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AT A GLANCE

14 years of FFF

6 days

More than 200 new released films

20 industry guests

30 workshops on new technologies

and animation

3 locations

2 screening theatres from 10.00 am to

01.00 am

4 art exhibitions

10 city pubs and clubs participating to

FFF-OFF

OUR AUDIENCE

30.000 admissions

60% males

40% females

Attentive audience – culturally

sensitive

MIssIONFFF sets out to disseminate, discover and promote Animation and New Technologies applied to cinema, videogames, television and the new media. Major goal is allowing the audience to get acquainted with different production models coming from different cultures and nationalities.FFF offers meetings, screenings and workshops aimed at young attendees, for the creative and competitive development of new generations.FFF is organised by the Associazione Amici del Future Film Festival, a non-profit cultural association.

trademark for co-branding

activities

— receive complimentary entrance

tickets to screenings and

professional meets linked to the

festival, with the possibility of

extending the invitation to your

business referral network

— confront and relate to

institutions, partners and

reputed realities of animation,

computer graphics, cartoons,

web and 3D

— take profit of the media

coverage of the event

— be present on-line both on the

FFF website and blog for a year

— foster partnerships and activities

created ad hoc on social

networks

— join a young and dynamic

organization capable of

understanding at best both

needs and requirements of your

brand/product

A pARTICULAR AND ORIGINAL OppORTUNITy

By sponsoring FFF you will:

— communicate originally

— associate your brand to an

authoritative and innovative

international festival taking

place in the lively and dynamic

city of Bologna

— acquire a new customer base

— present your company/institution

and your products/activities

binding them to a culturally

inspiring and appealing, crowd-

pulling experience

— use the Future Film Festival

Our audience at Teatro Duse

FUTURE FILM FEsTIVAL

The Future Film Festival was

founded in 1999 in Bologna. First

and only Italian event devoted

to animation and to new ICT

production of moving images, it

has become the most important

meet of the sector. Unique in

the domestic landscape, the

Festival has grown year after

year, with more than 30.000

admissions in the last editions of

the six-day event. FFF has grown

in terms of size and quality of the

featured program, of number

of participating selected works

coming from all over the world, of

media coverage, of sponsorships,

budgets, financing and patronage

of important institutions, amongst

which the Ministry for Culture

and Heritage, the Region of

Emilia-Romagna, the Province

of Bologna, the Municipality

of Bologna, the University of

Bologna, the Cineteca of Bologna

and the Emilia-Romagna Film

Commission.

Some of our Previews: Chronicle

by Josh Trank, Fear and Loathing

in Las Vegas by Terry Gilliam, the

trilogy of the Lord of the Rings

saga by Peter Jackson, Le Fabuleux

destin d’Amélie Poulain by Jean-

Perre Jeunet, Arthur et les Minimoys

by Luc Besson, The Curious Case of

Benjamin Button by David Fincher,

Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki,

Sleepy Hollow by Tim Burton,

Wallace&Gromit – The Curse of the

Were-Rabbit by Steve Box and Nick

Park, Aeon Flux by Karyn Kusama,

Pirates! Band of Mistfists by Peter

Lord.

Workshops with some amongst

the most renown film directors,

character designers, visual effect

supervisors of Pixar Animation

Studios, DreamWorks Animation,

Weta Digital, Industrial Light +

Magic, PDI, MadHouse, Toei.

FFF is also Game, Web, Kids and

social network.

Videogames, web and social

networks are present at the Festival

with workshops, panels, game

sessions, dedicated events. Kids

are main protagonists of a whole

section of the Festival: Future Film

Kids, a section devoted to children

with spaces, screenings and labs

specifically designed for them.

Media Coverage

The 2012 edition tallied up to more

than 200 accredited domestic

and international journalists; more

than 250 articles and contributions

published by the most important

Italian dailies and magazines

and TV coverage such as: TG2,

TG3, Raisat, Rai 5, Rai Uno, La7, La

Re Enzo Palace, HQ of the Future Village

Repubblica, Il Manifesto, XL, Radio

Tre, Il Sole 24 Ore, La Gazzetta

dello Sport, Il Resto del Carlino, La

Stampa, Alias, L’Espresso, Leggo,

City and many others.

