Hello everyone!
What a busy and exciting time it is here at imagineNATIVE – the Festival is weeks away and we are all gearing up for the many incredible screenings, events, panels and exhibitions we have in store for our 13th year!
Many of you share our enthusiasm and have asked for ways to help. One of the challenges we encounter each year is covering the costs to bring the many talented and deserving artists to imagineNATIVE. Expenses can range from hundreds to thousands of dollars.
For several years now imagineNATIVE has implemented its “Sponsor an Artist Program”. This initiative sees your contributions go directly to Indigenous artists, both local and international, by allowing us to subsidize costs associated with Festival participation. As the largest informal market for Indigenous-made film and media works in the world, and the only one of its kind in Canada, attendance at the Festival can dramatically enhance the professional and artistic development of artists at all levels of their career, providing unique training, networking, and artistic opportunities in an intimate and inspiring environment.
Lisa Jackson, who won a Genie Award in 2010 for her film “Savage” (which was commissioned by imagineNATIVE), commented:
imagineNATIVE has almost singlehandedly created a worldwide Indigenous film community, and done a wonderful job of bringing filmmakers together with various funders/distributors/festivals in Canada and internationally. The excellent team at iN welcomes new filmmakers into the fold, and brings us together to celebrate our work and connect and collaborate creatively. Having been to many film festivals of all calibres, Native and Non-native, in Canada and abroad, I can’t say enough about the excellence of what this premier Aboriginal film festival is doing. It is, hands down, my favourite festival.
For your generous contribution, imagineNATIVE will provide the following as thanks:
$25-$499
- Charitable tax receipt
- Listing in the 2013 Festival catalogue on “Acknowledgements” page.
$500-$999
- Charitable tax receipt
- Listing in 2013 Festival catalogue as donor on “Thank You” page
- 2 All Access passes to the 2012 Festival (mailed to you).
$1,000 – $4,999
- Charitable tax receipt
- Listing in 2013 Festival catalogue and on website as Major Donor on Sponsor Page and on “Thank You” page
- 2 All Access passes to the 2012 Festival (mailed to you)
- Additional free tickets to Opening and Closing Night
- Invitation to private Filmmaker’s Reception during Festival.
$5,000+
- Charitable tax receipt
- Listing in 2013 Festival catalogue and on website as Major Donor on Sponsor Page and on “Thank You” page
- 2 All Access passes to the 2012 Festival (mailed to you)
- Additional free tickets to Opening and Closing Night (mailed to you)
- Invitation to private Filmmaker’s Reception during Festival
- Invitation to annual Thank You Reception (April)
- Reserved seating for 2 at all screenings, including Opening and Closing Night.
To make a donation:
Please visit www.Canadahelps.org, keyword: imagineNATIVE
OR
Contact Jessica Lea Fleming: jfleming@imaginenative.org or at 416 585 2333. Donations can also be mailed to imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, 401 Richmond St. West, Suite 349, Toronto, ON, M5V 3A8. Please make cheques payable to: Centre for Aboriginal Media
For all mailed donations, please be sure to include your mailing address, phone number and email address.
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For more info on imagineNATIVE visit www.imagineNATIVE.org
