Corporate Sponsors / Partners
A partnership with Reel to Real provides your organization with direct exposure to a committed and diverse film-going audience during our annual Festival, and at various family-friendly events and workshops throughout the year. For more information, please contact Venay Felton, Executive Director, Reel to Real: A Celebration of Moving Images for Youth Society, at 604-224-6162 or e-mail info@r2rfestival.org.
Individual Supporters
Your support is essential for young British Columbians to grow into culturally aware and media savvy adults. An investment in Reel to Real represents an incredible opportunity to educate a young person and move their life in a rewarding new direction. Your donation to Reel 2 Real helps us in many ways.
- $20 sponsors a family of four for one matinee
- $50 sponsors a youth jury member
- $100 sponsors a community group for one matinee
- $250 sponsors an elementary school classroom
- $500 sponsors a one-day animation workshop
- $750 helps sponsor a three-day animation workshop
- $1000 sponsors an Award of Excellence presented at our Opening Night Gala
- $1500 sponsors a feature film screening
We welcome donations of time and expertise, goods and services, and philanthropic gifts. In return, we can offer you a tax receipt for the full value of your gift, or generous promotional consideration.
To make a donation please click here.
For more information please contact Venay Felton, Executive Director, Reel to Real: A Celebration of Moving Images for Youth Society, at 604-224-6162 or e-mail info@r2rfestival.org.
Reel to Real thanks the many individuals who have made generous contributions over the years. With these gifts we continue to help children experience, for the first time in their young lives, the finest in Canadian and international cinematic arts.
Sponsorship Opportunities
REEL TO REAL NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT The Reel to Real: A Celebration of Moving Images for Youth Society (Reel to Real) is a non-profit registered charity dedicated to showing the best in culturally diverse, authentic programming for youth. Reel to Real presents an annual film festival, the Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth (R2R), and media arts programming year-round. Reel to Real actively seeks to build sustaining partnerships with individuals, foundations, corporations, and public supporters. These groups provide philanthropic contributions, sponsorship support and many volunteer hours that allow the Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth to continue to succeed year after year. Our sincere thanks to each and every partner whose help enables us to provide the quality programming and education for which we are recognized.
This year Reel 2 Real faces some new challenges due to arts funding cutbacks. In an effort to raise the $10,000 short fall, Reel 2 Real is having an online auction. Please visit the auction website to bid on some great one-of-a-kind services and items, all donated by local business and organizations. There are many ways to show your support! If you would like to donate to the auction please contact: education@r2rfestival.org.

