MAVERICK AWARDS DINNER & CEREMONY
SPONSORSHIP
AMOUNT: $50,000
Ever since its inception the Woodstock Film Festival has been presenting the Maverick Awards as its most anticipated and prestigious evening. This is where established and emerging filmmakers and actors are recognized and celebrated by their peers and high-profile members of the film industry, and where voting members of the Academy mingle with independent filmmakers.
Sponsor the 2024 Maverick Awards Dinner & Ceremony at SPAF (Saugerties Performing Art Factory) on Saturday October 19th 2024.
An exclusive Pre-Awards Dinner for 70-90 VIPs, including all honorees and presenters, is held annually just before the Awards Ceremony.
“I’ve been very fortunate and lucky... I have an Oscar, I have an Emmy, I have a couple of Sundance things and I pushed them over and I put that [Woodstock Film Festival] Maverick Award right in the middle!”
- Leon Gast, Academy Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker, When We Were Kings
PAST HONOREES INCLUDE:
Awkwafina
Ethan Hawke
Julie Taymor
Keanu Reeves
Tim Robbins
Woody Harrelson
Mark Ruffalo
Tim Blake Nelson
Kevin Smith
Richard Linklater
Bill Pullman
Atom Egoyan
Guy Maddin
Peter Bogdanovich
Mira Nair
Jonathan Demme
Darren Aronofsky
Mark Duplass
Ellen Barkin
Bruce Beresford
Steve Buscemi
And many more...
SOME OF OUR MAVERICK AWARDS CATEGORIES INCLUDE:
• Honorary Maverick Award
• Honorary Trailblazer Award
• Honorary Fiercely Independent Award
• Honorary Transcendent Award
• Lifetime Achievement Award
• Excellence in Acting Award
• Gigantic Pictures Best Feature Narrative Award
• Leon Gast Award for Best Feature Documentary
• Haskell Wexler Award For Best Cinematography
• NYWIFT Award for Best Female Director, Narrative & Documentary
• World of Ha Changemaker Award
• Editing Award for Narrative & Documentary Feature
• Gray Schwartz Ultra Indie Award
• Best Student Short Award
• Best Short Documentary Award
• Best Short Narrative Award
• Best Animation Award
“It
was a very inspiring night. All the independent spirit that was here touched me and inspired me. So thank
you, Woodstock, for that, and I go home with some new energy.”
– Darren Aronofsky, Honorary Maverick Award recipient
As the Exclusive Maverick Awards Dinner & Ceremony Sponsor you become a PLATINUM sponsor:
FESTIVAL ACCESS AND RECOGNITION
• 10 Full Festival Passes for Total Immersion
• 10 VIP Invitations to Exclusive Year-Round Events
• 20 VIP Seats at the Prestigious Maverick Awards
• Dedicated Seating at VIP Events for Elevated Networking
• Exclusive Opportunities with A-List Celebrities for Unforgettable Experiences
BRAND VISIBILITY AND ENGAGEMENT
• Business Ad Before Each Screening for Maximum Visibility
• Logo & Link on Website for Prime Online Presence
• Logo on 2024 Trailer & Festival Webpages for Global Recognition
• Two FULL Page Ads in Commemorative Program for Premium Brand Exposure
• Logo on Banners & Step & Repeats for High-Profile Visibility
• Logo on Staff Shirts for Constant Brand Exposure
• Logo in Press Releases for Extensive Reach
• Social Media Exposure on Major Platforms
Audience Overview and social media reach
10,000+ Audience Attendance
28,000+ Monthly Website Visits
327,000+ Facebook & Instagram Reach
23,000+ Newsletter Subscribers
Build Your Creative Legacy as a Partner of the Woodstock Film Festival 25th Anniversary and become the exclusive sponsor of the 2024 Maverick Awards!
Saturday OCT. 19th, 2024
Founded in 2000 in Woodstock, NY, the oldest colony of the arts in the US, the Woodstock Film Festival (WFF) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that nurtures and supports emerging and established filmmakers, sharing their creative voices through an annual festival and year-round programming to promote culture, diversity, community, educational opportunities and economic growth.
WFF provides innovative mentoring and inspired educational programs benefitting filmmakers, students and diverse audiences, while serving as a powerful cultural and economic engine for New York’s Hudson Valley and beyond. Such efforts have consistently resulted in the festival being hailed as one of the top regional film festivals worldwide.
For additional information about sponsorship opportunities, private contributions, foundation support, and stock donation, please email us at: sponsor@woodstockfilmfestival.org
Follow us on social media:
