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First Team

    First Team means YOU come first! First Team members enjoy concierge service, VIP perks, and special invitations to events during the festival and year-round.

    First Team is comprised of donors who make tax deductible, annual gifts of $1,350 or more to Full Frame. Donations can be made as a one-time, monthly or quarterly installments over the course of a year. A gift of just $112.50 per month makes you eligible for First Team benefits! Click here to view our First Team information booklet.

    To receive First Team benefits for the 2019 festival, join First Team or renew your membership by March 1!

    All First Team members receive:

    Tickets & Passes

    • Bring who you want, when you want with transferrable badges*
    • Reserve tickets first for admission to your first-choice films*
    • Purchase additional tickets before they are on sale to the public

    Personal concierge service + VIP Access

    • Access to the VIP Hospitality Suite for quick meals and refreshments
    • Name recognition in the festival program or onscreen
    • Priority seating
    • Passholder tote bag with exclusive swag
    • Invitations to exclusive parties and private events including the First Team Preview Party in March and First Team Kickoff Party

    Year-Round Benefits

    • Direct to your inbox: monthly First Team newsletter with festival tips and insider (?)Full Frame news
    • RSVP first for in-demand year-round screenings

    *number of transferrable badges and film tickets are determined by level. Limit of 2 tickets for Opening Night Film and Opening Night Party. See the chart below with more information on the perks at each First Team level!

     

    ATTENTION:

    If you plan to make payments in quarterly or monthly installments, and you would like to make an additional tax-deductible gift above the level minimum, please follow these steps:

    1. Select “Add Additional Gift” on the Duke My Gift page
    2. Enter the additional amount in the box. Please note:  the amount entered in the “Additional Gift” section will be added to each payment. For example, if you are giving quarterly and would like to give an additional gift of $100 over the course of the year, please enter $25 in the box. 

    Questions? Please contact senior development associate Savannah Lennertz at 919.433.9804 or savannah.lennertz@fullframefest.org

     

    Additional Details:

    BRONZE  $1,350+
    (value of goods and services: $400)

    • 4 transferrable badges
    • 20 festival tickets
    • All standard First Team benefits (see above)

       

     

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    SILVER  $2,500+
    (value of goods and services: $640)

    • 4 transferrable badges
    • 34 festival tickets
    • Invitation to the A&E IndieFilms exclusive Saturday Night Party at the festival with filmmakers and industry professionals
    • All standard First Team benefits (see above)

         

     

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    GOLD  $5,000+
    (value of goods and services: $800)

    • 6 transferrable badges
    • 44 festival tickets
    • Invitation to the prestigious Champagne Reception on Opening Night of the festival
    • Invitation to the A&E IndieFilms exclusive Saturday Night Party at the festival with filmmakers and industry professionals
    • All standard First Team benefits (see above)

           

     

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    PLATINUM  $7,500+
    (value of goods and services: $960)

    • 6 transferrable badges
    • 54 festival tickets
    • Invitation to the prestigious Champagne Reception on Opening Night of the festival
    • Invitation to the A&E IndieFilms exclusive Saturday Night Party at the festival with filmmakers and industry professionals
    • Name recognition onscreen at the festival
    • All standard First Team benefits (see above)

           

     

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    DIAMOND  $10,000+
    (value of goods and services: $1,120)

    • 6 transferrable badges
    • 64 festival tickets
    • Invitation to the prestigious Champagne Reception on Opening Night of the festival
    • Invitation to the A&E IndieFilms exclusive Saturday Night Party at the festival with filmmakers and industry professionals
    • Name recognition onscreen at the festival
    • Valet parking and/or parking vouchers at the festival (if available)
    • One use of the Full Frame Theater per calendar year
    • Full Frame hoodie (our most popular seller!)
    • All standard First Team benefits (see above)

           

     

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    Please note that the goods and services portion of First Team donations is not tax-deductible. Corporate matching funds are not eligible for benefits and may not count toward First Team totals. Check with your company for details. Community or family foundations may be ineligible for First Team benefits. If giving through a foundation, please check your foundation’s rules.

    Full Frame is a program of the Center for Documentary Studies (CDS), a not-for-profit 501(c)(3). Learn more about combined giving benefits with CDS.