The document describes the inaugural Greenwich International Film Festival which will take place from June 4-7, 2015 in downtown Greenwich, Connecticut. The festival aims to bring together film, finance, and philanthropy by screening over 25 films, hosting industry panels and events, and benefiting the UNICEF program OneMinutesJr. The festival hopes to provide a platform for filmmakers to find financing and distribution while harnessing the power of film for good causes.

1. June
4th
to
7th,
2015
Bridging
the
worlds
of
film,
finance,
and
philanthropy.

2. Greenwich
InternaBonal
Film
FesBval
• A
4-­‐day
film
fesBval
held
in
downtown
Greenwich
June
4
–
7,
2015
• 25+
films
screened
mulBple
Bmes
at
Bow
Tie
Cinema,
Bruce
Museum,
Cole
Auditorium
and
more
• A
FesBval
Village
in
downtown
Greenwich
that
includes
VIP
lounge,
and
V-­‐VIP
acBviBes
• Special
events
at
businesses
on
Greenwich
Avenue
• A
“Changemaker
in
Film”
Honoree
Gala
–
a
presBgious
event
honoring
an
actor
and
actress
who’ve
used
film
for
posiBve
change
• Panels,
workshops,
and
a
staged
script
reading
• An
Awards
Banquet
including
$50,000
in
cash
prizes,
including
a
Best
Social
Impact
Prize,
and
genre
winners

3. Our
Mission
• The
FesBval’s
mission
is
two-­‐fold:
• To
provide
filmmakers
with
a
plaZorm
to
showcase
their
work
with
the
goal
of
finding
financing
and
distribuBon
• To
harness
the
power
of
film
to
serve
the
greater
good
• To
help
achieve
its
mission,
the
FesBval
will
benefit
an
arts-­‐
based
UNICEF
program
called,
OneMinutesJr.,
that
gives
children,
parBcularly
those
who
are
marginalized,
the
opportunity
to
have
their
voices
heard.
Proceeds
from
the
FesBval
will
support
UNICEF
and
videos
from
the
program
will
be
shown
throughout
the
four-­‐day
event.
• The
FesBval
is
a
501
(c)
(3)

4. Our
Board
BOARD
OF
DIRECTORS
• Carina
Crain
• Daphne
Bradshaw
Mack
• Colleen
deVeer
• John
Evans
• Julie
Fareri
• Avram
Ludwig
• Jim
Machews
• Clay
Pecorin
• Wendy
Reyes
• ChrisBan
Simonds
• Ginger
SBckel
• Mark
Teixeira
• Susan
Yonce
EXECUTIVE
BOARD
• Mr.
Richard
Brener
• Mrs.
Jenna
Bush-­‐Hager
• Jim
Cabrera
• Dennis
Ever
• Doug
Ellin
• Colin
Hanks
• Don
Ienner
• Mr.
Michael
Imperioli
• David
Levien
• Clea
Newman
• Deborah
Royce
• Adrienne
Stern
• Jeb
Stuart
• Emily
Wachtel
• George
Walker

5. Why
Greenwich?
• Close
proximity
to
high
profile
film
talent,
journalists,
top
film
schools,
and
investors
• Desirable
demographics*:
• Home
to
many
urban
sophisBcates
who
are
avid
patrons
of
the
arts
• Wealthy
&
highly
educated
populaBon
• Has
more
arBsts,
designers
&
people
working
in
media
than
90%
of
communiBes
in
the
U.S.
• Easily
accessible
from
surrounding
affluent
communiBes
and
cosmopolitan
markets
–
Fairfield,
Westchester,
New
York
&
Boston
Sources:
www.neighborhoodscout.com
&
U.S.
Census
Bureau

