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Each Year’s Overall Maui Film Festival Attendee Experience.
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Celestial Cinema
Wailea Maui
A-List Big Screen Festival Tributes
Big Screen Tributes
Celestial Cinema
Maui Film Festival Honorees
(12 of 72 Honorees. 2000-2019)
The photo mosaic of the 12 film artists pictured above and below — Olivia Wilde, Paul Rudd, Awkwafina, Brian Cranston, Viola Davis, Gena Rodriguez, Joe Manganiello, Maya Erskine, Colin Farrell, Laura Dern, Andrew Garfield — are just the tip of the iceberg of the 70+ luminaries that the Maui Film Festival has honored from 2000-2019: Other Honorees include: Brie Larson, Michael B. Jordan, Brian Cranston, Viola Davis, Zac Efron, Jake Gyllenhaal, Woody Harrelson, Lupita Nyong’o, Adam Driver, Elizabeth Banks, Joan Allen, Claire Danes, Amber Heard, Jessica Chastain, James Marsden, Patricia Clarkson, Freida Pinto, Karen Gillan, Connie Britton, Owen Wilson, Emma Roberts, Bill Maher, William H. Macy, Pierce Brosnan, Nick Robinson, Helen Hunt, Mike Meyers. Jessica Biel, John C. Reilly, Laird Hamilton, Dave Kalama, Ted Hope, Evan Rachel Wood, Willie Nelson, Angela Bassett, William Hurt, Virginia Madsen, Dennis Quaid, Zooey Deschanel, Teresa Palmer, Adrien Brody, Anthony Hopkins, Gena Davis, Garrett Hedlund, Michelle Yeoh, Wyatt Russell, Josh Radnor, Scott Eastwood, Megan Fox and Shep Gordon. Honored directors include Tim Burton, Rob Reiner, Clint Eastwood, Louie Schwartzberg, and Louie Psihoyos. And H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama.
Special Events. Parties. Surprises!
Taste of Summer
Surprise 2020 Location Coming Soon
Taste of Chocolate
Four Seasons Resort Maui
Taste of Wailea
Wailea Golf Academy
20 Years of Critically Acclaimed Celestial Cinema Films
(8 of 1,000+ Films, 2000-2019)
Deeply Committed to Storytelling from Hawaii and Around the World.
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Cosmic Chemistry
The Maui Film Festival showcases the best of American Independent and World Cinema to an average of 17,500+ guests annually. The 21st annual Festival will take place from June 17-21, 2020 in the idyllic, breathtaking beautiful Wailea Resort, home to nearly 10 luxury properties collectively providing Maui's most affluent visitors and residents with pampering and amenities that deliver unforgettable VIP hospitality experiences.
2019 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
• 2019 Honorees: Paul Rudd, Olivia Wilde, Awkwafina, Gina Rodriguez, Joe Manganiello and Maya Erskine
Please scroll up to view the list of the 72 Luminaries honored by the Maui Film Festival since 2000.
• 2019 Media Outlets included Conde Nast Travel, Daily Mail, E! Online Getty Images, WireImage, MSN, Page 6, People, US Magazine, Variety, and Yahoo. Additional recent outlets include Vanity Fair,
The Hollywood Reporter, USA Today, E! Entertainment News, ABC News, IMDb and Entertainment Weekly.
• 2019 Festival Social Media efforts generated over 285,000,000 impressions including 229,900,000 on Instagram, 55,840,634 on Twitter and 459,000 on Facebook with meaningful support from 2019’s Honorees, featured filmmakers and on-staff mavens.
