CALL FOR SCREENPLAYS for the 2010 Ohio Independent Screenplay Awards

For Immediate Release: October 24, 2009

Contact: Bernadette Gillota, Artistic & Executive Director of
Independent Pictures, presenter of the OISA, (216) 926.6166.

The Ohio Independent Screenplay Awards introduce aspiring writers to
the professionals who can propel real writing careers. Over the years, winning
screenplays have been optioned, other winners have been produced into
full-length feature films; additionally, some winning writers are now well on
their way to professional writing careers. The 2010 Ohio Independent Screenplay
Awards marks
Independent Pictures' 11th  screenplay competition and boasts a seasoned judging
process.

Personal coverage and feedback from programmers and readers on your
screenplay will be available to every screenplay entrant.
Cash prizes are awarded in each of three categories – Best Screenplay, Best
Voice of Color Screenplay (written by or about people of color), and Best
Northcoast Screenplay (set in or about northern Ohio).

Deadlines to submit screenplays for the 2010 screenplay competition
are: February 1; March 1 (late). Please  email ohiofilms@...
or visit withoutabox.com for Screenplay entry information.
Winners will be announced at our 2010 Ohio Independent Film Festival – the week
of May 1, 2010.

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, Fiscal Agent Sponsorship
Program, Speakers Bureau, and the Director of Photography Workshop.

INDEPENDENT PICTURES' SPONSORS: Audio Visual Rentals, Community
Shares of Greater Cleveland, Ohio Arts Council, Sherwin Williams.

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Independent Pictures
1392 West 65th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44102
ohiofilms@...
http://www.ohiofilms.com