Schedule:

November 16, 2023

Opening Night - Harris Theater - 7PM

Eulogies

Grump in the Night

Hello, Muscles

Makeover Movie

The Shortest Night of Summer

They Grow Up so Fast

WTF 2020's

We Were Meant To

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November 17, 2023

Television Today: A Conversation - EVEN HOTEL DOWNTOWN -  11am

Steve Stark (Executive Producer, The Handmaid's Tale, Wednesday) will share his experience from more than 40 years in the television industry developing and producing multiple award-winning series in a conversation about creating for TV today with Megan McLachlan who covers all things television for Awards Daily.

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You’ve Made Your Film… Now What? - EVEN HOTEL DOWNTOWN - 12:45pm
WITH KATIE BIGNELL AND IAN BIGNELL OF FILM FESTIVAL FORMULA

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Pitching and Funding a Feature Film - EVEN HOTEL DOWNTOWN - 2pm

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Friday Block 1 - Harris Theater - 6:15PM

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Chiller Theater - Harris Theater - 8:45PM

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November 18, 2023

Story is King: Even When Writing Music - EVEN HOTEL DOWNTOWN - 9am

The process for writing a short is similar in some ways to writing a song. Isn't a song a form of a short story??Acclaimed, multi-platinum songwriter Emanuel Kiriakou will discuss his approach for writing and creating pop music hits.??Aside from radio and streaming,?many of his songs have been featured in movies, shows and commercials, which points to one truth: Whether writing music, or writing a feature short, Story is King.

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Short-Form Storytelling in an Ever-Changing Landscape - EVEN HOTEL DOWNTOWN - 10:45am

Writer and producer Aliki Theofilopoulos (Phineas and Ferb, Mickey Mouse) will share her experience developing and producing short form content for both streaming and traditional platforms during her 25 years of experience of working in the animation industry at major studios such as Disney, DreamWorksTV, and Nickelodeon.?She will also touch upon her experience taking short form content and expanding it into longer form formats.

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Saturday Block 1 - Harris Theater - 1PM

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All Ages Light Up Night - Harris Theater - 3:30PM

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All Ages Light Up Night - Harris Theater - 4:35PM

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Saturday Block 3 - Harris Theater - 6PM

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Saturday Block 4 - Shorts23 - Harris Theater - 8:15PM

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November 19, 2023

Closing Keynote: How Will AI Impact Filmmaking? - EVEN HOTEL DOWNTOWN - 10am

Generative AI has been increasingly employed, especially in the film and television business. With her UCLA computer science degree and her decades of experience in the film business, filmmaker and author Justine Bateman has rung the bell in the press during the WGA negotiations and has also served as the AI advisor to the SAG negotiations. In this closing keynote, she’ll talk about AI’s impact on artists in the film business, as well as other businesses, and what's on the other side of it all.

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Sunday Block 1 - Harris Theater - 12:30PM

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Sunday Block 2 - Harris Theater - 2:45PM

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Script Competition Readings & Awards - PEIRCE STUDIO - 5pm

Join us at Peirce Studio to hear the top four scripts from our Script Competition read live by some incredible actors. It is going to be a great show! Then, stick around as we award prizes including cash, Final Draft screenwriting software, and a 1-hour consultation with a Roadmap Writers executive!

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Closing Night - HARRIS THEATER - 7pm
Join us for the Awards Ceremony to see who wins the Pittsburgh Shorts Jury Prizes and Audience Awards voted on by you!

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Date: November 16 - 19, 2023

Location:

Various Venue in Pittsburgh, PA 1522

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