MEDIA CITY FILM FESTIVAL20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION: JULY 8-1 2, 201 4

Bringing the world of moving image excellence to Windsor / Detroit since 1 994

Media City is Windsor / Detroit's annual

international festival for film, video and media art. In 201 4

we will celebrate our 20th anniversary edition. Each year the

festival attracts filmmakers, artists and audience members

from across North America and around the globe to

participate in a week-long celebration featuring screenings,

workshops, parties, lectures, exhibitions, performances, and

other special events.

Since 1 994, Media CIty has received more than 33,000 filmentries from over 1 05 different nations worldwide. We havehosted hundreds of filmmakers and guests from countriesincluding Russia, Austria, England, Ecuador, France, Argentina,

Japan, Palestine, Korea, Sweden, Austra l ia , Senegal , Spain,

Belgium and many more.

Films premiered at Media City have had subsequent

screenings at the Cannes, Toronto, New York, Rotterdam,

and Sundance Film Festivals; the Musuem of Modern Art and

the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York) , Havard Film

Archive, the Tate Modern (London) and the Centre George

Pompidou (Paris) . Media City has also introduced dozens of

emerging filmmakers and artists to the world stage, many

of whom have gone on to win major awards including the

Palme d'Or at Cannes and other prestigious accolades.

Locally, Media City has cultivated a dedicated community

of volunteers and partners at the grass-roots and institutional

level on both sides of the border. We have collaborated with

organizations such as the Detroit Institute of Arts, University of

Windsor, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, The Art

Gallery of Windsor, Imagination Station and many others.

Media City's 20th anniversary will be our biggest edition yet.

Your contribution ensures the continued vibrancy of the

Windsor / Detroit cultural landscape, supporting a locally

produced event with international significance. .

Media City Film Festival: Artistic Background & Community

Why sponsor Media City Film Festival?

Media City is a homegrown initiative, with strong roots in Windsor and Detroit.

We seek partnerships with organizations that care passionately about engaging

communities and advancing the arts locally. Throughout Media City's 20-year history

the festival has collaborated with numerous partners who have helped ensure that

we continue to put the Windsor/ Detroit region on the cultural world map.

Media City also makes every effort to ensure our events are accessible to the widest

possible audience. We do this by:

• Training hundreds of volunteers and providing each with free access to our events

• Offering a free cross-border film shuttle to Detroit residents each day of the festival

• Keeping our ticket pricess deliberately low, all events are Pay What You Like

• Providing free hands-on film workshops through our Mobile Frames residency series

The typical Media City audience member is aged 24-50, university educated and

prioritizes discretionary income for culture and entertainment, travel, tourism and

restaurant dining.

By sponsoring Media City Film Festival you will:

• Target a new, engaged and diverse audience

• Reflect a high visibil ity investment through various media, print and live forums

• Enable us to continue to engage communities on both sides of the border

• Support arts, education and community engagement on a local and international

level

Sponsorship of Media City can be tailored to your objectives and budget.Questions about sponsorship? Contact: mediacity@houseoftoast.ca / +1 51 9 973 9368

20th ANNIVERSARY SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIESSignature Sponsor ($20,000)

Signature Sponsors make a sustaining contribution to all aspects of Media City. You receive

predominant and continual visibil ity in festival promotional materials, on-site displays and

public announcements, as well as naming rights to Jury Prizes and Gala Parties.

•   Branding rights for Jury Prize to International filmmaker

• Branding rights for Opening Night Gala Party

•   Recognition for travel sponsorship of two featured international filmmakers

•   Logo on back cover and two-page full colour spread in 20th anniversary catalogue

•   Predominant logo on all festival media, promotional materials and festival passes

• Predominant logo as Signature Sponsor on all pre-screening trailers

•   Logo as Major Sponsor on 20th anniversary catalogue sponsor page

•   Identification as sponsor of cross-border film shuttle

•   Verbal acknowledgment of your contribution before all festival events & screenings

• Logo on festival website linked for one year

•   Logo on Mobile Frames: International Filmmakers in Residence website for one year

•   On-site signage and product display rights during the 20th anniversary festival

•   Twenty ful l festival passes and memberships

•   Invitation for five to exclusive artist and filmmaker brunch

•   Logo on all Media City publications and year-round event invitations for twelve months

Major Sponsor ($1 0,000)

Major Sponsors provide overarching support to the artistic content of Media City. You

receive prominent and persistent visibil ity in festival promotional materials and public

announcements.