• 1.2 Billion 2019 Media Impressions
• 11.1 Overall Media Impressions from 2010-2019
• 2019 Media Impressions Value is $ 7,510,178
• Overall Media Impressions Value 2010-2019 is $123 Million
2020 FESTIVAL VENUES
• Celestial Cinema / 2,000+ under-the-stars ‘amphitheater’
• Seaside Cinema & Lounge / Wailea Beach for 500+
• Castle Theater / State-of-the-art indoor movie palace
• Sunset Hill at the Celestial Cinema/ Taste of Wailea
• Four Seasons Maui Sunset Lawn / Taste of Chocolate
• Secret Location VIP Soireé
• Seaside Cinema & Lounge / Wailea Beach Sampling Opportunities
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2020 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
• 45+ Narrative and Documentary Feature and Short films
• Celestial Cinema Festival Tributes 'Live-in-Person-and-on-the-Big-Screen’
• Private VIP Meet & Greet Opportunity with Festival Luminaries
• Taste of Summer Opening Night Honoree Reception
• Complimentary Toes-in-the-Sand Cinema Screenings
• Filmmakers Panels with Key Talent from 2020's Films
• Meet and Greet 'Red Carpet' Photo Opportunities
• Intimate Conversations with... (Festival Honorees)
2020 Sponsorship Levels & Benefits
PRESENTING (one available)
• Exclusive Overall Presenting Sponsor of the June 2020 Maui Film Festival
• Exclusive 'locked logo' affiliation with Maui Film Festival logo
• Dominant Overall 2020 Maui Film Festival ‘Footprint’
• Presenting Sponsor of Celestial Cinema ‘Big Screen’ Tributes
• Exclusive Presenting Sponsor of One Night of Celestial Premieres & Festivities
• Opportunity to Welcome Attendees on All Nights at Celestial Cinema
• 30-60 sec. Branding Spot prior to Every Festival Premiere + Special Screening
• 10’x10’ tent at Celestial Cinema Sponsor Village on all Nights
• Exclusive Step & Repeat Wall with MFF / Presenting Partner Logos Only
• Meet & Greet Photo Opportunity with Festival Honorees
• Dominant Exposure in MFF Social Media + e-book + 50k Fest-at-a-Glance Flyers
• Sponsor Logo/Category in Pre-show ‘ScreenWash’ at All Festival Venues
• VIP Festival Visionary Passes and VIP Access (details below)
• Mutually agreed-upon Branding Outreach Opportunities
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LEAD (one available)
• Exclusive Celestial Cinema Venue 'Presented by' Designation
• Co-Presenting Sponsor of Tributes at the Celestial Cinema
• Exclusive Presenting Sponsor of One Night of Celestial Cinema Premieres
• Opportunity to Welcome Attendees at Celestial Cinema on All Nights
• 30 sec. Branding Spot prior to Every Festival Premiere + Special Screening
• 10’ x 10’ tent at Sponsor Village at Celestial Cinema on all nights of Festival
• Shared Step & Repeat with Lead, and Presenting/MFF Logos Only
• Meet & Greet Photo Opportunity with Festival Honorees
• Presenting Sponsor of one of the Festival’s Culinary Celebrations
• Prominent Exposure in MFF Social Media + e-book + 50k Fest-at-a-Glance Flyers
• Sponsor Logo/Category in Pre-show ‘ScreenWash’ at All Festival Venues
• VIP Festival Visionary Passes and VIP Access (details below)
• Mutually agreed-upon Branding Outreach Opportunities
SIGNATURE (three available)
• Exclusive Presenting Sponsor of One Night of Celestial Cinema Premieres
• Opportunity to Welcome Attendees at Celestial Cinema on All Nights
• 20 sec. Branding Spot prior to Every Festival Premiere + Special Screening
• 10’ x 10’ tent at Sponsor Village at Celestial Cinema on Sponsored Night
• Shared Step & Repeat Presence with All Signature & Select Festival Sponsor
• Meet & Greet Photo Opportunity with Festival Honorees
• Co-Presenting Sponsor of one of the Festival’s Culinary Celebrations
• Robust Exposure in MFF Social Media + e-book + 50k Fest-at-a-Glance Flyers
• Sponsor Logo/Category in Pre-show ‘ScreenWash’ at All Festival Venues
• VIP Festival Visionary Passes and VIP Access (details below)
• Mutually agreed-upon Branding Outreach Opportunities
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SEASIDE CINEMA & LOUNGE (one available)
• Exclusive Presenting Sponsor of the Seaside Cinema & Lounge Venue
• Free & Open to All Nightly Oceanside Premieres & Special Screenings
• Unique Oceanside Daily Sampling & Outreach Opportunity on Wailea Beach
• Shared Step & Repeat with Presenting, Lead and MFF Logos Only
• Presenting Sponsor of All Films & Festivities at Seaside Cinema & Lounge
• 5-Day Opportunity to welcome attendees at Seaside Cinema & Lounge
• 20 sec. Branding Spot before Every Premiere + Special Screening at All Venues
• Meet & Greet Photo Opportunity with Festival Honorees
• Buzzworthy Exposure in MFF Social Media + e-book + 50k Fest-at-a-Glance Flyers
• Sponsor Logo/Category in Pre-show ‘ScreenWash’ at All Festival Venues
• VIP Festival Visionary Passes and VIP Access (details below)
• Mutually agreed-upon Branding Outreach Opportunities
VISIONARY SPONSOR PASS:
• Private Visionary Sponsor and Select Festival VIPs Only Cocktail Party
• Private Brunch with Special Festival Guests and Filmmakers
• A-List Step & Repeat Meet & Greet Photo Opportunity
PLUS
• Taste of Summer Opening Reception
• Taste of Chocolate
• Taste of Wailea
• Saturday Filmmakers Brunch
• Filmmakers Panels
• Unlimited Access to All Premieres, Panels and Tributes.
• VIP Seating at Festival Screenings & Tributes
• VIP Parking at Celestial Cinema
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For more information and to discuss customized Sponsorship Opportunities:
Please contact Festival Director Barry Rivers
Phone: 808-579-9552
