HOW TO SUPPORT
Thank you for your interest in supporting our organization!
BECOME A SPONSOR
It truly does “take a village” to produce such a major event year after year and your support makes possible our continued growth and success.
Consider joining the HSDFF family and associate your brand with North America’s longest running documentary film festival. We have a variety of sponsorship packages that can be customized and enable you to get involved at any level.
2023 SPONSORS
PRESENTING SPONSOR
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SPONSOR
HOST SPONSOR
PREMIERE SPONSOR
PRODUCER SPONSOR
DIRECTOR SPONSOR
THE NATURAL STATE FILM SECTION SPONSOR
WELLNESS SERIES SCREENING SPONSORS
PARTY SPONSORS
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SPONSORS
FOUNDATION & COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Windgate Foundation
Arkansas Arts Council
Murphy Foundation
C. Louis and Mary C. Cabe Foundation
Ross Foundation
Grace Foundation
Garland County Library
HSNP Sister City Foundation
Little Rock Zoo
Diamond Lakes Travel Association
Hot Springs Area Community Foundation
SILVER SCREEN PARTNERS
The Eisele Brothers
Eugene Shelby
Raborn Wealth Management of Raymond James
Matthew Rogers
Kerri Jackson
Whittington Place
Ike & Sonya Eisenhauer
The Happy Hollow
EVENT PARTNERS
Deluca’s
Superior Bathhouse
Splash Wine Bar
The Waters Hotel
Stella Artois
SQZBX Pizza and Brewpub
Sam’s Pizza
Gangster Museum
Rocktown Distillery
ESQ Realty Group
Whittington Place
VIP LOUNGE SPONSORS
Kollective Coffee & Tea
Arkansas Furniture
Coca-Cola
Rocktown Distillery
Stella Artois
MEDIA PARTNERS
The Springs Magazine
Arkansas Times
Advanced Advertising
Reel South
Top Docs
Oxford American
Portrait
RED CARPET CIRCLE SPONSORS
ITVS
First Security Bank
Red Light Roastery
NC PBS
Quapaw Bathhouse
Arkansas Blue Cross Shield
Hot Springs Condo Rentals
Martha M Smither
Scott Lauck
Brad Burleson
Donna Casparian & Ross Randy
Jill Joslin
Karen Lauck
Wallace & Kimberly McGeorge
Gregory Rickel
Hot Springs Condo Rentals
Carol Thomason
Lance & Jennifer Garner
Courtney Crouch Jr
Dexter and Angela Doyne
Linda Williams Palmer
Kate Schaffer
Margaret McLarty
Mary Zunick & Robert Zunick
Wayne & Kelly Thomason - Hot Springs 1st Choice Realty
Suellen Hales and Davis Tillman
YOUR DONATION
We greatly value our individual donors. On a year-to-year basis, your generous support plays a crucial role in helping us continue our mission of championing non-fiction storytelling and providing a platform for documentary filmmakers to entertain, educate, and broaden perspectives. At HSDFI, we believe in the power of storytelling to inspire, educate, and create positive change in the world. Help us continue to make a difference.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SPONSOR - $25,000
- Logo or name featured second position on all festival promotional materials
- Logo or name featured second position in all print advertising for the festival
- Logo or name featured second position on sponsor reel before festival film screenings
- Logo or name featured second position on festival website
- Full page ad in festival program
- Opportunity to hang banners and/or signs at festival high-traffic locations
- Opportunity for sponsor to display marketing materials at festival events (promotional signs, inflatables, kiosks, etc.)
- Opportunity to place promotional materials in all festival and filmmaker goody bags
- 10 complimentary VIP festival passes
- Access to VIP lounge
PRODUCER SPONSOR - $10,000
- Logo or name featured prominently on all festival promtional materials
- Logo or name featured on sponsor reel before festival film screenings
- half page ad in festival program
- Logo or name featured on festival website
- Opportunity to place promotional materials in all festival and filmmaker goody bags
- 8 complimentary VIP festival passes
- Access to VIP lounge
DIRECTOR SPONSOR - $5,000
- Logo or name featured on sponsor trailer shown before each festival film screening
- Quarter page ad in festival program
- Logo or name feature on festival website
- 4 complimentary VIP festival passes
- Acces to VIP lounge
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SPONSOR - $2,500
- Logo or name featured on festival trailer shown before each festival film screening
- Quarter page ad in festival program
- Logo or name featured on festival website
- 2 complimentary VIP festival passes
- Access to VIP lounge
RED CARPET CIRCLE - $1,000
- Name listed in festival program
- Logo or name featured on festival website
- 2 complimentary VIP festival passes
- Access to VIP lounge
- Special invite to exclusive red carpet circle reception
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
VOLUNTEER BENEFITS
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival volunteers are vital to the success of the festival, and help create a memorable experience for all patrons. We have a variety of roles available across the festival, including box office, party staff, theater attendants, and more.
Outside of getting to be a part of a world-class film festival and interacting with a community of film lovers and filmmakers alike, HSDFF Volunteers also get a variety of benefits!
- Volunteer T-Shirt when you check-in for your first shift
- Volunteer for two four-hour shifts to receive a DAY PASS for one day of screenings (includes the party for that night; excludes Opening and Closing Night Gala screenings)
- Invitation to Volunteer Appreciation Party