The Filmmaker Incentive Program
In an effort to aid Official Selections of the FirstGlance Film Festivals to market and promote their projects FirstGlance started the Filmmaker Incentive Program. Allowing independent filmmakers, who normally might not have the budget to advertise their project the opportunity to take advantage of the advertising power of the festival.
PROMOTE YOUR FILM WITH A TRAILER
All Official Selections can take part, FREE of charge in our trailer network which has been viewed over 3 million times last year on several streaming partners including MySpace, Youtube, Openfilm. Metacafe, and Break, just to name a few.
Upload your trailer through www.yousendit.com
Trailer should be Quicktime High Res, under 5 minutes under 100mb send to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Link your MySpace, Facebook and Twitter page to ours and get tons of free promotions with our weekly emails and bulletins.
Add FirstGlance Film Fests Facebook Group to your profile and spread the word.
Download our IPhone App as FirstGlance Film Fests goes mobile.
Advertising and Promoting your Official Selection
We offer a limited number of homepage slides to promote your project. Only 8 slides are available so get your request in NOW!
With over 1.5 million visitors last year and a large concentration of visitors during the festival cycle, your project will get great exposure on our home page.
Slides will go up one month prior to the event.
OS PACKAGE
$150.00 - Slide on our homepage with link to your website, trailer or schedule page.
2 All Access Passes
ENHANCED PACKAGE
$250.00- Slide on our homepage and one week of facebook, google and/or youtube promotions of your trailer or film, we will also periodically during the cycle promote your trailer, website etc on Twitter and Facebook groups- 2 All Access Passes, Festival Gear.
Slide Specification: 950w x 460h 300dpi RGB jpg format
ONLINE AND THEATRICAL DISTRIBUTION
We look forward to helping you promote your film at the FirstGlance Film Fest…and don’t forget we offer all short subject films the opportunity to get in on our revenue share digital distribution platform and offering our feature films the opportunity for a RED CARPET PREMIERE and theatrical run in Las Vegas. These are both non-exclusive revenue sharing contracts, and you keep all rights to your film.
POSTCARDS, POSTERS, TEES and MORE
We have a deal with a great printer in Van Nuys California area that prints posters, postcards and any other promotional item you may need at wholesale prices. They are reliable with a quick turnaround, whether you need 1 or 1000 units. You can pickup or they can deliver it via USPS, UPS or FEDEX. Pioneer Imaging 16120 Sherman Way Van Nuys, California, 91406
(818) 947-0800 Tell them FirstGlance sent you for a discount www.pioneerimaging.net
Press Releases
Send out press releases by logging on to our site and click on our press links page to find many of the local Philadelphia media websites where you can post into calendars and news sites.
AWARD PLAQUES
Each Official Selection screened at the festival is awarded a uniquely created plaque presented at the end of each screening program. If you would like to order additional plaques, please let us know after the event. Each plaque costs $50.00 plus shipping and handling.
We will announce the awards during the festival.
