Cleveland's best kept secret really shouldn't be a secret at all. Cleveland-based indie film non-profit Independent Pictures has been presenting the Ohio Independent Film Festival (OIFF) at least yearly since 1993. The festival that first started out in a storefront in Tremont has been known for showing edgier films that fall off the mainstream and films from newer and emerging filmmakers will again promise a line-up of films from across the globe, in Cleveland's historic Waterloo Arts Distric...
Save the dates for the 2009 Ohio Independent Film Festival (OIFF),June 3 - 7 at Cleveland Public Theatre's Gordon Square Theatre, 6405 Detroit Ave in Cleveland. The 2009 OIFF will mark the organization's 22nd festival in 15 years. Like many festivals, the Ohio Independent Film Festival presents an internationally recognizedline-up of first-class independent films from around the world. The complete schedule is posted at www.ohiofilms.com and tickets can be purchased at www.ticketweb.com.We are o...
2008 Ohio Independent Film Festival, May 5 – 11, 2008.Most events are presented at Cleveland Public Theatre's Gordon SquareTheatre, 6405 Detroit Ave.,and vary in price per program. Surfwww.ohiofilms.com for the complete festival schedule. Visitwww.ticketweb.com for directions and advance ticket sales.Attend thefestival for details on after-festival parties Thursday, Friday,Saturday and Sunday. Some daily highlights include:• Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 7PM - ERIE QUEERIE SHORTS PROGRAM. Presentedi...
Ohio Independent Film Festival, November 5-12. All events are presented at Cleveland Public Theatre's Gordon Square Theatre, 6405 Detroit Ave. and are $10/program unless otherwise noted. Surf www.ohiofilms.com for the complete festival schedule, and www.travelcleveland.com for hotel and visitor information. Visit www.ticketweb.com for directions and advance ticket sales. Attend the festival for details on after-festival parties Thursday, Friday,Saturday and Sunday nights. Some daily highlightsin...
The Cleveland Film Society and North Coast Podcasting have launched the Cleveland Film Society podcast to promote the upcoming 30th Cleveland International Film Festival (March 16th - 26th). Marcie Goodman, Executive Director of the Cleveland Film Society, says, “Anniversaries are great opportunities to try new things such as podcasting. We’re thrilled to be partnering with North Coast Podcasting on this. We have so much to celebrate! ““We are very excited to have the opportunity to ...
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 ...
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...
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...
