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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Canton Palace Theatre and CantonFilm.com Announce 2016 Canton Film Fest<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Canton, Ohio (March 29, 2016)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">—Cantonfilm.com, in association with
the Canton Palace Theatre, will host the 2016 Canton Film Festival in downtown Canton on April 21, 22 and 23, 2016. During this three-day film forward event, the public will get the chance to screen the short films of independent directors from Canton, North
East Ohio and all across the country. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Tickets are just $5 per day. Tickets can be purchased online at
</span><a href="http://www.cantonpalacetheatre.org"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">www.cantonpalacetheatre.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"> or by calling the Palace Box Office at 330.454.8172 Monday to Friday
10am to 4pm. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">The official 2016 Canton Film Festival schedule is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Thursday, April 21, 2016
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">6:00pm Doors Open<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">6:30pm Sci-Fi / Horror Category Submissions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">7:30pm Beast of White Hall
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"> Post Movie Q& A with director Seth Breedlove<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Friday, April 22, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">6:00pm Doors Open<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">6:30pm Music Video Category Submissions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">7:30pm Force Perspective: The Story of artist Derick Hess
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"> Post movie Q&A with director Nick Cavalier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Saturday, April 23, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">2:00pm Doors Open<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">2:30pm Comedy, Action, Short Fiction Drama and Documentary Category Submissions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">6:00pm Presentation by Robert Kurtzman discussing his lengthy career in film<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">7:30pm Sweet Mickey for President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"> Post Movie Q & A with Ben Patterson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"> Category Submission Winner Announcement following Q & A<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">2016 Categories include: Sports Documentary, Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Music Video and Short Fiction/Drama.
<span style="color:black">Directors who wish to enter their work should visit </span>
</span><a href="https://filmfreeway.com/festival/CantonFilmFestival2016"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">https://filmfreeway.com/festival/CantonFilmFestival2016</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">This Film Forward event is a chance for up-and-coming filmmakers to showcase their work. After the entries of each category are screened, there will be an
awards ceremony honoring the top-rated films in that respective category, as determined by a panel of judges. Winners will receive prizes for their submissions.
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<h2 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black;font-weight:normal">Besides the films entered into the festival, 2016 Canton Film Fest also features several special guests.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Thursday, April 21 we will feature the film
<i>Beast of White Hall<b> </b></i>followed by a Q&A with director Seth Breedlove.
<i>Beast of White Hall</i> takes place in August, 1976: Three teens driving on an isolated stretch of road somewhere in the Adirondacks of Upstate New York have a brush with a bizarre creature. Standing over 7 feet tall and covered in hair, they referred to
it as a beast. Hours later, Abair Road was crawling with local and state police. Many of them recounted seeing the creature, as well. As the weeks and months passed more individuals came forward with their own sightings. The Abair Incident became the impetus
for a rash of sightings around the town of Whitehall that continue to this day. Today, Whitehall is frequently referred to as the Bigfoot Capitol of the East Coast. Seth Breedlove, Minerva resident, is the director behind,
<i>Minerva Monster</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Friday, April 22, we will feature the film
<i>Force Perspective: The Story of artist Derick Hess</i> and a Q&A with Director Nick Cavalier.
<i>Forced Perspective </i>is an intimate portrait of iconic Cleveland artist Derek Hess by filmmaker Nick Cavalier. From Derek's early Euclid Tavern concert posters to his expressive fine art pieces, the film is a journey through Derek's struggle with alcoholism
and bipolar disorder and how these demons effect his artwork along the way. Presenting a window into Derek's personal life, Illuminating his process and philosophy. "Forced Perspective" showcases the evolution of a celebrated artist, his effect on music and
culture while highlighting the link between creativity and mental illness<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Saturday, April 23, we will host Robert Kurtzman, born on November 25, 1964 in Crestline, Ohio, is known for his work on From Dusk Till
Dawn (1996), Army of Darkness (1992) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). He’ll discuss his lengthy career in film and special effects make up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Also on Saturday evening, we will feature the film Sweet Mickey for President followed by a Q&A with director Ben Patterson. Sweet Mickey
for President is a film about Music and politics colliding when international music star, Pras Michel of the Fugees, returns to his homeland of Haiti following the devastating earthquake of 2010 to mobilize a presidential campaign for Haiti's most controversial
musician: Michel Martelly aka Sweet Micky. The politically inexperienced pair set out against a corrupted government, civil unrest, and a fixed election. When Pras's former bandmate, superstar Wyclef Jean, also enters the presidential race, their chances seem
further doomed. But with the help of a few friends, including Ben Stiller and former president Bill Clinton, they never give up on their honest dream of changing the course of Haiti's future.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">About Cantonfilm.com<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Cantonfilm.com is dedicated to cultivating the talent within North East Ohio’s filmmaking and creative community. Through sponsoring
events such as the Canton Film Fest 2011, as well as through education, Cantonfilm.com strives to put North East Ohio on the independent filmmaking map.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">About the Canton Palace Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Completed in 1926, the Canton Palace Theatre is a downtown architectural jewel registered on the National Historic Registry. A prized community venue for classic, contemporary
and art films, The Palace annually hosts more than 300 special events, concerts, recitals and Broadway-style productions. For more information, please visit
</span><a href="http://www.cantonpalacetheatre.org"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">http://www.cantonpalacetheatre.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The Palace is located at 605 Market Avenue North in Canton, Ohio. Business and box office hours are Monday through Friday 10:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Business offices can
be reached at (330) 454-8172 and a 24-Hour Recorded Event Information line is (330) 454-8171.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"AR JULIAN";color:#8D1815">Laura Strader</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"AR JULIAN";color:#8D1815"> |
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"AR JULIAN";color:#262626">Canton Palace Theatre Association<b> |
</b>605 Market Avenue, N | Canton, Ohio 44702 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"AR JULIAN";color:#262626">(330) 454-8172 x302 (office) |
<a href="http://www.cantonpalacetheatre.org"><span style="color:#262626">www.cantonpalacetheatre.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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