Contact

Vancity Theatre
Vancouver International Film Centre
1181 Seymour St
Vancouver, BC
V6B 3M7

Phone: 604.685.0260
Fax: 604.688.8221
email: viff@viff.org

VIFF Dates to Remember

June 15
Canadian Submission Deadline

July 4
International Submission Deadline

September 7
Media Conference

2005 VIFF Preview Guide released

September 8
Starbucks Hotline opens:
Call 683-FILM (3456)
9-9 daily for up-to-the-minute VIFF news and information

September 10
Box Office opens for VISA sales

September 17
Box Office opens for cash and VISA sales

September 18
2005 Souvenir Program Guide available
Click for locations.

September 28-30
20th Annual Film and Television Trade Forum

September 29–Oct 14
24th Annual Vancouver International Film Festival

September 29
VIFF Opening Gala

Regular screenings begin at 10a.m.

September 30 - Oct 5
Dragons and Tigers Screenings

October 1
New Filmmakers' Day at the Trade Forum

October 5
Dragons and Tigers Award Announcement

October 8
VIFF Anniversary Gala

October 14
VIFF Closing Gala

Final Day of VIFF screenings

Advertising Rates 2005

The Vancouver International Film Festival is one of the key events on the cultural calendar of both Vancouver and Canada. In terms of the number and quality of films presented, the size and sophistication of its audience, the stature of its guests and the attention paid it by the media, the Festival is now one of the major events of its kind on the continent.

Our plans this year will again include 300 films to run at 11 screens for a total of approximately 500 screenings over 16 days. Attendance is expected to surpass last year’s total of 151,000.

The Souvenir Program

A 200-page, full-colour glossy magazine is distributed to Festival attendees for $8 and supplied free to industry professionals and advertisers

Prices B&W Colour 1 - full page $1600* $2000‡ 2 - 2/3 page $1250* $1550 3a - 1/2 page $1000* $1250 4&5 - 1/3 page $685* $850 6 - 1/4 page $525* $650 8&9 - 1/6 page $385* $585 * Alterations, design, typesetting or production will be invoiced separately at prevailing rates. ‡ Rip-ready files in QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Illustrator or PDF format, or final composite film (at magazine size and specifications) must be provided by the client. Cover position rates upon request. The above prices do not include G.S.T.

Dimensions Width Height full page and bleed 8-5/8 11 full page trim size 8-3/8 10-3/4 1 - full pg text 7-3/8 9-7/8 2 - 2/3 V 4-1/2 9-7/8 3a - 1/2 V 3-1/2 9-7/8 3b - 1/2 H 7-1/4 4-7/8 4 - 1/3 V 2-1/4 9-7/8 5 - 1/3 Square 4-1/2 4-7/8 6 - 1/4 Square 3-1/2 4-7/8 8 - 1/6 H 4-1/2 2-1/4 9 - 1/6 V 2-1/4 4-7/8

Festival Demographics

75% are repeat yearly patrons • 72% own a vehicle • 65% eat in restaurants • 52% live in Vancouver's westside • 55% are male • 45% are female • 52% are between 18 and 34 • 26% are between 35 and 44 • 22% are 45 plus • 62% are single • 28% are married • 52% earn $20,000 to $45,000 • 32% earn $45,000 to $70,000 • 16% earn $70,000 plus.

Distribution of the festival program starts ten days prior to the Festival's opening and will be the essential guide throughout the Festival's duration. The magazine reaches thousands of filmgoers and functions as the event's prime promotional and marketing tool. The magazine remains a souvenir with many households for years as a valuable film reference tool. It is an ideal advertising source. 25,000 copies are printed.

Deadlines

The closing date for orders and material for ads requiring preparation is:

July 15, 2005

The deadline for rip-ready or camera ready insertion material is:

July 29, 2005

Format Requirements

The guide is laid out in QuarkXpress on a Mac platform.

We prefer to receive your ad as a pdf file, but if you are using a Mac you can send rip-ready files in QuarkXpress, Photoshop, or Illustrator. Remember to include all linked files and fonts, and a hardcopy proof.

If you are using any platform other than Mac, pdf files are the only way to minimize problems.

Pdf files must be prepared by:
1. First printing to a postscript file
2. Then distilling the postcript file using Distiller that comes with Adobe Acrobat version 4 or 5.

Don't enable any color management while doing this.

Important settings:

1. When producing the postscript file
   a) Postscript Level: 2 and 3
   b) Data Format: Binary
   c) include all fonts

2. When distilling choose "Press" under the Job Options Menuset these job options
General
   a) Compatibility: Acrobat 4 or 5
   b) Resolution: 2400 dpi
Compression
   a) Color and Greyscale Images:
       i) Bicubic Downsampling to 300dpi for
          images above 450dpi
       ii) Compression: Automatic
       iii) Quality: Maximum
   b) Monochrome images:
       i) Bicubic Downsampling to 1200dpi for
          images above 1800dpi
       ii) Compression: CCITT Group 4
   c) Set "Compress Text and Line Art"
Fonts
   a) Set "Embed All Fonts"
   b) Subset below 100%
Color
   a) Set colour management to
       "Leave Color Unchanged"

For black and white ads we will continue to accept camera ready PMT's (max 133lpi.) and for colour ads we will continue to accept litho negatives, right reading, emulsion down, fully opaqued with register marks and proof (max 150lpi), if that is all that is available.

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