35th Cleveland International Film Festival Facts!
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:40 pm
The Lakewood Observer, and Observer Network of Community Owned Papers is once
again proud to be one of the many great sponsors for this year's CLIFF. Our 4th year
of sponsoring one of the great events in Cleveland.
WHAT: he 35th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF)
http://www.clevelandfilm.org or 216.623.FILM (3456)
WHEN: March 24 – April 3, 2011
WHERE: Tower City Cinemas in Tower City Center in Downtown Cleveland, Ohio
WHY: For the past 35 years, the CIFF has been the premier film event in Ohio. Today the CIFF presents a full survey of contemporary international and American Independent filmmaking, with more than 150 features and over 150 short subjects from at least 60 countries.
Since 2003, the CIFF has experienced tremendous growth, including a 103% increase in attendance, a 101% increase in Call For Entry film submissions, and a 150% increase in membership.
In addition to the main World Tour program, there are sidebars that add interest and diversity to the overall Festival and help attendees navigate the offerings. These include 10% Cinema (lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender films), American Independents, Cinema En Español, Documentaries, Eastern European films, Family Films, It’s Easy Being Green (films dealing with environmental issues), Jewish and Israeli Visions, Pacific Pearls, Pan-African Images, Standing Up (films with a conscience), and Women of the World (films made by women or focusing on women’s issues). And every year the CIFF includes a Local Heroes section, which spotlights works by local filmmakers.
More than 100 filmmakers and other special guests attend the CIFF where they introduce their screenings, discuss their work, and participate in FilmForums (which are panel discussions that give audience members a chance to talk about the films they’ve seen at the Festival). Other Festival components include:
Director’s Spotlight - the CIFF shines a deserved spotlight on a director whose career warrants an in-depth look.
Someone To Watch – the CIFF focuses on a handful of early or mid-career filmmakers by screening their latest work with an earlier film.
FilmSlam – a mini-festival of CIFF films for high school students.
Again this year the CIFF is privileged to present the Central & Eastern European Film Competition, with a $10,000 cash prize, and the Nesnadny + Schwartz Documentary Film Competition, with a $5,000 cash prize. Each competition will be judged by three jurors and the awards will be announced on Closing Night of the 35th CIFF.
The CIFF is also privileged to present its Greg Gund Memorial Program. Endowed by the George Gund Foundation, this permanent section of the CIFF includes the screening of a film and the presentation of the Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Film Competition Award, which has a $5,000 cash prize (Greg is the son of George Gund III, one of the founding trustees of the CIFF).
Patrons can vote on the feature films they see and determine the recipient of the Roxanne T. Mueller Award (the internationally recognized CIFF audience choice award).
The CIFF also offers 12 short subject film awards, two of which (Best Animated Short Film Award and Best Live Action Short Film Award) qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards.®
WHO: Attendance for the 11-day CIFF in 2010 climbed to more than 71,550.
HOW: Program Guides will be available in late February and ticket sales will begin in early March (www.clevelandfilm.org). Tickets go on sale to members only on March 4th — one week before they go on sale to the general public on March 11th. Because advance tickets for many screenings sell quickly, patrons are advised to purchase tickets as early as possible. And the best way to ensure a seat at the Festival is to become a CIFF member at any one of our five levels of membership – especially at a passholder level. To become a CIFF member, visit http://www.clevelandfilm.org
More to follow, and stay tuned to how you can win tickets from the Observers!
.
again proud to be one of the many great sponsors for this year's CLIFF. Our 4th year
of sponsoring one of the great events in Cleveland.
WHAT: he 35th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF)
http://www.clevelandfilm.org or 216.623.FILM (3456)
WHEN: March 24 – April 3, 2011
WHERE: Tower City Cinemas in Tower City Center in Downtown Cleveland, Ohio
WHY: For the past 35 years, the CIFF has been the premier film event in Ohio. Today the CIFF presents a full survey of contemporary international and American Independent filmmaking, with more than 150 features and over 150 short subjects from at least 60 countries.
Since 2003, the CIFF has experienced tremendous growth, including a 103% increase in attendance, a 101% increase in Call For Entry film submissions, and a 150% increase in membership.
In addition to the main World Tour program, there are sidebars that add interest and diversity to the overall Festival and help attendees navigate the offerings. These include 10% Cinema (lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender films), American Independents, Cinema En Español, Documentaries, Eastern European films, Family Films, It’s Easy Being Green (films dealing with environmental issues), Jewish and Israeli Visions, Pacific Pearls, Pan-African Images, Standing Up (films with a conscience), and Women of the World (films made by women or focusing on women’s issues). And every year the CIFF includes a Local Heroes section, which spotlights works by local filmmakers.
More than 100 filmmakers and other special guests attend the CIFF where they introduce their screenings, discuss their work, and participate in FilmForums (which are panel discussions that give audience members a chance to talk about the films they’ve seen at the Festival). Other Festival components include:
Director’s Spotlight - the CIFF shines a deserved spotlight on a director whose career warrants an in-depth look.
Someone To Watch – the CIFF focuses on a handful of early or mid-career filmmakers by screening their latest work with an earlier film.
FilmSlam – a mini-festival of CIFF films for high school students.
Again this year the CIFF is privileged to present the Central & Eastern European Film Competition, with a $10,000 cash prize, and the Nesnadny + Schwartz Documentary Film Competition, with a $5,000 cash prize. Each competition will be judged by three jurors and the awards will be announced on Closing Night of the 35th CIFF.
The CIFF is also privileged to present its Greg Gund Memorial Program. Endowed by the George Gund Foundation, this permanent section of the CIFF includes the screening of a film and the presentation of the Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Film Competition Award, which has a $5,000 cash prize (Greg is the son of George Gund III, one of the founding trustees of the CIFF).
Patrons can vote on the feature films they see and determine the recipient of the Roxanne T. Mueller Award (the internationally recognized CIFF audience choice award).
The CIFF also offers 12 short subject film awards, two of which (Best Animated Short Film Award and Best Live Action Short Film Award) qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards.®
WHO: Attendance for the 11-day CIFF in 2010 climbed to more than 71,550.
HOW: Program Guides will be available in late February and ticket sales will begin in early March (www.clevelandfilm.org). Tickets go on sale to members only on March 4th — one week before they go on sale to the general public on March 11th. Because advance tickets for many screenings sell quickly, patrons are advised to purchase tickets as early as possible. And the best way to ensure a seat at the Festival is to become a CIFF member at any one of our five levels of membership – especially at a passholder level. To become a CIFF member, visit http://www.clevelandfilm.org
More to follow, and stay tuned to how you can win tickets from the Observers!
.