[NEohioPAL][OIFF-News] Highlights of Ohio Independent Film Festival

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2006 OHIO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL,

NOVEMBER 5-12, 2006
For Immediate Release: October 30, 2006

Contact: Bernadette Gillota, Artistic Director, Independent Pictures,
(216) 651-7315.

Cleveland, Ohio-Please join us for the 2006 Ohio Independent Film
Festival,
November 5-12. All events are presented at Cleveland Public
Theatre's Gordon Square Theatre, 6405 Detroit Ave. and are
$10/program unless otherwise noted. Surf www.ohiofilms.com for the
complete festival schedule, and www.travelcleveland.com for hotel and
visitor information. Visit www.ticketweb.com for directions and advance
ticket sales. Attend the festival for details on after-festival parties
Thursday, Friday,Saturday and Sunday nights. Some daily highlights
include:

=B7 Sunday, November 5, 10a-6p: 7th ANNUAL DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DP)
WORKSHOP
with Robert C. Banks, Jr., Matthias Saunders, and Adam White. An IP
signature event, this wildly popular, hands-on workshop allows
participants to help DPs light and shoot scenes on 16mm film, 35mm film
and in HD which is then screened the next weekend at the festival. Fee
is $75, which includes lunch the day of the workshop and a pass to the
festival the following week. Limited seating available, reservations
must be made and paid for in advance, deadline November 3. Location is
at the Ideastream, 1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio.


=B7 Tuesday, November 7, 6PM =96 Opening night film =96 CAR
STORIES.  With every ticket purchased for this film, the Grand Prix of
Cleveland will give away 2 general admission tickets (good on Friday,
6/22) to the 2007 Grand Prix of Cleveland.  Stop by to see their show
car parked out in front of the theatre.


=B7 Wednesday, November 8, 8PM -- With the border fence scheduled to be
built most should find tonight's double feature on immigration
enlightening. 2000 MILES NORTH and LETTERS FROM THE OTHER SIDE both deal
with immigration; from Guatemala to Ohio and across the Mexican/American
border.



  =B7 Thursday, November 9, ALL DAY - OHIO DAY.  Films written,
directed, photographed, and starring Ohioans, starting at 2PM and ending
at 10PM.  Meet the filmmakers after every screening.


=B7 Friday, November 10, 6PM =96 10PM. Assorted short films all
evening.  We start with a shorts program that features a documentary on
the latest urban craze, ADVENTURES IN GEOCACHING.


=B7 Saturday, November 11, 6PM. AMERICAN SCARY. American Scary is a
look at the nation's tradition of horror hosting, from Ghoulardi to
Ghoul-A Go-Go. Follow this American folk art form from its glamorous
beginnings, through repeated waves of popularity, to its scrappy
resurgence and survival in the age of cable access and the internet.


=B7 Sunday, November 12, 4PM. BEYOND THE CALL. In a Mother Teresa meets
Indians Jones adventure three middle-aged men, former soldiers and
modern day knights, travel the world delivering life saving humanitarian
aid directly into the hands of civilians in some of the most dangerous
yet beautiful places on Earth, the front lines of war.


Independent Pictures is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. It was founded
in 1993, and maintains a rich history of bringing unique and engaging
film events to Cleveland, Ohio and other communities. IP is the proud
presenter of the Ohio Independent Film Festival, Film Production
Training Program, Fiscal Agent Sponsorship Program, Speakers Bureau,
annual Director of Photography Workshop, and a variety of film related
programs.

Independent Pictures is a member of Greater Cleveland Community Shares.
Community Shares supports 36 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,
Filmmaker Magazine, The George Gund Foundation, www.InkTip.com
<http://www.InkTip.com> , Media Design Imaging, Ohio Arts Council,
Sherwin Williams, Chipotle, Gillota Inc., Stella Artois, Margaret Wong &
Assoc. Co. LPA, American Friends Service Committee, Ideastream, and
Touch Supper Club.



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Independent Pictures
1392 West 65th Street

Cleveland, Ohio 44102

(216) 651-7315

OhioIndieFilmFest at juno.com

http://www.ohiofilms.com





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