Undergraduate

Internship Options

What internships are available?

In the section below, businesses that offer internships are listed according to geographic area.

Pittsburgh | National | International

In addition, Web sites and links to internship sites are posted along with links and addresses for Web indexes of internships in the film and visual media industries.

Business Sites | Books

Greater Pittsburgh Area Businesses and Organizations

Pittsburgh Filmmakers
477 Melwood Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-681-5449
Contact: Ed Petrosky, internship coordinator

Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
1815 Metropolitan St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
412-322-1773
Contact: Renee Govanucci in Jazz Dept. at x140, or Marty Ashby in Videography or Josh Green in Arts and Photography at x307

The Craftsmen's Guild is often interested in students who are adept at using Adobe Premier, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, and the Avid Editing system. They are also often interested in student who have basic camera operating skills.

EResource
5 Foster Plaza
Pittsburgh, Pa 15220.
contact: Erica Waite at 412-920-9400

Photography and Art Galleries

Silver Eye Center for Photography
1015 East Carson Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
412-431-1810
Contact: lbjones@silvereye.org

Museum of Photographic History
531 East Ohio Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Blue Ruin Gallery (multimedia)
29 Terminal Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-488-9121
Contact: Amy Woodall (awoodall@blueruingallery.com)
Contact: Tamara Moore (tmoore@blueruingallery.com)

Garfield Artworks
4931 Penn Avenue, Garfield
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
412-361-2262

TV Stations

WTAE
400 Ardmore Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
See also: www.ThePittsburghChannel.com

KDKA
11 Gateway Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-575-2547
See also: www.kdka.com
Type in "internships" in "Find" box

WHP TV 21
3300 North Sixth Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
717-238-2100 x 211
Contact: Sandy Leighton, EEO Officer, sleighton@whptv.com

WPXI
11 Television Hill
Pittsburgh, PA 15214
Contact: Pamela Spagnol, News, Personnel, Business Manager
See also: www.WPXI.com or www.Pittsburgh.com

WBGN TV
975 Greentree Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Contact: Dana Fisher, Station Manager

Fox Sports
2 Allegheny Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-322-9500
Contact: Craig McConnell, 412-237-8822

PC TV Cable 21
1300 Western Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-322-7570
Contact: Monica Hughes, Production Manager

WB 22-TV
Turtle Creek, PA 15145
412-829-9788

WNEU-TV
412-531-6365

WPCB TV channel 40
Wall, PA 15148
412-824-3930

WPGH Fox 53
Ivory Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-931-5300

WQED 13
Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-622-1300

Bethel Park Public Access TV
5100 West Liberty Avenue
Bethel Park, PA 15102
412-831-3304
Contact: Dave Cable

Museums

The Andy Warhol Museum
117 Sandusky Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5890
412-237-8300

Carnegie Human Resource Center
(For all the Carnegie Museums)
Carnegie Science Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-237-3400
Contact: Elaine London, Volunteer's Office, 412-622-3359

The Mattress Factory
500 Sampsonia Way
Pittsburgh PA 15212
412-231-3169
Fax: 412-322-223
Contact: Maggie Macher, Maggie@mattress.org

Theaters

Penn Hills Cinemas
Penn Hills Shopping Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
412-243-0119

The Oaks
310 Allegheny River Blvd.
Oakmont, PA 15139
412-828-631

Video Production

Production Masters Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
412-281-8500
Contact: David Case or Zoot Dwyer

New Perspective
Pittsburgh, PA
412-681-1600
Contact: Ken Brown

Flipside Media
Pittsburgh, PA
412-492-9448
Contact: Nate See

Inecom Entertainment Company
150 Beta Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
412-967-9210
1-888-258-5164 (USA/Canada)
Fax: 412-967-2781
Contact: Mark Bussler

IDI Productions
Pittsburgh, PA
Phone: 412-583-1060
Email: info@idiproductions.com
Contact: Brett Allen, President

Pittsburgh Film Office
The Century Building
130 7th Street, Suite 1000
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: 412-261-2744
Email: jconner@pghfilm.org
Contact: Jessica Conner

Smithfield Street Productions
950 Greentree Road
Suite 300
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Phone: 412-921-2666
Contact: Annie Loeffler

Schools

Art Institute of Pittsburgh
420 Blvd. of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-434-0215 and 412-291-6200

Sonic Pictures
406 North Monongahela Avenue
Glassport, PA 15045
films@sonicpictures.com

University of Pittsburgh Panthers
412-624-1701
Fax: 412-648-8248
Contact: Nora Duncan
nduncan@athletics.pitt.edu

