🚨 BREAKING NEWS: The Set in Philadelphia Screenwriting Competition deadline has been extended. More time to write. More time to rewrite. More time to tell your Philadelphia story. 📅 New deadline: Nov. 2 2026 🎬 Submit filmfreeway.com/SetinPhilade…

Philly film friends, see you there! 🎬 We're attending PAFIA's Fall Social at Rescue Spa on Oct. 20! 🍸 Cocktails & networking 🎥 Philly Film Trivia 📍 1811 Walnut St. | 5:30–7:30 PM Free | 21+ | RSVP required pafia.org/event-6749599

Philly comedians + secret challenges + a live audience = Challenge Accepted. 😂 We're proud to fiscally sponsor this local comedy production. Last Season was live at SideQuest Theater, where Philadelphia's independent performers bring the laughs. #PhillyFilm

How do you research a thriller like "The Doll Keeper"? 2026 Nina Lo Presti Screenwriting Award winner Diane Sismour spoke with FBI and human trafficking agents while developing the screenplay — then celebrated the collaboration it takes to bring a script to life.

Same movie. Two lighting styles. 🎬 Philadelphia-filmed *The Sixth Sense* gives us both naturalistic daylight and unforgettable stylized lighting. ☀️ NATURALISTIC or 🔴 STYLIZED? Which would you choose if it had to be one? #FilmedInPhilly #TheSixthSense

We're SURVIVOR fans. Are you? 🔥 SURVIVOR is holding an open casting call in Philly, and legend Cirie Fields is coming! 📅 Oct. 22 | 10 AM–2 PM 📍 Rivers Casino Philadelphia Know someone who should audition? MAKE YOUR MOVE. Details: cbsnews.com/philadelphia/new…

🎬 One Philadelphia cemetery. Four Hollywood films. Rocky Balboa. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Law Abiding Citizen. The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone All filmed at historic Laurel Hill Cemetery. A little Philly film history, just in time for October. 🍂 #FilmPhilly

Philadelphia casting talent on the national stage! 🎬 Congratulations to Diane Heery & Jason Loftus of Heery-Loftus Casting on their 2027 Artios Award nomination for HBO's TASK, alongside Avy Kaufman! A proud moment for Philly's film community. 👏 #FilmPhilly #ArtiosAwards

Sometimes the stories we write start with the memories we grew up with. 2026 Set in Philadelphia Content for Kids Award winner Aaron Kim shares the childhood experiences that helped inspire his storytelling as "Mountain Sleds" comes to life on stage.

🔔 School is back in session! Abbott Elementary returns for Season 6 TOMORROW! 🍎 Created by West Philly’s own Quinta Brunson, the series brings its Philadelphia spirit back to ABC Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 8:30 PM ET. Who’s watching? 👀 #AbbottElementary #PhillyFilm

Philadelphia skateboarding history, preserved on tape. The Crazy Street Riders built and rode their own ramp near Eastern State Penitentiary in the late ’70s/early ’80s. Now Blue Morrocco Productions is working with the original riders to preserve their story.

October is here, and Eastern State Penitentiary feels like the perfect Philly filming location for Halloween season. 🎃🎬 It appears in *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen*, *12 Monkeys*, & *Return to Paradise*. Same location. Three very different worlds.

From the page to a live audience. 🎬 A look back at the 2026 Joan Bressler Set in Philadelphia Screenwriting Competition Winners’ Live Reading and the writers whose work came to life on stage. Think yours could be next? 2027 SIP submissions are open.

FILMMAKER POLL 🎬 BLOCKING 🎭 vs. CAMERA MOVEMENT 🎥 M. Night Shyamalan uses both throughout *Unbreakable* — a film that reportedly includes 30+ scenes shot as single takes. If you could only use one approach, which are you choosing? #Unbreakable #Filmmaking #FilmPhiladelphia

We love seeing this. ❤️🎬 *Bucks County, USA*, made in part with the fiscal sponsorship of GPFO, is now streaming on PBS. Episodes 1 & 2 — AVAILABLE NOW Episode 3 — OCT 4 Episode 4 — OCT 11 Episode 5 — OCT 18 Congratulations to the entire team! 🎥

You’ve seen this ship before. 👀 The Moshulu appears in The Godfather Part II, Rocky AND Blow Out. Three movies. One Philadelphia landmark. 🎬⛵ Have you tried the restaurant?

A great screenwriting exercise from Brian Wade on **Main Line Producer’s Toolbox**: Read the script for a movie you’ve already seen. You’ll quickly see how little actually needs to be on the page to create a vivid visual story. 🎬 Ready to write yours? filmfreeway.com/SetinPhilade…

Got a movie idea, screenplay or TV pilot? Laurie Lo Presti wants to hear it. Female and non-binary writers can submit for the Nina Lo Presti Award, honoring her mother and supporting new screenwriting voices. Deadline: Oct. 19 Learn more and submit at bit.ly/4xa623Q

Two Greater Philadelphia storytellers are among The Hollywood Reporter’s 50 Most Powerful TV Producers of 2026. 👀 Quinta Brunson continues Abbott Elementary. Brad Ingelsby follows Mare of Easttown with HBO’s Task. Philly-area stories keep making an impact far beyond Philly. 🎬

Your story isn’t going to submit itself. 👀 $20K+ in cash prizes. Feature scripts, TV pilots, kids content and more. If your story is set in Greater Philadelphia — or could be shot here — the final deadline is coming. 🎬 October 19 ✍️ Submit: filmfreeway.com/SetinPhilade…