AUG 24-30, 2020 Best of Birmingham Top 50 Film Festivals Worth Top - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

“Top 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee”

– MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE 2017

Best of Birmingham Winner 2017, Finalist 2018

– BIRMINGHAM MAGAZINE

“Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World”

– MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE 2015, 2014

AUG 24-30, 2020

The 22nd Annual Sidewalk Film Festival, a celebration of new independent cinema in downtown Birmingham, is set to take place August 24-30, 2020. 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: 15K Reach: 530K

Online

Social Media: 26K 14,377 4,648 9,203 Web Page Visits: 170K Unique Web Visitors: 105K E-Newsletter: 13K

Media

Radio: 202K News Outlets:

49% 50% 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

2019 FESTIVAL DEMOGRAPHICS

Based on 274 responses.

23%

WERE FIRST TIME SIDEWALK ATTENDEES

90%

WERE SATISFIED WITH THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL

95%

ARE LIKELY TO RECOMMEND SIDEWALK TO A FRIEND

15K 350 7 100 11 1.4 MIL

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

40% 30% 16% 9% 3% 3%

ASSOCIATE DEGREE SOME COLLEGE BACHELOR’S DEGREE MASTER’S DEGREE DOCTORATE OR PROFESSIONAL DEGREE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED

EDUCATION

24% 20% 20% 18% 9% 8%

$50,000- $69,999 $200,000 OR HIGHER $100,000- $199,000 $25,000- $49,999 $70,000- $99,999 LESS THAN $25,000

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

2019 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

$2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $14,000 $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 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

$10,000

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 4 6 6 8

Additional benefits are available for certain packages.

Business Exclusivity in the Field

The Sidewalk Film Festival hosts a variety of workshops, panels, and special events; offering sponsors access to and interaction with their target audience.

$2,000

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

$4,000

• 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/Ticket Sponsor

$10,000

• 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

$14,000

• Life & Liberty Title Sponsor
• Saturday Night Bash
• Audience Choice Awards
• VIP Lounge
• Awards Ceremony
• SHOUT Title Sponsor
• Black Lens Title Sponsor
• Family Film Festival Title Sponsor

$20,000

• Alabama School of Fine

Arts Venue

• The Lyric Theatre Venue

$30,000

• Opening Night
• The Alabama Theatre

FESTIVAL SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES

$35,000

• Title Sponsorship

(Custom Package)

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

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHLOE@SIDEWALKFEST.COM

CONTACT: CATHERINE WRIGHT

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR CATHERINE@SIDEWALKFEST.COM