VISIONARY INDIE FILMMAKING
The Lower East Side Film Festival, (LESFF) features the innovative work of creative, up and coming filmmakers and showcases those films in the heart of New York City’s Lower East Side.
We are committed to creating an unparalleled experience that combines visionary, independent filmmaking with the youthful and bold spirit of the Lower East Side. Approachable, easy to navigate, and fun, like the Lower East Side itself, LESFF is full of energy and is absolutely for everyone! P.5 INDUSTRY JUDGES, PANELISTS, & FILMMAKERS
SUSAN SARANDON LAVERNE COX DENIS O’HARE ILANA GLAZER actor/ producer actor actor writer/ actor/ producer
PARKER POSEY WILLEM DAFOE REBECCA MILLER DANA BRUNETTI actor actor novelist/ filmmaker producer
DAVID FRANCE LIZZY CAPLAN JUDAH FRIEDLANDER MARKY RAMONE journalist/ author/ filmmaker actor comedian/ actor musician P.7 P.12
OUR AUDIENCE
• Bright, creative, intelligent and engaged
• Culture and experience seekers with high disposable income for entertainment (HHI of $45k - $150k per year) With 5 years of sold-out screenings, panels and parties, our audience craves exclusivity, creativity, • Artistic trendsetters (filmmakers, musicians, and the unique New York experience that LESFF designers, etc) provides and reinvents each year. • Avid social media users
• Highly educated (college & graduate school education)
• Ages 21-38
• Residents of New York City and surrounding Boroughs
ENGAGEMENT
2015 Social Engagement (May - July)
Facebook Impressions YouTube Views 642,096 71,729
Twitter Impressions Instagram Impressions 985,000 756,420
Newsletter Subscribers Website Views 45,655 172,387 IN THE PRESS
In the past 5 years LESFF was featured in the NEW YORK MAGAZINE Approval
Matrix (rated “Highbrow Brilliant”), THE NEW YORK TIMES, NY DAILY NEWS,
INTERVIEW MAGAZINE, INDIEWIRE, NEW YORK PRESS, FILM.COM, DAILY CANDY, NEW YORK POST, TIME OUT, and many others totaling over 20 million media impressions.
BRAND VISIBILITY - Official Event Host Branding On Site Social Media Cross-Promotions Re-cap Video & Photos Logo On Screen Custom Themed Cocktails BRAND VISIBILITY - Official Event Host Hosted at Google Glass HQ Social Media Cross-Promotions Product Demos Curated Film Showcase BRAND VISIBILITY - Official Event Host Branded Video Series Social Media Cross-Promotions Product Integration Step-and-repeat branding Custom Press Releases
BRAND VISIBILITY - Official Event Host Branding On Site Social Media Cross-Promotions Re-cap Video & Photos Product Integration Step-and-repeat branding NEXT STEPS
The Lower East Side Film Festival works intimately with each of its partners and sponsors, and strives to create a unique, customized experience for each brand. Please contact us to discuss your brand’s sponsorship opportunities for the 2016 Lower East Side Film Festival.
Email us at [email protected]