SAVE THE DATE NOVEMBER 2-9, 2003 OHIO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

For Immediate Release: May 29, 2003

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

Save the date for the 2003 Ohio Independent Film Festival (OIFF),
November 2-9 at Cleveland Public Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio. The
OIFF is one of the leading independent film events in Ohio; the 2003
OIFF will mark our 17th festival. Like many festivals, the Ohio
Independent Film Festival is a curated and internationally recognized
line-up of first-class independent films from around the
world. "(The OIFF) was truly an experience where you knew that you
were in the company of the most cutting-edge artists around... you
could tell that you were in the presence of countless souls who were
destined for greatness and longevity in the motion picture industry,"
comments Eric Muss-Barnes, director of THE UNSEELIE COURT from the
2002 festival.

But here's what is unique about the OIFF: we only accept film and
video submissions WITHOUT theatrical distribution and we program the
entire festival from those submissions. Continues Muss-Barnes, "The
thing I found most enjoyable about the OIFF was having the chance to
exhibit my film along with other independent films that you truly
could not see anywhere else. I met filmmakers from all across the
country who do Hollywood-caliber work. …all the work I saw was of
the highest quality, and it was thrilling too be in the same event as
so many unknown, world-class, up-and-coming filmmakers."
Additionally, every film and video entrant will benefit from personal
feedback from festival programmers on his or her film.

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

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.

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INDEPENDENT PICTURES' SPONSORS: The George Gund Foundation, The
Cleveland Foundation, Ohio Arts Council, Community Shares of Greater
Cleveland Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers, Media Design
Imaging, Cleveland Public Theatre, Filmmaker Magazine,
www.WritersScriptNetwork.com

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