Sponsorship 2007

Celebrating it’s 9th birthday, the Hawaii Ocean Film Festival is one of the most celebrated film events of the
year.  The Festival is dedicated to supporting the art of film by encouraging new film makers to learn by
focusing on the topics that they feel strongly about. This year the event kicks off July 28th at an exclusive
beach front venue on Hanalei Bay.

With a projected audience of primarily local teens and young adults, the peak of tourist season delivers your
message far beyond our shores, to the people who wished they lived here. This year, we have again been
sponsored by repeat customers. So don't just take our word for it, Surf industry, Jewelry, fashion, food, and
photography return every year. Major sponsors even include shopping centers !

FESTIVAL MISSION
Our focus is on premiering new independent films, showcasing film-makers from around the world
and networking new filmmakers to see the world beyond the computer screen.

We focus our sponsorship invitations on products and services that resonate with our audience.
You were not contacted because your name appeared on some mailing list,
we contacted you because your product is what our target audience cares about.

BRAND RECOGNITION
If your mission is building business in the sports, entertainment, environmental & fashion industry see if sponsorship will
work for you
KEY SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS
- Sponsor Expo area at main Festival venue.
- Exclusive to the sponsors industry.
- Prominent acknowledgement in all media,
press releases, promotions, advertisements
(print, radio, Internet, TV/cable, web
- Sponsor logo on the official festival web site  
with a hyperlink provided to sponsors site for a
full year.
- Full page ad placement for sponsor
in the Festival program.
- VIP access festival passes. Entry to celebrity /
filmmaker interview areas, screenings, Awards
Gala
- screening tickets to use as giveaways
- Sponsor banner display at all venues.
- Sponsor to present an Award at Awards Party.
- Co-branded TV commercials
- Sponsor commercials or slide aired before film
screenings.
Commercials provided by sponsor.

SPONSOR VISIBILITY
• Print Media: Festival program, posters,
postcards, print ads, invites
• Film Media: Pre-screening trailer, DVD
promotional loop, On-screen tribute :30 promo
• Merchandising: The Festival Bag, Lanyards,
Festival Merchandise
• Street Team: Festival Street Team to distribute
co-branded promo materials prior and during
Festival
• TV commercial to promote Sponsor Logo and
air on cable networks

SPONSOR PRESENCE - ACCESS AND
ACTIVITIES
Be where your brand should be, bring your
clients or treat your key employees
* Festival Passes and Gala After-parties
* Hospitality / Filmmaker's Lounge
* Happy Hour
* Seminars
* Screenings
* Premieres

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
in an effort to be as inclusive as possible,
community participation begins at $100.

Dare to compare......HOFF....Malibu Film Fest
Title Sponsor -           $10,000        $100,000
Presenting Sponsor - $5,000            $50,000
Leading Sponsor -     $4,000            $40,000
Major Sponsor -         $2,500            $25,000
Awards Night              $2,500            $25,000
Official Product  -       $1,500            $10,000
Supporting Sponsor   $1,500            $15,000
Contributing Sponsor $1,000            $10,000
Community Sponsor  
 $100                 $1,000

SPONSOR ACTIVATION
* Co-created promotion and merchandising
opportunities with Festival Partners
* Packaging incentives with Festival access  
(tickets / passes)
* Product sampling, giveaways
* interactive exhibits and demonstrations

We will create a benefits package to match your
cash or in-kind contribution. Or a combination of
paid and in-kind sponsorship contributions.
These benefits are based on the corresponding
sponsorship levels.

IN-KIND SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
In-kind contributions meet product or service
needs of the Festival.
* Hospitality Partner
Hotels, Restaurants, Guest Services, Airfare,
Rental Cars
* Media Partners
Print, Radio, TV, Web sites, Web cast
* Production Partner
Film, Event or Production Services, Venues,
Printers, Graphic Arts
Measured Media Sponsorship is assessed as a
full face value  media buy

MEDIA COVERAGE
Hawaii Magazine, Haleakala Times, Honolulu Advertiser,
Star Bulletin, Garden Island Newspaper,  101 Things to
Do in Hawaii, Herald, and other media sources carry the
co-branded advertising, editorial and classified
promotions.