6. Our
Audience
An
esBmated
10,000
sophisBcated,
affluent,
and
educated
people
who
embrace
the
art
of
film.
A
recent
demographic
profile
survey
of
people
planning
to
acend
the
inaugural
GIFF
event
reveals
that:
• 96%
of
our
audience
is
between
the
ages
of
26
to
50
• 100%
of
respondents
have
a
college
degree,
with
53%
holding
a
graduate
degree
• The
average
annual
household
income
is
above
$300,000
(85.4%
of
respondents)
• Our
audience
likes
to
travel
–
51%
take
2
to
4
vacaBons
a
year;
31%
take
5
to
7
vacaBons
a
year
• Our
audience
is
interested
in:

7. Publicity
• A
publicity
campaign
promoBng
the
inaugural
film
fesBval
will
target
local
&
naBonal
newspaper,
magazine,
television
and
online
media
outlets,
such
as:
New
York
Times
Wall
Street
Journal
Huffington
Post
Variety
Hollywood
Reporter
New
York
Post
New
York
Daily
News
Filmmaker
Magazine
Entertainment
Tonight
Access
Hollywood
• PromoBon
on
fesBval
website
and
social
media
• EsBmated
to
generate
a
minimum
of
75
million
media
impressions

8. Sponsorship
OpportuniBes
Greenwich
InternaBonal
Film
FesBval
presents
a
unique
opportunity
for
companies
to
partner
with
us
on
the
launch
of
a
world-­‐class
film
fesBval
–
one
that
will
include
glamorous
events,
rising
and
established
cinema
stars,
and
a
beauBful
serng
on
the
water.
Sponsorships
can
include
any
of
the
following:
• Events:
Greenwich
InternaBonal
Film
FesBval
PresenBng
Sponsor,
Filmmaker
Welcome
RecepBon,
Opening
Night
Party,
Ceremony,
Honoree
Lunch
&
Screening
• Venues:
V-­‐VIP
Lounge,
VIP
Tent
at
Roger
Sherman
Baldwin
Park,
Bow
Tie
Cinema,
Arch
Street,
the
Media
Center
for
Press
&
Industry,
Outdoor
Screening
and
Award
Stage,
Shucle
Bus
• Programs:
Panel
Discussions,
Filmmaker
Q&As,
Honorary
Tributes,
and
more

9. • Receive
category
exclusivity
at
some
sponsorship
levels
• Generate
strong
brand
impact
and
visibility:
Promote
your
brand
on
our
awards,
signage,
the
VIP
shucle
buses,
popcorn
bags,
the
Step
&
Repeat,
git
bags,
volunteer
shirts,
and
event
merchandise
• AdverBse
in
our
Official
Program
• Become
an
Official
Product
of
the
Greenwich
InternaBonal
Film
FesBval
• Sponsor
an
award,
venue,
screening,
event,
or
booth
during
the
fesBval
• Give
your
clients
and
employees
the
star
treatment.
Entertain
them
in
our
V-­‐VIP
Lounge,
our
VIP
Tent,
at
our
exclusive
parBes,
at
screenings,
through
theater
signage,
or
acknowledge
them
from
the
stage
at
events.
Give
them
the
unique
opportunity
to
acend
special
meet
&
greets
with
filmmakers
and
celebrity
guests
• Promote
your
brands
in
our
press
releases,
web
site,
social
media
campaign,
program,
and
other
markeBng
materials
• Sample
your
products:
at
product
sampling
booths,
at
your
own
private
cocktail
recepBon,
in
VIP
swag
bags,
FesBval
git
bags,
and
at
other
events
• Enjoy
product
placement
benefits
through
our
Giting
Suite
• Align
your
company
with
GIFF
through
licensing
opportuniBes.
AddiBonally,
enjoy
access
to
use
our
event
photos
on
your
web
site
or
in
your
promoBonal
materials
• Get
the
rights
to
exclusive
content:
interviews,
party
footage,
live
streaming
from
our
Awards
Ceremony
and
more
• Get
the
opportunity
for
data
collecBon
&
access
to
our
mailing
lists
PotenBal
Sponsor
Benefits

