SAVE THE DATE NOV 3-10, 2002 OHIO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

For Immediate Release: April 12, 2002

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

Save the date for the 2002 Ohio Independent Film Festival & Market,
November 3-10 at Cleveland Public Theatre's Gordon Square Theater in
Cleveland, Ohio. The Ohio Independent Film Festival & Market is not
just the leading independent film event in Ohio but is the only film
Market in the region. Short films have been picked up for
distribution by companies such as Atom Films, AlwaysI, and Big Film
Shorts. The 2002 Ohio Independent Film Festival & Market marks our
16th festival.

Like many festivals, the Ohio Independent Film Festival & Market is a
curated and internationally recognized line-up of first-class
independent films from around the world. "We were honored to be
included in such a great mix of short films---probably the most
enjoyable short program I've seen at any festival this year,"
comments Jeff Bemiss, director of "The Book and the Rose" from our
2001 festival.

But here's what is unique about our festival: we only accept film and
video submissions WITHOUT theatrical distribution and we program the
entire festival from submissions. "[The OIFF] allows films that
don't always get shown to be shown… is a true asset in the indie
film community," says Alan Mackulin, director of "The Inheritance"
from our 2001 festival. Additionally, personal feedback from
programmers on your film will be available to every film and video
entrant.

Please visit http://www.ohiofilms.com/ for information on submitting
your film, video and/or screenplay.

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SUPPORTERS: The George Gund Foundation, The Cleveland Foundation,
Ohio Arts Council, Writers Guild of America East, Sherwin Williams,
IBM, IFC/Bravo, Hankins Foundation, Association of Independent Video
and Filmmakers, Filmmaker Magazine, Media Design Imaging,
TVWriter.com, Hollywood.com Indie Films, FilmStew.com,
WritersScriptNetwork.com, WriteSafe.com, Final Draft, Scr(i)pt
Magazine, Cleveland Public Theatre.

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