[NEohioPAL][OIFF-News] AUGUST FINDS “ACTION” ON CITY STREETS AS “FLIX AND SPARX” SHOOTS SHORT FILMS

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AUGUST FINDS "ACTION" ON CITY STREETS AS "FLIX AND
SPARX" SHOOTS SHORT FILMS DOWNTOWN ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 15

For Immediate Release: July 31, 2003

Contact: Annetta Marion or Bernadette Gillota, Co-Artistic Directors,=20
(216) 651-7315

CLEVELAND, OHIO=97Sparx in the City, a dynamic new program that=20
showcases street-level arts activity downtown, and Independent=20
Pictures will place filmmakers on city streets on Friday, August 15th=20
and allow all of Cleveland to watch moviemaking=96or even become a
part of one of the 8 films to be shot!  Called "Flix and
Sparx," this one-day filming extravaganza will utilize eight
local filmmaking teams to create eight different short films that=20
capture the essence of urban life in Cleveland.

Filmmaking teams will shoot on designated street corners in downtown=20
Cleveland on August 15th.  All 8 films will be shot in one day, and=20
selected filmmakers were asked for "edgy, abstract ideas that
reflect urban life in culturally, economically and socially unique=20
ways," explained Bernadette Gillota, co-director of Independent=20
Pictures.  "Film directors will have to assemble their team,
their actors, and their equipment, and have been asked to incorporate=20
vignettes from what is actually happening around them while they are=20
filming."=20=20

The films will be shot from 11 am to 9 pm that Friday, and will be=20
shown on the video boards at Playhouse Square on Friday, September=20
19th at the September Sparx in the City Friday event.=20=20

Timeline for Friday, August 15, 2003

11 am =96 2 pm	Live filming on Public Square, The Flats, The=20
Warehouse District, The Civic Center District, The Waterfront=20
District, The Gateway Neighborhood, and the Theater District.  If=20
citizens are in the film areas, they are likely to be included in=20
each of the films!  Finished films will be featured at future Sparx=20
in the City events as well as other alternative locations.

2:30 & 7:30 pm	Playhouse Square will screen "The Sting" at
its inside theaters.

5 pm =96 8 pm	Independent Short Films shown on Star Plaza at E.=20
14th & Euclid Avenue.  Created by teenagers through different=20
filmmaking workshops, several films will be featured on the outdoor=20
jumbo screens with full sound.  Food from area restaurants, beer and=20
beverages will be available.

7 pm =96 10 pm	Multi-Media Exhibits inside the Colonial ARTcade at=20
E. 6th & Euclid Avenue.  Opportunities for citizens to interact with=20
the art exhibitions will be available. The popular local band The=20
Aphrodisiatics will perform at the ARTcade, and independent films=20
will be shown in the lower level of ArtMetro Gallery with wine and=20
beer available.=20

11 pm =96 1 am	Short Films on view at Eve Lounge in the Warehouse=20
District.  On their newly-installed big screen, this entertainment=20
spot will feature edgy, independent films and also showcase community=20
announcements of interest to residents and patrons of downtown.

Independent Pictures is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established=20
in 1993. IP is the proud sponsor of the Ohio Independent Film=20
Festival, Ohio Independent Screenplay Awards, Film Production=20
Training Program, regional AIVF Salons, Fiscal Agent Sponsorship=20
Program, Speakers Bureau, annual Director of Photography Workshop,=20
and a variety of curatorial programs.=20

INDEPENDENT PICTURES' SPONSORS: The George Gund Foundation, The=20
Cleveland Foundation, Ohio Arts Council, Community Shares of Greater=20
Cleveland, Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers, Media=20
Design Imaging, Cleveland Public Theatre, Filmmaker Magazine, Detroit=20
Shoreway Community Development Organization,=20
www.WritersScriptNetwork.com

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Independent Pictures
1392 West 65th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44102 USA
(216) 651-7315
(216) 651-7317 Fax
OhioIndieFilmFest at juno.com
http://www.ohiofilms.com/=20



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