// WHEN:
October 13-16, 2022
WELCOME TO DOUBLE EXPOSURE 2022
THE SCOOP: Where Investigative Journalism
Meets Cinematic Storytelling
Double Exposure is the first and only film festival in the United States dedicated to the burgeoning intersection between investigative journalism and visual storytelling. Voted one of the 25 “coolest new festivals in the world” by MovieMaker Magazine, Double Exposure’s slate of top-tier film screenings and exciting conversations draws an educated, affluent, and engaged audience.
The 2022 hybrid edition will take place in Washington’s vibrant Penn Quarter, featuring 12-18 features and shorts on the film slate and three days of panels, masterclasses, and workshops for filmmakers and journalists at the Symposium. Sponsors can count on extended exposure of their brand before a select audience in-person during Double Exposure and online during and after the festival.
The sponsorship opportunities below are among our most popular, but we’re happy to tailor a package that works for you. Each sponsorship include festival passes with admission to Opening and Closing Night films and parties, and the opportunity to place your branded content in our festival swag bag.
See you at Double Exposure!
DOUBLE EXPOSURE AT A GLANCE
// WHERE:
In-person and virtually at the National Geographic Grosvenor Auditorium, the Naval Heritage Center and the District Architecture Center Washington, DC.
// PROGRAM:
Film Programs
Top-notch narrative and documentary films on a broad range of topics, inspired by the works of investigative journalism.
Screenings will be followed by conversations with filmmakers, journalists, film subject and area experts.
Symposium
The three-day symposium fosters dialogue and engagement. Participants include filmmakers and journalists, both emerging and established, as well as commissioning editors, producers, funders, distributors, legal, and security experts.
Discussions & workshops with leading filmmakers, journalists and subject experts explore the myriad issues – theoretical, philosophical, ethical, legal and aesthetic – at the intersection between cutting-edge investigative journalism and visual storytelling.
// FEATURES:SPEAK TO US ABOUT SPONSORING THESE SIGNATURE INITIATIVES
DX Access
Pre-arranged one-on-one meetings with industry leaders.
DX Academy
Immersive learning initiative for a new generation of investigative storytellers in academic film and journalism programs.
DX Fellows
Custom-built programming, pitch, and networking opportunities for journalists and filmmakers with projects underway.
Pitch Sessions
Filmmakers and journalists with projects underway may apply to pitch one-on-one to industry insiders.
THE VALUE OF SPONSORSHIP
From top industry executives and decision makers, to award-winning media makers to emerging talent, DX has built a tight-knit community working at the crossroads of investigative journalism and cinematic storytelling.
THE STATS //
4 days // Academy Award winning films and filmmakers // Pulitzer Prize winning journalists // international media professionals // 25 workshops, seminars and networking events // 7 years of sustained growth
Double Exposure attracts a diverse, engaged and informed audience
- Projected audience: 3,500
- Number of filmmakers: 200
- Number of journalists: 200
- Number of events: 25
- Social media: 5,800 followers
Audience Profile:
- Washington region median income: $105,659
- Educational level (Bachelor's degree or higher) 58.5%
- Professional industry of interest: film, journalism, government, education, television, digital media
- Festival region: DC/MD/VA/PA/NY + virtual global
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
GOLD LEVEL
$25,000
Prominent brand and/or company recognition featured in festival marquee images.
Medium logo on dedicated slide of festival trailer, homepage of website, social media, and e-newsletter.
Half-page 4-color advertisement in digital catalog with priority placement.
Opportunity to place your merch in swag bag.
4 All Access passes.
SILVER LEVEL
$10,000
Prominent brand and/or company recognition featured on festival poster.
Medium logo on group slide on festival trailer, homepage of website, social media, and e-newsletter.
Half-page 4-color advertisement in digital catalog.
Opportunity to place your merch in swag bag.
2 All Access passes.
BRONZE LEVEL
$5,000
Prominent brand and/or company recognition featured on festival poster.
Medium logo on group slide on festival trailer, sponsor page of website, and on social media.
Half-page 4-color advertisement in digital catalog.
Opportunity to place your merch in swag bag.
2 All Access passes.
EXCLUSIVE SPONSORSHIP OF SIGNATURE EVENTS
SYMPOSIUM LUNCH
$7,500
Prominent placement in festival collateral promoting Symposium Lunch.
Exclusive on-site sign with your logo acknowledging your brand’s sponsorship.
Medium logo on group slide for festival trailer, homepage of website, social media, and e-newsletter.
Quarter-page 4-color advertisement in digital catalog.
Opportunity to place your merch in swag bag.
4 All Access passes.
HAPPY HOURS
$5,000/EACH
Prominent placement in collateral promoting Happy Hour.
Exclusive on-site sign with your logo acknowledging Happy Hour sponsorship.
Option for signature cocktail with your brand name.
Opportunity for remarks to attendees.
Small logo on festival trailer, sponsors page of website, social media, and e-newsletter.
Quarter-page 4-color advertisement in catalog.
Opportunity to place your merch in swag bag.
2 All Access passes.
SYMPOSIUM BREAKFAST
$3,500/EACH
Prominent placement in collateral promoting Symposium Breakfast.
Exclusive on-site sign with your logo acknowledging Symposium Breakfast sponsorship.
Branded coffee cups and sleeves.
Listing on festival trailer, sponsors page of website, social media, and e-newsletter.
Quarter-page 4-color advertisement for event catalog.
Opportunity to place your merch in swag bag.
2 All Access passes.
Notable Premieres
Spotlight
MLK/FBI
Collective
The Mole Agent
One of Us
(T)error
The Panama Papers
The Cave
Watergate
Roll Red Roll
Ghost Fleet
Desert One
Notable Premieres
Alex Gibney, Ezra Edelman, Garrett Bradley, Alexander Nanau, Sam Pollard, Yance Ford, Barbara Kopple, Charles Ferguson, Bryan Fogel, Dan Cogan, Kirsten Johnson, Feras Fayyad, Rachel Grady, Steven Maing, Ryan White, Marilyn Ness, Robin Bell, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Maria Ressa, Lawrence Wright, Wes Lowery, Elizabeth Bruenig, Mark Mazzetti, Elisabeth Bumiller, Christian Thiebert, Ron Nixon
“One of the most unique and important cinematic events in the country, offering not only cutting-edge probing cinema but also chock full of companion symposiums.”
-Film Festival Review
“In this absurdist era of presidential lies and accusations of “fake news,” the Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival feels more vital than ever.”
-Washington City Paper
“The film program celebrates the best new films inspired by the investigative instinct, while a concurrent symposium opens a space for filmmakers and journalists to explore common issues, and to seed new forms of inspiration and collaboration through a series of panels, master classes and workshops.”
-Washington City Paper
CURRENT AND PAST SPONSORS & MEDIA PARTNERS
You've managed to create something really specialand valuable_ with the DC [Investigative Film Festival]...It was inspiring and empowering being able to share a space with some truly excellent reporters...
-David Felix Sutcliffe, co-director of (T)error
