So, it's not always good times and sunshine, sometimes there are bad times in life. The latest troubling news comes from the awesome Final Girls Berlin Film Festival... Their sponsor has bailed out for next year and as things are now, there's no money for our festival. 😢
It's now up to a fundraiser to finance my favorite film festival and it can only happen if everyone tosses in a little bit. Please please please consider donating whatever much you can, and if you can't, please spread the word so it reaches someone who can help. We can do this, let's go!
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Hello dear friends of Final Girls Berlin,
Over 10 years ago, we founded Final Girls Berlin Film Festival as a space to showcase horror films made by women, non-binary, and trans filmmakers—as a platform for marginalized voices to be heard. We’ve built such a great community since 2017, where audiences can enjoy and discuss queer and feminist horror films while feeling safe, where marginalized artists have a place to share their boundary-pushing, genre-expanding work. We believe it is essential for the queer and feminist voices that we platform to have a space to be heard.
We found out a few months ago that our usual funding sources will not be available to us for the 2027 edition. What that means is that we don’t currently have enough money to put on a festival next year - and certainly not at the scope and quality of what you're used to. We have been reaching out for sponsorship, applying for other grants, and trying to get creative with ways to make next year’s fest happen - but for now we have to acknowledge that those avenues are uncertain and time-intensive, and we need to start fundraising now – we need to start paying our bills for festival costs in December, in order for the festival to take place in March (3-7). This is our rallying cry!
Final Girls is not just a 5 day festival - it is a year-round endeavor. We are not only watching and researching films year-round, but we have the Brain Binge, events like the Underdogs Marathon & Halloween, and other short film screenings at other festivals and cinemas around the world. We’re doing a lot of work to increase the visibility and reach of these films and to help support the careers of the female, non-binary, and trans filmmakers whose work we screen. This requires work, travel, correspondence, bureaucracy, and year-round engagement.
We’ve been working hard to plan for next year’s festival, spending countless hours watching amazing films so that we can put together a program that we’re really excited to share with you. We want to make sure we’re able to bring to life the plans that we have. This festival belongs to you all, and you can help carry it along and make our next edition happen. We know you feel the same way and we hope you’re able to join us on this fundraising journey. Please consider making a donation and sharing to help us keep Final Girls Berlin Film Festival undead!
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