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“Top Five Film Festival 2015”
- DC Modern Luxury Magazine
“[GIFF] Was The Best And Most Impactful Event
I Have Ever Sponsored...”
- Michael W. Braham, Senior Vice President, Federal Sector, Magellan Healthcare
2016 GIFF PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
2015 Festival Wrap Up
The 2015 GI Film Festival was our best DC festival yet! Held May 18- 24, 2015 at the Angelika
Film Center in Fairfax Virginia, the festival showcased over 65 films and received more national
and international press coverage than any other previous event. Here are few highlights:
65 Film Screenings at GIFF 2015
Over 5,500 Attendees
Advanced screening of 20th Century Fox Film SPY
North American Premiere of the BAFTA nominated
film Kajaki
World Premiere of the WW2 action film War Pigs
starring Mickey Rourke and Dolph Lundgren
Veterans in Entertainment Award Presentation to
television personality and Navy Veteran Montel
Williams
GI Choice Award presentation to actor and Marine
Corps Veteran, R. Lee Ermey
Congressional Reception featuring keynote
Speaker Gary Sinise and attended by 400 members
of congress and senior staff.
Awards show hosted by Navy Veteran/actor/comedian Jamie Kaler (America Fact vs. Fiction) and
featuring the GIs of Comedy.
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In the Press
GIFF15 press coverage reached over 145 million households.
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In the Press
To date, GIFF15 is the most covered festival since its first event in 2007. This year, Fox & Friends
reported live from the festival every morning, GIFF appeared on the front page of the
Washington Post and in outlets such as Military Times, WUSA9, WJLA-7 WTOP, Columbus Dispatch, NBC Washington, Examiner, Washingtonian, Washington City Paper, AirForceTimes.com,
Yahoo News, among hundreds of blogs, which featured the festival in their coverage. Here is
a small sample of headlines:
GI Film Festival serves up diverse tales about real life in the military
Washington Post
Gary Sinise On Honoring The Troops Through Film
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Waging A Battle Against Hollywood’s Take On War
Minneapolis Star Tribune
GI Film Festival Explores Military Experience on Screen
NBC Washington
Things to Do in DC This Week May 18-20
Washingtonian
Montel Williams in DC for GI Film Festival
Fox DC
A ‘Sundance’ film festival for the troops
Fox Business
Hollywood, star Gary Sinise now entertains only for veterans
Military Times
G.I. film festival explains how movies bridge the military-civilian gap
Washington Post Magazine
GI Film Festival celebrates our service members
WJLA
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Who Was At the Festival?
GIFF DC once again earned the participation of luminaries from Hollywood, the
military and Capitol Hill, while attracting a record-breaking audience of military
families, wounded warriors, film critics, filmmakers and movie lovers,
many of whom came from across the country.
GIFF 2015 DC notables included:
R. LEE ERMEY
JAMIE KALER
MONTEL WILLIAMS
LINDA POWELL
MELISSA FITZGERALD
GIS OF COMEDY
REP. SETH MOULTEN (D/MA)
REP. BILL JOHNSON (R/OH)
MG THOMAS AYRES
GARY SINISE
 View GIFF15 Photo Gallery Online
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Attendance at 2015 Festival
300
MMM
Over 5,500 people rotated
through GIFF doors during the
festival, attending events,
screenings and workshops.
THURSDAY - MAY 21
MMMM 500
MMM 300
MONDAY - MAY 18
FRIDAY - MAY 22
ATTENDEES
Congressional Reception
MMM
ATTENDEES
Wounded Warrior Night
ATTENDEES
Salute to Hollywood Night
200
ATTENDEES
MMM
350
ATTENDEES
TUESDAY - MAY 19
SATURDAY - MAY 23
MMM 300
MMMM+3600
WEDNESDAY - MAY 20
MAY 22 - 24
International Night
Best of Film Night
ATTENDEES
Casablanca Night
ATTENDEES
Daytime Screenings
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Our Social Media Reach
8,200
4,500
Followers
subscribers
SOCIAL STATS
On Twitter, the #GIFF15 hashtag had a reach of 350,000 and
received over 446,000 impressions.
@gifilm had a 700,000 reach and received over 1,505,273
impressions via twitter.
Over 800 photos were posted on instagram with hashtag #giff15
