The 2380 Project is a student-run organization at The University of Akron that is dedicated to the production of independent filmmaking and of one feature-length film per year. It also holds a film festival in the spring, premiering its new movie as well as showcasing other independent films.

It was founded in 2004, and three years later it was named Ohio's Distinguished Student Organization for 2007 by the Ohio Communication Association. The group's advisor is Dr. N.J. Brown, associate professor of communication.

Here's how it works: The 2380 Project holds a screenwriting competition every fall, giving any Akron student or alum the chance to throw their hat in the ring.  The group members vote, select the best script, and then award the winning writer a camera, lights, and complete artistic control.

cAveMan20 is typing . . . is now the fourth film that The 2380 Project has produced.  Its previous three productions were:

A Catastrophe of Men (2005),

American Stories (by Rob Lucas, 2007),

and Heavenly Claws (by Nicholas Scott Smith, 2008).

Its fifth production, Myra (directed by Michael Campanizzi, written by Branden Szabo) is currently in production and scheduled for release in the spring of 2010.

The 2380 Project's film festival is called FilmFest2380 and it is held every April. The 2009 festival will be on April 24th and 25th and will feature the premiere of Jason Moliterno's cAveMan20 is typing . . .

If you're an Akron student, come to one of our Monday meetings in Kolbe Hall 111 at 4:30 p.m.