Feature sponsors receive the following: 

• 1/2-page B&W Ad in Festival Program Guide (see NaFF Program Ad Opportunities for complete details) 

• 4 Sponsor Membership (Non Transferable):  includes Festival Laminate and membership in Nashville Film Circle OR 80 film/panel vouchers and 4 laminates with access to VIP Tent, and Opening and Closing Night Parties (only)

 
• Creative opportunity to put your advertisement on the huge HD TV and the big screens inside the theatres!!!  

• Logo on group sponsor sign and Program Guide Sponsor Spread 

• Logo and Link on NaFF website 

 
• Theater Signage - 2'x3' Lobby position

 
• Company items available to put in 500 Gift Bags (Given to Filmmakers, VIPs, Jurors, Sponsors and Festival Pass holders)

NEW!!!! Choice of ONE of the following (quantities are limited):

THE BOX OFFICE SPONSORSHIP 
Be at the heart of all the action where ticket buyers, filmmakers and VIPs make their first stop! Your company's name will be the first impression with our guests. Sponsorship includes visibility throughout the box office.

 
 
VIP TENT SPONSORSHIP 
The hub for filmmakers, VIPs and Receptions where special guests hang out while enjoying food and libations and occasional deals are made.

 

VOLUNTEER LOUNGE SPONSORSHIP  
Check in, job assignments and food breaks all happen in the Volunteer Lounge located in the lobby, Hundreds of Volunteers make this event possible and they are all heroes in our eyes. Sponsor the lounge and you will be a hero, too. Sponsorship includes visibility in the lobby.  

AWARDS CEREMONY & LUNCHEON SPONSORSHIP 
The Awards Ceremony is the culmination of hard work and a week of film screenings as we celebrate the best of the best. Be a part of this prestigious event and celebrate with filmmakers at a luncheon afterwards.

 

OPENING & CLOSING NIGHT GALAS SPONSORSHIPS  
The Opening and Closing Night Film and Party Galas start and end the Festival with a film and special guests.  Party with us after the films as we celebrate with celebrities, VIP guests including filmmakers! 

 

FILM PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP 
Sponsor one of our most popular programs. Sponsorship includes recognition of your company's name in the Official Program Guide, in the sponsored program section. 
 

• SHORTS PROGRAMS - Always a popular section of the festival, featuring up to six programs of the world's best narrative short films (usually 5-7 films per 90 minute program)  Additionally, NaFF programs one program of animation, one experimental film program, and two programs of Tennessee-produced shorts. 

 
• YOUNG FILMMAKERS PROGRAM -  NaFF supports young directors with this competition for filmmakers 18 and under.  On Saturday and Sunday during the Festival, NaFF features a program (approximately 90 minutes) of videos produced by teenagers, suitable for the entire family. 

 
• MUSIC FILMS IN MUSIC CITY - It's only natural: music films in Nashville. This always-anticipated section of the Festival features narratives and documentaries about a wide variety of films about all kinds of music. 
 

• DOCUMENTARIES - With the surging interest in documentaries (as proven at the box office), this is a highly anticipated section that looks at everything from current global and social issues to profiles of unique individuals and artists and everything in between. 

Or choose from any of the options from lower sponsorship categories.