CONCORDIA FILM FESTIVAL
Role: Sponsorship Coordinator
Timeline: 2019-2020
Method: Film Festival and Livestream
Location: Montreal, Canada
The Concordia Film Festival is the largest and oldest student-run, non-profit festival in North America.
Running in collaboration with Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University, through screenings and events, the CFF is able to display the works produced by the diverse range of filmmakers from around the world.
MY EXPERIENCE
I lead the fundraising by acquiring award prizes, in-kind donations, and financial donations for the 47th edition of the CFF. Sponsors included: Final Draft, TV Paint, DragonFrame and Festival du nouveau cinéma.
OUR STORY
Concordia students reinvent their international film festival online:
“Like almost every cultural event set to take place in the last few months, the Concordia Film Festival (CFF) had to cancel its 47th edition in May due to COVID-19 physical-distancing measures. The CFF, however, was able to reinvent itself online soon after. On June 21 and 22, the entirely student-led event streamed all of its films online via the platform Twitch. It featured student films from Concordia’s Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, as well as from various universities worldwide.”
— Concordia University
“An Un-Interrupted View of the Sea” by Mika Yatsuhashi won the Best Live-Action Film Award from Concordia’s Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema screenings.
Still from “A man sneezes and dies” by Charles Parisé. Screened at the 47th edition of the Concordia Film Festival.