As a way to draw increased awareness and attention to some of the standup sponsorship opportunities on our site, we have decided to set apart one blog per month to put the “Spotlight on Sponsorship”! If you have a premium level listing on SponsorPark, and would like to have your event featured, please contact Stephanie.Lochmiller@SponsorPark.com to submit your event. This month our spotlight shines on The Clearwater Film Festival.
What is The Clearwater Film Festival all about?
Mike Rembis, actor, screenwriter, director and Executive Producer at Best Productions in Clearwater Florida is the Executive Director of the Clearwater Film Festival and according to him and his team, “We’ve been to numerous film festivals and we plan to make this the best Tampa Bay has ever seen”.
The Clearwater Film Festival is a platform built to showcase seasoned filmmakers and emerging artists who demonstrate the synergy of the actor, writer and director. When great talents work harmoniously the results may be beautiful, questionable or even shocking. When the talents of the actor, writer and director belong to the same person, the triple-threat filmmaker, those results are often extraordinary. The Clearwater Film Festival was created to celebrate these artists, although the event is not exclusive to the “Triple-threat filmmakers” alone, quality film submissions of any length and genre are welcome.
What makes this property unique?
According to Rembis, no other film festival celebrates the Triple-Threat Filmmaker. The Clearwater Film Festival is aggressively marketing on filmmaker related websites to reach out to them and increase awareness. Aside from the usual social networks of Facebook and Twitter, they run banners on Mandy.com, ProductionHub.com, fest21.com and filmfestivals.com. Search online for The Clearwater Film Festival and you will find no fewer than 30 links.
Surviving Sponsorship in a Heated Economy
Take a look at www.theclearwaterfilmfestival.com, and you can see from their current list of sponsors that they are taking the difficult economy in stride. According to Rembis, “We started using SponsorPark, because the price was right, the service was simple, and within our first month we had set up a meeting with a potential sponsor”. This paired with their extensive online networks, the festival has taken advantage of every opportunity to add value to both participants and sponsors alike.
Preferred Partners?
Partners such as filmmakers who have an established presence at festivals would be a great fit for such an event. Those in the travel industry and local venues could also benefit tremendously from this event. The festival is a unique opportunity for sponsors to get in from the ground up and build lasting relationships with the event while they are still young. To learn more about the festival, sponsorship opportunities, or submissions, visit them at www.theclearwaterfilmfestival.com, or take a look at their SponsorPark listing.