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Join a dedicated group of supporters who help transform the way people see the world.

Make a gift to the Rhode Island International Film Festival through an Online Donation (below) or our Printable Donation form. Gifts to the Rhode Island International Film Festival give adults and children from all walks of life access to exceptional cinema, learning programs, and inspiring stories.

2008 was quite a year for all of us here at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. In addition to the record-breaking 12th edition of RIIFF, we hosted The Rhode Island Film Forum; presented outdoor screenings in Providence known as "Movies on the Block"; spoke to various groups, clubs and classes; premiered our Golden Jasmine Chinese Film Festival; continued our Roving Eye Documentary Film Festival; hosted free monthly film-centered forums at Borders; threw various special benefits; began our First Look series of RIIFF-exclusive screenings; presented an unprecedented number of free preview screenings throughout the year— many featuring filmmakers in attendance; solidified our "RIIFF in the Schools" outreach program; and held our Opening Night Gala at the amazing Providence Performing Arts Center.

Despite RIIFF’s international reputation as a first-class festival, behind the scenes we annually hold everything together with little more than gum, some spit and tape. Ticket sales and memberships cover less than a third of the cost of running our organization. An inordinate amount of our annual budget is in the form of in-kind or trade donations from our sponsors. These are such things as hotel rooms and airline tickets for visiting filmmakers, media promotions, hosting the comprehensive RIFilmFest.org website, supplying paper and office supplies, tech support, etc., etc. These are all wonderful, but landlords don't accept free t-shirts to cover the rent, and you can't pay your staff with Red Bull or Skye Vodka.

The Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) is committed to the continued expansion of its role in the community. The year-round programming produced by RIIFF has had a significant impact for artists and filmgoers alike in Rhode Island and indeed, southern New England.We are taking a more visible approach in the community with many events that promote the world of cinema: from expanded educational programs like KidsEye™ and ScriptBiz™ to the New England Student Film Festival™.

Support RIIFF today!

RIIFF has been bringing great film experiences to the Northeast for more than 13 years! Your support enables RIIFF to:

Educational Programming

• Expand cinema through education with RIIFF In the Schools, now serving serving students at Roger Williams University, the University of Rhode Island and Bryant University. Plans call for an expansion to more regional colleges and universities along with regional high schools and middle schools.

Filmmaker Initiatives

• Help underwrite Rhode Island and student filmmaker submission fees to RIIFF
• Host filmmakers from around the globe at RIIFF

Intellectual enrichment

• Provide great intellectual enrichment for the Northeast and beyond with access to both up-and-coming and established filmmakers

Rhode Island International Film Festival

• Produce the largest audience-driven film festival in New England with more than 25,000 attendees over 7 days. Featuring 275 feature films and shorts from 61 countries, with 58 World, and 41 North American/U.S. Premieres

Support our Mission

• RIIFF creates experiences that bring people together to discover extraordinary films from around the world. It is through the art of cinema that we foster a community that is more informed, aware, alive and energized.

Benefits of Giving Include

• RIIFF CinemaRI members receive ongoing special promotions
• Complimentary screenings at RIIFF CinemaRI and "You be the Judge Night" Events
• Free admission to our annual meeting

• Special sneak peeks at major films before they open
• Early bird sales with deep discounts on Festival passes and ticket packages
• Discounts on regularly-priced single tickets
• Acknowledgment in the Festival catalog, and much more!

Help Us Fulfill Our Mission

The cost of running an international Festival on the scale and level of quality as RIIFF is staggering. We have a small, but dedicated staff whose work is offset by an army of interns and countless, loyal volunteers. While we have run the Festival from a perspective of cost efficiency and Yankee frugality, there are still expenses that must be met.

Coming to our events and main Festival only provides only about one quarter of our annual operating budget. That’s why we need your help. There are many ways to support our work.

• Become a Member

• Make a Contribution

• Planned Giving

• Corporate Sponsorships

We can not fulfill our mission without you!

The power of film to inform, enlighten and educate, as well as entertain, is inestimable. We believe — and trust that you'll agree — that what we do is worth supporting with a donation.

Please consider a contribution to assist RIIFF in continuing this ever-important effort.

Your contribution of $35, $50 or $100 will go a long way in supporting our efforts to educate, entertain, enrich and provoke thought .

How To Give to RIIFF

Your donation of any size will be greatly appreciated. You can donate any one of three ways:

• Donate online by clicking here

• Print out our donation form that is located here

• Call us at 401-861-4445.

Thank you, thank you, thank you very much for your support!

George T. Marshall
Executive Director,
Rhode Island International Film Festival
401.861.4445 • 401.490-6537 f

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About RIIFF Contributions & Scholarships

Some of the organizations recently supported financially by RIIFF and the Flickers Arts Collaborative:

• The Rhode Island Food Bank (we held a 25-Film Marathon)
• Jamestown Community Piano Fund
• WSBE Channel 36, RI Public Broadcasting

• Christmas in Newport (we hold an annual fundraiser each December)

• The Courthouse Center for the Arts (Kingston, RI)

• Four Corners Arts Center (Tiverton, RI)

• International Institute Rhode Island
• RI Heart Fund

• Bristol Rotary

• RI Festival of Trees
• Newport County Chamber of Commerce
• URI Visualizations Film Festival & URI College of Arts & Sciences

• RI Pride
• RI Women's Coalition Against Domestic Violence (we held a Fashion Show)
• AIDS Care Ocean State (we sponsored the Sing Along Sound of Music)
• Friends of the Columbus Theatre Arts Center (we sponsored/hosted the 75th Anniversary kick-off for this classic theatre and are spurring a restoration effort)
• Miracle on Broadway (we sponsored free kids films during the holidays)
• RI Human Rights Watch Film Festival (we sponsored the screenings)

Plus we have donated passes and scholarships to the following Rhode Island non-profits in 2007-2008:

2nd Story Theatre
Academy Players
American Cancer Society
Amos House
Art and Business Council of RI
AS220
Big Nazo Puppets
Black Air Foundation
Bright Night
Bristol Rotary
Christmas in Newport
Clean Water Fund
Colonial Theatre
Direct Action for Rights and Equality
EPOCH Center
Everett Dance Theatre
Family Services Center
Festival Ballet Providence
Fusionworks
GAIA Vaccine Foundation
Gamm Theatre
Genisis Institue
Groundwerx Dance Theatre

Harken Film Institute
Island Moving Company
Kaleidoscope Theatre
Living History
Looking Glass Theatre
Modern Populous
NewGate Theatre
Newport Film Collaborative
Off the Curb
Perishable Theatre
Project Goal
Providence Arts Club
Providence Ballet Inc.
Providence Black Repertory Company
Puente
Rhode Island Film Collaborative
RI Heart Association
RI Holocaust Education and Resource
RI State Council on the Arts
Studio 34 Dance Company
The Artists’ Exchange
The Dance Theatre (Roger Williams University)
Trinity Repertory Company
University of Rhode Island
West Broadway Neighborhood Assoc.
WSBE, RI Public Broadcasting

If you would like help from Flickers & RIIFF, tell us about your program and needs. E-mail

For more information on employer matching gift programs, planned giving, the RIIFF Friends Campaign, or in-kind donations of office/computer equipment - please contact Adam Short at (401) 861-4445, or by email at adams@film-festival.org