CLEVELAND'S OFFICIAL OSCAR NIGHT® PARTY TO HOST SPECIAL GUESTS DEAN HAGLUND
OF X-FILES AND LONE GUNMAN AND ROBYN GRIGGS OF ONE LIFE TO LIVE AND DEMON 5
Sponsored by National City Bank and Roetzel & Andress

For Immediate Release: February 10, 2006

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

(Cleveland, OH) You don't have to live in Hollywood to experience the magic
and excitement of Oscar Night. Residents of Cleveland can join in the
festivities when the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences stages its 78th Academy Awards® on
Sunday,
March 5, 2006, by attending Cleveland's own Academy-sanctioned Oscar Night
America
party. The Cleveland party is one of 47 official parties that will be held
across the country
on Oscar Night.

This year, the Cleveland Oscar Night® America guests will have the opportunity
to meet
actors Dean Haglund from the X-Files and Lone Gunman and Robyn Griggs from One
Life
to Live and Demon 5. Both of these actors will be present at the Cleveland
Oscar Night®
America on March 5, at Windows on the River.

The Windows on the River audience will watch the Academy Awards telecast on
large screens through the courtesy of News Channel 5, WEWS, the Cleveland
affiliate of the
ABC Television Network, which broadcasts the Academy Awards presentation. ABC
and
the Academy are cooperating for the 13th year with local charities to support
these official
Oscar Night viewing parties. This year marks the third year that the Cleveland
party has
been officially sanctioned by the Academy.

Benefiting Independent Pictures, the Cleveland Oscar Night celebration will be
held at
Windows on the River, 2000 Sycamore Street, Cleveland, OH, 44113 beginning at
7:00pm.
Tickets are $65 and are on sale now by going to www.ticketweb.com or for more
information, call Independent Pictures at (216) 651-7315.

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,
Filmmaker Magazine, The George Gund Foundation, www.InkTip.com, Media Design
Imaging, Ohio Arts Council, Sherwin Williams

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