•   Branding rights for a Jury Prize awarded to a local filmmaker

• Recognition for travel sponsorship of one international filmmaker

•   Prominent logo on all festival promotional materials (posters and invitation cards)

•   Logo as Major Sponsor on 20th anniversary catalogue sponsor page

• Prominent logo as Major Sponsor on all pre-screening trailers  

•   Identifications as sponsor of cross-border film shuttle

•   Verbal acknowledgement of your contribution before every festival screening

•   Logo on festival website linked for one year

•   Ful l page full colour advertisement in 20th anniversary catalogue

•   Ten ful l festival passes and ten memberships

• Invitation for four to exclusive artist and filmmaker brunch

•   Logo on year-round event invitations for twelve months (e.g. Mobile Frames)

Filmmaker Sponsor ($5000)

Your contribution goes directly toward travel, accommodations, and artist fees for participating

filmmakers attending Media City's 20th anniverysary from overseas.

• Logo as Filmmaker Sponsor on all pre-screening trailers

• Logo on all festival promotional materials (posters and invitation cards)

• Logo as Filmmaker Sponsor on 20th anniversary catalogue sponsor page

• Verbal acknowledgement of your contribution before International Competition Programs

• Linked logo on 20th anniversary festival website

• Full page full colour advertisement in 20th anniversary catalogue

• Five ful l festival passes and five memberships

• Invitation for three to exclusive artist and filmmaker brunch

Screening Sponsor ($2500)

Your contribution goes toward the production of a festival screening, presented in cooperation

with a Community Partner from the local non-profit sector

• Logo as Screening Sponsor on 20th anniversary catalogue sponsor page

• Logo on festival posters

• Logo on the festival trailer for your sponsored screening

• Verbal acknowledgement of your contribution before your sponsored festival screening

• Half page full colour advertisement in 20th anniversary catalogue

• Logo on 20th anniversary festival website

• Three ful l festival passes and three memberships

• Invitation for two to exclusive artist and filmmaker brunch

Hospitality Sponsor ($1 000)

Your contribution goes toward hospitality for festival receptions, panel discussions and other public

events at the Capitol Theatre.

• On-site signage at festival receptions and public events in the Capitol Theatre

• Opportunities for product display or promotion at receptions and events

• Half page full colour advertisement in 20th anniversary catalogue

• Logo on 20th anniversary festival website

• Two full festival passes and one membership

• Invitation for two to exclusive artist and filmmaker brunch

• Logo on festival poster

Sponsorship of Media City can be tailored to your objectives and budget.Questions about sponsorship? Contact: mediacity@houseoftoast.ca / +1 51 9 973 9368

20th ANNIVERSARY SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The 20th anniversary Media City

catalogue wil l be a 1 00-1 24 page,

ful l colour, FREE publication with a

local circulation of 3,000+ copies

distributed by mail, and hand

delivered to locations in both

Windsor and Detroit one month

prior to the festival's opening night.

This commemorative catalogue

wil l be a thorough guide to every

film, screening, party and other

festival event presented in this

landmark year.

A digital version of the catalogue

wil l also be widely available online

to audiences of thousands,

ciculated via email, Facebook,

Twitter and the festival website,

and wil l remain archived on the

web indefinitely, enabling your

business, institution, organization

and/or collective to maximize

visibil ity and exposure to local,

national and international

audiences alike.

Advertising with Media City offers

access to an audience of 1 0,000+

regionally and a broader

audience through online channels

around the globe.

201 4 catalogue ad rates

two page spread • $800-(1 1 " x 8.5")

ful l page • $550-(5.5" x 8.5")

half page • $325-(5.5" x 4.25")

MC20 ADVERTISING RATES

Media City Film Festival C/O House of Toast Film & Video Collective • 309 Chatham St. W. Windsor, Canada

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