SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
SILVERDOCS offers a wide variety of sponsorship opportunities to fit your company's specific goals.
SILVERDOCS attracts over 15,000 attendees throughout the week and the International Documentary Conference is attended by nearly 500 established and emerging filmmakers, industry decision-makers and business leaders. SILVERDOCS' year-round programs attract an influential audience and vastly extend the impact of sponsor support.
Festival Programs and Events--Sponsorship Opportunities
Community / Outdoor Programs
Free concerts and screenings draw thousands to the Silver Plaza.
In 2005, SILVERDOCS screened MAKE IT FUNKY after live performances by New Orleans blues giants Big Sam's Funky Nation and Walter Washington.
Guggenheim Symposium
Named in honor of 4-time Academy Award %A8 winning filmmaker Charles Guggenheim. Past honorees include Barbara Kopple (HARLAN COUNTY, USA).
DOCS Rx strand
This special program of screenings and seminars will use documentary as a point of departure for discussions addressing critical international health issues.
CELEBRATE SOUTH AFRICA! strand
This special film sidebar will present diverse views, engaging stories and emerging voices from the new South Africa.
Opening Night Screening
Washington, DC VIPs and Festival guests have enjoyed the red carpet premieres of films including MIDNIGHT MOVIES, SEEDS OF PEACE and CHARLIE: THE LIFE AND ART OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN attended by special guests such as Lance Armstrong, Geraldine Chaplin and Joel Siegel.
Sterling Award Ceremony and Closing Night Party
Includes the presentation of the Sterling Awards and Audience Awards for best feature and short documentaries.
Individual evening events
Themed panel discussions with national experts. In 2005, TIME Magazine's Matt Cooper moderated a discussion with Gilbert Gottfried, Fred Willard and others entitled 'God Save the Dirty Joke'.
Doc Talks
These up-close discussions have featured industry luminaries such as Werner Herzog and Richard Dreyfuss.
Late Night Parties
Filmmakers and guests wind down in the Cinema Lounge at these after-hour parties.
International Documentary Conference Opportunities
Now in its third year, the International Documentary Conference brings nearly 500 filmmakers and industry professionals together for panels and symposia on the craft and business of documentary film.
Keynote Address
Past speakers have included filmmaker Penelope Spheeris (DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION) and Indian filmmaker and activist Anand Patwardhan.
Networking Lunches
Opportunities for filmmakers and guests to network at lunches in the Cinema Lounge.
Filmmaker Breakfast Series
Filmmakers gather to get ready for the day's conference and Festival activity.
Individual Panels
Featuring topics relevant to filmmakers attending.
"Silver Session" Networking Meetings
Informal pitch sessions with network executives.
Industry Happy Hours
Casual networking opportunities follow Doc Talks.
On-Site Naming Opportunities
Cinema Lounge
The gathering place for filmmakers and guests, as well as meeting space for Festival and conference programs and events.
Technology showcase
This new initiative will showcase the latest trends in technology and the film industry to filmmaker and conference attendees.
Volunteer Program
Over 300 volunteers work throughout the week to help produce the Festival.
Year-Round Sponsorship Opportunities
NYC Screening Series
A series of screenings and receptions throughout the year for filmmakers and industry influentials in New York City.
Year Round Screenings
Year-round screenings of documentaries for exclusive Washington, DC, area audiences.
New Sponsorship Opportunities - programs in development
International Documentary Fund
Fellowship grants to selected documentary filmmakers.
International Filmmaker Exchange
Delegations from developing countries network with documentary experts in their countries and are then brought to the Festival to learn more about the US industry.
DOCS RX films tour
Silverdocs' 2006 signature strand on global health will tour locations in the US and other select countries.
Silverdocs 2006 Programs
For more information about SILVERDOCS sponsorship levels and opportunities, contact Festival Director Patricia Finneran at 301.495.6720 or sponsorship@SILVERDOCS.com.
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