FESTIVAL QUOTES

“I just wanted to send a quick thank you for hosting us at the Loft Film Festival. It was such an honor to be the closing night film and to engage with your WONDERFUL audience. And what an evening it was! A packed house in your gorgeous theater, a beautiful performance by the always talented Calexico, and champagne/cake/fire throwers! Wow!” - Tessa Moran (The Guardians)

“No thank YOU for being the best of the best film festivals with the best hospitality in the damn universe!! Wish I could’ve stayed longer!” - John Maringouin (Ghostbox Cowboy)

“Thank you for such warm welcome and hospitality. Everything went so smoothly. Had a wonderful time in Tucson and even ran this morning.” - Gabi Hayes (Skid Row Marathon)

“I am an indigenous Mazahua woman from Central Mexico. I just wanted to say thank you so much for the documentary The Guardians. I grew up adorning crops with wild flowers waiting for the monarchs to arrive each Fall, and I try to go to Mexico each year to wait for them in our forest. I am an immigrant like the monarchs^_^! We’re still taking care of the forest in Mexico and watching the documentary was very touching. Thank you!!” - Victoria J. Zadrogra

2 4 Overview

5 Acclaimed Guests

6 Festival Highlights

7 Festival Awards

8 Festival Statistics

9 Consumers

10-11 Loft Film Fest On The Road

12 Media Coverage & Community Partners

13 Marketing

14 2018 Loft Film Fest Films

Photos by: Jesse Jackson (unless noted otherwise)

3 THE 2018 LOFT FILM FEST IS A HIT!

The 9th annual Loft Film Fest successfully continued its mission to bring world-class films, guests and special events to Tucson (and beyond!) with screenings at The Loft Cinema and, as part of our On the Road series, at outdoor venues throughout Arizona, including Flagstaff, Camp Verde, Dragoon, Douglas, Bisbee and more!

This year’s Film Fest kicked off with our splashiest opening night event yet - the sold-out Tucson theatrical premiere of Alfonso Cuarón’s highly-acclaimed, buzzed-about Mexican drama, Roma, which later went on to win three Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Foreign Language Film.

Closing night festivities also generated excitement and brought true Tucson flavor to the Fest, with a sold-out live concert by internationally- renowned Tucson rock band, Calexico, performing with the new documentary, The Guardians, for which they also provided the score.

This year’s film line-up represented our most inclusive, wide-ranging programming to date, and with our largest number of filmmaker guests ever in attendance, the 2018 Loft Film Fest brought festival-goers closer than ever to the magic of moviemaking.

The Loft Film Fest is the only American festival member of the International Confederation of Art Cinemas (CICAE), a nonprofit organization founded in 1955 that represents 4,000 screens and 17 festivals in 37 countries. The CICAE shares The Loft Film Fest’s mission to promote cultural diversity and build audiences for quality films.

Thank you to our title sponsor, Desert Diamond Casinos and Entertainment, whose continued support provides the financial foundation for the Loft Film Fest and Loft Film Fest on the Road, and to the National Endowment for the Arts, who provided invaluable support for the second year in a row. And thanks to everyone who attended the Fest – with the milestone 10th anniversary of the Loft Film Fest approaching, just watch what happens next!

4 ACCLAIMED GUESTS Charles Burnett, Chris Eyre, Penelope Spheeris, Stephen Maing, Kirby Dick, Calexico, Alex Cox, Ben Crosbie, Tessa Moran, Elizabeth Castle, Madonna Thunder Hawk, John Maringouin, Gabi Hayes, Jillian Corsie, Paula Astorga Riestra, Jazzy Boho and more!

20th Anniversary screening of Smoke Signals 40th Anniversary screening of Killer of Sheep with director Chris Eyre in person! with director Charles Burnett in person!

Wayne’s World screening with director Penelope Warrior Women screeing with director Elizabeth Spheeris in person! Castle and star Madonna Thunder Hawk in person!

