October 13-24, 2021 Sponsorship Opportunities

October 13-24, 2021

Sponsorship Opportunities 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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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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CHICAGO PREMIERES OF OSCAR® -NOMINATED FILMS

Nomadland One Night in Miami Ammonite MLK/FBI

Ford v Ferrari Harriet The Irishman Jojo Rabbit

La La Land Marriage Story Moonlight Green Book

25 Coolest USA Today Best of Film Festivals 10 Best Film Chicago in the World Festivals 2017 | 2019 2018 2019

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Festival audiences tuned in from 47 states and 103 countries to engage with the Festival’s social media content and live-streamed events.

Some binged-watched Demographics: 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. passionate supporters of our Festival. 1.5 Average # of people who watched per stream from home 2.5 Average # of people per car at the drive-in Audience by the Numbers 3.5% Multiracial 4.7% 1.19% Non-Binary 1.98% Prefer not to identify 1.1% Arab/Middle Eastern 3.2 Prefer not to identify 1.1% Native American/ Average # of films seen per person American Indian 8.4% % Asian 28.4 9.7% 57.08% 39.76% African-American Participated in the Festival for the first-time Female Male

65.7% 5.8% Latinx 71.6% Caucasian Returning Festival patrons Gender Ethnicity

25,913 0.24% Under 18 3.6% $24,999 and less 4.64% 18-24 Hours of films streamed = 1,080 days’ worth 9.1% $25,000-$49,000 of streamed content! 19.33% 9.7% 65+ 29.8% $50,000-$74,999 20.49% Prefer not to 25-34 identify 20.61% 55-64 14.21% 35-44 13.1% 20.2% $75,000-$99,999 20.49% Over 45-54 $150K

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Reside in Chicago Have post-secondary education 6 Based on collected data from the 56th Chicago International Film Festival (2020)

Gael García Bernal on the red carpet with fans, 2019 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

I Just got off the Aberlour sponsored Member cocktail hour,

Sponsor booth on virtual networking platform Remo, 2020 it was super cute and fun! I love these new creative ways of connecting in lieu of in-person events, nice job!” — Festival participant

7 Patrons at Festival drive-in 2020 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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Client Hosting & VIP Access 4 (virtual and in-person) Customized experiences including screenings, live-streamed filmmaker Q&As and talk backs Entertain your VIP clients, prospects and employees 4 with “red carpet” events, exclusive access to Intimate virtual tastings talent, intimate events, and reserved seating for 4Priority seating at select screenings best viewing (pending in-person screenings) 4Film tickets

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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SPONSORSHIPMARKETING: OPPORTUNITIES REACH THROUGH MEDIA & PUBLICITY SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES MARKETING:The Festival generates awareness REACH through differentTHROUGH media including: MEDIA traditional advertising& PUBLICITY (television, radio, print); grassroots marketing; and digital marketing (social media). The Festival generates awareness through different media including: traditional advertising (television, radio, print); grassroots marketing; and digital marketing (social media). ESTIMATEDgrassroots marketing; PAID and digitalESTIMATED marketing (social OWNED media). SOCIAL MEDIA ESTIMATED EARNED IMPRESSIONS: IMPRESSIONS: IMPRESSIONS: IMPRESSIONS: ESTIMATED PAID ESTIMATED OWNED SOCIAL MEDIA ESTIMATED EARNED ESTIMATED PAID ESTIMATED OWNED SOCIAL MEDIA ESTIMATED EARNED IMPRESSIONS: IMPRESSIONS: IMPRESSIONS: IMPRESSIONS: 16,578,870IMPRESSIONS: IMPRESSIONS:2,061,644 IMPRESSIONS:1,829,984 525,000,000IMPRESSIONS: 16,578,870 16,578,870Based on 2019 Chicago International Film 2,061,644Festival data 1,829,984 525,000,000

