CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR FILM CENTER NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT
WHAT A YEAR!
We'd like to thank you for making 2011 a very productive year!
We want to wish you a very happy & healthy holiday season and as the year comes to a close, we'd like to remind you that there's still time to make a tax-deductible donation to the WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL and HUDSON VALLEY FILM COMMISSION to support the WFF & HVFC CAPITAL CAMPAIGN for the FILM CENTER.
With your help, we were finally able to mortgage our new home at 13 Rock City Road in the center of Woodstock. Since January, we have been transforming this landmark property into the FILM CENTER! Renovations are ongoing and include new insulated windows, paint, bathroom fixtures and a back entrance. A new heating system is still being installed. None of these improvements could have happened without your continued support.
Thanks to generous contributors like you and in-kind support, we have raised more than half of our 2011 Capital Campaign goal BUT in order to meet our goal, we still need your help!
Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution. See details below or
enter your donation amount directly through paypal.
It took eleven years and the support of many to make this dream a reality. We have moved into the downstairs offices and we are planning several worshops that will take place in the new back room.
Now, we must turn our efforts to paying our monthly $2500 mortgage
and
making the necessary renovations including:
-Heat for new work/screening room area
-Drop ceiling & installation for conference room
-Replacement of 5 windows with energy efficient units -New gutters to replace broken, torn units
-Replacement of roof shingles on building and garage
-Installation of attic insulation
-Sink, faucet and refrigerator installation for
kitchenette area + plumber services
-Finish upstairs porch into four season room
Capital Campaign donations can be made by check and sent to:
Woodstock Film Festival
or Hudson Valley FIlm Commission
re: CAPITAL CAMPAIGN,
PO Box 1406, Woodstock, NY 12498
Or drop off a check in person at 13 Rock City Rd, Woodstock, NY 12498.
If have any questions or would like additional information,
call 845.679.4265 or email office@woodstockfilmfestival.com
We are very grateful for any contribution.
In addition to mailing or dropping off a check, we have added several suggested contributions levels below that can be made on our secure server.
Thank you kindly for your consideration.
Meira Blaustein, Laurent Rejto and the entire staff
and board at the WFF and HVFC
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
Please consider making a contribution in any amount
to our capital campaign.
All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
The GOLDEN PAVILION VILLA is privately situated on 4 beautifully landscaped acres. This 5000 sq. ft. Balinese-inspired villa has 4 bedrooms and 4 1/2 baths. It features stunning 180 degree ocean views, a heated infinity pool, hot tub, outdoor fire pit, billiards room, media room, office with fax/pc/wifi, gym, A/C in all primary rooms, 29’ powerboat and short walk to a perfect sandy beach. Chef services are not included but available for extra. (see details online)
Plane transportation is included. Value of stay and travel is not tax deductible.
The dates of stay are subject to availability and must be coordinated with the owner.
THANK YOU KINDLY FOR YOUR SUPPORT! ALL CONTRIBUTIONS are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Year-round, the FILM CENTER will host filmmakers, film-related workshops, classes, special events and serve as a hub for special film festival and film commission events.
"For 12 years, the Woodstock Film Festival has been bringing renowned filmmakers, actors, directors, behind-the-scenes industry members and international press to the Hudson Valley, but we have been hampered by not having our own facility," said Meira Blaustein, WFF Executive Director. "We spend an enormous amount of time, energy, and a ton of money scrambling to find and renovate space each year to fulfill our needs, so the new Film Center offers us the opportunity to consolidate and grow to continue providing extraordinary programming and economic benefit to the region."
The Film Center will also greatly increase HVFC productivity by not only serving as offices for staff, but for productions shooting in the area and a central location for casting calls.
"The Film Center will enhance our ability to continue creating, assisting and promoting sustainable, clean, economic development by bringing jobs, educational opportunities and revenue to the community via film, video and media production," remarked Hudson Valley Film Commission director Laurent Rejto. "We provide those services for free and with state and county grants falling by more than forty percent, financial support is critical to our continued success."