Calexico performing after a screening of The Crime + Punishment screening with director/ Guardians! producer/cinematographer/editor Stephen Maing, via Skype!

5 2018 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Opening night of The Loft Film Fest rolled out the Oscar® red carpet with the sold- out Tucson theatrical premiere of Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, which went on to win three Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Foreign Language Film!

Closing night added a major dose of musical excitement to the Fest with the Southern Arizona premiere of the documentary, The Guardians, followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Ben Crosbie and Tessa Moran, and a rocking live performance by internationally-renowned Tucson band, Calexico, who performed music inspired by the film, which they scored. After the concert, the audience was treated to a closing night party with free champagne, dessert and a live “fire performance” by Tucson circus artist collective, Cirque Roots!

Films from most prestigious festivals around the world, including Cannes, Berlin, Sundance, Toronto, Venice, Telluride, New York, South by Southwest, Chicago, Hot Docs and more! a post-film Q&A with acclaimed filmmaker Alex Cox (Repo Man). This year’s Lee Marvin 23 Tucson Premieres and 13 Arizona Premieres, including Roma, which was awarded Maverick Award was presented to legendary three Academy Awards in 2019. Also in the Loft Film Fest were two 2019 Academy filmmaker Penelope Spheeris, who turned out for a screening of her blockbuster 1992 comedy, Award nominees (Shoplifters for Best Foreign Language Film and Hale County This Wayne’s World, a film which catapulted her to Morning, This Evening for Best Documentary Feature) and six official 2019 Academy the top of Hollywood’s list of highest-grossing Award submissions (from Mexico, Japan, Colombia, Austria, Iceland and Indonesia). female directors. Other guests included Oscar- nominated documentary filmmaker Kirby Dick, who presented this year’s Social Justice One-half of the films in the program were directed by women, reflecting a Award to director Stephen Maing for his commitment to parity and inclusion. acclaimed documentary, Crime + Punishment; and filmmaker Elizabeth Castle and legendary Lakota activist Madonna Thunder Hawk, The Loft Film Fest is the only American festival member of the International presenting their new documentary, Warrior Confederation of Art Cinemas (CICAE), joining 15 other festivals, including the Women. Our curated collection of feature films, documentaries and short films included Quinzaine des Realisateurs (at Cannes), Sarajevo, New Horizons (Poland), Cinélatino major international festival hits like Oscar- (Toulouse, France), Film Fest Hamburg, Jameson Cinefest (Hungry). The Loft Film winner Peter Bogdanovich’s Buster Keaton Fest CICAE Art Cinema Award is given to a film selected by an international jury. documentary, The Great Buster; the Colombian drug cartel epic, Birds of Passage, from the Oscar-nominated team behind Embrace of the Serpent; and the 2018 Palme d’Or winner and 2019 Academy Award-nominee, Shoplifters, from celebrated Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda. The Fest also hosted a free 25th anniversary outdoor screening of Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park at nearby Himmel Park, drawing over dino-crazed moviegoers!

6 FESTIVAL AWARDS

THE LOFTY ACHIEVMENT AWARD Presented to individuals whose career and body of work have significantly contributed to the world of cinema, and who continues to inspire, entertain and enlighten.

CHRIS EYRE Chris Eyre received his Lofty Award at a 20th Anniversary screening of Smoke Signals. Billed as the first feature film entirely written, directed and acted by Native Americans, the award- winning Sundance hit Smoke Signals is a funny, touching and honest look at what it is to be Indian in America. Smoke Signals won many awards including honors at the Sundance Film Festival and the Independent Spirit Awards.

CHARLES BURNETT Charles Burnett received his Lofty Award at a screening of Killer of Sheep, which was one of the first 50 films to be selected for the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry and was chosen by the National Society of Film Critics as one of the 100 Essential Films. Charles received an Honorary Oscar in 2017 for his work as an independent filmmaker whose work has been praised for its portrayal of the African-American experience.

