Action and Animation accepted in every category)Feature Film (over 60 min.)Feature Documentary (over 45 min.)Short Film (under 60 min.)Shorts Too (under 10 min.)Short Documentary (under 45 min.)Student Shorts (under 20 min.)Music Videos (under 7 min.)Web Series Pilots (under 15 min.)Animated Shorts (under 30 mins.)Trailers (under 5 mins.)FirstGlance awards over $40,000 in prizes and giveaways annually plus offers cash prizes to categories that receive over 200 entries, produces a live awards presentation and nominations in over 20 categories, Audience Choice in all categories, plus Best of Audience awards for each category, and BEST OF FEST award winners and a Special Shot in Philly Category that welcomes submissions produced and shot in the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania regions.Additionally, semi-finalists in Shorts Categories are invited to take part in their Short Online Contest hosted by ItsAShort.com which has been running twice yearly for over 12 years alongside the physical festivals for the opportunity for one filmmaker to win over $2,000 in prizes and a screening spot at the next FirstGlance Festival.For complete details and prize packages, visit http://firstglancefilms.com/callforentries/. Intro to Production Arts: Designing Wonderland (VIRTUAL)Session Dates: July 13-17Session Time: 9:30 AM-11:00 AMFee: $145 ($10 off if registered by June 30, 2020)This workshop is part of the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Summer Academy, a program of arts enrichment workshops that is open to the community.Unleash the designer within you! In this class, taught by Rae Labadie, Artistic Director of the Production Arts Department, you will learn the basics of design for theatre with exercises in costume, set, sound, props and lighting design for Alice in Wonderland. Students will gain skills in script analysis and conceptual thinking, drawing and rendering, foley and recorded audio, and more! Independent projects will be assigned daily, so come ready to work! By the end of this week-long class, students will be able to display a complete design portfolio for an imagined original production of Alice in Wonderland in a virtual showcase for family and friends. Open to children entering 7th-9th grades (6th grade may be considered). Event Details This screening is part of our SHARED STORIES: THE INTERSECTION OF BLACK AND JEWISH EXPERIENCES IN AMERICA series (Every Monday night, July 13 August 3)In THEY AIN T READY FOR ME, we meet Tamar Manasseh, founder of MASK (Mothers Against Senseless Killings). A mother and rabbinical student who dreams of becoming a rabbi some day, she is not only emerging as an important voice within Chicago s black community but on her way to becoming a national symbol of what can be achieved as a grassroots activist. The work Tamar has been doing for over three years to reduce gun violence in one South Side Chicago neighborhood has taught her that if you have the will, you can make a difference. With her magnetic, self-assured energy, Tamar credits Judaism for instilling in her this sense of civic duty. In one of many moving moments in the film, Tamar explains that Jews see problems in the world as cracks and her work with MASK is born out of her desire to repair the crack that is called gun violence. After registering, you will receive a Vimeo link to the film at 6:00 PM EST the evening of the screening. This link will be valid for 24 hours.Session Time: 9:30 AM-11:00 AM dailyFee: $135 ($10 off if registered by June 30, 2020)This workshop is part of the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Summer Academy, a program of arts enrichment workshops that is open to the community. Join us online to learn with other young aspiring writers from the Lehigh Valley and beyond! Call 610-868-2971 Ext. 3185 with questions or to register.This fun summer workshop, taught by Literary Arts faculty member, Heath Mensher, is ideal for the young film buff or the young aspiring screenwriter as an entryway into the ‘reading’ and comprehension of film as a language. Exercises will include photo prompt writing, reactions, and live google-document discussion on the “short film of the day,” character creation, character motivations, script tricks and philosophies, music incorporation, and camera movement as narrative and storytelling. Please note that this is not a filmmaking workshop. Open to children entering 7th-9th grades (6th grade may be considered). Event Details In this two-week intensive, participants will study the fundamentals of narrative screenwriting, focusing on finding story ideas, character development, story structure, what makes strong film-writing, and finally, the basics of script format. The goal of this workshop is for participants to complete an outline for a short script and to write the first few scenes so that they have the tools to continue the screenwriting process on their own.Mondays and Thursdays, July 20, 23, 27 and 29 7:00 PM 9:00 PMInstructor: Sloan SealeRegister here: https://www.scribe.org/events/line-workshop-scriptwriting-summer-intensive Event Details This screening is part of our SHARED STORIES: THE INTERSECTION OF BLACK AND JEWISH EXPERIENCES IN AMERICA series (Every Monday night, July 13 August 3)This essential and edifying documentary chronicles the history of the Black-Jewish alliance in America. Revisiting critical points in history when Black and Jewish Americans faced hardships due to segregation and racism, the film begins with the founding of the NAACP in 1909 when Jews, Gentiles, and Black Americans initiated a new abolitionist movement and concludes with an examination of modern-day race relations. With its impressive arrray of storytellers and archival footage, the film explores the normalized bigotry of the Jim Crow South, the North s rampant bias in the areas of housing, employment, and education, and the civil rights era initiatives that brought Black and Jewish leaders together to support Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s vision for a more just and equitable world.After registering, you will receive a Vimeo link to the film at 6:00 PM EST the evening of the screening. This link will be valid for 24 hours. Event Details This screening is part of our SHARED STORIES: THE INTERSECTION OF BLACK AND JEWISH EXPERIENCES IN AMERICA series (Every Monday night, July 13 August 3)Rabbi Joachim Prinz once cautioned that America must not become a nation of onlookers. America must not remain silent. Has his pronouncement ever been more relevant, more timely, than in present-day America? After being expelled from Berlin in 1937, Prinz immigrated to the United States where he witnessed the widespread racism against African-Americans. As rabbi of Temple B nai Abraham in Newark, NJ and later President of the American Jewish Congress, Prinz grew to be a key leader in the civil rights movement, working alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to organize the 1963 March on Washington.This compelling documentary traces the remarkable life of Prinz, his contributions to strengthening Jewish-Black relations in America, and the power of our collective voice in the universal struggle for peace.After registering, you will receive a Vimeo link to the film at 6:00 PM EST the evening of the screening. This link will be valid for 24 hours.Greater Philadelphia Film Office: One Parkway Building • 1515 Arch Street, 11th Floor • Philadelphia, PA 19102 Phone: 215.686.2668  |  E-mail: mail@film.org ABOUT US The Greater Philadelphia Film Office (GPFO) is a "film commission" representing southeastern Pennsylvania that officially serves the counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia.We are a member of the Association of Film Commissions International (AFCI). GPFO, first established in 1985 as a part of Philadelphia city government, continues to reside within city offices. In 1992, we became a regional economic development agency, incorporating in 2000 as the Greater Philadelphia Film Office, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation.

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