The second annual alive! Deep Focus Film Festival returns to the Arena Grand Theatre on Thursday, May 4 through Sunday, May 7. Presented by alive!, Columbus’ premier entertainment publication, this four-day event will screen some of the best, most accessible films made outside the mainstream.Named after a camera technique that presents images in the foreground and background with equal clarity, the Deep Focus Film Festival is geared toward the growing audience for independently made features, ...
Local Celebrities Lend Their Voices In Support of the 30th International Film FestivalCounty official Peter Lawson Jones, city officials Zack Reed and Valerie McCall, Plain Dealer columnist Dick Feagler and Q104 deejay Rebecca Wilde will be present at The Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club’s MOVIEOKE to either sing or judge. Partnering with the Cleveland International Film Festival, The 20/30 Club will host MOVIEOKE, in which participants will karaoke to film soundtracks to help raise money for...
Several films by area and regional filmmakers are included in the 30th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF). A festival regular, Local Heroes is the way we honor area filmmakers, actors, and crew; films set or shot in Ohio; filmmakers or subjects born here; and films that have a strong local connection. Our Local Heroes section is presented with the generous support of Cleveland State University and Tim & Nancy Callahan. You’ll find them under the category “Local Heroes” in our ...
SATIS, the Trade Show for Audiovisual Technologies and Solutions, of which 23rd show will be held from 18 - 20 October 2005 at Paris Expo- Porte de Versailles in Paris, is once again marking its commitment to those in the audiovisual industry, granting a preponderant place to content, technologies and know-how.SATIS is the only event offering those in the audiovisual industry a cross-disciplinary approach to technological developments, the promotion of the industry skills and vocations, and a di...
Save the date for the 2005 Ohio Independent Film Festival (OIFF), November 6-13 at Cleveland Public Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio. The OIFF is one of the leading independent film events in Ohio; the 2005 OIFF will mark the organization's 19th 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...
The 29th CIFF will include a Silent Auction and Raffle that will be held for the entire eleven days of the festival. Silent Auction Items include movie memorabilia, intercontinental vacations, sports tickets, sailing and car racing adventures, artwork, wine and food. Film festival attendees can stop by the Silent Auction & Raffle table to register and then make a bid on the package(s). The website can be checked each morning for the current highest bid (www.clevelandfilm.org). Bidding on all a...
CLEVELANDERS SUPPORT OF 28th CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CREATES RECORD BREAKING ATTENDANCE• Saturday, March 20th was the second biggest day in Cleveland International Film Festival history, with 5,009 admissions. The biggest day in film festival history, with 5,200 admissions, was on Saturday, March 24, 2001 during the film festival's 25th anniversary year. • There were eight sold out screenings and two of them had to be interlocked (put on two screens) to accommodate ticket buy...
FESTIVAL'S AWARD-WINNING FILMS ANNOUNCEDIndependent Pictures and the Ohio Independent Film Festival are pleased to announce the winners of the 8th Annual Ohio Indie Awards, bestowed to the best films from the 2003 Ohio Independent Film Festival. The winners were selected by a jury from a set of nominees that were chosen by the audience. Five categories comprise the Ohio Indie Awards.…And the winners are:MOST INNOVATIVEThe Green Sheik by Cosmo SegursonBEST SHORTTaringa 4068: Our Place & Time by...
MINI FILM FESTIVAL MARCH 8 IN TWINSBURG, OHIOThe 5th Annual Twini Mini Film Festival will be presented Monday, March 8th, 6:30-8:15 pm at the Twinsburg Public Library, 10050 Ravenna Road, in Twinsburg, Ohio. IP's Co-Founding Artistic Director Bernadette Gillota will host the festival and The Friends of the Twinsburg Public Library will serve refreshments. Call (330) 425-4268, extension 2 to make reservations (admission is free). The 5th Annual Twini Mini Film Festival will present a diverse col...
OHIO INDIE AWARDS JOIN THE OFFICIAL OSCAR NIGHT(R) PARTY IN CLEVELANDThe official presentation of Independent Pictures' Ohio Indie Awards, presented to the winning films from the 2003 Ohio Independent Film Festival, will add to the festivities at Cleveland's own Academy-sanctioned Oscar Night(R) Americaparty. The Cleveland party is one of 46 official parties that will be held across the country when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences stages its 76th Academy Awards(R) Presentation on...