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THE PINK SNOWBALL FILM AWARDS//SPONSORSHIP PACK

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About The Event

1st October- 29th October 2010

Started in 2005, The Pink Snowball Film Awards is a night in October that our community looks forward to all year long.  It is an extravagant and memorable event that celebrates films made by young people and budding amateur filmmakers in our region. Shortlisted filmmakers are also treated a ride to the Machynlleth Tabernacle in a pink limousine, where they then attend the premiere of their own films! Young people, parents, teachers and the villagers alike are always surprised by the quality of the films that appear on the big screen and the event has a growing reputation as one of the best young people’s film festivals in Wales.

Following the awards night, there is also a selection of film evenings, which provide an entertaining and educational outlook into different cultures and film genres.  We try and show films from all over the world and a number of independent films that may not yet have been released in the UK.  The evenings are held in a variety of comfortable and popular locations all over the area including cafes, pubs and restaurants, so a pleasant sociable evening is always guaranteed.

To date, the festival has proven to be very successful with films made for the Pinks going on to win numerous awards of the national film festival circuit as well as providing an inspiration for a significant number of young people in our area to go on and study film at University.

The event is placed over the October half term so that local people and people visiting the area can take part in filmmaking workshops, talks by professionals and access a selection of rare and specialist film showings. Last year we expanded the festival so that the whole of October could be used as an opportunity to view, study and enjoy film locally. We work with a number of partner schools and community groups to draw people in. We believe that our festival contributes greatly to the development of a vibrant Welsh film culture and provides inspiration for young people in our area to think about the industry and seek out further opportunities to get involved in writing and producing films. There is a lack of provision in the area that FILM 15 and The Pink Snowball Film Awards addresses. The festival not only inspires a very mixed audience but also fosters a great local filmmaking spirit amongst young people families and community groups.

Funding

Due to major funding cuts experienced by our funders, the Pinks will not be getting enough additional funding this year to cover the events costs.  This is not a unique situation to our festival as most film events across Wales are experiencing the same situation. Ticket sales alone do not cover our costs for venue hire, administration and the price of the film licences and the event already relies on the commitment of a large number of volunteers. We are determined not to let funding issues see the end of this much loved event and are now looking for short term and long term sponsorship deals to fill the funding gap.

How You Can Help?

This is where you come in!

To help raise money to make the festival more sustainable in the future we have come up with some ideas that will offer our supporters something in return for their investment. This year, if you support the “Pinks’ we can offer you a number of exciting advertising and sponsorship opportunities to raise your profile in the area. With a presence in key locations all over Machynlleth and the surrounding area, our new Pinks Festival Sponsorship Package is a great way to target your key markets and contribute to an exciting and lively community event.

Some key partners we have worked with in the past include: Dulas, The Film Agency For Wales , S4C, BBC, Boomerang, Co Op , BFI, Welsh Language Board and many more.

Sponsorship options can be individually tailored to your needs and include support of education and community activity, awards, film evenings and specially projects.

Advertising Deals

You can support the Pinks by buying an advert place in our festival programme, which will be a 8-12 page A5 booklet that profiles all the activities on offer in October. The booklet will be distributed free to all audience members on the Awards night and locally in the community leading up to and during the festival.

Adverts are priced as follows:

£25 52.4mm x 74mm [Small]

£50 105mm x  148mm  [Medium]

£80 210mm x 148mm [Large]

All businesses purchasing an advert will be placed into a draw to win two tickets to the festival.