and #gifilmfestival.
On average, a GIFF facebook post has a reach of over 14,300
Our facebook fans are composed of 38% women and 62% men.
Links in e-newsletters received an average of 35% click-through
rate.
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7,800
fans
Advertising In Numbers
The Fairfax County Times
Print Publication
Magazine Publication
newspaper
trade newspaper
circulation
circulation
circulation
circulation
Ad Size
Ad Size
300,000
various and web
Full Page
frequency
frequency
30x
105,000
50,000
Ad Size
Full, Half, Quarter
frequency
9x
1x
246,000
Ad Size
Full Page
frequency
4x
U.S.
VETERANS
M A G A Z I N E
Providing Business, DVBE & Employment Opportunities
newspaper
Magazine Publication
newspaper
circulation
circulation
circulation
Ad Size
Ad Size
Ad Size
24,000
20,000
20,000
Full Page
Full Page
Full Page
frequency
frequency
frequency
5x
3x
2015 Premium Sponsors
American Heroes Channel
Gary Sinise Foundation
PenFed
TriWest Healthcare Alliance
USAA
Concerned Veterans for America
5x
American Legion
Magellan Federal
SAIC
Geico
LaPalina
American Airlines
Sag-Aftra
20th Century Fox
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Television
viewership
57 million
Ad Size
30-second PSA
frequency
20x
Sponsorship Levels
When your company participates in a GIFF DC sponsorship package, your brand will be showcased through vibrant experiential marketing, product integration and social media campaign,
reaching tens of thousands of luminaries in Hollywood, the military, business and Capitol Hill,
as well as active duty GIs, military veterans, military families, Wounded Warriors, filmmakers
and trade industry attendees.
Special discounts are available for sponsors who sign up before September 1, 2015, so don’t
wait! Additional discounts for 3-5 year commitments.
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
Presenting - Please Inquire
Co-brand the entire GIFF DC complete with
selection of preferred benefits
Platinum 76-125K
Multiple primetime events, pre and post event branding.
Gold 26-75K
Primetime packages with naming rights, speaking opportunities
and a combination of experience, access, on-site and on-line branding
Silver 11-25K
Matinee packages with speaking opportunities and a combination of experience, access, on-site
and on-line branding.
Bronze 5-10K
Packages with a combination of on-site and online exposure.
Ask Us About Other 2016 opportunities
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Upcoming Opportunities
GIFF-X May 16 - 22, 2016 in Washington DC
BIGGER, BETTER, BOLDER
In 2016 GI Film Festival DC will celebrate its 10th anniversary, marking a decade of
award-winning festival events in the Nation’s Capital, showcasing films by, for and about
the troops and their families. And to celebrate this momentous occasion, the GI Film Group
is proud to present GIFF-X, the BIGGEST DC festival yet. At GIFF-X we’ll have more movies,
bigger parties, special celebrity guests and celebrations to commemorate our ten successful
years of telling veterans’ stories through cinema.
We’ll also have new and exciting opportunities for you and your company to participate. In
additional to our Platinum, Silver, Gold, and Bronze sponsorship packages (see previous
page), the following are special partnership opportunities available only with GIFF-X:

Ten-Year Commemorative
Souvenir Branding

GIFF 10 Year Blow Out
Bash Celebration

Feature in GIFF-X Magazine (Company
Executive Profiled and Featured)

Weekend Outdoor Exhibition Booths

Award Branding and Customization
Custom Branding Opportunities

Mobile branding opportunities Pedicabs, Shuttles

GIFF-X Mobile App Integration

Printed Branding on lanyards, Bags,
Water Bottles, Souvenir Tees, and
Tickets

Title Sponsorship for Outdoor
GIFF-X Music Concert

Film Lounge and networking hubs like
Filmmaker, VIP and Registrant lounges

Advertising in GIFF-X Magazine (Commemorative Souvenir Magazine)

Audience interactive activations,
and more!
Partner with GIFF-X today and get ready to celebrate ten years
of preserving our veterans’ stories!
Contact [email protected] or
(800) 928-6307, Ext. 102 to secure your sponsorship.
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