The Web

The website www.futurefilmfestival.

org totalled more than 58.000

unique visitors and 89.700 pages

viewed in 2011. February and

March 2012 traffic counted 30.000

unique visitors. Contacts from

more than 15 different countries

(per hit ranking: Italy, Usa, Japan,

Great Britain, France, Germany,

Spain, Brazil, Turkey, Argentina).

Newsletter subscriptions: 6.300.

Location

FFF has been held in Bologna

for 14 years. Geographically,

Bologna is located in Italy’s heart,

a couple of hours away from

Rome and Milan. Crossroads of

important trade exchange and

venue of major cultural events (eg:

Children’s Books Fair, Arte Fiera,

Motorshow). This city presents a

high number of students, densely

populated with Faculties and

vocational centres. Bologna is

under constant and ever-growing

evolution, breeding ground of

many professionals working in

music, graphics and animation.

supporters and sponsors of the

2012 Edition

The 2012 edition (from March 27th

to April 1st) was supported by the

funding of major institutions such

as: Region of Emilia-Romagna,

Province of Bologna, Municipality

of Bologna, Salaborsa Library,

Cineteca of Bologna, Fondazione

del Monte, CNA Emilia-Romagna.

Sponsors of the previous edition

were: Alce Nero – Mielizia, Aperol,

Coop Adriatica, Lega Coop.

Technical partners:

Confcommercio Bologna,

Kubedesign, Passarini Arredamenti,

Ser Data, Smartbox and Sofa Soft.

partner Institutions of the 2012

Edition

Ministry for Culture and Heritage,

National Institute for Foreign

Trade, Region of Emilia-Romagna,

Municipality of Bologna, Province

of Bologna, Fondazione del Monte,

Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio

of Bologna, Japanese Institute for

Culture, Alma Mater Studiorum,

Cineteca of Bologna, CNA Emilia-

Romagna, Brazil Embassy.

Cultural partners

Accademy for Fine Arts, Bologna,

IED Rome, Musei Civici d’Arte

Antica, Scuola Internazionale

di Comics, Asianworld.it, IDN,

Bottega Finzioni, MAMbo,

Flashfumetto.it, Guglielmo

Marconi Foundation, 100 Authors.

Media partners

Latte e Miele, La Repubblica – XL,

Ciak, Coming Soon, CineCittà

News, Città del Capo – Radio

Metropolitana, Busta, Bimbibo,

Altratv, Codec TV.

Major FFF sponsors from its

origins to date:

Acantho, Algida, Alce Nero, Acqua

S. Pellegrino, Aquolina, Aperol,

Autodesk, Apple, Atari, Barco,

Bayer, Biopoint, British Airways,

Caffè Pascucci, Canon, Coca Cola,

Coop Adriatica, FedEx, Felsineo,

Groupama, Gruppo Coltiva,

Imation, Jimmy, Lancia, Lufthansa,

Lycos, McDonald’s, Passarini

Arredamenti, Mel Bookstore,

Microsoft Xbox, Mondadori

Multicenter, NewTek, Nvidia,

Panasonic, Pernigotti, PNY, Sony

Playstation, Swatch, Unipol, Vini

Pasqua, Vodafone and more than

40 local advertisers.

