OIFF CLOSING NIGHT NOV. 9 HIGHLIGHTS: AWARD WINNING SCIENCE FICTION
DEBUT AT 2P AND COMMISSIONED LOCAL FILMS AT 8P
A Decade Under the Influence: 10 Year Anniversary OIFF November 1-9,
2003

For Immediate Release: November 8, 2003

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

Cleveland, Ohio- Hailed by Variety as "Deeply moving and finely
realized," director Greg Pak's debut feature film ROBOT
STORIES makes its Ohio premiere at 2p, Sunday, November 9 at the 10
Year Anniversary OIFF at Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Road
(admission $10). ROBOT STORIES is science fiction from the heart in
four stories about love, death, family… and robots. The film
stars Tamlyn Tomita (JOY LUCK CLUB) and Sab Shimono (WATERWORLD).
Film festivals around the country, including Florida, Hamptons'
International, and Asian Festival of Dallas, have bestowed awards
upon ROBOT STORIES.

This past August, Independent Pictures, in collaboration with Sparx
in the City, commissioned eight filmmakers to create eight short
films, shooting in one day on eight different street corners in
Cleveland. These films, shown as a collection at 8p, Sunday,
November 9, comprise the closing program of the 10 Year Anniversary
OIFF at Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Road (admission $10).

Call (216) 651-7315, email OhioIndieFilmFest@..., or visit
www.ohiofilms.com for hotel information and schedule details for the
10 Year Anniversary OIFF, November 1-9, 2003. Visit www.ticketweb.com
for directions and tickets in advance. Attend the festival for the
details on after-festival parties Thursday, Friday and Saturday
nights.

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.

INDEPENDENT PICTURES' SPONSORS: Association of Independent Video &
Filmmakers, Audio Visual Rentals, Cleveland Cardiovascular Research
Foundation, The Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland Free Times, Cleveland
Public Theatre, Community Shares of Greater Cleveland, Convention &
Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland Inc., Filmmaker Magazine, The
George Gund Foundation, Hampton Inn, www.InkTip.com, Marriott
Residence Inn, Media Design Imaging, Miller Beer, Northern Ohio Live,
The Offset Theory, Ohio Arts Council, Sherwin Williams, Steen
Editorial, United Labor Agency, West Side Cardiology Associates, the
Ohio Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment
for the Humanities

Independent Pictures
1392 West 65th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44102
(216) 651-7315
(216) 651-7317 fax
OhioIndieFilmFest@...
http://www.ohiofilms.com