Film Consortium San Diego

Film Consortium San Diego
Local Film. Global Audience.
The Film Consortium San Diego is
dedicated to recognizing and showcasing
local and visiting filmmakers, cast, crew
and production companies who are
producing films, commercials and new
media in the San
Diego region. We have grown rapidly and hold
many popular events that put sponsors in
front of film fans, filmmakers and film industry
professionals. Our audiences are eager to
celebrate and support the businesses that are
helping re-invigorate a healthy and vibrant
San Diego production environment. The Film
Consortium takes pride in our ability to create
customized sponsorship packages to
accommodate the needs of our sponsors. Let us
know what your marketing needs are and let us
create a package that meets them! We will help
your company reach our audience and we’ll
you on the red carpet!
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Overview
The Film Consortium San Diego has a fast growing and engaged local
audience:
• 2000 active members
• Mailing list of over 2600 local filmmakers, cast, crew and
businesses
• 20%-40% open rate on email campaigns
• Growing engagement on website that reaches 300-500 hits per
day during major events
• Growing social media that reaches an average of 12,000 users
weekly
• Over 100,000 media impressions during major events
Member Demographics
2015 Major Events
NEW in 2015! The
Winter Film Showcase
is a much-anticipated
event where audiences
will get a chance to
watch the nominated
films for the 2015 San
Diego Film Awards and
attend dozens of local
film premieres. This red carpet event will be held at the beautiful Museum of Photographic Arts
in Balboa Park and will hold an audience award ceremony where San Diego Film Awards
nominations will be announced live at the end of the event. Sponsorships start at $1000
San Diego Film
Awards is our most
popular event and is in
its second year. This
weekend-long show
was sold out in its
inaugural year and is
anticipated to reach a
much larger audience in
its second year. Held in
the historic Horton Grand Theater in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, this Academy Awards style
show features a 12-piece orchestra, a VIP cocktail hour, an exciting red carpet and interview
area and distinguished guest stars and dignitaries. Awards are given to local films and
filmmakers in front of a lively audience. It’s a little bit of Hollywood in San Diego! There are
exciting sponsorship opportunities all weekend including the Film Awards Gala, Film Awards
Cocktail Hour, San Diego Student Film Awards and the show itself! Past sponsors include
KPBS, Microsoft, UCSD Extension and many more. Sponsorships start at $1000.
NEW in 2015! Our
Screenwriting
Competition is new and
is designed to bring out
and reward some of our
best writers in San Diego
County. Purely local, the
winners of this
competition will be
announced at the 2015 San Diego Film Awards and winning scripts will promoted heavily to
local production companies. As a part of the competition, the FCSD sends over 3000 Call for
Entries. Become a sponsor of the screenplay competition to have your brand’s name on an
award or to have your own award and be mentioned in all the mailings. Following the
Screenwriting Competition, we will be holding our first Film and TV Pilot Competition.
Sponsorships start at $300.
The San Diego Fall
Film Festival is in its
second year and is a
three-day showcase
of local film. In 2014,
65 films were shown
from a total of 130
submissions to a
lively, large audience
at the beautiful Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. Over 550 people attended the
red carpet event to watch the films. 30 films premiered at the festival. In 2015 the festival will
expand to include feature films, panels and parties. Get in on the ground floor as a sponsor
of this very popular event and you’ll be noticed by a fast growing crowd of local filmmakers,
cast, crew and film fans. Sponsorships start at $1000.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Film Consortium San Diego Newsletters
2500 members have chosen to receive the Film Consortium San Diego newsletter. This list
includes past contributors, current members and fans. Sponsors have the opportunity for logo
inclusion, or to create their own specialty mailer. Starts at $150.
Official Film Consortium Website
The website draws 5,000 page views per month, offering sponsors the opportunity to place
logos, banner ads or links directing traffic to their own websites. Value: $400-800.
Collectible Event Programs
These programs are distributed to registrants and attendees of Film Consortium San Diego
events. More than 1500 of these programs are distributed. Advertise in the program with a
quarter, half or full page ad to draw visitors and San Diegans to shops, restaurants or to drive
traffic to your event or website. These are a collector’s item of loyal attendees. Sponsor logos
are also included on the sponsor page in the program book. Ad Value: $250 to $750. Logo
inclusion on Sponsor page: Available to $1000 and up cash sponsors, and or trade
sponsors of $2500 and up.
Event Trailer and/or Event Banners
Sponsors may either provide or be included on a number of promotional banners placed in
strategic locations throughout the Festival, including film venues, panels and parties. Sponsor
logos can also be included on the Film Consortium Sponsorship Trailer, which shows at each
event and is also promoted through social media. Available for Cash sponsors $5000+ or
trade sponsors $10,000+.
Title Sponsor
Let your brand sponsor a specific event! This will place your companies’ name and logo as the
title sponsor in all marketing and PR material related to the specific event! You will also have the
opportunity for a table and signage outside the event, VIP tickets to the event, a dedicated email
blast, social media posts, a ¼-page ad in our program and banner placement at event (not
available in all venues). Your logo will also be included on our Step and Repeat backdrop.