Lancia: Main Sponsor

LEsLIE IWERksdirector

LUC BEssONdirector

IkUE MORImusic artist

BRUCE sTERLINGwriter

ChRIs WEDGEblue sky studios

QUINOcartoonist

BRUNO BOzzETTOcartoonist

DOUG sWEETLANDpixar

MATT AITkENthe lord of the rings

JOE LETTERIavatar

ELIOmusic artist

pETER LORDpirates! band of mistfists

JOshUA hOLLANDERpixar

MERLIN CROssINGhAMwallace & gromit

GENNDy TARTAkOVskycartoon network

JANNIk hAsTRUpsamson og sally

CARLOs GTANGELthe corpse bride

BILL LAsWELLmusic artist

MAIA kAysERindustrial light + magic

MAsAhIRO ANDOsword of the stranger

MAURIzIO NICChETTIcartoonist

MORDILLOcartoonist

DAVID spROxTONaardman animation studios

OsVALDO CAVANDOLIcartoonist

AUDIENCE AND TARGET

FFF is attended by a high number

of viewers interested in art and

visual communication.

Amongst them, cartoonists,

graphic designers and web

designers; numerous videomakers;

little, young and adult enthusiasts

of animation and special effects.

Quite large is the number of neo-

professionals and, generally, of

technology fans. The audience is

responsive, open, communicative,

competent, inventive, demanding,

lively, trendy, versatile.

FFF Audience Interests:

Videogames, Comic strips,

Role Play, Animation/Cinema,

Technology, Television, Computers,

Graphics/Design, Fashion/Trends,

Asian Culture.

Age Up to 25 years old 36% 26-30 years old 31% over 31 33%

Place of origin Bologna 47% Emilia-Romagna 11% Northern Italy 29% Southern Italy 10% Foreign 3%

Education Elementary School 11% Middle School 22% High School 45% University 29%

Gender Male 60% Female 40%

Employment Employed 71% Students 24% Unemployed 6%

Waiting lines, cinema theatres, professional meets

spONsORING

sponsoring the 15th FFF Edition:

an opportunity for companies

The Associazione Amici del Future

Film Festival offers a service of

communication and marketing to

enterprises wishing to become FFF

partners.

On the basis of acquired

experience, FFF invites companies

to meet up and design a

customized joint project of mutual

requirements and needs aiming

at positioning, communication,

economics and positive return on

brand image.

List of promotional spaces and

Visibility Actions

Based on the chosen sponsorship

level, the companies will benefit

from a bespoke marketing and

communication package to be

developed as per the below-listed

opportunities:

1_ Personalised booth in one

of the Festival locations (whilst

specifying the Festival is by no

means an exhibition centre,

spaces of about 12 sq m can be

made available). The booth may

be equipped with a plasma TV

set, ICT hardware and a desk

for reception, secretarial and

gadget distribution work. In fact,

the booth allows the following

activities:

— distribution of promotional

material (company sampling

of various merchandising

materials)Technical sponsor

— distribution of institutional

communication material

(brand/product brochures)

— designing a project

(competition/game) to be

defined and carried out – if

desired - in cooperation with FFF

— sale of products

2_ Sponsoring companies may

use the following promotional

channels and advantages:

— award in the name of the

company/brand to the winner of

an FFF competition section

— acknowledgement of the

company in the FFF newsletter

mailed to our contacts around

the world (about 6,300 in April

2012)

— organization of panels open

to the press, the audience or

operators devoted to a specific

corporate subject-matter, within

the framework of the official

program of the event

— naming of a cinema theatre.

Customisation is possible with:

banners at the entrance, seat

covers, banners in the cinema

theatre

— screening of company video

(max 30”)

— scheduling of special corporate

The Panasonic 3D full hd space

contents in the official program

of the Festival (in case of satellite

channels, etc)

— theme-oriented exhibitions

— organization of business

receptions

— determination, management

and organization of workshops

of particular interest for the

company

3_ Visibility of the company logo

on:

— pocket program guide, page

ads available (circulation 30.000

copies)

— catalogue (acknowledgements

in the pages dedicated to

sponsor logos), full or double

page advertisements available

(circulation 6.000 copies)

— 33x50 cm playbills. (5.000

copies)

— 11x11 cm postcards. (20.000

copies)

— Future Film Festival trailer

— external banner on the Re Enzo

Palace

— Future Film Festival website

— advertisement banner

on Festival website www.