2006 Media Impressions Report available on request.
Because our festival is so unique, we receive a lot of
editorial coverage. Although there is no set value on
editorial, media industry values it at 3x the cost of
advertising on the same space.

FESTIVAL ATTENDANCE
80%
Local Resident
18% visitor
2% unknown

Age

5%    
12 years & under
27%  13 - 20
65%  21- 40
3%  over 40

Can any of the other events say that 100%
of the viewers are OCEAN enthusiests?
NEWS FLASH !
2007 Festival Highlights and interviews on
"Hawaii Reel Stories "
Oceanic Time Warner Cable Channel 16

15 BROADCASTS SCHEDULED FOR 2008

VOD on Channel 15 Coming Soon
Content
% of Media &
entertainment
executives
expecting
growth
Short form video
53%
Video games
13 %
Full length feature Films
11%
Music
11%
Consumer Publishing
Business Publishing
9 %
4 %
Source: Accenture, April 2007

Gavin Mann, digital media lead for Accenture's
Media & Entertainment practice, said "This is just the
beginning... where the media content environment
grows more fractious and the user gains more
control and power... The key to (traditional,
established content providers) success will be
identifying new forms of content that can
complement their traditional strengths."

According to the study:
68% of the respondents said they believe that within
three years their businesses will be making money
on user-generated content

62% said they believe their companies will make
money through advertising and sponsorships of
social media

21% anticipate improved profits from subscriptions

18% expect profits from pay-per-play offerings

24% of respondents said they do not yet know how
their businesses will profit from user-generated
content.
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FESTIVAL FACTS

In 2004 we presented 17 films for 14 hours of
programing. 30% of our films were made by women,
and we were proud to share stories by Native
Hawaiians, Native Americans, and the indigenous
people of Canada. This was the first year that we
accepted student films into the festival.

In 2005 our winning student feature length film came
from the Island of Niue in the South Pacific. Our
short film featured the work of a young filmmaker
who has now gone on to produce his own feature
length film.

We were happy to Support the organizations that
support the environment. The Snorkel Bob
Foundation, SurfAid International, and the Harvard
School of Medicine.

In 2006 we offered the Surfrider Foundation free
demonstration space to build up membership of the
newly formed Kauai Chapter. Our winning student
short was an animated film made by an elementary
student. We were proud to feature x amount of films
made by young adults

About our film makers - where are they now ?
We are proud that our film makers are affecting
change in the environment and progressing in their
Careers as film makers:
2004 Filmmaker Ziggy Livnat's film "Learning to Sea"
found international distribution and got a great deal
of assistance with the soundtrack from Martin Sheen

We were able to play Ziggy's short film on preserving
the coral reef at the 2006 festival, which can now be
seen on inter-island flights, sponsored in part by the
Snorkel Bob Foundation.

2004's "Navigating Change," on the Northwest
Hawaiian Islands may have been instrumental in the
formation of the new national monument.

Kai Makana, who oversaw the production of the
2005 feature length student film "E walu o Ke Kai," to
cherish the seven seas, went on to produce it's own
feature length film, which made the rounds in last
years festival circuit.

"Kahea Loko," call of the pond, now has the film and
curriculum circulated statewide.

Elizabeth Pepin and Sally Lundburg submitted a
sneak preview of their film "One Winter Story," in
2005. That film is now on the festival circuit.
100 days of promotion has begun,
and continues after the closing night... we will
provide the special promotions and events info
here soon.

SPECIAL EVENTS
High profile, Events present options for aligning
company branding. Select (or co-create) a
unique event to compliment and extend your
branding needs.
- Opening Night Film:
- Red Sand Premieres:
- Film Seminars:
- Closing Night Festival:
- Awards Party:
The HOFF events & pavilion provides sponsors
with a home base for exhibits, sampling,
contests, and to connect with the audience at the
events. But unlike other festivals that end after
closing night, our promotional activities end after
the following weekend. See the schedule below
to find an audience right for you.

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Other Hawaii Ocean Film Festival Activities
On the ofilmfest.com website home page, we
show a letter about the educational project we
began last year.

We are also Participating in the development of a
college level Production Course in conjunction
with the Office of Continuing Education and a
group of educators from our local college.
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Media Content Growth Potential %   
of respondents)
(Q1 2007,