THE THEGENE GENESISKEL SISKELFILM FILMCENTER CENTER
OF OFTHE THESCHOOL SCHOOLOF OFTHE THEART ARTINSTITUTE INSTITUTEOF OFCHICAGO CHICAGO
2020 2020RENAISSANCE RENAISSANCEAWARD AWARDGALA GALA 2019 GALA 2019
CINEMA CURATED FOR THE CURIOUS Join us as we honor a legendary filmmaker with the
GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER R E N A I S S A N C E AWA R D AT O U R 2 0 2 0 G A L A
Reese Witherspoon
Morgan Freeman
Scarlett Johansson
PAST H O NO RE ES
Ethan Hawke
Gwyneth Paltrow
Join us for a celebratory evening. We invite you to help us achieve our goals of broadening the Film Center’s reach and fostering community engagement. You and your guests will share in an intimate event with a legendary filmmaker who has advanced the art of cinema. We encourage you to take part.
2011 GALA HONORING JAMIE FOXX
SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES RENAISSANCE AWARD SPONSOR $50,000
• VIP placement of two tables for twenty (20) total guests • Presenter with other dignitaries of the Renaissance Award to honoree • Opportunity for two guests to be seated with the honoree at the discretion of the honoree • Opportunity to speak during the award presentation • Onsite recognition as the Renaissance Award sponsor • Premier logo placement on electronic invitation • Full-page acknowledgment in the program book • Name or logo on event materials, GSFC website, and our emails, sent to over 25,000 people • Name or logo in the GSFC Gazette publication for one year, 20K/month distribution • Two VIP memberships to the GSFC • Invitation to select Film Center, School of the Art Institute and Art Institute of Chicago events • Inclusion in the Art Institute of Chicago Annual Report for one year • Included on the step-and-repeat if confirmed by January 1st, 2020
SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SPONSOR $25,000 • • • • • • • • •
Two priority tables for twenty (20) total guests Onsite recognition as an Executive Producer sponsor Premier logo placement on electronic invitation Full-page acknowledgment in the program book Name or logo on event materials, GSFC website, and our emails, sent to over 25,000 people Name or logo in the GSFC Gazette publication for one year, 20K/month distribution Two VIP memberships to the GSFC Invitation to select Film Center, School of the Art Institute and Art Institute of Chicago events Inclusion in the Art Institute of Chicago Annual Report for one year
PRODUCER SPONSOR $10,000 • • • •
One priority table for ten (10) total guests Half-page acknowledgment in the program book Onsite recognition as a Producer sponsor Name or logo on event materials, GSFC website, and our emails, sent to over 25,000 people • Name or logo in the GSFC Gazette publication for one year, 20K/month distribution • Two VIP memberships to the GSFC • Inclusion in the Art Institute of Chicago Annual Report for one year
PAST HONOREES John Favreau Ethan Hawke Scarlett Johansson Mark Ruffalo Morgan Freeman Gwyneth Paltrow Reese Witherspoon Jamie Foxx Robert Downey, Jr. George Lucas
ACT FAST Respond early to secure priority placement for you and your guests at this exclusive event. Seating and exposure will be determined by sponsorship level and date confirmed. Executive Producer and Producer sponsors who RSVP early will be included in the invitation materials in 2020.
GENE GENE SISKEL SISKEL FILM FILM CENTER CENTER BY THE NUMBERS BY THE NUMBERS 127,500 ATTENDANCE IN 2018 127,500 ATTENDANCE IN 2018 2,500 MEMBERS 2,500 MEMBERS 1,700 FILM PRESENTATIONS 1,700 FILM PRESENTATIONS 400 MOVIES 400 MOVIES 200+ GUEST APPEARANCES 200+ GUEST APPEARANCES 36 ON-SITE SCHOOL SCREENINGS 36 ON-SITE SCHOOL SCREENINGS 28 OFF-SITE COMMUNITY SCREENINGS THE MEDIA 28 OFF-SITEINCOMMUNITY SCREENINGS 2 STATE OF THE ART THEATERS 2 STATE OF THE ART THEATERS 1 CULTURAL JEWEL 1 CULTURAL JEWEL
BENEFIT CO-CHAIRS Anita Liskey Roopa Weber CME Group Ariel Investments
PAST PARTICIPATING SPONSORS ABC
Disney
Sage Foundation
ABT Electronics
Edelman
Active Roofing Co., Inc.
Exelon
Sheridan Road Charitable Foundation
Ariel Investments
HBK Engineering, LLC
Sheridan Road Financial Advisors
BakerTilly
InterPark
Southwest
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP
Jack Morton Worldwide
Spotlight Cinema
Maclean-Fogg
Target
Bernstein Global Wealth Management
Marlene Iglitzen and Gene Siskel Charitable Foundation
The Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Foundation
Mayer Brown
The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Mercedes
True Partners Consulting
Mesirow Financial
VSA Partners
BlueCross BlueShield BMO Harris Bank Cinespace Chicago CME Group Colliers International
The Missner Group Nordstrom
ADVISORY BOARD
GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER Ellen Sandor, Chair
Rosanne Levin
Kristin Anderson
Averill Leviton
Jose Cerda III
Anita Liskey
Camille Cook
Margaret MacLean
Judith Cothran
David E. Martin
Michelle Cucchiaro
Ingrida Martinkus
Eda Davidman
Felicia Middlebrooks
Susan Downey
Marcel Munoz
Robert Downey, Jr.
Marisa Murillo
Charles R. Droege
Edward Siskel
Eliot Ephraim
Bolaji Sosan
Melissa Sage Fadim
Roopa Weber
David Hundley
Joshua Yates
Marlene Iglitzen
Jean de St. Aubin, Executive Director
Ellen Kollar Cassandra Kramer
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO Anita K. Sinha, Chair
Denise B. Gardner
Quintin E. Primo III
Melissa V. Behm
Gordon Gill
Dana Rice
Daniel S. Berger
Gail Hodges
Beth K. Rosen
Robert H. Bergman
Genevieve Hovde
Neal Sales-Griffin
Sanford L. Biggers
Holly Hunt
Ellen Sandor
Michelle Boone
Betsy Karp
Richard L. Sandor
Laurence O. Booth
Jay Frederick Krehbiel
Stephanie A. Sick
Charles M. Brennan III
Carol Levy
Shawn Smith
Todd C. Brown
Margaret MacLean
John L. Thomson
Daniel R. Bryant
Cary D. McMillan
Charlotte Tieken
Linda Smith Buonanno
Charles L. Michod Jr.
Joseph R. Trpik Jr.
D.H. Chang
Melissa A. Moore
David J. Vitale
Lester N. Coney
Cherilyn Murer
Kenneth W. Warren
A. Steven Crown
William R. Padnos
Elissa Tenny, President
Robert G. Donnelley
Marian Phelps Pawlick
Karen W. Frank
Charles T. Price
HONOREE ANNOUNCED IN EARLY SPRING
GALA
JUNE 2020 CONTACT US
DEANNA DEMENT MYERS
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AT 312.846.2072 OR DDEMENTMYERS@SAIC.EDU 312.846.2600 | www.siskelfilmcenter.org
2019 GALA HONORING JON FAVREAU