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Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorship Opportunities - October 13-24, 2021
Festivals are so important,
because they show to
the world, they show to
distributors, they show to an
audience, they show to critics
movies that don’t necessarily
otherwise get a chance...
thank you for keeping the all
important Chicago Film Festival
alive and kicking and into
the future.”

—Helen Mirren
 Oscar®-winning actress
 Chicago International Film Festival honoree

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Chicago International Film Festival
The Chicago International Film Festival is a year-round 501(c)3 non-profit arts and education organization
dedicated to fostering better communication between people of diverse cultures through the art of the
moving image.

As the longest running competitive film festival in North America, the Festival is a celebration of cinema
that includes film premieres, tributes to actors and directors, and signature red carpet events. Internationally
renowned for its excellence in programming, showcasing the best in U.S. and world cinema, the Festival offers
attendees opportunities to experience innovative works by first-time filmmakers alongside films by celebrated
masters and also preview the season’s top award contenders.

In addition to the annual film festival, the Festival produces several film events throughout the year including
the free Summer Screenings Program (May-September), CineYouth Festival (May), Education Screenings, and
Special Event and Gala Screenings.

In 2020, the 56th Chicago International Film Festival was re-imagined to present the first ever hybrid edition.
The Festival presented 114 films from five continents and 43 countries on the Festival’s new Virtual Cinema
platform and at the drive-in over 12 days. With online screenings, tributes, conversations, and the drive-in
theater, the Festival reached an audience totaling approximately 40,000 watching, tuning in, and participating
from across the United States, including 47 states as well as Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico.

Our 56th highlights video can be found here and more information about our Festival can be found on our
website, chicagofilmfestival.com.

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Viola Davis, Kate Winslet, Werner Herzog and Rachel Brosnahan. Photos by (l-r): Timothy M. Schmidt, Frederic Auerbach, Sam Limb, Sam Jones

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Viola Davis, Michael Shannon, Rian Johnson, Jane Fonda and Eddie Redmayne. Photos by Timothy M. Schmidt

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2020:                                                12 Day Festival
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                                          114        Films

                                           43        Countries

                                           31        World | North American | U.S. Premieres

                                            8        Drive-In Screenings

                                        100+         Filmmakers | Special Guests

                                           40        Live Q&As | Tributes | Talks

                                           16        Virtual Events: Meet-ups | Tastings | Networking

                                        1.8M         Social Impressions

                                     86,000+         Social Media Followers

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Sponsorship Opportunities - October 13-24, 2021
2020: Audience at a Glance
                                Festival audiences tuned
                                in from 47 states and
                                103 countries to engage
                                with the Festival’s social
                                media content and
                                live-streamed events.

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       alone, some attended the                           Our highly sought-after
       drive-in with their family,                        audiences are diverse,                           We welcomed a
       and others hosted virtual                          educated, leaders, active                        Festival audience of
       watch parties.                                     media consumers, and                             40,000+ across the U.S.
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 per stream from home

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 Average # of people per car at the drive-in
                                                                           Audience by the Numbers
 3.2                                                                  1.19% Non-Binary              1.98%
                                                                                                    Prefer not to identify
                                                                                                                                            4.7%
                                                                                                                              Prefer not to identify
                                                                                                                                                       3.5% Multiracial
                                                                                                                                                         1.1% Arab/Middle Eastern
 Average # of films seen per person                                                                                                                        1.1% Native American/
                                                                                                                                                                  American Indian

 28.4%
                                                                                                                                                                 8.4%
                                                                                                                                                                 Asian

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 Participated in the Festival for the first-time                             57.08%           39.76%                                                             African-American
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 71.6%
                                                                                                                                       65.7%                     5.8% Latinx
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 Hours of films streamed = 1,080 days’ worth                                                              4.64% 18-24
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                                                                            Reside in Chicago                                Have post-secondary
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                                                                            Based on collected data from the 56th Chicago International Film Festival (2020)

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Sponsorship Opportunities - October 13-24, 2021
Virtual & In-Person
                                                                          Sponsorship Opportunities
                                                                          Reach Your Target Audience
                                Festival Preview at Goose Island 2019
                                                                          Screening & Special Events
                                                                          The 2021 Chicago International Film Festival will be a hybrid
                                                                          in-person and virtual film festival with screenings, filmmaker
                                                                          Q&As, panels, and unique experiences. In-person events will be
                                                                          adapted according to health and safety regulations.

                                                                          Our digital programming has allowed us to reach a broader
                                                                          audience, providing additional opportunities for sponsors to
                                                                          engage with Festival patrons and viewers.
                                  Aberlour Virtual Whisky Tasting 2020

                                                                          • Festival Preview                • Virtual Tastings
                                                                          • Opening Night                   • Exclusive special events
                                                                          • Closing Night                   • Meet-Ups | Movie Club
                                                                          • Awards Night                    • Q&As
                                                                          • Special Tributes                • Artists Talks
                                                                          • Happy Hour | Networking

                                          Tribute to Kate Winslet 2020

                                                                          Film Programs
                                                                          Sponsor film programs to connect with specific audiences
                                                                          and target your brand message.

