[NEohioPAL][OIFF-News] DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCT 31 TO SIGN-UP FOR THE DOC WORKSHOP AT THE 2003 OIFF

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DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCT 31 TO SIGN-UP FOR THE BACK-BY-POPULAR-DEMAND 
DOCUMENTARY WORKSHOP AT THE 2003 OHIO INDEPENDENT FESTIVAL NOV 1-9

For Immediate Release: October 22, 2003

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

Cleveland, Ohio-True to form for Independent Pictures' mission to 
help filmmakers hone their  craft, this year's Ohio Independent Film 
Festival (November 1-9) includes a documentary workshop in addition 
to its signature Director of Photography workshop and a weeklong 
program of innovative shorts and feature-length films. The Sugar 
Pictures Documentary Workshop will be held Saturday, November 1, 9:00 
am-6:00 pm at the Gordon Square Arcade, 6516 Detroit Avenue in 
Cleveland, Ohio.

Back by popular demand from the 2002 OIFF, the Sugar Pictures 
Documentary Workshop not only provides insights on technique but also 
clues participants into hard-won lessons on researching, producing, 
fund-raising, and the marketing of non-fiction films from 
professional filmmakers. During the class, students are invited to 
ask questions pertaining to their own specific projects. Students 
will receive a workbook including sample proposals, budgets, 
contracts and case studies (if you can't attend the workshop, the 
workbook is available for purchase as well).

Instructor Thom Powers is the owner of New York-based Sugar Pictures. 
His studio has produced projects for HBO, CINEMAX, and PBS, and 
offers workshops to people interested in pursuing a career in 
documentary film or learning techniques to produce more professional 
video projects; many workshops focus on the fundamentals beginning 
with pre-production to distribution. Powers says, in Cleveland 
Scene's January 1, 2003 article What's Up With All the 
Documentaries?, "I'd like to see more videos coming out of the 
Midwest." 

Powers teaches from his real world experience on topics such as: how 
to approach foundations and broadcasters for support, how to write a 
good proposal, how to conduct an interview, budgeting tips, and more. 
This course, a compacted version of a 12-week course Powers teaches 
at New York University's School of Professional Studies opens the 
festival's week of programming. Call (216) 651-7315 to reserve your 
space. Fee for the class is $150. DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS NOW 
OCTOBER 31, 2003. You can also pay at the door November 1 if space is 
available (class size is limited).

TAKE THIS COURSE IF you want to pursue a professional career in 
documentary film production, you want to produce stronger 
instructional or educational films for your business, school, or 
organization, you oversee media projects, you want to create stronger 
better personal or family videos.

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

INDEPENDENT PICTURES' SPONSORS: Association of Independent Video & 
Filmmakers, Audio Visual Rentals, The Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland 
Free Times, Cleveland Public Theatre, Community Shares of Greater 
Cleveland, Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland Inc., 
Filmmaker Magazine, The George Gund Foundation, Hampton Inn, 
www.InkTip.com, Marriott Residence Inn, Media Design Imaging, Miller 
Beer, Northern Ohio Live, The Offset Theory, Ohio Arts Council, 
Sherwin Williams, Steen Editorial, United Labor Agency, the Ohio 
Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for 
the Humanities

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