THE LEE MARVIN MAVERICK AWARD Named after the Oscar-winning actor and former Tucsonan, The Lee Marvin Maverick Award is presented to those film artists who work embodies a bold spirit of daring, originality and independence.

PENELOPE SPHEERIS This year’s Lee Marvin Maverick Award was presented to celebrated filmmaker Penelope Spheeris, whose wide-ranging body of work has taken her from edgy independent films like the punk/metal documentary trilogy, The Decline of Western Civilization Parts 1-3, to massive Hollywood studio hits like Wayne’s World, and far beyond.

THE SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD Presented by Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Kirby Dick, The Social Justice Award recognizes those filmmakers whose work displays a galvanizing passion for social change through cinema. STEPHEN MAING This year’s Social Justice Award was presented to filmmaker Stephen Maing, director of the acclaimed documentary, Crime + Punishment, winner of the Special Jury Award for Social Impact at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.

CICAE ART CINEMA AWARD BUY ME A GUN, DIRECTED BY JULIO HERNÁNDEZ CORDÓN

AUDIENCE AWARD | BEST SHORT FILM SECOND ASSAULT, DIRECTED BY JILLIAN CORSIE & AMY ROSNER

AUDIENCE AWARD | BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM HEDGEHOG’S HOME, DIRECTED BY EVA CVIJANOVIC

7 2018 FESTIVAL STATISTICS

Nearly 9,200 people attended the 9th Annual Loft Film Fest and Loft Film Fest on the Road screenings.

The Loft Film Fest program included 43 films, including:

• 17 International Narrative Films

• 7 American Narrative Films

• 12 Documentaries

• 5 Repertory Films

• 25 short films

Feature films from 20 different countries (and six continents) were screened.

Films from top festivals around the world, including Cannes, Sundance, Berlin, Venice, Toronto, Telluride, South by Southwest, Tribeca, Hot Docs, London, Chicago and more.

25 special guests in attendance, including actors, directors, producers, screenwriters and other industry professionals.

8 LOFT FILM FEST CONSUMERS

Loft Film Fest attendees are well traveled, well educated, discriminating consumers. With nearly 9,200 attendees comprised of local, regional, national and international filmgoers, our audience represents a powerful demographic for your brand.

GENDER AGE INCOME EDUCATION

Male 35% 18-44 37% Less than 25K 17% High School 7%

Female 63% 45-64 29% $25K-$49K 26% Some College 15%

Gender nonbinary 2% 65+ 34% $50K-$99K 33% College Degree 37%

$100K+ 24% Graduate Degree 41%

Data collected using methods developed with students at The University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management.

9 LOFT FILM FEST ON THE ROAD

“Bravo. I attended the Solar Cinema tonight of Rumble at San Xavier del Bac Mission. Tremendous film and excellent outreach into our community!”

– Diane Landsinger, audience member at San Xavier screening of Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

Photo by: Tim Fuller

The second season of Loft Film system, Loft Film Fest on the Road Fest on the Road was a record year reaches new audiences, bringing with double the attendance of its festival quality films to underserved inaugural year. The highlights of the populations throughout Arizona. program were two screenings of Loft Film Fest on the Road hosted Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the thirteen film events and partnered World, with executive producer and with seventeen organizations to acclaimed musician, Stevie Salas, in offer a carefully curated selection person! Using a cargo van outfitted of family-friendly films, enabling with solar panels and batteries to communities to experience and power a 20’ inflatable screen and engage with cinema in a unique and state of the art projection and sound meaningful way.

