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Festival

Festival presentation: 

The 2nd Annual DWIFF takes place on June 25-28, 2009.  Held in Detroit's University Cultural Center and at the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.  We'll host activities throughout the region, with a focus on downtown Detroit and the talented people and technology we offer the film and media production industries.

Festival Nickname: 

DWIFF

Edition: 

2

Festival Logo: 

Theme: 

Adult

Adventure

African Films

American Films

Animation

Art, Dance, Music

Art-house films

Awards

Black Culture Films

Children

Comedy

Digital

Documentary

Education

Family

Historical

Horror films

Human Rights

Independent

International

Italian Films

Japanese Films

Jewish Films

Latin American Films

Market

Multimedia

National

Romance

Science

Seminar

Senior

Silent films

Spanish Films

Student films

Television

Thriller

Underground

War

Western

Women

Youth/Teen

Filmmakers:  Our CALL FOR ENTRIES is now open... go to www.withoutabox.com to register your film, while earlybird pricing is in place!

Last year, the 2008 Inaugural Detroit Windsor International Film Festival set some
great precedents and a solid foundation to build on for year two.  As
you know, the first year was the proof.  Now, the real work begins! 
DWIFF 2009 is already underway and is scheduled for June 25-28, 2009. 

There is a lot to accomplish in the next few months, and the DWIFF is
looking for enthusiastic and driven people to kick start our
Sponsorship Drive for 2009.

Promoting Sponsorship is much easier after such a successful first
year!  And the DWIFF is at "ground zero" for Detroit's exploding
Creative Community and film industry.  With Wayne State University, the
College for Creative Studies and the University of Windsor already on
board, we plan an even more exciting lineup of films and activities
that appeal to artists, video professionals, film directors, students,
veterans, mediamakers and film lovers!

As a non-profit corporation and totally volunteer-run event, we rely
on the community to help support our efforts, with their time and
sponsorships.  The DWIFF provides a great opportunity to the
organizations who understand the value of supporting a cultural event-
especially one that represents an emerging industry for Michigan!

Bringing a world class film festival to our city is essential to
building up our arts and film culture.  The DWIFF will literally
attract thousands of people who love film and entertainment.  This
event added a whole new type of ambience and draws interested people
downtown to celebrate the art of film!  Director John Kelly says, "We
need committed people who understand the value of building our film and
arts culture.  That's what DWIFF is all about."

The film festival is anchored by the unique CineFlow TechFair, an intimate
exhibition of new technologies, workshops, guest speakers, a job fair
and great networking opportunities for people working in the trade.  This give people a look at film "from behind the screens".

If you're interested in marketing and sponsorship sales for DWIFF2009, contact John at

sponsor@dwiff.org.