3. Overview
• John Paul II’s love for art
• John Paul II’s challenge to artists
• The Festival’s objective
• 2009 Demographics
• 2011 Plans
• The Festival’s needs
5. Poet and Actor
Over this, your white grave
the flowers of life in white--
so many years without you--
how many have passed out of
sight?
Over this your white grave
covered for years, there is a stir
in the air, something uplifting
and, like death, beyond
comprehension.
Over this your white grave
oh, mother, can such loving cease?
for all his filial adoration
a prayer:
Give her eternal peace--
--"Over This, Your White Grave"
6. World War II
The Nazi regime invades
Poland in 1939
Karol Wojtyla’s, later John Paul
II, dreams of becoming an actor
are jeopardized
All Polish expressions of
art, culture, and faith are
prohibited by penalty of death.
1941, Wojtyla starts the
Rhapsodic Theater, an
underground theater, trying to
keep the Polish culture alive .
In the midst of pure evil, Karol
Wojtyla fights hate with artistic
expression and love.
9. “In shaping a masterpiece, the
artist not only summons his work
into being, but also in some way
reveals his own personality by
means of it.”
-Pope John Paul II Letter to artists, 1999
10. LETTER TO ARTISTS
In 1999, pope John Paul II challenged artists to respond to the
world’s need for truth, love, and peace through the use of art.
“Mine is an invitation to rediscover the depth of the
spiritual and religious dimension which has been typical of art in its
noblest forms in every age.” John Paul II Letter to Artists, 1999
11. A response to John Paul II’s Invitation
OUR MISSION: To organize an annual faith-based
film festival modeled after the views and ideals of the late
Pope John Paul II.
OUR VISION: To make the John Paul II
International Film Festival™ an internationally-known event
in the film industry that will inspire as well as cultivate faith-
based filmmakers to dedicate their craft and talent to shed light
to the mystery of God’s Love and the meaning of our
humanity.
12. Why Miami?
• Miami’s charm, weather, beauty, fashion,
ethnicity, culture, beaches, and sunshine are
a natural draw for actors, directors,
producers, and the international film
community.
16. Film Themes
• Freedom Service/Missionaries
• Proper reverence for Abortion
the dead Psychological illness
• Jewish Holocaust Faith/Love/Devotion
Conversion
• Social acceptance Religious oppression
• Religious visionaries War
• Preservation of life Trust in God
• Poverty Marriage
• Physical Disabilities Many others…
17. The 2009 Facts
• Put together in 9 months
• Over 30 films screened
• Filmmakers in attendance
• Celebrities in attendance
• Over 20 sponsors
Opening Night Reception with
• Sold out screenings Writer/Director Tim Chambers of
The “Mighty Macs”, JP2IFF Reel Rose
Award winner for Best Picture
• Inter-faith turnout
• Opening and closing Gala
18. Press Coverage
• Over two dozen articles
written internationally
• Televised interviews on
EWTN, Catholic TV, and
WLRN-en espanol
• On air interviews with
Radio Paz Miami
• Miami Herald, El
Sentinel, and Chicago
Tribune articles
19.
20. Age/Religion Demographic for
2009 Event
60
50
40
55 and older
30
35-54yrs
20
25-34yrs
10 15 and under
15-21yrs
0 25-34yrs
15 and under
55 and older
21. 2009 Budget
RECEIPT DISBURSEMENTS
S
Donations-
Churches $8,773.55 Event Location Costs $3,650.00
Donations-
Individuals $2,997.57 Event Merchandise $2,161.00
Event Ticket
Sales $7,528.79 Printing $1,501.26
Refunds/
Discounts $(48.37) Supplies/ Other $4,582.13
TOTAL
RECEIPTS $19,251.54 TOTAL $11,894.39
DISBURSEMENTS
22. Plans for 2011
• Theme: “The Mystery of Love”
• Date: February 17th-26th,2011
• Talks: JP2’s Theology of the Body w/ Christopher
West
• Seminar: Jim Caviezel, Eduardo Verastegui,
Immaculee Ilibagiza
• Trust Fund for Filmmakers
• Marketed to more faiths
• Student films screening
23. Projected 2011 Budget
Revenues COSTS
Corporate
Sponsorships/ Officer
Grants $35,000 Compensation $30,000.00
Donations-
Individual $15,000 Event Expenses $20,707.40
Donations – Website
Internet $5,000 Maintenance $2,452.00
Event Ticket Printing &
Sales $20,250 Programs $10,617.90
Gala $7,500 Theater/Venue
Rental $21,125.00
Program Promotional/
Advertisements $6,000 Other expenses $2,850
TOTAL
REVENUES $88,750 TOTAL COSTS $87,752.30
24. The Festival’s Needs
• Funding
– Sponsors, Grants, Donors
• How it will build the festival:
– Employment
– Talks/Seminars
– Broaden marketing to more faiths
– Web Design/Media
– Merchandise
– Promotional Material
25. Sponsorship Opportunities
• May choose to present a film
or event, i.e. a seminar or talk
• Logo Displayed:
– JP2IFF Website w/ link to site
– Banners
– Programs
– Other promotional material, such as T-shirts.
