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Sponsorship Deck 2019 “It has been an honour and thrill to watch grimmfest grow over the past decade into such a powerhouse film festival… the Uk is lucky indeed to have such a great fest in its own back yard.” – dread central GRIMMFEST ONE OF THE uk’s leading festivals for horror, sci-fi & genre film… “Fast becoming one of the most prominent genre festivals in the UK, attracting premieres, special guests and plenty of media attention” – bloody-disgusting.com “Firmly established as my favourite movie WHO ARE WE? - We are grimmfest! festival to visit.” – 60 minutes with Now the UK’s largest genre film festival outside of London, Grimmfest is set to expand even further as it moves into its second decade. Grimmfest was recently voted one of the top 30 genre film festivals in the World by Movie Maker magazine. Grimmfest screens the very best in brand new Horror, Sci-fi and Fantasy movies from around the globe. Film fans attend en masse to experience exclusive big screen movie premieres, meet and greet movie stars and filmmakers, and to hang out in our exciting festival hub and bar. Over the last ten years we have partnered with national and local cinema exhibitors to host the annual Grimmfest and associated monthly screening events in Manchester, UK. Our overall audience has grown to over 20,000 and we expect to welcome over 4000 people to this years Grimmfest in early October. And now we also offer a selection of awards for the selected films, with over £120K worth of prizes up for grabs. “We Had a Great reception from a wonderfully enthusiastic crowd of genre fans. Can’t wait to visit grimmfest again.” – Paul Hyett, Director - Howl & The Seasoning House; SFX - The Woman in Black, The Descent Who Loves Us? The last Ten Years in Numbers… 9400+ likes Guests Attended20,000+ 16,000+ monthly reach Films Submitted 1000+ 7600+ Followers Films Officially selected 250+ 50,000–250,000 monthly Impressions Special Guests 150+ Year Round Screenings 100+ 2000+ Subscribers FESTIVAL EDITIONS 10 so far.. “GRIMMfest is bringing some of the best new genre cinema from around the world and you’re gonna wanna check it out” – Jonathan Hatfull, sci-fi Now Previous Guests LIAM CUNNINGHAM (Game of Thrones, Dog Soldiers) POLLYANNA MCINTOSH (The Walking Dead, White Settlers, The Woman) CRAIG CONWAY (Dog Soldiers) ROXANNE PALLETT (Emmerdale, Wrong Turn 6) JESSICA BARDEN (The End of the F***ing World, Hanna, habit) ALAN FORD (Snatch, Cockneys Vs Zombies) PATRICK MOWER (The Devil Rides out) DEXTER FLETCHER (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, kickass) DOMINIC BRUNT (Bait, Before Dawn, Emmerdale) SALLY CARMEN (Habit, Shameless) ROSS NOBLE (QI, Stitches) CORIN HARDY (The Nun, The Hallow) CHARLIE CARRICK (The Borgias, Reign) JACOB ANDERSON (Game of Thrones, Comedown) DANNY MORGAN (Double Date, On the road) JOSEPH MAWLE (Game of thrones, The Hallow) SHAUN EVANS (Endeavour, Dread, The take) ELLIOT LANGRIDGE (Northern Soul, Habit) GEMMA ATKINSON (Emmerdale, Night of the living Dead 3D) BILLY MURRAY (The Bill, Rise of the Footsoldier) LAUREN ASHLEY CARTER(The Woman, Darling, Premium rush) CHARLOTTE SALT(Casualty, The Tudors) ZACH GALLIGAN (Gremlins, Tales From the Crypt) DOMINIQUE TIPPER (The Expanse, The girl with all the gifts) HOLLY WESTON (Howl, Hollyoaks) MARTIN KEMP (Spandau Ballet, The Krays) OLIVER STARK (Into the Badlands, underworld: blood wars) ROBERT BECK (Habit) DOUG BRADLEY (Hellraiser) TURLOUGH CONVERY (Black Mirror, Poldark) SIMON BAMFORD (Nightbreed) STEVE ORAM(The End of the F***ing World, Sightseers) ROSIE DAY (Outlander, Howl) LOUIS EMERICK (Layer Cake, Brookside, Zapped) MYANNA BURING (The Descent, Kill List) ANNA SKELLERN (The Descent 2, Outnumbered) HANNA STANBRIDGE (Let Us Prey, River City) KEN FOREE (Dawn of the Dead, The Devil’s Rejects) BRIAN YUZNA (Re-animator, From Beyond) JOANNE MITCHELL (Attack of the Adult Babies, Bait) ALICE LOWE (Prevenge, Sightseers) SHAUNE HARRISON (World War Z, Harry Potter) KATE COOGAN (Emmerdale, Northern Soul) GOBLIN (Playing live to Dario Argento’s Suspiria) PAUL HYETT (Howl, The Descent) JANE DANSON (Coronation Street) MATTHEW HOLNESS (Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace) ANDREW ELLIS (This is England, Habit) BRUCE JONES (Coronation Street) ANTONIA CAMPBELL-HUGHES (Lead Balloon, Under The Skin) ROBIN HARDY (The Wicker Man) NICHOLAS VINCE (Hellraiser) Barbara Crampton (Re-animator, You’re next) …..and many more movie directors, screenwriters, creatives and technicians. PREVIOUS WORLD, UK AND REGIONAL PREMIERES INCLUDE TRAIN TO BUSAN 68 KILL TONIGHT SHE COMES AMERICAN MARY AMER WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS RUIN ME DEADSNOW 2: Red Vs. Dead BIG BAD WOLVES RARE EXPORTS THE BABADOOK FREEHOLD STARRY EYES JOHN DIES AT THE END WE ARE WHAT WE ARE THE HALLOW DOUBLE DATE MANIAC EXCISION THE DIVIDE TURBO KID ATTACK OF THE ADULT BABIEs THE