For Immediate Release contact: Carol O’Sullivan

April 10, 2008 412-681-5449

Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

Announce Media Tonic 3, Uncensored

For one night only – Friday, June 6, 2008 – PF/PCA will host Media Tonic 3, the trademark fundraiser for the organization. MT3 is a celebration of artists who use media art as their primary form of expression, and this year’s provocative theme is uncensored. The transformed exhibition space – classrooms, sound stage, stairways, theaters, hallways, windows, even the parking lot – at Filmmakers’ Melwood Avenue headquarters will showcase the work of more than 35 artists. MT3 includes photography, video installations, performances, films, a dance party, a photo auction, live music under an outdoor tent, and a raffle. Local bands, including The Shanks, begin at 8:00pm. This year’s special musical guest is San Francisco-based recording artist Chuck Prophet, who is scheduled to hit the stage at 9:00. General admission tickets are $15 and are available online at www.pghfilmmakers.org/MT3, at the Shop at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, at Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ main office and theaters, or by calling 412-681-5449. Tickets go on sale to the public on April 21. (A limited number of VIP tickets are available for $150. For information about these special tickets, which include a private reception and VIP parking, call Loretta Stanish at 412-361-0873.)

This year’s Media Tonic artists include: Tess Allard, Scott Andrew, Mike Bonello, Sam Boese, Sally Bozzuto, Edward Carey, Olivia Ciummo, Justin Crimone, Matthew R. Day,

Michael Filmowicz, Ben Hernstrom, Robert Hirsch, Thad Kellstadt, Kerri Kieser

Bob Kubiak, Bob LaBobgah, Sally Larson, Kristin Lauth-Shaeffer, Jesse McLean, Kristine Marx, Gretchen Neidert, Robert Raczka, Paper Rad, Jason Reigh, Michele Senko, Nathan Shaulis, Sarah Shepard, Jon Shumway, Chris Smalley, Jeff Swensen, Jennie Thwing, Michael Tolson, Patricia Villalobos-Echeverria, David Winkfield and Will Zavala.

Sponsors for MT3 include Perfido Weiskopf Associates, Pittsburgh City Paper, WYEP–FM, Giant Ideas, Westin Convention Center Hotel, and Residence Inn by Marriott.

This fundraiser supports the outstanding work PF/PCA does in education, exhibition and the cultivation of independent artistic expression in Pittsburgh. For information about sponsorship of this event call Loretta Stanish at PCA (412-361-0873) or call Pitsburgh Filmmakers at (412-681-5449).

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