[NEohioPAL][OIFF-News] DAY BY DAY AT THE 2005 OHIO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, NOVEMBER 6-13

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DAY BY DAY AT THE 2005 OHIO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, NOVEMBER 6-13
For Immediate Release: October 20, 2005

Contact: Annetta Marion or Bernadette Gillota, Co-Founding Artistic Directo=
rs of=20
Independent Pictures, (216) 651-7315

Cleveland, Ohio-Please join us for the 2005 Ohio Independent Film Festival,=
 November 6
-13. All events are presented at Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Roa=
d, and are=20
$10/program unless otherwise noted. Surf www.ohiofilms.com for the complete=
 festival=20
schedule, and www.travelcleveland.com for hotel and visitor information. Vi=
sit=20
www.ticketweb.com for directions and advance ticket sales. Attend the festi=
val for details=20
on after-festival parties Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Some daily=
 highlights=20
include:

=B7 Sunday, November 6, 9a-6p: 6th ANNUAL DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DP) WORK=
SHOP=20
AND AIVF SALON with Richard Walsh (Ireland) and Cleveland legend Robert C. =
Banks, Jr. An=20
IP signature event, this wildly popular, hands-on workshop allows participa=
nts to help DPs=20
light and shoot scenes on 16mm film, which is then screened the next weeken=
d at the=20
festival. Fee is $50, which includes lunch the day of the workshop and one =
admission to=20
the festival the following weekend. Limited seating available, reservations=
 must be made=20
and paid for in advance, deadline November 3. Location is at the Hyacinth L=
ofts, 3030 East=20
63rd Street.

=B7 Monday, November 7, 7p: Opening Night Feature Film, the Ohio premiere o=
f MY BIG FAT=20
INDEPENDENT MOVIE (A comedy from Film Threat's Chris Gore including spoofs =
of some=20
of the indie film world's most renowned movies).

=B7 Tuesday, November 8, 7p and 9p: at 7p, the Ohio premiere of feature fil=
m THE PRINCE OF=20
JERSEY (two hard-living friends get involved in the high stakes world of fo=
otball gambling),=20
and a short film program at 9p.

=B7 Wednesday, November 9, 5p, 7p and 9p: a special event at 5p ($20 admiss=
ion) with=20
Greater Cleveland Community Shares in celebration of 20 years of supporting=
 social justice=20
co-presented by Community Shares member Learning Disabilities Association, =
a short film=20
program at 7p, and the Ohio premiere of feature documentary MISSIONARY POSI=
TIONS at=20
9p (After hearing God say the word "porn" to them, two young pastors are of=
f on a=20
quixotic crusade into the world of pornography).
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=B7 Thursday, November 10, 9a-8p: OHIO DAY, films written, directed, photog=
raphed, and=20
starring Ohioans, starting at 9a and ending at 8p with a double feature: th=
e premieres of=20
science-fiction feature films CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE 4TH KIND: INFESTATION=
 FROM=20
MARS and DISASTER SQUAD 2: DAWN OF ARMAGEDDON.

=B7 Friday, November 11: noon-8p: Short and feature films all day and night=
, one highlight at=20
2p is the World premiere of the feature film THE DISTANCE (in the spirit of=
 BUENA VISTA=20
SOCIAL CLUB, the documentary is about the world of champion boxers and the =
people who=20
surround them).=20

 =B7 Saturday, November 12, noon-8p: Short and feature films all day and ni=
ght, one=20
highlight at 6p is the Ohio premiere of the feature film YELLOW LIGHT (Erst=
while=20
photographer searches for light for his camera and soul by immersing in the=
 stream of=20
life).

=B7 Sunday, November 13, noon-8p: Short and feature films all day and night=
, one highlight=20
at 2p is the Ohio premiere of the feature film MAY ALL YOUR DAYS BE=85 (Thi=
s documentary=20
is a tribute to the American circus and the individuals responsible for per=
petuating its=20
legacy).

Independent Pictures is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. It was founded in=
 1993 by=20
artistic directors Annetta Marion and Bernadette Gillota, and maintains a r=
ich history of=20
bringing unique and engaging film events to Cleveland, Ohio and other commu=
nities. IP is=20
the proud sponsor of the Ohio Independent Film Festival, Film Production Tr=
aining=20
Program, regional AIVF salons, Fiscal Agent Sponsorship Program, Speakers B=
ureau,=20
annual Director of Photography Workshop, and a variety of curatorial progra=
ms.

Independent Pictures is a member of Greater Cleveland Community Shares. Com=
munity=20
Shares supports 35 local nonprofits working for long-term, sustainable solu=
tions to build=20
a stronger Cleveland. Learn more about Community Shares and supporting soci=
al justice=20
through workplace giving at www.communityshares.org.

INDEPENDENT PICTURES' SPONSORS: Association of Independent Video & Filmmake=
rs,=20
Audio Visual Rentals, Community Shares of Greater Cleveland, Community Part=
nership for=20
Arts and Culture, Filmmaker Magazine, The George Gund Foundation, www.InkTi=
p.com,=20
Media Design Imaging, Ohio Arts Council, Sherwin Williams, www.withoutabox.=
com






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