be a part of the Reel East Texas family
Sponsorship
On behalf of REEL, we ask you to consider joining our Reel East Texas family this year as a high-level Sponsor to help us make a long-lasting difference in our community and East Texas.
It’s the sixth year of REEL East Texas Film Festival, and Year 7 will be here in no time. We’d love your support. REEL is important to Kilgore and East Texas as this non-profit organization impacts the following areas:
Historic Preservation & Cultural Heritage
- The Texan Theater is the home of the REEL East Texas Film Festival
- Kilgore History & Arts Center or Old Post Office (OPO) is home of the REEL Lounge – a filmmaker favorite
Education & Enrichment
- Summer Film Intensive – 10th grade through graduating seniors; a week-long film workshop where students write, direct, edit, act, and find soundtracks and effects.
- 1-Day Student Film Showcase – High school and college submissions – November 5, 2022
- Texas Film Commission Locations Workshop – November 10, 2022 Provides local property owners knowledge on how to market their home or business to filmmakers.
- 3-Day Film Festival hosts national and international films – November 10-12, 2022
- Awards Ceremony recognizing the winning filmmakers – November 13, 2022
Economic Catalyst
- Encourages filmmakers to produce their next project in Kilgore and in the surrounding areas
- Hosts filmmakers from all over the world
- Organizes the Texas Film Commission “Film Locations Workshop” at the Texan Theater
- Promotes Kilgore’s designation as a Texas Film Friendly City
- Thank you so much for your time and consideration. We look forward to answering any questions about becoming a strategic community partner with REEL and our 2022 REEL East Texas Film Festival.
Mission
To elevate and enrich the lives of East Texans by cultivating a local film and entertainment industry while strategically investing in historic Kilgore assets.
Vision
To be a catalyst for growth of an independent film industry by building on our community’s wildcatter heritage. Through outreach that fuels arts and education, REEL will inspire an audience and create a culture for independent film, while entertaining, enriching and elevating East Texans.
Sponsorship Levels
Executive Producer
$20,000+
- Sponsor’s commercial featured on REEL social media, website and before festival screenings
- Sponsor logo in rotation prior to festival screenings
- Premium Logo Placement on Step and Repeat Banner
- Full page Ad in digital program
- Premiere sponsor for THREE award category presentations
- Yearlong listing on website as REEL sponsor
- 20 All-Access Sponsor Passes to REEL
- Six REEL caps and t-shirts
Director
$10,000 – $19,999
- Sponsor’s commercial featured on REEL social media, website and before festival screenings
- Sponsor logo in rotation prior to festival screenings
- Signature Logo Placement on Step and Repeat Banner
- Full page Ad in digital program
- Premiere sponsor for TWO award category presentations
- Yearlong listing on website as REEL sponsor
- 10 All-Access Sponsor Passes to REEL
- Four REEL caps and t-shirts
Producer
$5,000 – $9,999
- Sponsor’s commercial featured on REEL social media, website and before festival screenings
- Sponsor logo in rotation prior to festival screenings
- Prime Logo Placement on Step and Repeat Banner
- Half page Ad in digital program
- Premiere sponsor for ONE award category presentations
- Yearlong listing on website as REEL sponsor
- 8 All-Access Sponsor Passes to REEL
- Two REEL caps and t-shirts
Screenwriter
$2,500 – $4,999
- Sponsor logo in rotation prior to festival screenings
- Logo Placement on Step and Repeat Banner
- Half page Ad in digital program
- Yearlong listing on website as REEL sponsor
- 6 All-Access Sponsor Passes to REEL
Unit Producer
$1,000 – $2,499
- Sponsor logo in rotation prior to festival screenings
- Quarter page Ad in digital program
- Yearlong listing on website as REEL sponsor
- 4 All-Access Sponsor Passes to REEL
Casting Director
$500 – $999
- Custom Sponsor Spotlight Logo
- Quarter page Ad in digital program
- Yearlong listing on website as REEL sponsor
- Signed festival poster
- 1 All-Access Sponsor Pass to REEL
Key Grip
$250 – $499
- Two All Access Passes