The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council is pleased to support and direct your attention to a CALL FOR SPONSORSHIP for the Arabian Sights 20th Anniversary Film Festival, presented by the Washington, DC International Film Festival, taking place Friday, October 16 – Sunday, October 25, 2015, in Washington, DC.
For a detailed explanation of sponsorship opportunities, please consult the information below:
SPONSORSHIP LEVEL OPPORTUNITIES – to learn more, please contact Mr. Haitham Al Mussawi at haitham@uaeembassy-usa.org or +1 (202) 243-2445.
CLOSING NIGHT
Closing Night is a fun, informal affair that includes a film premiere and a wrap party. It celebrates the culmination of 6 days of Arab cinema. A press release announcing sponsorship will be distributed.
Sponsorship Fee: $ 4,000
GUEST SPONSORSHIP
The opportunity to sponsor 4-6 guest film directors to travel to Washington, DC to attend Arabian Sights, present their films, and conduct post-screening dialogues with the audience.
Sponsorship Fee: $5,000
JURIED AWARD
A panel of 3 jurors will preview and select a winning film. This offers a unique opportunity to publicize sponsors alongside award-winning filmmakers.
Winning film will receive a cash prize of $3,000.
Sponsorship Fee: $5,000.
Supporters will receive the following:
- Inclusion with logo in all printed and publicity materials, including 6000 catalog brochures that will be sent to an extensive mailing list and distributed at appropriate businesses/retailers.
- Inclusion with logo (and link to your web site) on the Filmfest DC web site.
- Inclusion with logo in blast emails which will be sent to both the Arabian Sights and the Filmfest DC list serves.
- Inclusion with logo in blast emails which will be sent to both the Arabian Sights and the Filmfest DC list serves.
- Mention in Arabian Sights press release.
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About Arabian Sights:
Over the years, Arabian Sights has brought the best new cinema from and about the Arab World to over 40,000 attendees. Since 1996 Arabian Sights has presented in the Washington, DC Area:
- Over 200 Films
- 24 American Premieres
- Films from 16 Arab Countries: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
- 37 Special Guests, including:
- Khairy Bishara, director of Ice Cream in Gleam (Egypt)
- Yousry Nasrallah, director of The Door to the Sun and The Aquarium (Egypt)
- Moumen Smihi, director of Moroccan Chronicles and Tanjaoui (Morocco)
- Hany Abu-Assad, director of Rana’s Wedding and Ford Transit (Palestine)
- Ruba Nadda, director of Sabah (Canada)
- Dr. Jack Shaheen, presentation on Reel Bad Arabs (USA)
- Mohamed al-Daradji, director of Ahlaam and Son of Babylon (Iraq)
- Mai Masri, director of Beirut Diaries: Truth, Lies and Videos and 33 Days (Lebanon)
- Ali Mostafa, director of City of Life (UAE)
- Khaled Abol Naga, star of Microphone and Villa 69 (Egypt)
