Eric Dilucente
- Location Management
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Additional Crew
Eric DiLucente is a 30 year film veteran. Hailing from Pittsburgh, PA,
he has traversed the globe exploring all aspects of filmmaking from
conception to consumption. He has a BA from the University of
Pittsburgh in Film Studies and is a graduate of the Directors Guild of
America Training Program in New York, NY. Having worked with such noted
directors as Woody Allen, Ron Howard, and Joel Schumacher, Eric has
learned firsthand from the best what it takes to make the best films
and he employs these techniques in every facet of film making. Eric
called both New York and LA home for years while working on over 40
films. His variety of roles gave him insight into how all the
components need to work and how to bring those pieces together in a
cost effective way while still achieving the greatest product possible.
When he came home to Pittsburgh he applied what he had learned in
assisting to make Pittsburgh a viable filming alternative. In 1995,
Eric started his own production company, Iron City Film Works with the
express desire to weld a strong and cohesive creative community in
Pittsburgh. He is passionate about bringing film to Pittsburgh and has
worked hard to help bring such films as Shannon's Rainbow, Hollywood
and Vine and Riddle to the area and launch them nationally. In 2002
Eric produced his first feature length film, Speilburgh , winner of
Best Comedy and Best Feature Film in both the New York Independent Film
Festival and Miami Independent Film Festival. Eric was invited to
participate in the Cannes Film Festival's New Producers Network in
2005. While at Cannes, he made his first deal to sell the dramatic
thriller, Loaded Dice. As an active member of the Pittsburgh Film
Workers, he strives to connect creatives in Pittsburgh with industry
experts around the world in order to grow the area's reputation as a
mini Hollywood and enable other artists to realize their dreams in
their own backyards. In addition to Cover Girl, Eric is working on
several projects including the adaptation of a true life murder mystery
novel he has optioned entitled, Fall Guys.