National Organizations

Southern California/LA

Reveille Inc. (Production company)
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, Ca 91608
contact: Tom Weinberg
tom.weinberg@reveille.com

Green Room Pictures (international finance and production).
1733 Abbot-Kinney Blvd. Ste A
Venice, Ca. 90291
contact: Pierre Weisbein, Manager
pw@greenroompictures.com
(gophering and script review and coverage)

Benderspink (management and production/development)
110 S. Fairfax Avenue, Ste 350
Los Angeles, Ca. 90036
Phone: 323-904-1800
www.benderspink.com
JC Spink, Chris Bender - Managers
contact for internships - Amber DeFrancis
amberdefrancis@Benderspink.com
(gophering and script coverage)

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
5220 Lankershim Blvd.
N. Hollywood, CA 91601-3109
818-754 -2830
Contact: Price Hicks,
Director of Educational Programs and Services
See also: www.emmys.org

American Film Institute
2021 N. Western Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-856-7644
Contact: Michelle Kennedy

AFI offers volunteer positions in which students can earn experience and screen credit. Students should send resumes describing their skills.

Green Room Productions
1733 Abbot-Kinney Blvd. Suite A
Venice, Ca. 90271
Contact: Pierce Weisbein Managing Partner
Phone: 310 306 5670

Oil Factory
9100 Wilshire Blvd.
Berel Hills, Ca. 90212
Contact: “Roger”
Phone: 310 432 2900

Outside Southern California/LA

NFL Films
330 Fellowship Road
Mt. Laurel, NJ
609-778-1600
NFL Films produces stirring documentaries, regular ESPN NFL programs, and a variety of other projects for teams and other clients (some advertising shoots, for example). Interns work in production and archiving. Some editing skills required. The production assistant positions are competitive. Hours vary from semester to semester; some availability on weekends and early week required during the football season.

Barry Singer Gallery (photography)
7 Western Avenue
Petaluma, CA 94952
707-781-3200
Fax: 707-781-3030

Rockport Film and Video Workshops
PO Box 200
2 Central Street
Rockport, ME 04856
207-236-8581 or 1-877-577-7700
Summer job opportunities: Seven-week work-study in film or photography

Film/Video Arts
462 Broadway, Suite #520
New York, NY 10013
212-941-8787

SyncGaming.com
8775 Centre Park Dr. #404
Columbia, MD 21045

Center City Film and Video
1503-05 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-568-4134
Contact: John Gillespie, Production Manager

Cubist Post and Effects
234 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-627-1292 fax: 215-627-1299
Contact: Dianne Brumble

Assistant editor/graphic artist internship. Evening shift at growing project studio. Experience with Mac/PCs, scanners, PhotoShop, Director, etc. Digitizing, archiving, and restoring footage, video duplication, scanning artwork. Detail-oriented person with strong design abilities and critical eye. Cover letter and resume.

FX Studios, New York
FX Internship Program
212 Fifth Avenue, Third Floor
New York, NY 10010
212-802-4052
Fax: 212-802-4233

Year-round internships; work at least six hours/shift. Must receive credit. Interns assigned to supervisor on FX shows.

New Line Cinema
Human Resources
888 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10106
Phone: 212-649-6153
Apply to: internshipNY@newline.com

Students should apply in mid November for Spring internships and in early March for Summer internships.

International Organizations

Cannes Film Festival
AIFS Programs in France
1-800-727-2437

AIFS Intern Abroad
Internships in Australia, England, France, Italy
www.aifsabroad.com/InternAbroad/index.htm

Businesses and Sites

www.entertainmentcareers.net
Has 437 internships listed, mostly in LA area

www.newenglandfilm.com/jobs.htm

Women Make Movies
http://www.wmm.com/

Lucasfilms
http://www.lucasfilm.com/employment/intern/

Oddball Film and Video
human_resources@oddballfilm.com
Specializing in odd archival footage

International Radio and Television Society Foundation
Summer student internship all expenses paid, NYC

Telluride Film Festival Student Symposium

Internship Resource Books

(Available in Hillman Library)

The Yale Daily News Guide to Internships
call number: LC1072 I58Y35

Internships: A Directory for Career Finders
call number: LC1072 I58G55 1995

Peterson's Internships
call number: L901 I66

The National Directory of Arts Internships
call number: NX280 .N37

National Directory of Summer Internships for Undergraduate Students
call number: LC5751 . N37

The Princeton Review of Best Internships
call number: lc1072.I58 A54

The Student Guide to Mass Media Internships
call number: P91.5 U5S78

Film in Pittsburgh

Michael Douglas on set of Wonder Boys (2000), shot in Pittsburgh

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