WFF has rented this space for the past three film festivals as:
• box office
• souvenir shop
• operations & communications center
• administrative office
• storage facility
• tech headquarters
• art department
• conference center
• staff accommodations
• parking (this is one of the few properties in town with parking!)
• and much more
The property is:
• A premiere Woodstock commercial / mixed use building
• Built in 1930 using 12 inch concrete block construction
• 3,700 sq ft, includes 1,428 sq ft office / shop on 1st floor with 2 baths and additional unfinished room
• First floor is completely air-conditioned.
• Large three-room apartment/office on 2nd floor includes a large porch/patio area
• Two additional rooms & bath on unheated 3rd floor.
• Living room area includes large artists north light window
• Separate garage/storage facility in main building
• Additional 4-car garage in separate building
• Ample parking on 0.13 parcel across from Chamber of Commerce booth and less than a one minute walk to village green and two municipal parking lots
About the Woodstock Film Festival: Hailed by Indiewire as "A true American Maverick Among Fests" and praised by actor Ethan Hawke as "among the finest of a dying breed: a festival that isn't trying to sell you anything, but simply and beautifully celebrating the art & craft of filmmaking", the Woodstock Film Festival premiers exceptional films, hosts the most talented emerging and established professionals in the movie industry; presents
A-list concerts, panels and parties, and creates stimulating, innovative programming year-round.
The Woodstock Film Festival (WFF) is a non-profit, 501 (C)(3) with a mission to present an annual program and year-round schedule of film, music and art-related activities that promote artists, culture, inspired learning and diversity.
The Woodstock Film Festival will celebrate its 12th Annual Festival in September 2011, with an extraordinary line-up of fiercely independent films, panels, concerts and special events in Woodstock and the neighboring towns of Rhinebeck, Kingston and Rosendale.
Your support will allow us to continue presenting world-class films, music and art-related activities that promote artists, culture, inspired learning and diversity.
“The Woodstock Film Festival is always a pleasure to attend, and the talent that is showcased always amazes me. It's a wonderful and important showcase for any independent filmmaker.” STEVE BUSCEMI
"The Woodstock Film festival is among the finest of a dying breed: a festival that isn't trying to sell you anything, but simply and beautifully celebrating the art & craft of filmmaking." ETHAN HAWKE
About the Hudson Valley FIlm Commission:
The Hudson Valley Film Commission (HVFC) , is a conduit for preproduction, production, and postproduction for filmmaking in the Hudson Valley/Catskill region. Support is provided throughout the year to studio features, independent features, print, new media, short films, student projects, and TV ads. The commission offers technical, location, and talent guidance, referrals, networking opportunities, email blasts, and promotion through press opportunities including the monthly e-newsletter, which is sent to 13,000 recipients. The HVFC has also referred several local projects to production companies and financial channels. In order to make information fully accessible, a free online production directory for local film professionals is provided and maintained online.
2010 was a great year for film production in the Hudson Valley and Catskills. The Hudson Valley Film Commission (HVFC) promoted sustainable economic development by attracting and supporting over fifty projects, including feature narratives, documentaries, TV shows, student shorts, ads, photo shoots, music videos and other media production. The economic impact resulted in millions of dollars, hundreds of part time jobs, educational opportunities and additional revenues that resulted from travel to the area by film crews, post-production work, marketing and screening exhibitions. Work took place in the six counties represented by HVFC, including Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange and Ulster.
’...HVFC [the Hudson Valley Commission] will
not only continue to put the Hudson Valley / Catskill region
on the map as an attractive and film friendly region for feature and television productions, but will also be able to flourish
and increase visibility to the area, bringing more and more projects to shoot here… I respectfully recommend that the Hudson Valley Film Commission receive proper annual
funding to insure its continued success....” Pat Swinney Kaufman, Executive Director - NY State Governor’s Office for Motion Picture and Television Development
The Woodstock Film Festival is an educational not-for-profit, 501 (C)(3) organization with a mission to present an annual
program and year-round schedule of film, music, and art-related activities that promote artists, culture, inspired learning, and diversity.
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