CLEVELAND OSCAR NIGHT® AMERICA 2005

For Immediate Release: November 29, 2004

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

Presented for the second year by Independent Pictures, Oscar Night®
America returns to Cleveland. On February 27, 2005 at 7pm the doors
to Grays Armory will open for an inside look at the glamour of the
Academy Awards®.

Since its inception in 1994, the Oscar Night® America program has
generated funding for a wide spectrum of charitable organizations –-
every cent staying within the community where it was raised, none of
it going to the Academy.

The only Academy-sanctioned event in northeast Ohio, Cleveland Oscar
Night® America will recreate the excitement of the Academy Awards®
ceremony. The event will feature a live broadcast of the 77th
Academy Awards® Presentation, which is being televised by ABC Channel
5.

Join Cleveland's brightest luminaries to celebrate a uniquely
American tradition and support the efforts of Independent Pictures.
Tickets are reserved and purchased for $60 each through Independent
Pictures by calling 216.651.7315.

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 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, The Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland
Public Theatre, Community Shares of Greater Cleveland, Filmmaker
Magazine, The George GundFoundation, Hampton Inn, www.InkTip.com,
Marriott Residence Inn, Media Design Imaging, National Endowment for
the Arts, The Offset Theory, Ohio Arts Council, Sherwin Williams.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2004 will be
presented on Sunday, February 27, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood &
Highland. The Oscars will be televised live by the ABC Television
Network at 5 p.m. PST.