[NEohioPAL][OIFF-News] SCREENPLAY COMPETITION FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

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SCREENPLAY COMPETITION FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
Sponsored by Independent Pictures and www.InkTip.com

For Immediate Release: October 31, 2005

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

(Don't miss the 2005 Ohio Independent Film Festival, November 6-13, http://
www.ohiofilms.com/filmfestival.php.  The full-day Director of Photography Workshop on 
November 6 is selling out fast!)

Independent Pictures (IP) is proud to announce the finalists for the 2005 Ohio Independent 
Screenplay Awards, the organization's ten-year-old screenplay competition. This year 
marks the fifth year for the organization's Best Voice of Color Award, which highlights the 
writing achievements from a screenwriter whose voice, story and characters speak to 
generally marginalized audiences.

Honorable Mentions this year go to "Asphalt Prairie" by David Boito, "Hopper" by Cem 
Aydogan, "Wisteria" by Edward Pannozzo, and "A Four Sided Triangle" by Shirley Ware.

The finalists for IP's Best Voice of Color Screenplay are "Best of the Second Raters" by 
Jacqueline Frazier, "Midnights and Monkeys" by Melissa Carleton Mcleod, and "Micheaux" 
by Bart Sumner.

The finalists for IP's Best Northcoast Screenplay are "The Greatest Thing Since Sliced 
Bread" by Betty Gabrielli, "Slayer of Clocks" by Camille LaGuire, and "Three's a Charm" by 
Tom Smolko.

The finalists for IP's Best Screenplay are "What the Postman Knows" by Dorine Rivers, 
"Houdini's Greatest Tricks" by Glen Freyer, and "Song of Myself" by Ryan Reed.

Winners will be announced by the end of the week.

Independent Pictures is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. It was founded in 1993 by 
artistic directors Annetta Marion and Bernadette Gillota, and maintains a rich history of 
bringing unique and engaging film events to Cleveland, Ohio and other communities. IP is 
the proud sponsor of the Ohio Independent Film Festival, 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 is a member of Greater Cleveland Community Shares. Community 
Shares supports 35 local nonprofits working for long-term, sustainable solutions to build 
a stronger Cleveland. Learn more about Community Shares and supporting social justice 
through workplace giving at www.communityshares.org.

INDEPENDENT PICTURES' SPONSORS: Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers, 
Audio Visual Rentals, Community Shares of Greater Cleveland, Community Partnership for 
Arts and Culture, Filmmaker Magazine, The George Gund Foundation, www.InkTip.com, 
Media Design Imaging, Ohio Arts Council, Sherwin Williams, www.withoutabox.com






 

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