Eventive

Good Afternoon Sundance! ☀️ 🏔️ 🎞️ Eventive is once again proud to be an official provider of the Sundance Film Festival. I'm very happy to be here again with the team until Jan 29 and we are keen to meet. Excited to hear news and discuss ideas from film festivals and the wider indie film ecosystem. If you're here too then let's connect! Please reach out to me, visit our lounge at the Yarrow (we have coffee!) Friday 24 through Sunday 26 8am to 4pm. You can also book a direct meeting with me or one of the team - we'd be happy to talk about what we've learned from issuing over 12 million tickets to independent film fans, and how we might help you achieve your goals. Please use this link to find a time that works: https://lnkd.in/dvHQ9Y4X

Join FFA & Eventive on Tuesday, December 10 for this FREE knowledge sprint session! We'll be discussing pass pricing strategies and sharing case studies to examine what works, what doesn't, and how to use your data to make the best decisions for your organization. Register and learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gCnRHfc4

Still awaiting a traditional distribution offer, filmmaker Sharon “Rocky” Roggio leveraged Eventive for Filmmakers (a single film digital DIY digital distribution platform) to reach an audience in 25 countries and net $118,000 in sales. Learn more here: https://loom.ly/iffwM0A

AARP has discovered that virtual film events can connect people. Having claimed more than one million tickets, with an average attendance exceeding 2200 per screening, AARP’s audience loves the live chat and the thoughtfully curated film selections. Learn more here: https://loom.ly/7H7BryE

Like so many festivals, Big Sky went all in on virtual in 2020. In the years since, they discovered that blending virtual elements with their in-person events broadened their audience reach and deepened their revenues. Learn more here:https://loom.ly/WFf-lJc

Festivals, as a whole, have recovered to pre-pandemic levels, so this may be the time to expand your program or consider adding higher priced options. Find this tip and a lot more in our new ebook ACTION PLAN FOR GROWING FILM FESTIVAL AUDIENCES is a practical tool kit for revitalizing your festival. Please download your copy here: https://loom.ly/xmT2El8

Metrics tell you how to improve scheduling, pricing. Identify the numbers that best measure success for your mission and your sustainability, and watch them closely. Find this tip and a lot more in our new ebook ACTION PLAN FOR GROWING FILM FESTIVAL AUDIENCES is a practical tool kit for revitalizing your festival. Please download your copy here: https://loom.ly/xmT2El8

The Eventive Team congratulates all of MovieMaker magazine's "The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World, 2024" https://loom.ly/saFDtlA — And a special shout out to Eventive partner fests: @bigskydocfest @ciff_nv @heartlandfilm @hollyshorts @mlfilmfest @neworleansfilmsociety @newportbeachfilmfest @poppyjasperiff @panicfilmfest @popcornfrights @slofilmfest @slamdancegroup @tallgrassfilm

Virtual programming more than pays for itself, according to data. Festivals benefit tremendously from added sponsor real estate, on top of extending ticket sales far beyond traditional boundaries of geography, mobility, accessibility, economy and even culture. Find this tip and a lot more in our new ebook ACTION PLAN FOR GROWING FILM FESTIVAL AUDIENCES is a practical tool kit for revitalizing your festival. Please download your copy here: https://loom.ly/xmT2El8

In analyzing data from thousands of festivals, we learned that offering 5 to10 pass types (including packages and day passes) is the sweet spot. For most festivals, that means you should look at adding more tiers. Find this tip and a lot more in our new ebook ACTION PLAN FOR GROWING FILM FESTIVAL AUDIENCES is a practical tool kit for revitalizing your festival. Please download your copy here: https://loom.ly/xmT2El8