<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; ">The 2380 Project Film Festival is back for its fifth year and will take place on February 19th, 20th, and 21st<sup> </sup>at the University of Akron Student Union Gardner Theatre. The festival is sponsored by the University of Akron student and alumni organization, The 2380 Project.<span> </span>The organization was named for the distance between <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://8" x-apple-data-detectors="true">Hollywood, California</a> and The University of Akron.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p
class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; ">The 2380 Project Film Festival previously ran in 2006 and 2007 as the Akron Independent Film and Video Festival. After some festival reorganization and a slight name change we are back with new movies from Ohio filmmakers. This is a unique opportunity for students and residents to discover new talent as well as for regional artists who wish to display their work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; ">The opening night of the festival will begin with the premiere of The 2380 Project’s new film <i>Myra </i><span> </span>a feature-length film written by Brandon Szabo and directed by Mike <span> </span>Campanizzi. The following two days will be full of short and feature films submitted over the past
few months. The festival will finish off with an awards ceremony on Sunday followed by a second screening of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.28125); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.214844); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.214844); font-style: italic; ">Myra</span> shortly after. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">Posters are available for both <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.28125); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.214844); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.214844); ">Myra</span> </i><span> </span>and The Festival itself if you require them
or would just like copies please contact Ben Sliwa at the e-mail provided.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.28125); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.214844); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.214844); "> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText">If you have any questions, please contact Ben Sliwa at<a href="mailto:Bensliwa@yahoo.com" x-apple-data-detectors="true"><a href="mailto:Bensliwa@yahoo.com">Bensliwa@yahoo.com</a></a> or Frank Papa III at<a href="mailto:fap2@zips.uakron.edu" x-apple-data-detectors="true"><a href="mailto:fap2@zips.uakron.edu">fap2@zips.uakron.edu</a></a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;
">The 2380 Project Film Festival at The University of Akron<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/2380ua" x-apple-data-detectors="true"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/2380ua">www.myspace.com/2380ua</a></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><br>Ben Sliwa<br>Film Fest 2380 Coordinator<br>The 2380 Project<br><br>The University of Akron<br>School of Communication, Kolbe Hall<br>The <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://17" x-apple-data-detectors="true">2380 Project</a><br><a
href="x-apple-data-detectors://17" x-apple-data-detectors="true">Akron, OH 44325</a></span><div></div><br>
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