nov 10-14 2010 - Rehoboth Beach Film Society
nov 10-14 2010 - Rehoboth Beach Film Society
nov 10-14 2010 - Rehoboth Beach Film Society
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WelCome leTTeR<br />
<strong>10</strong><br />
fritz schranck<br />
President, Board of Directors,<br />
<strong>Rehoboth</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Society</strong><br />
fIlm fesTIval budgeT<br />
Revenue:<br />
Festival Support $ 31,590<br />
Grants $ 12,203<br />
Sales $ 13,200<br />
Ticket sales $ <strong>14</strong>2,000<br />
Other $ <strong>10</strong>,095<br />
TOTAL $ 209,088<br />
Expenses:<br />
Advertising $ 17,200<br />
Box Office $ 18,615<br />
<strong>Film</strong> expenses $ 51,350<br />
Insurance $ 4,198<br />
Office and Other $ 8,712<br />
Payroll Expenses $ 61,900<br />
Phone & Utilities $ 2,480<br />
Postage $ 1,480<br />
Printing $ 27,840<br />
Rent $ 25,458<br />
Sales $ <strong>10</strong>,900<br />
Travel & Guests $ 4,000<br />
TOTAL $234,133<br />
Net Income ($ 25,045)<br />
How can you HElp<br />
bRidgE tHE gap?<br />
• Become a member<br />
• Renew at a higher level<br />
• Become a Sponsor<br />
• Purchase a program ad<br />
• Sponsor a film<br />
• Support RBFS fundraising<br />
activities throughout the year.<br />
your support is appreciated!<br />
deaR fRIends and suppoRTeRs of The fesTIval:<br />
Welcome to the thirteenth year of the <strong>Rehoboth</strong> beach <strong>Film</strong><br />
<strong>Society</strong>’s major contribution to Delaware’s vibrant arts culture.<br />
thank you for taking part in its continued success!<br />
The continuing troubles in our national, regional, and<br />
local economy also challenge the <strong>Society</strong> as it works<br />
to maintain its programming. This year, for example,<br />
sponsor contributions toward the Festival dropped<br />
by one-third, largely from regional businesses. We<br />
therefore deeply appreciate the continued support<br />
from the area’s smaller businesses, which have been<br />
very generous in the past. We certainly understand<br />
that some just could not commit to being a sponsor<br />
this year, but hope that when the economy turns<br />
around, they will come back. The Festival and the<br />
<strong>Society</strong>’s other programs provide a significant boost<br />
to the local economy, and that fact is not lost on our<br />
local business community.<br />
The <strong>Society</strong> also knows that individual members<br />
have faced just as many financial challenges as<br />
any business, and took that into account in setting<br />
membership dues and Festival ticket prices for<br />
20<strong>10</strong>. We demonstrated our commitment to keep the<br />
cinematic arts affordable, by keeping our prices and<br />
dues at the same level for the third consecutive year.<br />
At the same time, we tweaked our member benefit<br />
structure to provide a bit more for your money than<br />
we were able to do last year.<br />
While the Festival remains our signature event of the<br />
year, many members also enjoyed our successful<br />
Art House Theater years at the Movies at Midway.<br />
Although that experiment ran its course, the Board<br />
is actively working to develop a new year-round<br />
venue of our own, to restore the Art House Theater<br />
at a new location in the Cape Region, owned and<br />
operated by the <strong>Society</strong>. Read your emails and<br />
<strong>Society</strong> newsletters in the coming months for more<br />
information, as we work toward initiating a capital<br />
campaign to make our Theater the newest cultural<br />
opportunity in southern Delaware.<br />
this year’s <strong>Film</strong> Festival continues the<br />
excitement of those that came before it.<br />
The Wednesday Locals Night repeats the screening<br />
schedules for eight movies, but also gives Associate<br />
Producer members a chance to buy their tickets<br />
for the rest of the Festival that afternoon. This<br />
opportunity should reduce the Box Office crowds on<br />
Thursday morning, and also give these members a<br />
chance to enjoy more of the Festival offerings.<br />
The Festival’s morning movie viewing options continue<br />
to include Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and have<br />
been very popular with our patrons. In addition, we<br />
have several great film seminars scheduled through<br />
the Festival, and a focus on Indian films should make<br />
for compelling viewing.<br />
Naturally, none of this is cheap or easy to produce.<br />
<strong>Film</strong> Festival proceeds do not cover the production<br />
costs, such as tent rental, tent utilities, film<br />
screening fees, and film shipping charges. That’s<br />
why we always appreciate your additional financial<br />
support, through the member dues you pay, the<br />
tickets and merchandise you buy, and your taxdeductible<br />
contributions!<br />
Our dedicated staff handles all the work of the <strong>Society</strong>,<br />
led by Executive Director Sue Early, Education/<br />
Outreach Coordinator Wendi Dennis, and Festival<br />
Program Director Joe Bilancio, along with support<br />
from Cindy Hall, Malcolm Keen, Nancy Knapp, Gloria<br />
Walls, and Chuck Patalive. The Festival and yearround<br />
programming couldn’t happen without them,<br />
in addition to more than three hundred dedicated<br />
volunteers who collectively contribute thousands<br />
of hours each year. If you’d like to be a part of this<br />
community contribution as a volunteer or in some<br />
other way, we’d be happy to oblige!<br />
The <strong>Society</strong> also deeply appreciates the significant<br />
backing of its sponsors and benefactors, including<br />
the Delaware Division of the Arts. Please help us<br />
show our appreciation by visiting and supporting the<br />
many fine businesses and professions who sponsor<br />
this Festival or support us with advertisements in<br />
this Program.<br />
We’ll continue to work to improve our service to the<br />
film-loving community, including expansion of our<br />
online presence at rehobothfilm.com. Check our<br />
website often between now and the next Festival,<br />
and see what else we have to offer!<br />
Please use the comment form (in this program) or on<br />
our website to share your suggestions for additional<br />
improvements—suggestions of events, operational<br />
enhancements, and additional funding sources<br />
we should explore. Your input will be an important<br />
element to the mix of ideas we’ll consider adopting,<br />
as we work to keep the <strong>Rehoboth</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Society</strong><br />
in the forefront of Delaware’s cultural offerings.<br />
enjoy the festival!<br />
fritz schranck<br />
President, Board of Directors