BOSTON FILM FESTIVAL Celebrating Palestinian Culture CO-PRESENTED WITH MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON FILM DEPARTMENT Festival Sponsorship About the Festival Targeted Audiences Sponsorship Offers Past Organizational Sponsors Past Film Co-Presenters For more information: sponsorship@bostonpalestinefilmfest.org www.bostonpalestinefilmfest.org
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL The Boston Palestine Film Festival (BPFF) brings Palestine-related cinema, narratives, and culture to New England audiences. The festival has featured over 300 compelling and thoughtprovoking films, including documentaries, features, rare early works, video art pieces, and new films by emerging artists and youth. These works from directors around the world have offered refreshingly honest, self-described, and independent views of Palestine and its history, culture, and geographically dispersed society. "Phenomenal!" - Bo Smith, former Katharine Stone White Curator of Film and Video at the Museum of Fine Arts Each year, guest filmmakers from various countries and expert commentators add contextual depth to the films. BPFF also offers ancillary cultural programming including concerts by Palestinian musicians and art exhibits by or about Palestinians. From its sold-out opening events to its jubilant concluding nights, the annual Boston Palestine Film Festival continues to meet with an overwhelmingly positive response. BPFF receives coverage in prominent local media outlets, including The Boston Globe, The Boston Phoenix, The Harvard Crimson, The Harvard Record, The Jewish Advocate, NewEnglandfilm.com, and WBUR (a local affiliate of National Public Radio), to name just a few. VENUES Each year, the festival takes place at numerous prestigious and diverse Boston-area venues. Venues in previous years have included: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Harvard Film Archive Harvard University Law School Berklee College of Music Boston College Northeastern University Coolidge Corner Theatre Kendall Square Cinema Somerville Theatre Public libraries in neighborhoods such as Cambridge and Brookline "If the growth of the Festival since its first year is any indication, the event will be a mainstay in the city for a long time." - IMAGINE Magazine
TARGETED AUDIENCES The general public "...comes at a vital time not just for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, but for the state of the conversation in the United States." New England residents who are interested in or curious - The Boston Globe Your sponsorship exposes your organization to a BPFF audience of 3000 to 4000 film enthusiasts from diverse networks and communities in the Greater Boston area. The groups that we target are: about Palestinian narratives, culture, and lives Arabs, Israelis, and others who have moved to New England from the region Middle East area specialists Human rights and social justice activists Academics and students of all ages Patrons of film festivals and the arts generally SHIP OFFERS We are pleased to offer several levels of sponsorship, detailed on the attached page. The festival will provide considerable benefits to your organization for each sponsorship level. All in-kind contributions are welcomed and highly appreciated. With your support and partnership, we can continue to enrich the Greater Boston area with an exceptional festival that has a unique cultural focus. If you have any questions or wish to discuss any special sponsorship requests, please contact us at: sponsorship@ bostonpalestinefilmfest.org. Thank you for your consideration and support. Sincerely, The BPFF Executive Committee Maha Chourafa Maryssa Cook-Obregon Dima Farsoun Katherine Hanna Michael Maria Kate B. Rouhana
PAST ORGANIZATIONAL S OF THE BOSTON FILM FESTIVAL PAST FILM CO-PRESENTERS B-SIDE BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC BOSTON COLLEGE: (THE BOSTON COLLEGE INSTITUTE FOR THE LIBERAL ARTS; THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT; THE FILM STUDIES PROGRAM OF BOSTON COLLEGE) CAFE DES ARTS CAMBRIDGE ARTS COUNCIL CASABLANCA RESTAURANT, CAMBRIDGE MA CENTER FOR ARAB AMERICAN PHILANTHROPY (CAAP) CENTER FOR ARABIC CULTURE, CAMBRIDGE, MA CODE PINK (CAMBRIDGE CHAPTER) COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, BROOKLINE MA DISH NETWORK / REACH MEDIA, INC. ELECTRONIC INTIFADA GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL THE INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IRVING HOUSE JEWISH VOICES FOR PEACE KALIMAT MAGAZINE KENDALL SQUARE THEATRE, CAMBRIDGE, MA THE LENOX HOTEL MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL COUNCIL THE MIDDLE EAST NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY: (THE PROGRAM IN CINEMA STUDIES; THE MIDDLE EAST CENTER FOR PEACE, CULTURE, AND DEVELOPMENT; DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND CULTURES) PARK PRESS PRINTERS, SAUGUS, MA ROYAL JORDANIAN TALAMAS BROADCAST EQUIPMENT THE A.M. QATTAN FOUNDATION SEPAL RESTAURANT THE JERUSALEM FUND THE GENEVIEVE MCMILLAN-REBA STEWART FOUNDATION TAWASSUL AMERICAN-ARAB ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE OF MASSACHUSETTS (ADCMA) AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL/NORTHEAST REGIONAL OFFICE BOSTON ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL (BAAFF) BOSTON COLLEGE: (THE BOSTON COLLEGE INSTITUTE FOR THE LIBERAL ARTS; THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT; THE FILM STUDIES PROGRAM OF BOSTON COLLEGE) BOSTON LATINO FILM FESTIVAL (BLIFF) BOSTON LGBT FILM FESTIVAL THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF FRANCE IN BOSTON HARVARD GSAS ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST HARVARD LAW SCHOOL JUSTICE FOR HARVARD SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE HARVARD LAW SCHOOL MIDDLE EAST LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION MUSICIANS WITHOUT BORDERS NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY: (THE PROGRAM IN CINEMA STUDIES; THE MIDDLE EAST CENTER FOR PEACE, CULTURE, AND DEVELOPMENT; DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND CULTURES) ROXBURY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (RIFF) WOMEN IN FILM AND VIDEO NEW ENGLAND WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION The Boston Palestine Film Festival is a program of the Middle East Charitable and Cultural Society Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization www.bostonpalestinefilmfest.org sponsorship@bostonpalestinefilmfest.org
BPFF ADVISORY BOARD MOHAMMED ALATAR Award-winning Palestinian filmmaker LIVIA ALEXANDER, PHD Co-founder, ArteEast JOSE AUGUSTO BARRIGA Director, Boston Latino International Film Festival (BLIFF) "...the medium of film gives artists a chance to change the narrative of the Palestinian experience." - NewEnglandfilm.com HAMID DABASHI, PHD Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature, Columbia University Editor, Dreams of a Nation: On Palestinian Cinema ANNEMARIE JACIR Award-winning Palestinian filmmaker and writer Co-founder of Dreams of a Nation and Philistine Films MICHEL KHLEIFI Award-winning Palestinian filmmaker and writer NANCY MURRAY, PHD Civil Rights Advocate Co-founder, Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights Member, Board of Advisors, Gaza Mental Health Programme, Gaza SALIM TAMARI, PHD Director, Institute of Jerusalem Studies Associate Professor, Sociology Bir Zeit University NADIA YAQUB, PHD Associate Professor, Asian Studies University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill BPFF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAHA CHOURAFA MARYSSA COOK-OBREGON DIMA FARSOUN KATHERINE HANNA MICHAEL MARIA KATE B. ROUHANA
SHIP OFFERS PLATINUM $7500+ GOLD $3500+ SILVER $1500+ BRONZE $750+ SUPPORTING $500+ WEB Your logo and web site link appear on our web site s home page Year-round During Festival Season - - - Your logo and web site link appear on our web site s sponsor page Your logo appears in the BPFF festival trailer, featured on our web site s home page during festival season - - PRINT Your logo appears on our MBTA campaign poster for 4-5 weeks, viewed by millions of city commuters - - - Your logo appears on major festival print ads and on all press releases - - - Your logo appears on the cover of our program brochure* - - - Your logo appears on the sponsor page of our program brochure* Your organization is thanked in the introduction to the festival program brochure - - - - Your organization receives an ad in our program brochure* Two-page spread Full page One-halfpage Onequarter page One-eighth page EMAIL Your logo is featured in BPFF s promotional email blasts ONSITE Year-round 5 festival season blasts 4 festival season blasts 3 festival season blasts Your organization is verbally thanked by BPFF at every festival screening - - - - Your organization literature is displayed on our merchandise table throughout the festival - - - - Full festival pass 4 3 2 1 - - *4000 copies distributed throughout the festival; sponsors grouped by level (Gold, Silver, etc.). Note: Donations in kind are also encouraged; their equivalent value will determine the sponsorship level.
BOSTON FILM FESTIVAL October 18-27, 2013 5 TH ANNUAL 5 TH ANNUAL BOSTON BOSTON 5 TH ANNUAL BOSTON FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATING PALESTINIAN CULTURE CELEBRATING PALESTINIAN CULTURE CELEBRATING PALESTINIAN CULTURE ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY Co-Presented with Co-Presented with Co-Presented with ADVERTISE IN THE FESTIVAL PRINT PROGRAM REACH A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE OF NEARLY 4,000 highly educated, progressive, predominantly youthful Boston-area residents who are passionately interested in the Middle East and international affairs EXPOSURE FOR 10 DAYS RUNNING DISTRIBUTE YOUR BUSINESS NAME, LOGO & MESSAGE at prestigious festival venues: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Harvard Law School...and more PHENOMENALLY LOW RATES! SIZE PRICE SPECS (IN INCHES) Two-pages $800 12 x 8 Full page $400 6 x 8 OCTOBER 21-30, 2011 Half-page $200 6 x 4 Quarter-page $100 3 x 4 Eighth-page $50 3 x 2 OCTOBER 21-30, 2011 OCTOBER 21-30, 2011 www.bostonpalestinefilmfest.org To order, contact: sponsorship@bostonpalestinefilmfest.org www.bostonpalestinefilmfest.org www.bostonpalestinefilmfest.org