                                                                          • Special Presentations &         • After Dark
                                                                            Drive-Ins                       • Black Perspectives
                                                                          • International Competition       • Women in Cinema
                                                                          • New Directors                   • City & State
Private client-hosted event with Knives Out director Rian Johnson, 2019
                                                                          • Documentary                     • Cinemas of the Americas
                                                                          • Out-Look (LGBTQ+)               • Shorts

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                                                                                   of connecting in lieu of in-person
                                                                                   events, nice job!” — Festival participant

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                                      Patrons at Festival drive-in 2020
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Brand Awareness & On-Site Activations
Build brand awareness and directly engage with Festival attendees through sampling,
product displays, and digital exposure

444 Align Your Brand with a Unique Element of the Festival

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Accessibility
Accessibility and inclusion are core values of the Chicago International Film Festival. In keeping with our
mission of fostering better communication between people of diverse cultures through the art of the moving
image, we strive to make the Festival and all of our events accessible for all audiences.

Align your brand with this important initiative and help us to make film screenings, talks, masterclasses, and
Q&As accessible through the commission of closed captioning, live audio description, ASL interpretation, and
an increased virtual presence. Your support will help to ensure that our programs are accessible to as wide
an audience as possible and will help us share excellent international and independent cinema to a broad,
diverse audience.

                                                                                       Award Naming
                                                                                       Associate your organization with a prestigious,
                                                                                       internationally recognized Festival Award.
                                                                                       Possibilities range from best film in each
                                                                                       competition (International Feature, New Directors,
                                                                                       Documentary, LGBTQ+, short films to the
                                                                                       Audience Choice Awards).

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Drive-In Screening Events
Exciting, fun, safe and socially distant engagement   Provides VIP clients, prospects, and
to reach your target audience and increase your       employees with a special and
brand awareness and recognition!                      direct experience.

• High-profile film premieres                         • Opportunity for product sampling
• 130 car spots                                       • On-site branding opportunities
 (2.5 average people per car = approximately          • On-screen video promos
 325 audience members per screening)

         To be able to see a film out in the open air is just a
         quintessential Chicago experience.” — Chaz Ebert
                                                                                                  Photo by: Jacob Yeung

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                                                              Summer Screenings at Cultural Center

Year-Round Opportunities
In addition to the annual film festival, we produce several
film events throughout the year including:

• Free Summer Screenings (May - September)
• CineYouth Festival (May)
• Education Screenings Program (year-round)
                                                              A Most Beautiful Thing Virtual Panel Discussion 2020
• Special Event and Gala Screenings
• Live Virtual Q&As
• Film Series
• Artist or Industry Talks
• Movie Trivia Nights

These opportunities range in pricing and can be added to
any sponsor’s customized partnership.

                                                              Beers for Buses Fundraiser at Lagunitas 2019

                                                              CineYouth Festival

                                                                                                                          Photo by: Dan Hannula

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Marketing: Reach Through Media & Publicity
The Festival generates awareness through different media including: traditional advertising (television, radio,
print); grassroots marketing; and digital marketing (social media).

Estimated Paid Impressions                                                                                                                                                Estimated Owned Impressions                                                                                                                 Social Media Impressions

2,897,000                                                                                                                                                                 2,144,000                                                                                                                                   1,800,000
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Social Media
The Chicago International Film Festival receives impressive local and national
press attention across mainstream and local media.

The Festival accredited 113 media professionals and outlets from Chicago, the United                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Followers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          52,000+
States, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, China and Japan for this year’s Festival, including
television, radio, print, and online, which produced over 450 articles, reviews, interviews and
other coverage.

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                                                                                                                  Horn   Cited By Chicago Festival
                                                                                                                tribute condenses the material while giving it new life, building on extensive recordings from
                                                                                                      Magnus Van Horn’s Polish drama “Sweat” has won the international feature film
                                                                                                      competition at the 56th Chicago International Film Festival, North America’s longest-

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                                                                                                                  Screenshot/YouTube

                                                                                                                  Tanner Colby’s 2012 tome “Belushi: A Biography” united dozens of voices for an exhaustive oral
                                                                                                                  history of John Belushi’s life, and it might seem like the last word on the subject, but R.J.
                                                                                                                  Cutler’s documentary adaptation reignites the appeal by letting you hear them. Both book and
                                                                                                                  movie cover everything from the comedic legend’s goofball antics in an immigrant household to
                                                                                                                  his meteoric “SNL” rise all the way through his tragic death at 33. Cutler’s slick and entertaining
                                                                                                                  tribute condenses the material while giving it new life, building on extensive recordings from
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the Chicago Film Festival for
presenting our picture here...
I’m so in gratitude to the
people of Chicago and what
[they] did for this movie.”

—Steve McQueen
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 Chicago International Film Festival honoree

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