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The Indie Gathering

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NOTICE TO ALL MOVIEMAKERS: Producers, Writers and Directors

This is the inaugural year for the Indie Gathering, the largest convention / film festival / film competition in the east. The event will take place over June 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2005, and will be held at the Independence Holiday Inn in Independence, Ohio.

As a major part of the Indie Gathering will be the Film Festival division, where films of all types will be screened, with awards going to the best movies shown. All lengths, all genres will be accepted, FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD.

Note: in order to be screened, all submissions must be in NTSC format DVD or VHS.

In addition there will be script competition.

For more information, please visit our site at:

http://www.theindiegathering.com


IN THE SPOTLIGHT

The Indie Gathering Film Festival



WHERE IS IT?

Independence Holiday Inn
Independence, OH
dial: 1-216-524-8050
Or toll free: 1-800-HOLIDAY


WHEN IS IT?

June 3 to June 5, 2005


UPCOMING SUBMISSION DEADLINE

May 10, 2005

SUBMISSION FEE IF SUBMITTED before May 15

$35.00 (includes weekend pass)

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Visit our web site for national competition in stunts / acting / writing / FX make up and much more!

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This is an IndieTalk sponsored event, with discounts for IndieTalk members, and Premiere Memberships as prizes. See my post below for details.
 
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IndieTalk is a proud sponsor of The Indie Gathering.

ALL IndieTalk members receive a discounted submission fee of only $25 for a film or screenplay. Submission deadline May 10.

This is a unique event.

Every submission is eligible for the competition.
Every submission gets a weekend pass (screenings and lectures).

There is no selection process. If you send the $25 and your film, it will be screened, and will be eligible for a prize (unless there is a huge amount of entries and they are not able to screen all, but if this happens, they said they will add screening rooms).

This is a gathering of the indie community. Network, party, relax, attend lectures and screenings, all for $25... with a chance to win a trophy and prizes.

If you win the top prize (overall winner) in any of the four categories (filmmaker, actor, writer, fight scene), you will win an IndieTalk Premiere membership (in addition to other prizes the festival gives out). If you already have a Premiere membership, it will be extended one full year!

To receive the discount, simply mention IndieTalk in the fee area of the submission form.

For more info, visit www.theindiegathering.com

Celebrate indie film at The Indie Gathering, June 3, 4, 5, 2005 in Independence, Ohio!
 
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I think I will enter. It will be my 3rd entry. I'm tired. My script is almost a diamond; in my eyes. :coffee:
 
So no here's my question. I just finished a full-length feature and am wondering if it's a help or a hinderance to festival a feature before presenting it to a distributor.
 
So who's here going to be attending this event?

I'm giving 2 free lectures and also organizing the panel discussions scheduled, some I'm even moderating :)

Johnny
 
More info:

Bill Johns, an Emmy, Telly and Festival Award Winning writer, producer and director, will be moderating two panel discussions at the upcoming IndieGathering at the Holiday Inn, Independence on Saturday June 4th.

At 8pm, Cinematography and Lighting for Video and Film with special guests Robert Banks, Jr. and Jason Tomaric

At 9pm Guerrilla Filmmaking with special guests, Robert Banks, Jr., Bill Alexander and Ryan O'Neil.

Also Bill will be part of a Panel discussion called Filmmaking in the Midwest with moderator, Johnny Wu at 6pm.

Come spend the weekend learning your craft and honing your skills so we can really put Cleveland on the filmmaking map

Bill Johns can be contacted at cinevid@yahoo.com or by visiting his website at http://cinevidproductions.com

Check the IndieGathering website for details on many more events and seminars. http://theindiegathering.com
 
Lecture scheduled

The Indie Gathering

June 3, 4 & 5

Info at: http://theindiegathering.com

You get everything for the admission price!



Saturday Lecture Room Schedule

10 AM Michael Berryman on producing low budget films.

11 AM Johnny Wu – Media & Publicity

12 Noon Tommy "Limo" Mogavero, Associate Producer, Corner
Stone Pictures, Hollywood CA. "Breaking into Hollywood the Easy Way"

1 PM Fight Scene competition

3 PM Fight scene choreographing for stunt people and directors / International Stunts Assoc. meeting

4 PM Finding Distribution – Mark Bosko “The Bosko Group”

5 PM LA Casting Director - Bill Marinella on LA Casting

6 PM Panel Discussion – Filmmaking in the Mid West

7 PM Sonic Pictures – 4 walling your film

8 PM Panel Discussion - Cinematography & Lighting for film

9 PM Panel discussion – Guerrilla film making

Sunday Lecture Room Schedule

10 AM Michael Berryman for Actors

11 AM Johnny Wu – Promotion & Marketing

12 Noon Sonic Pictures – 4 walling your film

1 PM Acting Competition

3 PM Tommy "Limo" Mogavero, Associate Producer, Corner Stone Pictures, Hollywood CA. "Breaking into Hollywood the Easy Way"

4 PM LA Casting Director - Bill Marinella on LA Casting

5 PM Ray Szuch - Auditions and how to nail it!

6 PM Panel -- Legal aspects of filmmaking

7 PM Panel – Casting and what the director is looking for.
 
Film Scheduled

The Indie Gathering

June 3, 4 & 5

Info at: http://theindiegathering.com

You get everything for the admission price!