WOMAN THE MACHINE SOME GUY WHO KILLS PEOPLE GRABBERS TRENCH 11 WE ARE STILL HERE JUG FACE Splintered MARTYRS ROB ZOMBIE'S 31 BLOOD SUCKING BASTARDS COCKNEYS VS ZOMBIES WOLF COP CURSE OF CHUCKY DARLING A CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY THE DEAD GALLOW WALKERS THE DESCENT 2 PET ZOMBEAVERS LET US PREY KISS OF THE DAMNED SINISTER TRASH FIRE DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK THE LORDS OF SALEM THE INNKEEPERS LEATHERFACE THE REZORT BELOW ZERO V/H/S THE CANAL MOHAWK BEYOND THE GATES HATE CRIME THE ABCs OF DEATH STITCHES HABIT THE Tall MAN THE REEDS WHITE SETTLERS THE HUMAN RACE BORLEY RECTORY THE CHAMBER THE WELL a.k.a. the Last Survivors THE RECONSTRUCTION OF WILLIAM ZERO THE BORDERLANDS FAKE BLOOD HOWL CLIVE BARKER’S NIGHTBREED THE WHISPERer IN DARKNESS THE HOUSE AT THE END OF TIME POOR AGNES HE NEVER DIED ATTACK OF THE WEREWOLVES THE HORSEMAN STATIC M.F.A. LET ME MAKE YOU A MARTYR WAKE UP AND DIE CLIVE BARKER'S DREAD SUBURBAN GOTHIC DAVE MADE A MAZE ANOTHER EVIL HOUSEBOUND I SELL THE DEAD LANDMINE GOES CLICK REPLACE DEATHGASM COLIN TRUTH OR DARE THE CANAL GAME OF DEATH LIFE AFTER BETH OUTCAST THE SAMURAI JUAN OF THE DEAD KILLING GROUND THE NIGHTMARE The HOUSE OF THE DEVIL SYNCHRONICITY BEFORE DAWN STILL/BORN MY FATHER DIE A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE STALLED …. and many more “A lineup of must-see features on everybody’s radar.” – horror movies uncut PREVIOUS retrospectives & remastered classics NightBreed: The Cabal Cut The devil rides out The silence of the lambs Basket case SCREAM La belle et la bête The howling Prince of darkness The Wicker Man Bride of frankenstein grindhouse Repulsion HellRaiser 1&2 Dawn of the dead The thing Videodrome HALLOWeen The texas chainsaw massacre THE fog suspiria The Shining Event horizon Assault on precinct 13 Deep red Robocop Fear and loathing in las vegas The evil dead aliens Brazil Total recall evil dead 2: dead by dawn Return of the living dead gremlins From beyond Army of darkness Alien 3: the director’s cut 12 monkeys The burning Evil dead (2013) the hills have eyes The deadzone Pan’s labyrinth demons The living dead at Manchester morgue The innocents Dog soldiers A nightmare on elm st. An American werewolf in London The others Starship troopers Shogun assassin Escape from new york prometheus Donnie darko Wes craven’s new 2001: a space odyssey alien The cemetery man nightmare Scanners re-animator lifeforce Big trouble in little china Blade 2 Halloween iii westworld the last house on the left 28 days later Fight club Four flies on grey velvet They live And many, many more… “movie magic… showcasing revived cult classics.” – Jayna Patel, 45 Magazine “Shocktastic” 2018 demographic - HeyUGuys.com footfall – over 4000 people First Time Tax-Paying Festival customers Goers AGE RANGE 18-25 16% Returning 26-35 38% Fans 36-45 28% Male: 62% Female 36% 46+ 16% “Grimmfest really seems to be establishing itself as a prime Sponsorship Opportunities contender in the world of the Horror Festival.” - Diabolique • On-site festival presence We’re looking for strategic partners. Our festival has a radical impact on our • Priority Access to guests community and our neighbours, and we know that meaningful partnerships make • Advertising on-screen all the difference. • Programme advertising • poster – cult collector’s item This is a unique opportunity to build stronger community ties, promote your • Festival stalls & hub presence business in the process and be intimately associated with one of the most exciting • Branding across our website independent film festivals North of London! • Social media strategy tie-ins • Inclusion in press releases and PR • Mentions in our newsletter • Branding on lanyards • MEDIA inclusion in guests’ goodie bags • Vip passes • Sponsor an award • Sponsor a screen, screening or event • Competition sponsorship & outreach • Inclusion in further advertising and media coverage FESTIvAL Sponsorship This year, we want to diversify the attractions at grimmfest and engage audiences of all ages in a horror renaissance. Our partnership would help to further grow and nurture our incredibly loyal and dedicated fan-bases and increase the scale of our combined outreach. Through competitions, awards, exclusive screenings and immersive 'once in a lifetime' events; grimmfest 2019 will undoubtedly be the biggest and best year yet! To bring it all together, we need your help and support! We’ve put together several sponsorships tiers which may suit your company’s needs but ultimately we can customise a sponsorship deal that suits you, your customers and fans. “grimmfest’s reputation as a premiere genre festival was only surpassed by its buzzing attendees... They’ve really fostered a fantastic culture.” – chris peckover, director – better watch out, undocumented FESTIvAL Sponsorship Headline SPONSORSHIP - £15,000 Master
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