Plans for the 2010 18th annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF), scheduled to occur, February 10-17, 2010 are now underway and shaping up to be better than ever.

PAFF is the largest Black History Month event in the USA and the largest Black film festival in the country. PAFF also has the distinction of being an Official Event of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa’s Celebration of African American Heritage Month.

We invite you and your company to join with the City of Los Angeles, the Department of Cultural Affairs for the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission in participating in this prestigious entertainment event with its attendees that include members of the film, arts, civic, and legislative communities, as well as the general public.

This 8-day event of screenings, workshops, seminars, forums and focused networking allows creative and executive entrepreneurs in filmmaking industries to explore and exchange ideas on the themes, issues and trends driving converging media production.

The PAFF provides many excellent high profile opportunities for sponsorship through media promotions, festival publications (catalogue, posters, flyers, etc.), website, sponsors’ board at the venue and at the screening themselves. By participating as a sponsor, an organization gains wide exposure to a wide audience that is educated and culturally aware.

The PAFF also provides a unique opportunity for innovative companies to demonstrate their products, introduce new titles and describe their vision in breakout sessions throughout the event.

We look for dynamic companies seeking to promote themselves as well as new or existing titles or products at the festival.

PAFF sponsors enrich artistic and cultural activities while placing their brand  at the center of year round world-class events.

  • Sponsors connect with desirable Los Angeles audiences, which includes one of the highest per capita income Black communities in the country
  • Corporate sponsorship offers on-site activation, sampling, brand promotion and relationship-building opportunities
  • VIP hospitality provides one of a kind industry-attended and media-worthy celebrations
  • Staff benefits packages for sponsoring organizations offer deep  discounts and promotions for the Festival and related events.
  • Opportunities to invest in education opportunities serving over 10,000 students and young people through PAFF’s StudentFest and Children’s Festival programs
  • Opportunities to partner with socially relevant and community activities

Sponsorship Opportunities:

-Individual screenings or presentations can be sponsored, for example Name of Film in association with …(your company).

-There are opportunities to sponsor a distinct program, which can be named in association with your company, e.g. The Digital Program in association with …(your company) .

-A series of screenings can be named in accordance with your company e.g. …(your company) evenings at the theatre .

Benefits to Sponsors:

There are other benefits, which your company would receive in return for being associated with the Pan African Film & Arts Festival.

-Tickets for screenings, which could be distributed to staff or clients.

-Your logo would appear in the sponsor’s page in the official catalogue and alongside the relevant films.

-Advertising in our festival catalogue can be accommodated. The catalogue is printed in full color and distributed to all guests, patrons, members, press who attend the festival as well as being sent to many organizations around the world.

-There are also opportunities for screen advertising, which can be accommodated at our main venues. This would be very exclusive advertising, as there are no other advertisements shown before screenings during the festival.

-Company logos of our sponsors are displayed prominently during the festival, both in our catalogue and at the venue. Brand recognition is also available through our advertising campaign in national print, on our website and various other fashions during the festival.

-Product sampling can, in most cases, be accommodated at the venues.

-A link to your company website can be set up from the film festival’s website, which receives over hundreds of thousands hits a year.

-On-line competitions and promotions can be run in conjunction with the festival, which would direct patrons to your company’s website and increase exposure of your company to the consumer.

For sponsorship packages that are customized to meet your marketing and community business objectives, contact Asantewa Olatunji, Director of Programming/Development at sponsor@paff.org or call (310) 337-4737.

Whether you become a Title Sponsor, sponsor of a special event or donate in-kind products or services, we have a myriad of opportunities that can be tailored to fit your exact marketing needs.

user_48PAFF Corporate Development Contact

Asantewe Olatunji
sponsor@paff.org
Phone: (310) 337-4737