Phase 2
In 1971, a more formal organization was formed. Articles of incorporation were filed and the name Pittsburgh Filmmakers was adopted. Bob Costa was the first director and Robert Gaylor, a successful designer, the first president of the board of directors. Space, and a lack of it, became an issue. In 1974, the University of Pittsburgh offered Filmmakers a space in an empty building at 205 Oakland Avenue. Its location in the heart of the university district was ideal. Pittsburgh Filmmakers began to slowly grow. By 1992, Pittsburgh Filmmakers was operating four buildings — the equipment facility at 205 Oakland, a classroom and editing facility at 218 Oakland, administrative offices around the corner at 3712 Forbes, and the Theater Annex in the historic Fulton Building at 101 Sixth Street downtown. The staff had grown by this time from one to 18 full-time, 8 part-time, and varying numbers of work-study students. Charlie Humphrey, the current executive director, began his tenure at this time. His predecessors include Robert Costa (1971), Phil Curry (1971-1973), Robert Haller (1973-1979), Marilyn Levin(1979-1983), Bob Marinaccio (1983-1987), Jan Erlich-Moss (1987, interim), Tony Buba (1988, interim), Margaret Meyers (1988-1991), Kurt Saunders (1991-1992, interim), Marcia Clark (1992), and the current director of education Brady Lewis (1992, interim).
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