[Press release from Independent Pictures.]
Independent Pictures, the parent
organization of the Ohio Independent Film Festival, announces the
call for entries for the 2013 Ohio Independent Film Festival, held
November 7 – 10, 2013 in Cleveland and Euclid. Submissions are
accepted online via www.withoutabox.com; filmmakers can also send an
email to ohiofilms@yahoo.com in order to obtain a downloadable entry
form. Fees vary based on length of film and submission deadline
(early deadline is July 1; regular deadline is August 1).
Filmmakers from Cleveland, from Ohio
and around the world are encouraged to submit their short and
feature-length films for possible acceptance into the Ohio
Independent Film Festival, one of the leading showcases for
independent films in the Cleveland area.
Additionally, all films submitted
receive feedback and comments for the filmmaker! Headed by artistic
director and Independent Pictures' founder Bernadette Gillota and
Shaker Heights filmmaker/documentarian and Executive Director Todd
Kwait, Independent Pictures is proud to be a leader in exhibition of
independent films but also in training and education programs for
aspiring filmmakers, particularly in the Cleveland area. Many films
submitted to the OIFF over the years have gone on to be picked up for
distribution, and many filmmakers have gone on to successful
Hollywood careers. But, as Executive Director Todd Kwait points out,
"Cleveland has a bright future in filmmaking and Independent
Pictures and the Ohio Independent Film Festival are poised to lead
Cleveland filmmaking into the 21st Century. By programming films
entirely from filmmaker submissions, the annual OIFF not only has the
opportunity to support more independent filmmakers, but also allows
the Cleveland filmmaking audience to view films that might not be
seen in theatrical release."
About Independent Pictures and the Ohio
Independent Film Festival:
What started out as the Off-Hollywood
Flick Fest accepted its first film submissions in 1992 and held its
first screenings in 1993 in a small store front in Tremont. While the
name eventually changed to the Ohio Independent Film Festival, twenty
years later the submission process remains the same: all films
selected for screening at the OIFF are submitted by filmmakers.
Independent Pictures is also the proud parent of the Ohio Independent
Screenplay Contest, the Film Production Training Program, the
Director of Photography Workshop, Fiscal Agent Sponsorship Program
and more. The mission of Independent Pictures supports emerging and
independent filmmakers by giving a voice to those that might not
otherwise be heard.
Independent Pictures and the Ohio
Independent Film Festival are funded in part by a grant from Cuyahoga
Arts and Culture and by Community Shares, a workplace giving
organization that supports social justice issues. For information on
the Ohio Independent Film Festival, please contact Bernadette Gillota
at 216-926-6166.
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