HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2005 OHIO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, NOVEMBER 6-13
For Immediate Release: November 1, 2005

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

Cleveland, Ohio-Please join us for the 2005 Ohio Independent Film Festival,
November 6
-13. All events are presented at Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Road,
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, and Saturday nights. Some daily
highlights
include:

· Sunday, November 6, 9a-6p: 6th ANNUAL DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DP) WORKSHOP
AND AIVF SALON with Richard Walsh (Ireland) and Cleveland legend Robert C.
Banks, Jr. An
IP signature event, this wildly popular, hands-on workshop allows participants
to help DPs
light and shoot scenes on 16mm film, which is then screened the next weekend at
the
festival. Fee is $50, which includes lunch the day of the workshop and one
admission to
the festival the following weekend. Limited seating available, reservations must
be made
and paid for in advance, deadline November 3. Location is at the Hyacinth Lofts,
3030 East
63rd Street.

· Monday, November 7, 7p: Opening Night Feature Film, the Ohio premiere of MY
BIG FAT
INDEPENDENT MOVIE (A comedy from Film Threat's Chris Gore including spoofs of
some
of the indie film world's most renowned movies).

· Tuesday, November 8, 7p and 9p: a feature film at 7p and a short film program
at 9p
including the World premiere of SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST about American's
obsession
with youth and beauty.

· Wednesday, November 9, 5p, 7p and 9p: at 5p, the Ohio premiere of feature
documentary SONG OF OUR CHILDREN (integrating children with disabilities in
classrooms
with non-disabled peers) at a special event ($20 admission) with Greater
Cleveland
Community Shares in celebration of 20 years of supporting social justice
co-presented by
Community Shares member Learning Disabilities Association, a short film program
at 7p,
and a feature film at 9p.

· Thursday, November 10, 9a-8p: OHIO DAY, films written, directed, photographed,
and
starring Ohioans, starting at 9a and ending at 8p, one highlight at 5p is the
Cleveland
premiere of feature film OF ASHES AND ATOMS (Explore through the eyes of the men
and
women that built and operated NASA's only research reactor in the 1960's and
1970's at
NASA Plum Brook Station, Sandusky, Ohio. Narrated by Kate Mulgrew).

· Friday, November 11, noon-8p: Short and feature films all day and night, one
highlight at
6p is the Ohio Premiere of the feature film: FAIR GAME (Two co-workers who are
former
lovers are forced to become temporary housemates).

· Saturday, November 12, noon-8p: Short and feature films all day and night, one
highlight
at 2p is the Ohio premiere of the feature film THE WILD GUYS (Four men lost in
the
wilderness are forced to come to terms with deeply hidden fears. The weekend
where
nothing goes right becomes the weekend that changes everything).

· Sunday, November 13, noon-8p: Short and feature films all day and night, one
highlight
at 6p is the Ohio premiere of feature film THE MILK CAN (A football rivalry
between two
small towns escalates into a full-scale conventional war).

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