CALL FOR SCREENPLAYS for the 2005 Ohio Independent Screenplay Awards
-sponsored by www.InkTip.com and Independent Pictures

For Immediate Release: April 29, 2005

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

The Ohio Independent Screenplay Awards introduce aspiring writers to the
professionals
who can propel real writing careers. "…my script received more industry exposure
than I
got from other contests I've won or placed in," states Rich Figel, winner of the
Best Voice
of Color Screenplay Award for his script INUGAMI. Over the years, winning
screenplays
have been optioned, other winners have been produced into full-length feature
films;
additionally, some winning writers are now well on their way to professional
writing
careers. "I've gotten such personal, individualized attention from Independent
Pictures, I'm
certain that same attitude will be reflected in the attention I get from
potential producers
as a result of my win," says Lily Mariye, winner of the Best of Voice of Color
Screenplay
Award for her script THE SHANGRI-LA CAFE. The 2005 Ohio Independent Screenplay
Awards marks Independent Pictures' 9th annual screenplay competition and boasts
a
seasoned judging process.

Personal coverage and feedback from programmers and readers on your screenplay
will be
available to every screenplay entrant. Exclaims writer Ken Johnson of the
coverage and
feedback, "Loved it. May be more valuable than the screenplay competition
itself." Writers
Joe Amato & Kass Fleisher add, "This is a tough industry to break into and we
found your
insights especially useful." Finalists and winners are awarded submission to
Hollywood and
NYC producers, talent management companies and production companies-the
introduction to a real writing career. On top of all that, winners receive even
more-
including representation/promotion by www.InkTip.com. Declares Spiro Skentzos,
winner
of the Best Screenplay Award for his script THREE MILE FAMILY, "It was great to
finally find
a screenplay competition that rewards smaller, character-orientated films over
mainstream
Hollywood ideas."

Deadlines (postmarked by) to submit screenplays for the 2005 screenplay
competition are:
June 10; July 7 (late). Please call (216) 651-7315, email
OhioIndieFilmFest@juno,com, or
visit www.ohiofilms.com for screenplay, film and video entry information.

Independent Pictures is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established in 1993. IP
is the
proud sponsor of the Ohio Independent Film Festival, Ohio Independent Screenplay
Awards, 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' SPONSORS: Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers,
Audio Visual Rentals, The Cleveland Foundation, Community Shares of Greater
Cleveland,
Filmmaker Magazine, The George Gund Foundation, www.InkTip.com, Media Design
Imaging, The Offset Theory, Ohio Arts Council, Sherwin Williams

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Independent Pictures
1392 West 65th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44102
(216) 651-7315
(216) 651-7317 fax
OhioIndieFilmFest@...
http://www.ohiofilms.com