Ohio Independent Film Festival

02/22/2022

great coverage for Mike and Short. Sweet. Film Fest!

07/06/2021

Submissions for Short. Sweet. Film Fest are now open!

The Short. Sweet. Film Fest. is a short film only film festival created by actual filmmakers. We found it challenging to showcase our own short films at film...

05/16/2021

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 OISA!

05/10/2021

Not gonna lie...the decision is going to be tough. Out of almost 100 screenplays we're working on narrowing it down and plan on announcing the winners of the Ohio Independent Screenplay Awards this coming Friday, May 14!

03/26/2021

Congratulations to Robert!

The experimental filmmaker talks about his first feature film, Paper Shadows, that only took eight years to make…

12/09/2020

Open today on FilmFreeway

https://filmfreeway.com/OhioIndependentScreenplayAwards

The 2021 Ohio Independent Screenplay Awards (COVID-19 Edition) will feature one winner for Best Overall Feature and two runners up awards. All judging is ...

12/08/2020

Welp, we're doing this! Submissions open tomorrow on FilmFreeway

We're also looking for volunteer readers. If interested, contact us here or email us at [email protected]. What else do you have to do this Winter? 😜

11/25/2020

Sounds like a great Christmas gift idea if you ask me!

10/13/2020

Our long time supporter and friend needs your help finishing his long awaited film. Please check out the link and support Robert Banks!

Robert Banks is a filmmaker, photographer and educator whom is a major f… Mike Wendt needs your support for Help Robert Banks make a 35mm print: Paper Shadows

09/03/2020

Shared on behalf of a 2003 OIFF alumni!

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Honor Vivien Thomas, a Pioneering Black Heart Surgeon, with a Commemorative USPS Stamp

06/20/2020

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06/14/2020

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06/04/2020

Food for thought

Today's movie news: How to get your movie made without going broke; Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has some thoughts; and good news from the United Kingdom.

06/02/2020

Filmmaking is the most complex of arts, don't you agree?

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05/19/2020

Fun stuff! Shared with permission.

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05/18/2020

Show us your fx!

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05/14/2020

Here's your morning funny. Any others that bug you?

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05/11/2020

Have you been taking advantage of any time at home to be creative? Tell us how in the comments.

05/11/2020

What's your favorite Jerry Stiller role?

https://www.moviemaker.com/rip-jerry-stiller-movie-news-touch-free-cinemas/

Movie News: RIP Jerry Stiller; touch-free movie theaters; Cannes not happening; and a clash over Native American land parallels a zombie movie.

05/05/2020

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05/04/2020

63,000 free sound effect files available for your use! Shared with permission.

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Hope everyone is well during these stressful times. I also know how the virus and lockdown has affected the filmmaker community. So I hope some of...

05/03/2020

Thank you to everyone for watching our first streaming OIFF yesterday! We hope you enjoyed it.

Props to all the filmmakers, cast and crew for your great work, and thanks to Diana Chittester for a lovely evening of entertainment at our Networking Zoom meeting on Friday;

A huge thank you to Robert Banks for recording the film intro;

Last but not least, thanks again to the sponsors who made it all possible: Ghostlight Productions, LLC, oWOW Radio, Short. Sweet. Film Fest, The Bop Stop and Sebo Video Graphics.

05/03/2020

Maximillian by Keith Collins II, preceded by On Target by B. R. Tatalovic will start at 8:30.

If you didn't pre-register for tickets, you can always email us at [email protected] and we'll send a link!

05/02/2020

Ticket sales on Eventbrite are closed; just shoot us an email is at [email protected] and we'll send the info!

05/02/2020

Ticket sales have officially ended but never fear! If you're interested in this year's OIFF at 2:30pm today, just send us an email at [email protected]. We'll send the info that way.

05/01/2020

Poisoning Paradise, directed by Keely Brosnan, will show at the OIFF tomorrow and will be preceded by School's Out by Antonio Harper.

Discover what's at stake for Hawaii from local activists, scientific experts and healthcare professionals as they expose the effects of pesticide use and the environmental injustice on a local population.

Tickets available on Eventbrite.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/poisoning-paradise/id1459948666?mt=6&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

‎Watch trailers, read customer and critic reviews, and buy Poisoning Paradise directed by Keely Shaye Brosnan for $4.99.

04/30/2020

We may be called, "Ohio" but we're also international and over the years we've shown many films from filmmakers worldwide. This year is no exception!

Bozkir Look at the Birds (Mehmet Tanrisever/Turkey) is the story of two gun dealers' friendship.

Join us at 2:30pm this Saturday, May 2 (broadcast begins at 2:00pm). Free tickets available on Eventbrite.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0kSq-CcIlCc

Abdullah and Cripple Ziya are gun dealers in the Bozkir district of Konya. They put honesty, honour, and dignity before anything else. Even though Abdullah a...

04/30/2020

Independent Pictures and the OIFF have always been proud to support the local and Ohio film community! We're happy to say that 13 of the 15 films we'll be showing at this year's event are local to Cleveland or Ohio.

04/29/2020

We could never put together an event like the OIFF without the amazing support of our sponsors. Please join us in thanking them as well as supporting their business! Thank you!

04/28/2020

The amazing Diana Chittester will be performing live at our networking event this Friday via Zoom (albeit in a much more casual setting!). Tickets are free and are available via Eventbrite (link in our event post).

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c1OH0wTPSbE

"Storyteller" performed with the full band, recorded live! Nov 30, 2018. web: http://dianachittester.com/videos From the album Find My Way Home: https://dian...