futurefilmfestival.org and relative

link to company website for 6-12

months

— invitations to the opening,

invitations to closing party

— tickets, T-shirts and passes

— festival bag

— mounting material of the

Village, where FFF events and

conferences take place (internal

and external spaces)

— photo call

— “Future Film Festival hotspots”

map, specifically published for

the festival (30.000 copies)

— complimentary entrance tickets

for a movie screening FFF 2008

— Partner accreditations, valid for

all initiatives, giving access to all

screenings

— insertion of agreed-upon

promotional material and

sponsor press releases in the

press kit;

— promotional material

distribution at the entrance of

the different Festival venues

— sponsor recognition and

acknowledgement in press

releases and in festival opening

and closing press conferences

— FFF press office support to the

sponsor for press releases and

news launching

— selection and mailing of press

coverage

— product exclusivity

Advertising

Be an advertiser of the 15th Future

Film Festival!

Link your image to the most

important Italian event devoted to

animation and new technologies

applied to moving pictures.

The FFF Association offers a

communication service to

Lorax in the square

companies wanting to become

FFF advertisers. Specifically, FFF

prepares a package of possibilities

that will deliver complete

corporate and/or business

communication with the Festival’s

promotional material.

The following communication

strategies are offered to all

companies and/or businesses

associating their image to the

Future Film Festival:

— advertisement page in the

catalogue

— advertisement page in the

pocket program guide

— graphic visibility on the Bologna

map with the “Future Film

Festival Hotspots” expressly

published for the event

— corporate and/or business

promotional material may be

left at Festival locations

— promotional material and/or

merchandising products may be

placed in the FFF bag

— advertising banners on the FFF

website

— logo on the Festival bag

— logo on accreditation passes

— logo on any Festival

merchandising product (t-shirts,

sweat-shirts, caps, USB pen

drives, etc)

Print

— 6.000 catalogues

— 30.000 pocket program guides

— 30.000 maps “Future Film

Festival Hotspots”

— 1.000 posters

— 5.000 playbills

— 20.000 postcards

— 1.000 invitation flyers

— 3000 FFF party flyers

— 1.500 FFF bags

media & on-screen

— 35mm trailer with dedicated

sponsor slate screened at

festival before every program

— Strong PR campaign devoted

to local and domestic media

offering high exposure of the

Festival and its partners

— Numerous articles and

contributions published in

the major national daily

newspapers and on weekly and

monthly magazines

— TV coverage in the most

important Italian news

on-line & viral

— weekly newsletter mailings

— possibility of viewing trailers and

in-depth film fact cards

— FFF on-line:

FFF ON-LINE

www.futurefilmfestival.org

our content rich website

www.facebook.com/futurefilmfest

join thousands of our friends

@futurefilmfest

Follow us on Twitter

www.vimeo.com/futurefilmfest

www.youtube.com/user/futurefilmfest

Watch interviews to FFF Guests

and FFF Trailers

FFKids labs sponsored by Alce Nero

hera space in 2008

lancia touchscreen in 2009

palumbo, moleskine and fff 2011: the cartoonists’ scrapbook auction for japan

panasonic 3d full hd space in 2010

the microsoft xbox360 stations in 2007

hera light path in 2010

the algida mascot at the kids space

china b2b stand by sofa soft, 2011

groupama booth at the fff 2011

the nvidia/pny stations in 2010

aperol spritz bar at fff 2012 styling by biopoint in 2009

CONTACTs:

Associazione Amici del

Future Film Festival

Via Pietralata, 65/2 – 40122

Bologna – Italy

Secretariat: +39 051 2960664

Fund Raising:

Paolo Pellicano

Tel: +39 051 2967581

Fax: +39 051 6567133

fundraising@futurefilmfestival.org

www.futurefilmfestival.org

graphic-design: jeanclaudecapello.comphotography: Alessando Ruggeri, Adriana Tuzzo

Kids Lab held at the Coop bookshops during FFF 2010