NEW MEMBER BENEFITS AT INDEPENDENT PICTURES
For Immediate Release: September 16, 2002

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

CLEVELAND, OHIO-Independent Pictures, which presents the annual Ohio
Independent Film Festival, unveiled a membership program at its
Summer Crush Fundraising Benefit to further assist in the artistic
and professional pursuits of regional filmmakers.

Annual membership includes benefits such as a discounted festival
pass price and discounts on other special events, but also features
more substantial benefits such as a free Adobe Premiere editing
seminar (sponsored by Media Design Imaging), a personal filmmaking
consultation which covers such varied topics as a screenplay critique
and pre-production advice, members-only events or receptions with
industry insiders, and discounted membership in the Association of
Independent Video and Filmmakers.

Filmmakers or cinema-lovers interested in joining the ranks of those
already reaping the benefits of Independent Pictures can call for
more information at (216) 651-7315.

Independent Pictures supports emerging media artists and the
exhibition of their film and video projects to a wider audience
through the Ohio Independent Film Festival running November 2–10,
2002 and other programs such as the Ohio Independent Screenplay
Awards, Script Mill, film production training programs, and workshops.

SUPPORTERS: The George Gund Foundation, The Cleveland Foundation,
Ohio Arts Council, Writers Guild of America East, Sherwin Williams,
IBM, 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.
___________________________________________________________________
Independent Pictures
1392 West 65th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44102 USA
(216) 651-7315
(216) 651-7317 Fax
OhioIndieFilmFest@...
www.ohiofilms.com

# # #