2026

Sponsorship Levels

`Presenting Sponsor — $25,000 and above

  • Name or logo as presenting sponsor on our 2026 21st Anniversary Festival poster
  • Named as single-day sponsor of the Festival (Oct. 8-18)
  • Personalized All-Access Festival Pass for two with reserved seating, including Opening Night
  • Up to 20 complimentary tickets to Opening or Closing Night
  • Up to 12 complimentary tickets to regular screenings for your guests, in advance, upon request
  • Invitations for four to pre- or post-screening receptions with visiting artists, when applicable
  • Prominent acknowledgment as a Presenting Sponsor on an individual page in on-screen credits (seen by all 4,500+ Festival attendees)
  • Your name or logo atop all other sponsors and donors on the CFIC website homepage (over 50,000 unique hits annually) and e-blasts (sent to 6,000 Festival fans every one to two weeks throughout the year)

Executive Producer — $10,000-$24,999

  • Named as single-day sponsor of the Festival (Oct. 8-18)
  • Personalized All-Access Festival Pass for two with reserved seating*
  • 6 additional tickets to Opening Night
  • Invitations for two to all pre- or post-screening receptions with visiting artists, when applicable
  • Up to 8 complimentary tickets to regular screenings for your guests, in advance, upon request*
  • Prominent acknowledgment as an Executive Producer in our on-screen credits (seen by all 4,500+ Festival attendees)
  • Your name or logo first on the scroll on the CFIC website homepage (over 50,000 unique hits annually); and e-blasts (sent to 6,000 Festival fans every one to two weeks throughout the year)

Producer — $7,500 to $9,999

  • A personalized All-Access Festival Pass for two with reserved seating, including Opening Night
  • 4 additional tickets to Opening Night
  • Up to 6 complimentary reserved tickets to regular screenings for your guests, in advance, upon request*
  • Acknowledgment as a Producer in on-screen credits (seen by all 4,500+ Festival attendees); on the CFIC website (over 50,000 unique hits annually); and e-blasts (sent to 6,000 every two weeks throughout the year)

Director — $5,000 to $7,499

  • A personalized All-Access Festival Pass for two with reserved seating, including Opening Night
  • 2 additional complimentary tickets to Opening Night
  • Up to 4 complimentary tickets to regular screenings for your guests, in advance, upon request*
  • Acknowledgment as a Director in on-screen credits (seen by all 4,500+ Festival attendees), on the CFIC website (over 50,000 unique hits annually), and e-blasts (sent to 6,000 every two weeks throughout the year)

Leading Actor — $2,500 to $4,999

  • A personalized All-Access Festival Pass for two with reserved seating, including Opening Night*
  • 2 complimentary tickets to a regular screening for your guests, in advance, upon request
  • Acknowledgment as a Leading Actor in on-screen credits (seen by all 4,500+ Festival attendees), on the CFIC website (over 50,000 unique hits annually), and e-blasts (sent to 6,000 every two weeks throughout the year)

Supporting Cast  –  $1,000 to $2,499

  • 2 reserved tickets to Opening Night
  • Acknowledgment as Supporting Cast in on-screen credits (seen by all 4,500+ Festival attendees), on the CFIC website (over 50,000 unique hits annually), and e-blasts (sent to 6,000 every two weeks throughout the year)

Crew –  $500 to $999

  • Acknowledgment as Crew in on-screen credits (seen by all 4,500+ Festival attendees), on the CFIC website (over 50,000 unique hits annually), and e-blasts (sent to 6,000 every two weeks throughout the year) 

Fan –  $180 to $499

  • Acknowledgment as a Fan in on-screen credits (seen by all 4,500+ Festival attendees), on the CFIC website (over 50,000 unique hits annually), and e-blasts (sent to 6,000 every two weeks throughout the year)

After you’ve perused the levels below, please contact CFIC Executive Director Cindy Stern at 847.687.2126 or send an email.