10 LOFT FILM FEST ON THE ROAD

ATTENDANCE AT LOFT FILMFEST ON THE ROAD: 2,212

AGE: 19% 0-24 34% 25-44 33% 45-64 13% 65+

SOLAR CINEMA LOCATIONS Bisbee Douglas Dragoon Flagstaff Oracle Phoenix Prescott San Xavier Reservation Tucson

SOLAR CINEMA PARTNERS Amerind Foundation and Museum San Xavier Farm Coop Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange San Xavier Feast Committee City of Bisbee Steele Indian School Visitors Center Discover Bisbee Southwest Folklife Alliance Douglas Arts and Culture District Tucson Parks and Recreation Flagstaff Arts Council Tucson Wildlife Center Gadsden Historic Hotel UA Department of Geosciences Native American Recognition Days Yavapi Exceptional Industries Phoenix Art Museum

11 MEDIA COVERAGE & COMMUNITY PARTNERS

MEDIA OUTLETS THAT FEATURED COMMUNITY PARTNERS THE LOFT FILM FEST AFRICANA STUDIES DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA ARIZONA DAILY STAR AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TUCSON WEEKLY ANTIGONE BOOKS TUCSON LIFESTYLE ARIZONA BROWNCOATS ZOCALO ARIZONA SONORAN DESERT MUSEUM BOOKMAN’S ENTERTAINMENT EXCHANGE FILM INDEPENDENT CIRCUS ACADEMY OF TUCSON UA NEWS CIRQUE ROOTS TUCSON LOCAL MEDIA COMEDY ALLIANCE OF TUCSON COMMON GROUND ALLIANCE BLOG FOR ARIZONA CONSULADO DE MEXICO EN TUCSON AZ WEEKEND DOCSCAPES ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 2018 LOFT CINEMA GUERRERO STUDENT CENTER WEBSITE TRAFFIC: INDIGENOUS STRATEGIES 350,000+ - Unique Visitors INSTITUTE OF THE ENVIRONMENT 772,000+ - Sessions ISKASHITAA REFUGEE NETWORK 1,658,546 - Page Views TUCSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER LESBIAN LOOKS FACEBOOK: LITERACY CONNECTS 35,800+ Followers MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART TUCSON NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT AFFAIRS INSTAGRAM: PIMA COUNCIL ON AGING 15,000+ Followers PRIMAVERA FOUNDATION S.Y.STEM COALITION TWITTER: SOUTHERN ARIZONA ROADRUNNERS 7,500+ Followers THE RUNNING SHOP TRAIL DUST TOWN ON SCREEN ADVERTISING: TUCSON WILDLIFE CENTER 235,053 attendees in 2018 DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRINTED LOFT FILM FEST PROGRAMS: URBAN POETY POLLINATORS 23,000 copies distributed by mail and WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES DEPARTMENT AT at many local businesses THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA WOMEN’S STUDIES ADVISORY COUNCIL WOMEN & GENDER RESOURCE CENTER YWCA TUCSON ZIA RECORD EXCHANGE

12 FESTIVAL MARKETING MATERIALS

WINDOW POSTERS FESTIVAL TEE SHIRTS

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FESTIVAL PROGRAM GUIDES ON SCREEN LOGO SLIDE 25,000 copies distributed by mail and Displayed before each film. at many local businesses.

WEBSITE & SOCIAL MEDIA FESTIVAL TRAILER Film details, trailers and Writer/Director Played before every film screening, averaging information on our website. Multiple daily 15 per day at the Loft Cinema starting 4 posts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. weeks before the festival.

13 2018 LOFT FILM FEST FEATURE FILMS

3 FACES Directed by Jafar Panahi Iran, 2018

BECOMING ASTRID Directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen Sweden/Denmark, 2018

BIRDS OF PASSAGE Directed by Christine Gallego and Ciro Guerra Columbia, 2018

BLUE MY MIND Directed by Lisa Brühlmann Switzerland, 2017

BUY ME A GUN Directed by Julio Hernandez Cordon Mexico, 2018

CHAINED FOR LIFE Directed by Aaron Schimberg USA, 2018

CRIME + PUNISHMENT Directed by Stephen Maing USA, 2018

DIAMANTINO Directed by Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt Portugal, 2018

DISTANT CONSTELLATION Directed by Shevaun Mizrahi Turkey, 2017

DUDES Directed by Penelope Spheeris USA, 1987

GHOSTBOX COWBOY Directed by John Maringouin USA/China, 2018

HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, Directed by RaMell Ross USA, 2018 THIS EVENING

HOUSE OF SWEAT AND TEARS Directed by Sonia Escolano Spain, 2018

INVENTING TOMORROW Directed by Laura Nix USA, 2018

ISLAND OF HUNGRY GHOSTS Directed by Gabrielle Brady Australia, 2018

JURASSIC PARK Directed by Steven Spielberg USA, 1993

KILLER OF SHEEP Directed by Charles Burnett USA, 1977

KILLING JESUS Directed by Laura Mora Ortega Columbia, 2017

LAS SANDINISTAS Directed by Jenny Murray Nicaragua/USA, 2018

LIYANA Directed by Aaron Kopp and Amanda Kopp Swaziland/Qatar/USA, 2018

MAPPLETHORPE Directed by Ondi Timoner USA, 2018

MARLINA THE MURDERER IN FOUR ACTS Directed by Mouly Surya Indonesia, 2017

PROSPECT Directed by Christopher Caldwell and Zeek Earl USA, 2018

PROTOTYPE Directed by Blake Williams Canada, 2017

RAFIKI Directed by Wanuri Kahlu Kenya, 2018

RELAXER Directed by Joel Potrykus USA, 2018

ROMA Directed by Alfonso Cuaron Mexico, 2018

SHOPLIFTERS Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan, 2018

14 SKIDROW MARATHON Directed by Mark Hayes USA, 2017

SMOKE SIGNALS Directed by Chris Eyre USA, 1998

THE GREAT BUSTER Directed by Peter Bogdanovich USA, 2018

3 FACES Directed by Jafar Panahi Iran, 2018

THE GUARDIANS Directed by Ben Crosbie and Tessa Moran USA/Mexico, 2018

THE WALDHEIM WALTZ Directed by Ruth Beckermann Germany, 2018

THE WILD BOYS Directed by Bertrand Mandico France, 2018

TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG Directed by Domingo Sotomayor Castillo Chile, 2018

TRANSIT Directed by Christian Petzold Germany/France, 2018

TYREL Directed by Sebastian Silva USA, 2018

WARRIOR WOMEN Directed by Elizabeth Castle and Christina D. King USA, 2018

WAYNE’S WORLD Directed by Penelope Spheeris USA, 1992

WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY Directed b Madeleine Olnek USA, 2018

WOMAN AT WAR Directed by Benedikt Erlingsson Iceland, 2018

2018 LOFT FILM FEST FEATURE SHORT FILMS

BATTLE OF THE MILLENNIAL MIND – Jazzy Boho SECOND ASSAULT – Lillian Corsie and Amy Rosner

COUNTERFEIT KUNKOO – Reema Sengupta SMOKE THROUGH A SPIDER’S WEB – Niranjan Raj Bhetwal END OF THE LINE – Jessica Sanders SNOOZE – Carolyn McKee EYE BAGS – Jun H THARA – Paco Ramirez and Tanya O’Carroll FOR NONNA ANNA – Luis de Filippis THE CLIMB – Michael Angelo Covino HAIR WOLF – Michelle Latimer THE SHIVERING TRUTH – Vernon Chatman HEDGEHOG’S HOME – Eva Cvijanovic THURSDAY NIGHT – Goncalo Almeida I LIKE GIRLS – Diane Obomsawin TWO MEDUSAS – Scott Hamilton Kennedy INTIMITY – Elodie Dermange UNTRAVIOLET – Marc Johnson JEON – Kangmin Kim VIVA EL REY – Luis Tellez Ibarra MEDIUM RARE – Luca Cioci WITH ME – Azadeh Ghochagh MERCURY – Pierre Edelmann

MY DEAD DAD’S PORNO TAPES – Charlie Tyrell

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