Fact Sheet
Where we are:
Classes, workshops and seminars are taught at our main building at 477 Melwood Avenue, in
North Oakland, near the corner of Baum Boulevard and North Craig Street. Parking is
available across the street.
Who we are:
Pittsburgh Filmmakers' School of Film, Photography and Digital Media is an accredited institutional
member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
Pittsburgh Filmmakers is a non-profit, tax exempt organization founded in 1971 as an equipment access center for independent media artists.
Credit:
Classes may be taken for credit-transcript directly through Pittsburgh Filmmakers or under the auspices of local colleges and universities
(see Registration). In addition, classes may be taken for Act 48 continuing education hours. All classes are open to the public on a non-credit basis. Prospective students should have a high school diploma or GED;
high school seniors may petition for admittance.
Access:
Students of Pittsburgh Filmmakers receive access to our production equipment. For a complete list of our
equipment inventory, see the Equipment Office page
Discounts:
Students also receive significant film laboratory discounts at labs in Pittsburgh and other cities as well as discounts on seminars, workshops
and events at the Melwood Screening Room and Filmmakers at the Harris Theaterand the Regent Square Theater. Students must present positive I.D.
at the box office. In some cases, students may be eligible for student production grants and motion picture film stock awards offered by
Pittsburgh Filmmakers.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers reserves the right to cancel classes or sections in cases in which inadequate enrollment makes offering the classes or sections impractical. Pittsburgh Filmmakers does not discriminate in its programs, activities or policies against students or prospective students because of race, national origin, religion, age, sex or physical handicap.