AUG 20-26, 2018 Top 50 Film Festivals Winner of Top 25 Coolest - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

“Top 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee”

– MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE 2017

Winner of “Best Festival 2017”

– BIRMINGHAM MAGAZINE

“Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World”

– MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE 2015, 2014

AUG 20-26, 2018

The 20th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival, a celebration of new independent cinema in downtown Birmingham, is set to take place August 20-26, 2018. Since its debut in 1999, filmmakers from across the country and around the world have come to Birmingham to screen their work at Sidewalk and have been thrilled to discover fresh, enthusiastic crowds eager to devour new independent cinema.

Sidewalk Snapshot

Festival Attendance: 14K Reach: 530K

Online

Social Media: 26K Page Visits: 170K Unique Web Visitors: 105K E-Newsletter: 13K

Media

Radio: 202K News Outlets: ABC 33/40 & Fox 6

42% 57% 1%

OTHER MALE FEMALE

GENDER AGE

4% 4% 24% 18% 18% 19% 13%

< 21 25-34 65 OR OLDER 21-24 35-44 45-54 55-64

2017 FESTIVAL DEMOGRAPHICS

Based on 419 responses.

12.5 25 37.5 50

High School Diploma/GED Some College Associate's Degree Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Doctorate or Professional Degree

EDUCATION

4.1% 8.8% 43.5% 2.2% 15.3% 26.1% 10 20 30 40 50

Less than $30,000 $30,000-$39,000 $40,000-$49,000 $50,000-$74,999 $75,000-$99,999 $100,000+

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

8.1% 6.3% 19.1% 9.6% 38.8% 18.1%

31.1%

WERE FIRST TIME SIDEWALK ATTENDEES

90.1%

WERE SATISFIED WITH THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL

95.4%

ARE LIKELY TO RECOMMEND SIDEWALK TO A FRIEND

14K+ 260+ 6 100+ 18 1.4 MIL

ATTENDEES ANNUALLY FILMS SCREENED DAYS OF FILMS FILMMAKER QUESTION & ANSWER SESSIONS PANELS & WORKSHOPS DOLLARS ESTIMATED IN ECONOMIC IMPACT

2017 SPONSOR SAMPLING

EVENT OWNERSHIP PROMOTE YOUR BRAND REACH OUR AUDIENCE VIP HOSPITALITY

*Please note that all sponsor packages are fully customizable.

Logo in Print Program, Website and Online Schedule, Festival Footprint Placards, and Sponsor Bumper before ALL Films

$1,500 $3,000 $6,000 $12,000 $20,000 $30,000

SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP

FESTIVAL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Ad Space in Program Onsite Presence Art Card in Promotional Reel Promotion Code to Share with Employees & Customers 30 Second Commercial Before ALL Films Logo on Event Signage Logo on Posters (1,500+) Logo on Step & Repeat Banner Verbal Recognition from the Stage Custom Gobo Light Logo on TV Spots Database Marketing VIP Passes Weekend Passes Quarter-page, Full Color Ad Half-page, Full Color Ad Half-page, Full Color Ad

$9,000

SPONSORSHIP

Full-page, Full Color Ad Full-page, Full Color Ad Full-page, Full Color Ad

2 4 6 8 10 12 16 2 4 6 8 10 12 16

Additional benefits are available for certain packages.

The Sidewalk Film Festival hosts a variety

• f workshops, panels, and special events;
• ffering sponsors access to and interaction

with their target audience.

$1,500

• Individual Films
• Short Awards
• Student Award
• Life & Liberty Award
• SHOUT Award

$3,000

• Feature Awards
• SHOUT Opening Night
• Alabama Film Award

$6,000

• Award Show Cocktail

Party

• Filmmaker Luncheon

& Retreat

• Opening Night

Reception

• SideTalks Panels &

Workshops Box Office

$9,000

• Filmmaker & Sponsor

Kick-Off Party

• Birmingham Museum of

Art Venue

• Red Mountain Theatre

Company Venue

• Official Car of Sidewalk
• Opening Night

After Party

• Volunteer Crew
• Opening Night Film

$12,000

• Life & Liberty Sidebar
• Saturday Night Bash
• Audience Choice

Awards

• VIP Lounge
• Awards Ceremony
• SHOUT Films
• Black Lens Sidebar
• Family Film Festival

$20,000

• Alabama School
• f Fine Arts

Venue

• The Lyric Theatre

Venue

$30,000

• Opening Night
• The Alabama Theatre

FESTIVAL SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES

$35,000

• Title Sponsorship (Custom

Package)

OPENING NIGHT

• 1. SCRAMBLE
• 2. SCREENTALK
• 3. SALON
• 4. TECH & TECHNIQUE
• 5. YOUTH BOARD

A weekend-long filmmaking competition Dinner, documentary, & discussion

EDUCATION & OUTREACH SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Monthly filmmaker meet-up Students & film Quarterly filmmaker workshop

SALSA SHOWDOWN

• 1. 10K PARTY
• 2. SALSA SHOWDOWN

SPECIAL EVENTS

*Please note that all sponsor packages are fully customizable.

On Event Page of the Website as Segment Sponsor

$1,500 $3,000 $6,000

ScreenTalk, Salon, Scramble, Youth Board, $10k Party, Salsa Showdown

EDUCATION & OUTREACH SPECIAL EVENT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Logo on Screen Prior to Each Event (if Applicable) Logo on Signage at Each Event Tag/Mention on Facebook Event Page for Each Event Opportunity for Onsite Presence Promotion Code to Share with Employees & Customers Event Tickets (if Applicable) Quarter Page

$9,000

6 8 10

ScreenTalk, Salon, Scramble, Tech & Technique, $10k Party, Salsa Showdown ScreenTalk, Scramble, Tech & Technique, Salsa Showdown ScreenTalk

Logo on the Sponsor Pages of the Website Logo on the Sponsor Page of the Festival Program (5,000 copies print) Logo on Sponsor Bumper at the Festival Ad Space in Festival Program Festival VIP Passes Festival Weekend Passes Half Page

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A $1,500 sponsorship of the Youth Board is available where your logo will be on the Event Page of the website and on the screen at the end of year film screening. Your logo will also be on the sponsor page of the website and Festival program.

/SIDEWALKFILM @SIDEWALKFILM @SIDEWALKFILM /SIDEWALKFILMFEST CONTACT: CHLOE COOK

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHLOE@SIDEWALKFEST.COM

CONTACT: CATHERINE WRIGHT

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR CATHERINE@SIDEWALKFEST.COM