Friday, June 3rd.

4:30 PM “A Jokers Card”, MDI, Johnny Wu

5 PM. "Martians from Venus", AGES Productions, LLC - Alan R. Goulder

7:25 PM Trailer for "Greater Threat", O'Neill Productions - Raymond O'Neill

7:30 PM. "The Way Home", Little Beth Entertainment Ltd. - Peter Anthony Gould

9:30 PM. "Guys", 216 Films - Joe Ostrica

Saturday, June 4th

10 AM “Rollin” into Rock", Captain Dave Productions

11 AM “Guys”, 216 Films

11:30 AM “When Love Walks On”, Paladin Pictures

1 PM “Martians from Venus”, AGES Productions, LLC

2:45 PM Trailer for "Greater Threat", O'Neill Productions

3 PM "A Jokers Card", MDI, Johnny Wu

3:30 PM “Dream On”, Era Productions

4 PM “The Sand Creek Massacre”, Olympus Films+, LLC

4:30 PM “To Serve and Protect”, Tomorrow Productions

4:45 PM “Ya Gandma’s a Gangsta”, Tim Greene Entertainment

4:50 PM "Rock & Roll Boulevard", Robert Banks

5 PM “The Television”, Productions Productions

5:30 PM “Ring of the Bishop”, Flame Sky Productions

7:30 PM “Day of the Ax”, 4th Floor Pictures

9 PM “Dead Body Man”, 4th Floor Pictures

Sunday, June 12th

10 AM “Jack Quack (The Path)”, Dinomonster Films

10:30 “The Way Home”, Little Beth Entertainment, LLC

12:30 PM “Guys”, 216 Films

1 PM “Eight Thirty”, In Yo Face Productions

1:30 Zombies in my Neighborhood”, Safari Films

2 PM “A Jokers Card”, MDI

2:45 “Lily”, Sky Glyph Productions

3:15 PM “Saving Star Wars”, Wood Works Films

5:15 PM “I Wonder Why”, ESO and Bill Singleton

5:20 PM "Rock & Roll Boulevard", Robert Banks

5:30 PM “Skin”, Black Cab Productions

6 PM “To Skin a Cat”, A Dan O’Berry Film

6:30 PM “Human no More”’ Black Cab Productions

7 PM “Movie Boy”, Long Short Productions

Closing film "Scream For Me", Black Cab Productions
 
Lectures panel and panelist (tentatively, note, panel moderator/panel list members might change at last minute)

Saturday Lectures

6 PM Panel Discussion – Filmmaking in the Mid West
- Johnny Wu (Moderator)
- Bill Johns
- Mickey Fisher
- Bo Buckley
- Alan R. Goulder


8 PM Panel Discussion - Cinematography & Lighting for film
- Bill Johns (moderator)
- Robert Banks Jr., film
- Jason Tomaric, digital


9pm Panel discussion – Guerrilla film making
- Bill Johns (Moderator)
- Bill Alexander
- Ryan O’Neil
- Robert Banks Jr.


Sunday Lectures
6 PM Legal aspects of filmmaking
- MaryEllen Tomazic, Attorney (Moderator)
- Reginald Williams, Attorney
- A. J. Verel: Financial Backer
- Vahe Mansourian: CEO/Producer


7 PM Panel – Casting and what the director is looking for.
- Peter John Ross, Director (Moderator)
- Bill Marinella, Casting Director
- Tommy "Limo" Mogavero, Director
- Lillian Pyles, Casting Director
- Annie Kitral, Actor
 
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Just an update, this event was very enjoyable, for the whole weekend, EVERYONE networked their asses off (literarily speaking) over 250+ people attended each day and it's just such a great synergy that everyone really had a great time, I was very impressed the amount of good people in town and from out of town that came and mingle for the weekend, this is the biggest event ever held in Ohio and it was good! So now we are all looking forward for next year ;)

Johnny
 
Johnny, I can't seem to find my ass. I lost it somewhere south of Cleveland. I networked my ass off & I can't find it.
 
...To Skin a Cat took home 2nd place in Short - Comedy out of 17 films. :woohoo:

I heard this was a great event. We will keep you posted on future "Gathering" events.
 
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