Carmel Film Festival Inc

FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM THE CARMEL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PROVIDES A PLATFORM AND STAGE FOR HUNDREDS OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS AND BRINGS MANY OF THEM TOGETHER FOR A FIVE-DAY COMMUNITY CELEBRATION OF THEIR ARTISTIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS. ALTHOUGH THE FIVE-DAY FESTIVAL IS FOCUSED ON SCREENING INDEPENDENT FILM, THE CARMEL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ALSO INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS DESIGNED TO HELP YOUNG AND UPCOMING FILMMAKERS FURTHER THEIR CAREERS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THESE EDUCATIONAL PANELS IS TWOFOLD: HELP YOUNG FILMMAKERS NAVIGATE AN INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT MEDIA/FILM LANDSCAPE, AND PROVIDE INSIGHT ON HOW TO COLLABORATE EFFECTIVELY TO BRING A PROJECT TO FRUITION. MAKING FILMS IS HARD, AND IT REQUIRES A BROAD SKILL SET TO BE SUCCESSFUL. WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ON SOME OF THOSE SKILLS. WE ESTIMATE THAT WE REACH HUNDREDS OF FILMMAKERS, STUDENTS AND OTHER INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENTS:CELEBRATING WOMEN IN FILM WHILE FEMALE FOCUSED, THE CARMEL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN FILM IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO WOMEN. THE GOAL IS TO HIGHLIGHT CREATIVE WOMEN FROM A VARIETY OF FIELDS, IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE WOMEN CAN HELP EACH OTHER GROW AND SUCCEED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS, AND PROMOTE AND LOBBY FOR GENDER EQUALITY. EVERY YEAR THERE IS A DIFFERENT THEME AND ASSOCIATED SCREENING, BUT ALWAYS WITH THE UNDERLING GOAL OF SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING WOMEN. THIS INCLUDES BRINGING IN ACCOMPLISHED WOMEN TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHT. EXPENSES FOR WOMEN IN FILM:$0REVENUE FOR WOMEN IN FILM:LIVE AUCTION $0.00TABLE SALES $0.00INDIVIDUAL TICKET $0.00RAFFLE $0.00TOTAL =$0.00FELLOWSHIP AND STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM EDUCATION IS AT THE HEART OF THE CARMEL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS AND CREATIVE THINKERS. AND WITH THAT IN MIND THE CARMEL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ORGANIZES PANEL DISCUSSIONS WITH INDUSTRY EXPERTS FROM WRITING TO COMPOSING FOR FILM TO FINANCING FILMS, YOUNG ARTISTS CAN LEARN FROM THE BEST. WORKING WITH CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY, THE CARMEL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ALSO TRAINS AND DEPLOYS STUDENT AMBASSADORS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INTRODUCING FILMS AND MODERATING QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS WITH FILMMAKERS AFTER A SCREENING. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE A LIVELY DISCUSSION, THE STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON THEIR ASSIGNED FILMS AND FILMMAKERS, AND PROJECT CONFIDENCE IN PUBLIC SPEAKING. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN HUGELY SUCCESSFUL AND WE ARE EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS INVOLVED EVERY YEAR. THE CARMEL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ALSO EMPLOYS STUDENT INTERNS TO HELP WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FESTIVAL PROGRAMS. THE GOAL OF THESE PROGRAMS IS TO INTRODUCE YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE INNER WORKINGS OF A COMPLICATED EVENT FROM THE BUSINESS SIDE TO THE CREATIVE, AS WELL AS BOOST CONFIDENCE AND SPEAKING SKILLS AND HONE SKILLS THAT CAN BE USED IN FUTURE CAREERS. THE EXPENSES FOR THE FELLOWSHIP/AMBASSADOR PROGRAMS WAS $.00 THE CARMEL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS A FIVE-DAY FESTIVAL CELEBRATING AND PROMOTING THE ART OF INDEPENDENT FILM: 8,000 ATTENDEES, 130 FILMMAKERS, MORE THAN 100 PARTICIPATING FILMS, FROM AROUND THE WORLD, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL AND STUDENT PROGRAMS. FILM IS AN INCREDIBLY POWERFUL MEDIUM THAT CAN BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR A COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE THAT ULTIMATELY CAN EDUCATE, INSPIRE AND ELEVATE AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY. WE ARE PROUD TO OFFER THAT STAGE TO FILMMAKERS AND OUR COMMUNITY OFFERING AN ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE THAT IS UNIQUE TO THE FESTIVAL. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2008, THE FESTIVAL HAS GROWN FROM FLEDGLING TO FLOURISHING: 10 FILMS SCREENED IN YEAR ONE COMPARED TO 130 SCREENED IN YEAR EIGHT, HUNDREDS OF AUDIENCE PARTICIPANTS TO THOUSANDS, AND FROM A DOZEN ATTENDING FILMMAKERS TO 130. THE NUMBERS IMPROVE EXPONENTIALLY EVERY YEAR. THE CARMEL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS ALSO COMMITTED TO HELPING AND PROMOTING FILMMAKERS. MAKING A FILM IS A DIFFICULT ENDEAVOR THAT REQUIRES SKILL, RESOURCES AND A FAITH THAT IT WILL FIND AN AUDIENCE. HELPING FILMMAKERS DO THAT, NURTURING THAT CREATIVE SPIRIT, IS PART OF THE MISSION OF THE CARMEL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. AND WITH THAT COMMITMENT COMES EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO STUDENTS WHO WILL BE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS. THE COMMUNITY OF CARMEL, CALIFORNIA HAS A RICH ARTISTIC HISTORY, AND WITH A GROWING ECONOMIC AND ARTISTIC IMPACT, THE CARMEL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STRIVES TO BE A LASTING PART OF THAT LEGACY. EXPENSES FOR THE FILM FESTIVAL:STAFF $26,558THEATER AND VENUE RENTAL -$1500CATERING CHARGES $0.00BREAKFAST TALKS $0.00PRINT AND COPYING OF EVENT MAGAZINE $0.00PRINTING CREDENTIALS $0.00PRINTING STEP & REPEATS $0.00CELEBRITY AND FILMMAKERS TRAVEL $0.00REVENUE FROM FILM FESTIVAL:TICKET INCOME $0.00FILM SUBMISSION FEES $0.00WOMEN IN FILM LUNCHEON PREVIOUS MENTIONED ABOVE $0.00BOARD MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS $0.00SPONSORSHIPS $20,000DONATION, INDIVIDUAL, BUSINESS CONTRIBUTIONS $0.00EVENT MAGAZINE AD SALES $0.00FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE $0.00THE FILM FESTIVAL CLOSED EARLY IN 2018 AND WILL NO LONGER BE RUNNING.