Sponsorships for the 2006 festival are now available.
Contact us now to find out how you can participate!

Contact:
Robin McGehee
Development Director
Fresno Reel Pride
PO Box 4647
Fresno, CA 93744

phone: 559.287.9670
fax: 866.326.6239
email:

2006 Sponsorship Opportunities

From our simple beginnings in a classroom on the California State University Fresno campus, Reel Pride has grown into a world-class film festival. Over the last six years, our attendance has skyrocketed to over 15,000 attendees, making Fresno Reel Pride the largest and most popular LGBT event in the Central Valley.

This year's Reel Pride film festival will span five days and will include over forty feature, documentary and short films in addition to our signature parties, special events, and appearances by filmmakers and actors.

We are proud to call the historic art deco Tower Theatre home, with a second venue for additional screenings. Our seventeenth festival promises to be the biggest and best yet!

Research shows that gay and lesbian customers value advertisers who speak directly to them.

Gay customers are 87% more likely to buy brands that advertise to them directly. (Simmons)

63% of gay customers said they are willing to pay more for products from companies that are "gay and lesbian friendly." (Greenfield Online)

A Reel Pride sponsorship reaches customers with higher than average household incomes, customers with more discretionary income to spend on your products and services.

According to PlanetOut.com, the average middle-class family spends over one million dollars to raise a child through age 22. Some gay people have kids. Most don't.
Where are they spending that money?
On your products and services.

Fresno Reel Pride festival attendance has
increased nearly 800% since 1999!

Looking forward to the 2006 festival...

Last year Reel Pride expanded to offer a second space venue at the Starline, providing a more intimate film experience. The Second Space program at the Starline features niche and foreign-language films, as well as documentaries, a script reading, and panel discussions. We project this year's attendance levels will be higher than ever. Dont miss your opportunity to grow with us!

www.reelpride.com

Our website is yet another place for sponsors to gain exposure. During last year's festival reelpride.com received nearly 51,000 unique visits, with over 400,000 hits.

Key Audience Demographics

22% Household income $50,000 - $75,000
25% Household income over $75,000

2005 Presenting Sponsors

The AAA $500 gift of travel was awarded to Michelle Lopes.