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Basedpress on attention collected data across from the mainstream 56th Chicago Internationaland local Filmmedia. Festival (2020) The Chicago International Film Festival receives impressive local and national press attention across mainstream and local media. FOLLOWERS DigitalThepress Festival attention Exposure accredited across mainstream 150 media professionalsand local media. and outletsIntegrated from across theMessaging United States, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, China, Japan and New Zealand for FOLLOWERS 4TheFestival Festival Guideaccredited (online 150 PDF) media professionals and outlets4 fromOn-screen across the video promos 50,234FOLLOWERS theThe 55thFestival Festival, accredited including 150 television, media professionals radio, print, and online outlets and from photographers. across the 4UnitedAdvertising States, Brazil, opportunities Mexico, Argentina, (guide + drive-in)China, Japan and New(drive-in Zealand and for streaming platform)50,234 ThisUnited produced States, Brazil,over 400 Mexico, articles, Argentina, reviews, China,interviews Japan and and other New coverage, Zealand forwhich 50,234 4the 55th Festival, including television, radio, print, online and4 photographers.Acknowledgement in sponsor loop resultedtheFestival 55th inFestival, over website 525,000,000 including television, impressions. radio, print, online and photographers. TOTAL REACH This • 110,000produced unique over 400 visitors articles, reviews, interviews and other4 On-screencoverage, which logo inclusion prior to resulted in over 525,000,000 impressions. TOTAL REACH TVresulted • 785,000 in over total 525,000,000 page viewsPRINT impressions. TRADESall screenings and Q&As 479,594TOTAL REACH 4ABC7 Chicago Reader Film4 Comment TVFilm webpages PRINT TRADESVerbal recognition TVFOX 32 PRINTChicago Sun-Times TRADESThe Hollywood Reporter 479,594 4ABC7 Chicago Reader Film4 Comment 479,594 ABC7TelemundoPress releases and e-newslettersChicago ReaderTribune FilmScreen Comment ProductInternational sampling (in-person and virtual) FOX 32 Chicago Sun-Times The Hollywood Reporter FOXUnivision • 3240,000+ subscribers ChicagoHoy Sun-Times TheVulture4 Hollywood Reporter Telemundo Chicago Tribune Screen InclusionInternational in “Festival From Home” gift bags TelemundoWBBM-TV (CBS) Chicago TribuneMagazine ScreenVariety International 4Univision Hoy Vulture UnivisionWGNFestival streaming platform:HoyMovieMaker Cinesend Magazine Vulture4Dedicated e-blasts/messaging to select groups WBBM-TV (CBS) Chicago Magazine VarietyINTERNATIONAL 4WBBM-TV (CBS) ChicagoTime Out Magazine Chicago Variety FOLLOWERS WGNRADIOSocial media: MovieMaker Magazine WGN MovieMaker Magazine Fra Noi WBEZ-FM • Facebook (Chicago 52,000+ Public followersTimeWEB Out Chicago OutlookINTERNATIONAL India FOLLOWERS Time Out Chicago INTERNATIONAL FOLLOWERS RADIO Fra Noi 25,900 RADIOMedia) • Twitter 26,700 followersThe AV Club FraReforma Noi (Mexico) WBEZ-FM (Chicago Public WEB Outlook India WBEZ-FMWBBM-AM (Chicago (News/Talk) Public WEBChicagoMag.com OutlookTelevisa India(Mexico) Media) • Instagram 8,100+ followersThe AV Club Reforma (Mexico) 25,900 Media)WGN-AM (News/Talk) TheJust AVJared Club ReformaYediot America (Mexico) (Israel) 25,900 WBBM-AM (News/Talk) ChicagoMag.com Televisa (Mexico) 4WBBM-AMFestival (News/Talk) trailer and campaignChicagoMag.comForbes Televisa (Mexico) WGN-AM (News/Talk) Just Jared Yediot America (Israel) IMPRESSIONS WGN-AM (News/Talk) JustRogerEbert.com Jared Yediot America (Israel) created by top award-winningForbes advertising agency Forbes IMPRESSIONS RogerEbert.com IMPRESSIONS Ogilvy (shown on television,RogerEbert.com on social media, and 1,100,000 prior to all film screenings) 1,100,000

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IMPRESSIONS IMPRESSIONS 2020 Festival highlighted in 250,390 Chicago Tribune article by Michael Phillips Lincoln 250,390Red Bull given out at drive-in 2020 8

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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

10 Photo by: Jacob Yeung Associate your brand with a leader in the arts and culture community. 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.

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11 Photo by: Dan Hannula 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

Based on collected data from the 56th Chicago International Film Festival (2020) 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 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. 52,000

TV Print Web ABC 7 Chicago Reader Black Girl Nerds Total Reach FOX 32 Chicago Sun-Times Cine-File Univision Chicago Tribune The Film Stage WBBM-TV (CBS) Windy City Times Geek Vibes Nation 2,240,000 WGN Chicago Magazine Hollywood Chicago WTTW Newcity RogerEbert.com Time Out Chicago Third Coast Review Radio CHIRP Radio International Trades WBEZ-FM Berliner Morgenpost Deadline Followers (Chicago Public Media) Budapest Times Hollywood Reporter WBBM-AM Noites do Oscar Indie Wire 26,700 (News/Talk) (Brazil) Reel Chicago WGN-AM (News/Talk) Reforma (Mexico) Screen Daily WNVR-FM Tehran Times (Iran) Screen International (Polish Radio) Página 12 (Argentina) Screen Magazine Impressions Xinhua News Agency Variety 1,525,000

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Screenshot/YouTube 12 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 Thank you very much to 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 Oscar® Chicago International Film Festival honoree

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Jon Siskel, director of The Road Up (on right), at drive-in screening Oscar®-nominated director Barry Jenkins and the cast of Moonlight Red Bull giveaways during drive-in

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