Directors, filmmakers and actors coming in with films love this and frequently have their photos
taken in front of our Step and Repeat backdrop and Marquee during events- resulting in
thousands of social media hits. Sponsor one of our events at the Horton Grand Theater and
have the opportunity for San Diego to see your company’s name in lights! San Diego Film
Awards and Fall Film Festival title sponsors start at $5000. Winter Film Showcase title
sponsors start at $2000.
Film Consortium Parties and Mixers
FCSD offers numerous opportunities for networking. These are events where people relax,
partnerships get formed and deals get made. Film Consortium hosts at least a dozen of these
events throughout the year and have had anywhere from 75 to 750 people in attendance.
Sponsor all or one of these parties or networking events and have your company’s name and
logo on all materials promoting the party, including email invitations, social media banners,
event pages and website. Sponsors of these parties could also be restaurants, caterers,
alcohol sponsors and venues. Party Sponsorships range from $1000 to $3000.
Film Screenings
The Film Consortium San Diego boasts an outstanding and rapidly growing program of
narrative, animation and documentary features and shorts, including premieres, advanced
screenings, and independent films complemented by Q&A sessions with cast members and
filmmakers. Sponsor one of our shorts programs or feature screenings and your commercial
will be played before the screening as well as your banner will be placed in an optimal position
at the event. Not only that but your name will be included in the title of the screening. You can
sponsor screenings at the Fall Film Festival, Winter Film Showcase, San Diego Film Awards
and more. Sponsorships start at $1000.
Audience and Film Awards
San Diego Film Awards and Audience Awards are coveted by the filmmakers and are the
centerpiece of the Film Consortiums yearly programming. Tell the community you care by
sponsoring and presenting an award at the San Diego Film Awards. Sponsorships for
Audience Awards start at $500 Film Awards start at: $1000. Available to cash sponsors
of $3000 and up.
Be in a Movie
New in 2015!
With over 2000 active local members and hundreds of films being locally
produced in San Diego, what better way to showcase your brand then appearing in a film? We
can showcase your business, your logo, your product, your people or YOU in our films. Just tell
us what you want and we’ll set you up with our award winning filmmakers to make that happen.
“Be in a Movie” sponsorships range from $500 to $10000.
We’ll Make You a Movie
NEW in 2015!
Let us showcase your business, your product, your event or your customers
in commercial, documentary or fiction videos produced by award winning filmmakers and
utilizing our talented pool of award winning actors! Just to sweeten the deal, once the project is
complete it can be screened at one of our many screening events, highlighted on our Youtube
Channel, shared via social media and considered in the Commercial/PSA category for our Film
Awards. Sounds like a Win-Win-Win to us! “We’ll Make you a Movie” sponsorships start at
$2000.
Membership Program
New in 2015!
Film Consortium San Diego Membership Program offers local networking
events, discounts and incentives to local and visiting filmmakers, cast and crew. Membership is
currently available to individuals. Members gain access to: Discounted rates on submissions,
incentives and discounts at local businesses, special voting rights for designated awards,
discounted event tickets and more.
Venues
This state of the art theater at the Museum of
Photographic Arts in beautiful Balboa Park is
not only centrally located in our famous
park, but also provides and intimate event in
a beautiful venue for up to 260 ticketed
guests.
The Horton Grand Theater is a beautiful
historic venue for our Film Awards show.
This prohibition era theater is a classy and
sophisticated venue in the heart of the San
Diego’s downtown nightlife hub, the Gaslamp
Quarter.
Press and Media
Past Sponsors and Vendors
Past Attendees and Presenters
Featured presenters include many community leaders and local celebrities as well as
top and award winning directors, actors, filmmakers and dignitaries.
Kevin Faulconer (San Diego Mayor)
Jose Yenque (Traffic)
Marc McClure(Superman, Apollo 13).
Joe Terzi (President. San Diego Tourism Authority)
Wally Schlotter (celebrated San Diego Film Commissioner)
Kimberlin Brown(Emmy nominated for Sheila Carter-Bold & the Beautiful)
Allison Andrews (San Diego Fashion Week)
Scott Marks (San Diego Reader)
George Varga (2 time Pulitzer nominee & UT Music Critic)
John Decker (KPBS Director of Programing)
Larry Groupe (movie composer - Usual Suspects)
Chris Cantore (102.1 KRPI &KPRiFM.com, SD Union Tribune)
BECOME A SPONSOR!
Please contact Film Consortium San
Diego to organize a sponsorship
package that best fits your company.
Jodi Cilley
[email protected]
2801 B Street, Suite 30
San Diego, CA 92102
619-269-0961
Testimonials
“Since the Film Consortium started, the networks that I’ve been connected with have
brought me more and more paid work. Right now 90% of the projects i work on are paid.
I’m thankful for what the Consortium has brought together in San Diego for our film
community.” Oscar Velasquez
“I am so thankful to the Consortium for creating something that has snowballed into
steady work for me in San Diego as an actor and for building a community of some of the
most talented individuals I've ever worked with.” Randy Davison