JUNE 15-19, 2016 - Maui Film Festival

Taste of SummerTM
JUNE 15-19, 2016
Celestial CinemaTM
© 2000-2012 All Rights Reserved Maui Film Festival / Cover Photos©Randy Jay Braun
Taste of WaileaTM
2016 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The Maui Film Festival showcases the best of American Independent and
World Cinema to an average of 17,500+ guests annually. The 17th annual
Festival will take place from June 15-19, 2016 in the idyllic, breathtaking
beautiful Wailea Resort, home to nearly 10 luxury properties collectively
providing Maui's most affluent visitors and residents with pampering and
amenities that deliver unforgettable VIP hospitality experiences.
The 2015 Maui Film Festival presented the Hawaii Premieres of
Roadside Attractions' Love & Mercy starring Joh Cusack, Paul Dano,
Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti and and Mr. Holmes starring Ian
McKellan and Laura Linney; BroadGreen’s Learning to Drive starring
Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley; and Discovery Channel’s Chasing
Extinction among many indie gems. 2015 Festival Honorees included
Colin Farrell, Laura Dern, Scott Eastwood, Teresa Palmer and Academy
Award winning documentary filmmaker Louis Psyhoyos. Recent past
honorees have included: Lupita Nyong'o, Emma Roberts, Joe Manganiello,
Evan Rachel Wood, Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Olivia Wilde,
Elizabeth Banks, Zac Efron and Claire Danes.
2015 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
• Over 1,275,000,000 Media Impressions valued at more than
$16,645,000.
• Over 1 Billion Media Impressions/year average (2011-2015)
• Featured in national press outlets including Vanity Fair, Variety,
The Hollywood Reporter, USA Today, People, E! Entertainment News,
ABC News and MSN.com.
2015 FESTIVAL VENUES
Colin Farrell
Laura Dern
• Celestial Cinema / 2,500+ under-the-stars 'amphitheater
• Toes-in-the-Sand Cinema / On Wailea Beach for 600+
• CastleTheater / State-of-the-art indoor movie palace
• Thrill Hill at the Celestial Cinema/ Taste of Wailea
• Four Seasons Maui Sunset Lawn / Taste of Chocolate
• Wolfgang Puck's Spago / Saturday VIP Soireé
• The Banyan 'Tree House' / Open Air Filmmakers Panels
• Toes-in-the-Sand Cinema Lounge / Wailea Beach Sampling Opps
2015 PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS
• 40+ narrative and documentary feature and short films
• Live 'Big Screen' Tributes at the Celestial Cinema
• Private VIP Meet & Greets
• New in 2015: Taste of Summer Opening Night Twilight Reception
• ComplimentaryToes-in-the-Sand Cinema Screenings
• Filmmakers Panels with KeyTalent from 2015's Films
• Meet and Greet 'Red Carpet' Photo Opportunities
• Intimate Conversations with... (Festival Honorees)
Teresa Palmer
Adam Driver
For more information and to discuss customized Sponsorship
opportunities, please contact the Maui Film Festival Development
Team at 808.579.9996 or [email protected].
2016 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
FESTIVAL VENUES
Celestial Cinema
Naming Rights Opportunities
Opening Night Premieres
Centerpiece Premieres
Closing Night Premieres
Festival Tributes
Nightly StarShow
Toes-in-the-Sand Cinema
Naming Rights Opportunities
Opening Night Premieres
Centerpiece Premieres
Closing Night Premieres
Castle Theater
Opening Night Premieres
Centerpiece Premieres
Closing Night Premieres
Party at the Pavilion
Festival Concerts
Fathers Day Concert
Nightly Celestial Concerts
Music on the Beach
ONE-OF-A-KIND?
Filmmakers Panels
Upon mutual agreement, Festival
'Above-the-Title' Naming Rights,
'Presented by' or 'Co-Presented by'
designations are available to
participating brands for the entire
Maui Film Festival, Festival Film
Showcases, Venues, Special Events,
Festival Tributes and Audience Awards.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Parties.Tastes. And More!
Taste of Summer
Taste of Chocolate
VIP Soireé at Spago
Starry Night MoonDance
Dive-In Movies
Private Pool Party
Moonlight Music Cafe
Audience Awards
Naming Rights
Narrative Feature
Comedy Narrative
Feature Drama
Documentary Feature
Short Films: Narrative & Docs
& Animated Films
Special Opportunities
Seaside Cinema Lounge
Filmmakers Brunch
Filmmakers Panels
Intimate Conversation with…
Private Filmmakers Dinner
MoonDance Mimes
By sponsoring the Maui Film Festival you join an exceptional group of elite companies including American Express,
Netflix, Starz, Hawaiian Airlines,Tommy Bahama, LandmarkTheatres, Whole Foods, Getty Images, LouisVuitton,
Four Seasons Resorts, Mercedes-Benz, Spago, Jamba Juice, Sunrun, Anheuser-Busch, Starbucks Coffee, Stella Artois,
Microsoft and NASA who have all sponsored the Maui Film Festival because they understand the value of the
excitement that aligning their brands with the visionary talent presented by the Maui Film Festival.
The Maui Film Festival DevelopmentTeam thrives on the opportunity to exceed every sponsor's goals and expectations.
How? Taking your lead and then collaborating to create a customized, innovative and exciting benefits package of
hospitality opportunities, on-site experiential activation, social media outreach and media exposure designed to do
just that...and more.
H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama accepts
the Maui Film Festival Visionary
Award, presented to honor his life’s
work and express appreciation
for the many ways it informs and
inspires the Festival’s mission and
commitment to the presentation
of compassionate vision and life
affirming storytelling.
Elizabeth Banks
Garrett Hedlund
Colin Farrell
Lupita Nyong'o
MAUI FILM FESTIVAL
HONOREES & LUMINARIES
A Partial List
Andrew Garfield
Adam Driver
Claire Danes
Zooey Deschanel
Laura Dern
Joe Manganiello
Megan Fox
Owen Wilson
Jessica Chastain
James Marsden
Emma Roberts
Dennis Quaid
Pierce Brosnan
Even Rachel Wood
Jake Gyllenhaal
Olivia Wilde
William Hurt
Kristen Bell
Angela Bassett
Clint Eastwood
Brie Larson
William H. Macy
Patricia Clarkson
INCOME
Under $25K
4%
18%
13%
Above
$150K $25-$49K
$100-$149K
22%
CORE DEMOGRAPHICS
GENDER
18%
$50-$74K
$75K-$99K
25%
52%
Male
"The Maui Film Festival is a flawlessly planned,
'jewel-box' festival — able to handle anything
without becoming unwieldy or impersonal.The
national press is taking notice, with the Hollywood
Reporter,Variety, LA Times, CNN, E!, Entertainment
Tonight and Vanity Fair all reporting on its goings-on.
Watch for even greater things to come."
— Christian Gaines
indieWire
Female
AGE
Under 18
3%
16%
6%
55+
48%
35 - 54
36%
18 - 24
25 - 34
39%
The Maui Film Festival’s powerful pull delivers
a crush of both entertainment industry
and leisure travelers coming in for the Festival.
We're full with A-List guests paying rack rates
and enjoying the resort's restaurants and spa.
It's my favorite week of the whole year!”
— Mark Simon, Director of Marketing,
Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea