Cleveland Independent Network of Entertainers, Moviemakers & Artists
CINEMA (The Cleveland Independent Network of Entertainers, Moviemakers & Artists), a non-profit organization, empowers independent filmmakers, screenwriters, actors, and artists in the greater Cleveland area through networking, funding, showcasing and education.
As part of its mission, CINEMA Cleveland will provide funding to local film projects, promote those projects and provide a venue in which to showcase them through the hosting of a local independent film festival.
CINEMA Cleveland will also reach out to the community of Cleveland through education by providing affordable performing arts workshops, scholarships and internships.
Upcoming Event: The Cleveland Truly Independent Film Festival
Join CINEMA Cleveland and the greater Cleveland film community for an afternoon highlighting of the works of several local filmmakers. Saturday, September 25 from 1-4pm at the Cleveland Institute of Art's Russell B. Aitken Auditorium located at 11141 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH. Tickets are just $10 for all the films ($9.00 if purchased online.)
For more information and to purchase your tickets in advance visit the Official CTIFF Site.
CINEMA Executive
Director, Mark Pengryn
provides some insight
into the 2010 Nominees
in Animation.
CINEMA Cleveland and CIA Oscar Forum a Success!
Cleveland is a town that loves its cinema and to prove it film lovers from all walks of life showed up Tuesday, February 2 to discuss the 2010 Oscar nominations announced just hours earlier.
More than 100 film buffs joined a panel of local film experts in the Cleveland Institute of Art's Aitken Auditorium...
Source: D. Gutter,
G&G Media Group
Screenwriting Workshop a Rousing Success!
Hollywood screenwriter and director David Wain spent the day with 40 aspiring Cleveland filmmakers at the Cleveland Institute of Art's Cinematheque on November 23 as part of CINEMA Cleveland's Lecture Series.
CINEMA Cleveland Joins forces with The Cleveland Institute of Art!
CINEMA is proud to announce its continued partnership with the Cleveland Institute of Art. They are very excited to be a part of what we are striving for, and we are equally excited to form a partnership with such an established and well-respected organization.
CIA will serve as our Fiscal Agent while we await the approval of our own 501(c)(3). With this partnership CINEMA is awarded all the rights and benefits of a fully functional non-profit organization, including tax exemption and the solicitation of grants and donations. We are able to offer all donors tax-deductible donations, making it much easier to raise funds for the artists of Cleveland.