10.
Title
Sponsor
-­‐
$150,000
• Exclusive
enBtlement
rights
-­‐
“Your
Company
Name”
Presents
the
Greenwich
InternaBonal
Film
FesBval.
• Use
of
Greenwich
InternaBonal
Film
FesBval
name
and
logo
on
any/all
markeBng
materials
(with
Film
FesBval
pre-­‐approval).
MulB-­‐year
commitment
with
right
of
first
refusal.
• Category
exclusive:
Worldwide.
• Premier
name
recogniBon/placement
in
all
Film
FesBval
communicaBons:
adverBsing/web/social
media,
etc.
Full
page,
4-­‐color
back
cover
ad
in
the
fesBval
program.
• Premier
on-­‐site
signage
at
all
venues/events
up
to
and
through
the
fesBval.
• Premier
product
sampling/display/acBvaBon
throughout
the
fesBval.
• Premier
table/seaBng
at
all
major
events
up
to
and
through
the
fesBval.
Host
‘By
InvitaBon
Only’
celebrity
party.
• Premier
passes
to
all
fesBval
events
for
VIPs/guests.
• Database
access.

11.
PresenBng
Sponsor
-­‐
$75,000
• Category
exclusivity.
• High
profile
name
recogniBon/placement
in
all
Film
FesBval
communicaBons:
adverBsing/web/social
media,
etc.
• Full
page,
4-­‐color
inside
cover
ad
in
the
fesBval
program.
• On-­‐site
signage
at
all
venues/events
up
to
and
through
the
fesBval.
• Product
sampling/display
booths.
• Choice
of
Sponsoring
Film
Category,
Venue,
Party
or
Event.
• Table/seaBng
at
major
events
up
to
and
through
the
fesBval.
• VIP
passes
to
all
FesBval
events.
• Database
access.

12. Signature
Sponsor
-­‐
$50,000
• Category
Exclusivity:
North
America.
• Name
recogniBon/placement
in
all
Film
FesBval
communicaBons:
adverBsing/web/social
media.
• Full
Page,
4-­‐color
ad
in
the
fesBval
program.
• On-­‐site
signage
at
all
venues/events
up
to
and
through
the
fesBval.
• Product
sampling/displays.
• Opportunity
to
sponsor
a
panel.
• Table/seaBng
at
major
fesBval
events.
• VIP
Film
FesBval
passes.

13. Associate
Sponsor
-­‐
$25,000
• Name
recogniBon/placement
in
all
Film
FesBval
communicaBons:
adverBsing/web/social
media.
• Full
page,
color
ad
in
the
fesBval
program.
• On-­‐site
signage
at
select
fesBval
venues/events.
• Sampling
OpportuniBes.
• VIP
Film
FesBval
passes.

14. Cinephiles
&
Product
Cinephiles
-­‐
$10,000
• Name
recogniBon/placement
in
digital
Film
FesBval
communicaBons:
adverBsing/web/social
media.
• On-­‐site
signage
at
select
fesBval
venues/events.
• SeaBng
for
4
at
select
fesBval
events.
Product
(In-­‐kind)
• Name
recogniBon
in
fesBval
program
&
website.
Product
placement
opportuniBes.

15. Summary
The
Greenwich
InternaBonal
Film
FesBval
would
like
to
partner
with
your
brandto
create
something
extraordinary.
Work
with
us
to
customize
a
plan
that
will:
• Support
your
business
objecBves
• Give
you
fesBval-­‐wide
exposure
• Allow
you
to
interact
with
our
event
parBcipants
&
VIPs
in
a
meaningful
way

16. FESTIVAL
HEADQUARTERS:
55
Old
Field
Point
Road
Greenwich,
CT
06830
Visit
us
online
at:
www.greenwichinternaBonalfilmfesBval.org
Email
Alex
Fredericks
at
alex.fredericks@gmail.com
or
Steve
DeBro
at
steve@flagship-­‐agency.com
for
more
informaBon.