MOVIE EVENT APPLICATION
Thank you for your interest in bringing special entertainment to your community. Production of Summer Free For All events is made possible through partnerships with community organizations like yours!
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If you need assistance completing this application, please call us at (503) 823-5059. We look forward to partnering with you in summer 2019!
Step 1: Complete Movie Event ApplicationComplete Application Review & Submit
Please type in your Organization or Group Name as you would like it to appear in advertisement for the program.
Please provide us with an active mailing address.
My organization/group serves culturally specific, access-based, or traditionally under-served communities.
Please list contacts for any partner organizations you're working with to host this event. Include Organization/Group Name, Contact Name, Email, and Phone. The width and height of the memo box field below can be extended. Click on the lower right corner of the box, hold your click, and then drag to pull width or height before you enter your response. You can write up to 1,000 characters.If you are using Internet Explorer as your web browser, you may not be able to manually extend your memo box. As you enter text, please be aware that we will still be able to receive all text you enter in this field.
PREFERRED MOVIE TITLEPlease list your top three movie choices. We work with numerous companies to secure licensing each year, but certain movie titles are subject to blackout dates. While it doesn't happen often, film licenses can be pulled at any time. Please refer to our 2019 Movie Selections.
MOVIE LANGUAGE & SUBTITLESWhat language would you like your movie shown in?Please note, audience members can request closed captioning be added to your movie at any time.
PREFERRED MOVIE EVENT DATESummer Free For All screens movies Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and some Sundays, from the first weekend of July through the first weekend of September. Please list your top three choices. We consider movie license availability, park availability and all community event applications as we do our best to accommodate your first choice date.Please click on the calendar icon to the right of the field in order to select a Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday date in July or August 2019. We've pre-filled the field with July dates as placeholder text so you can use the icon to jump to a summer date!
PREFERRED MOVIE EVENT LOCATIONYou can find a list of parks and a map of the city here: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder.
PRE-MOVIE ENTERTAINMENTWe book talented, local artists to perform before your movie. Please tell us what kind of music you'd like to feature.
FAVORITE FOODSWe schedule a couple of food vendors to sell food at each event. Please tell us your favorite food options. And remember, there will always be free popcorn!
If your community group would like to host a BBQ or serve free food at your event, additional licenses and permits may be required. Even if you plan to pass out free ice cream bars or popsicles, let us know in the comments below! That way we can schedule food vendors accordingly.
Is there anything you would like Summer Free For All staff to know about your event(s)?The width and height of the memo box field below can be extended. Click on the lower right corner of the box, hold your click, and then drag to pull width or height before you enter your response. You can write up to 1,000 characters.If you are using Internet Explorer as your web browser, you may not be able to manually extend your memo box. As you enter text, please be aware that we will still be able to receive all text you enter in this field.
The community contribution amount for hosting a Summer Free For All Movie Event is $900.00. Many groups will fundraise through local sponsorships to help offset the community contribution. I pledge to contribute the following:
Please click box below if you would like your community to be considered for a need-based scholarship.
One banner will be provided in the language your movie will be screened in, and hung in the park to advertise your event. Additional banner(s) are available for an extra contribution. (1st banner is FREE, $100 each additional)
What language would you like your additional banner(s) in?
Interested in applying to host a concert event or concert series as well?For an additional community contribution, you can apply to host a concert event or concert series in addition to your proposed movie event. Please check the box below if you are interested in receiving our Concert Event Application.
Additional funds help Summer Free For All events in under-served parks, ensuring that all Portlanders receive the benefit of movie and concert events - especially in economically depressed areas where community fundraising is challenging.Please let us know below if you'd like to make an additional contribution to help support other communities.
Based on what you selected above, we will follow up if your application is accepted and share an invoice with your contribution amount total. You will be able to fulfill your contribution at that time.
I understand that submitting this application does not guarantee my community will host an event this year.I understand I will be notified if my application is accepted by February 15, 2019.I understand that my organization can fundraise through local sponsorships to help offset the community contribution.I understand that any sponsorship funds raised above the community contribution will be applied to the overall costs of running the Summer Free For All program, and my organization will not receive a "credit."I understand that "passing the hat" at my event is reserved for Summer Free For All and my organization will not receive a credit for donations raise at our event(s). I understand all payments are due by June 1, 2019.
PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | COMMISSIONER CARMEN RUBIO | DIRECTOR ADENA LONG