Sponsorship opportunities:
SCI-FI-LONDON relies on the support of brand leaders and this year we have a huge choice of ways by which sponsors can talk to our receptive audience.

This is a major opportunity to associate with the UK's only science fiction film festival, its status now confirmed as a prestigious annual event in the film, youth and cultural calendars.

Press activity will be supported by a strategic marketing campaign that includes posters, flyers, leafleting and on and offline advertising. We shall also be running several online and direct mail campaigns.

There will be deals with the media for ticket special offers and competitions.Full accreditation is given to all our sponsors on all media, advertising, at the festival venues, the SCI-FI-LONDON awards, premieres and all screenings.Supporters and sponsors will also have significant hospitality opportunities at any premiere gala evening and social events, including the opening night party.

Core sponsors will be marked as supporters of the festival and their logos included in the SCI-FI-LONDON logotype (masthead) on all publications, marketing material, press releases, and shown on-screen before each feature film in the programme. Logos will also be included on any cinema commercials.

To get involved contact:
Louis on +44 (0) 77537 46621

Background:
SCI-FI-LONDON is the UK's only film festival dedicated to the science fiction and fantasy genres. It began life in 2002 making a massive impact with 12 UK/European premieres and the World premiere of Ken Russell's new film The Fall of the Louse of Usher.

With an average attendance to every screening in excess of 80% and fantastic media coverage, SCI-FI-LONDON established itself as a serious film festival.

The aim was to attract an audience that was susceptible to science fiction, not hardened fans of a specific franchise.

We purposely avoided typical and obvious choices; No Star Wars or Trek. Instead, we looked for unique and visually stunning new product for an eager UK audience, balanced against some rarely seen movie classics.UK premieres included the first European screening of Mark Pellington's The Mothman Prophecies, Anime master Mamoru Oshii's (Ghost in the Shell, Akira) Avalon and the controversial Japanese sci-fi-digi-porn feature, I.K.U.

We devised an international sci-fi short film programme, rounding-up the best sci-fi shorts from the UK and around the world. The full programme was screened in our sold-out 'Shorts @ Six' slots and each feature was preceded by one of these shorts.SCI-FI-LONDON also included a sold out all-nighter programme at the Curzon SOHO. With free Ben and Jerry's Ice cream, Red Bull and breakfast - the audience got to experience all 4 of the Alien series movies back-to-back and 4 John Carpenter classics, including his first feature Dark Star.

In line with our aim of attracting new audiences, we also held two events at the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts): The Douglas Adams Memorial Debate which saw our distinguished panel of writers, commentators and filmmakers look at how science fiction transfers from book to screen and Newtype Animé, an encyclopaedic overview of the history of Japanimation and the increasingly popular Manga genre.