Participate > Sponsorship
Over one hundred businesses and individuals underwrite the Port Townsend Film Festival's year-round compelling and educational cinematic experiences. Your generous contributions help fund programming and daily operations that impact nearly every area of the festival including film acquisitions, projection, venue rentals, marketing and administration. Support education and entertainment at its very best and advertise your organization to an engaged and affluent audience.
According to the International Events Group's Sponsorship Report, sponsorships generally outperform advertising in three critical areas: corporate image, propensity to purchase and brand awareness. In exchange for providing business sponsorships, the Port Townsend Film Festival helps market your organization to residents as well as to festival visitors traveling from outside of Jefferson County. Partnering with PTFF contributes to the overall economic growth of our vibrant community.
What does your sponsorship pay for?
- $200 - $600 flies filmmakers like Linda Hattendorf, director of The Cats of Mirikitani, to the festival to speak to festival attendees at her screenings
- $900 hires one Rose Theatre projectionist for the festival; we use four
- $1,600 sends children on a week-long documentary filmmaker course Reel World Flix on scholarship
- $750 ships one feature-length 35 mm film to PT from South Korea; $6,000 ships all festival films to and from Port Townsend
- $1,300 flies VIP guests like 2006's Malcolm McDowell and his wife to the film festival first class. In the past we've had Tony Curtis, Shirley Knight, Malcolm McDowell, Patricia Neal, Jane Powell, Eva Marie Saint, Debra Winger and Elliot Gould.
- $8,500 covers our six cash awards for filmmakers
- $6,500 sets-up the Taylor Street Outdoor Theatre for our festival block-party and free outdoor movies
- $230,000 funds the Port Townsend Film Institute (PTFF's parent organization) for one year!
The Port Townsend Film Festival aims to...
- Hire live musical accompaniment for silent films during the festival
- Bring classic films to the festival
- Arrange for a day care Film Camp for kids during the festival
- Bring panelists to the festival to talk about movies with filmmakers and filmgoers
- Offer short courses in how to watch movies and how NOT to make a short film
- Establish a "drop-in" theatre where films are shown continuously and open to the public at no charge
- Support film lovers and filmmakers in our local community and around the world
Benefits Sponsors receive:
- Recognition as a socially responsible business supportive of artistic excellence and educational opportunities
- Respectability and prestige from affiliation with a nationally prominent film festival
- Increased employee morale
- Patronage from the two-thirds of festival attendees who say they are more likely to support festival sponsors
- Advertising in print materials and online
Your support provides:
- Financial assistance for festival programming, film selection, screening and shipping fees
- A contribution toward the transportation, food and lodging for VIP guests and filmmakers
- A subsidy of the $40 actual ticket price for which we charge $8
- A unique experience for film lovers and filmmakers at screenings, panel discussions, social events and informal conversations
PTFF Theatre Trailer
You could have your business's logo on the big screen! Click on the PTFF Theatre Trailer link to see one of the 52 unique video trailers created for the 2007 Port Townsend Film Festival. Each trailer is unique in with the combination of photographs, original music, and logos. The music is by Peter Lack. The video traliers were designed and directed by Jim Ewing. Please be patient as this may take a minute or so to load.
Who supports PTFF? Here are our wonderful - 2009 Sponsors!
Who attends PTFF? Take a look at the - 2007 Demographics (pdf)
Sign Me Up! Sponsorship opportunities and Contract - 2009 Sponsor Packet (pdf)
If you wish to become a sponsor, or if you have any questions, please email Joyce Morton, operations manager, or call 360-379-1333.