Tickets are now available to the premiere of the short film MY DATE WITH ADAM, written and directed by Dennis Schebetta on Monday, November 11 at 7 PM as part of the Three Rivers Film Festival.

Get your tickets here.

As part of the Steeltown Film Factory Competition, the evening will be an exciting event that includes screening some behind the scenes footage as well as a Q&A with cast and crew.

FIlmed in Pittsburgh in the summer of 2013, MY DATE WITH ADAM is the award-winning script for the Steeltown Film Factory. This short romantic comedy is about wedding planner on a quest for the perfect man. She uses an internet dating site to find him, but he may be not exactly what he appears to be.

The film features NYC based actor Brian Morvant as Adam and several well-known local actors such as Tressa Glover, Julianne Avolio, Adrienne Wehr, Randy Kovitz, Jason McCune.

The teaser trailer for the short comedic film MY DATE WITH ADAM, written & directed by Dennis Schebetta, is now available to watch (see video below).  

There are just 4 days left on the Indiegogo campaign for Dennis's film MY DATE WITH ADAM, and it so close to reaching the goal! If you'd like to make a contribution, but haven't had the chance to do so yet, there is still time. Every little bit helps, and we truly appreciate your support!

Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed so far!

Dennis is currently editing and adding sound fx, special fx, and music.Your support will help make My Date With Adam complete for its premiere screening in the Three Rivers Film Festival in the Fall of 2013.

The money received from this campaign will go towards post-production and marketing and distribution.  

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/my-date-with-adam

We've launched our indiegogo campaign for the short film MY DATE WITH ADAM.

Post-production is well underway with a rough edit almost firmly place.  Next comes the score, special fx, sound fx, color correction and credits.  This is all in preparation for the film's premiere at The Three Rivers Film Festival in November.  

While the film is "in the can", our production is looking for funds to finish it up with this last part of the process.  Our goal is to make the best movie possible and send it out into the world, into every film festival possible, so people can see the immense talent pool of local filmmakers here in Pittsburgh. 

For more information, check the official website: mydatewithadam.com

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 24, the principal photography ended on the short film MY DATE WITH ADAM.  The last shot was our leads on a romantic walk through Highland Park, a fitting end to this little romantic comedy. 

With many thanks to the generous support of the Pittsburgh community, including our locations at Tazza d'Oro, Grandview Bakery, Carnegie Mellon University, Celebrity Bridal! 

Dennis enjoyed his first experience helming a movie and begins the post-production process.

The film will debut in the Three Rivers Film Festival in November.  For more information about the movie, check out the website (mydatewithadam.com) and the facebook page.

On Saturday in the Philip Chosky Theater on the Carnegie Mellon Campus, Steeltown hosted the final event in the Film Factory Competition.  Three finalists had their three scripts read by CMU School of Drama students and each finalist presented on why they should win the Ellan Weiss Kander award and funding to make their short film.

Dennis is pleased to announce that his short script MY DATE WITH ADAM has received the Ellen Weiss Kander Award and he has been given $20,000 to produce and film his short movie.

Dennis will direct the movie and plans to shoot this summer in Pittsburgh in various locations.  The movie will debut at the Three Rivers Film Festival in Pittsburgh in November.

Click here for the Post-Gazette article.

Dennis' short screenplay MY DATE WITH ADAM was pitched at the Film Factory event at Point Park Theater on Saturday, April 20th and moved on to  the next round as one of the three Finalists.

Read the recap of the event here.

Dennis will now do his final pitch and hear the draft of the script read by Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama students at the Philip Chosky Theater on Saturday, May 11th for the final event "And The Winner is...".  After the reading and pitch, panelists will give feedback and deliberate who will receive the award. Past panelists have included actor David Conrad (Ghost Whisperer, Wedding Crashers), producer Chris Moore (Good Will Hunting, Promised Land), producer Bernie Goldmann (300) and director Jamie Widdoes (Two and a Half Men).

Get your tickets for the event here.

The grand prize package is a trip to Hollywood and up to $30,000 of funding to produce and shoot the short film in the western Pennsylvania area during the summer or fall of 2013.  

"This year's entries are outstanding and highlight the wealth of talent here in Pittsburgh," Carl Kurlander, Steeltown Entertainment Project's President and CEO, said. "The Film Factory Competition proves that our region has what it takes to be a player in creating world-class entertainment. We are excited that previous Film Factory finalists have had their films screened at national festivals, picked up for distribution, and bought by a major Hollywood studio. And the competition continues to grow at a rapid pace and provide aspiring filmmakers with an unparalleled opportunity to showcase their skills."

(Below, concept art by Anne Mundell for the Director's Pitch)

Dennis' short script MY DATE WITH ADAM has moved on to the semi-finalist round to compete for up to $30,000 to produce the film.  His script was selected out of a record number of 256 entrants.  On Saturday, April 20th, Dennis will be joined by the other four semifinalists in a "Director's Pitch" event at Point Park University in the GRW Theater.  They will present for three panelists--Chris Keyser, President of the Writers Guild of America, West and producers Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts.

For more information and to get tickets to the event, click here.

As part of being a quarterfinalist, Dennis pitched his short screenplay MY DATE WITH ADAM to the three panelists and a large audience for the Steeltown Film Factory Competition,  The three panelists were writer/director Rusty Cundieff (Movie 43), Asher Garfinkle (Readers Unlimited) and Doug Crise (editor, Spring Breakers).  

Read the story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette here.

After a round of rewrites, the hopeful quarterfinalists are hoping to make the cut to the top five and pitch their movie as a director to Hollywood producers on April 20th.

MY DATE WITH ADAM is a romantic comedy about one woman finding the perfect man, only to find out he's not just perfect, he's not even human.

To read the draft, please check out the Steeltown Film Factory website.

Dennis is proud to announce that his short screenplay MY DATE WITH ADAM has made the quarter finalist list for the Pittsburgh Steeltown Film Factory Competition for 2012!

MY DATE WITH ADAM is a short comedy about a single woman who uses internet dating to find Mr. Right.   When she has a date with the perfect man, does he turn out to be too perfect, almost machine-like?

On Saturday, March 23rd, Dennis will "pitch" his script along with the other quarter-finalists at the first Film Factory Event in front of a select panel of industry professionals.  For more information and to get tickets, click here.

THE STEELTOWN FILM FACTORY is a nationally recognized screenwriting/filmmaking competition which strives to locate and connect emerging talent with top industry professionals. Entrants of the FILM FACTORY get the unique opportunity to have their scripts read by industry professionals and finalists receive unprecedented access to top industry professionals who personally read and analyze each of their scripts and discuss their script in a panel discussion!

Congratulations to all the quarter-finalists! See the whole list here.